Taking the hassle out of HAB?
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- ZeroDarkBivi
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Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Just spotted this on KickStarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pe ... escription#
Not sure how much it would get used in the UK, but if you like to do a bit of via ferrata with your bike... and you could use it as a bivi pole in the evening!
Maybe worth a punt when I do that Alpine trip I've been dreaming about for ages.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pe ... escription#
Not sure how much it would get used in the UK, but if you like to do a bit of via ferrata with your bike... and you could use it as a bivi pole in the evening!
Maybe worth a punt when I do that Alpine trip I've been dreaming about for ages.
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Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
That's actually pretty clever. And yeah - might get added to the kit list for my return to the Tour de Mont Blanc/Haute Route next year.
Think I'd probably want a rucksack with wider straps than my Camelbak Mule though...
Think I'd probably want a rucksack with wider straps than my Camelbak Mule though...
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Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
That’s got severe injuries written all over it..
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Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
I would be a bit concerned with the entire weight of a loaded bike being transferred into one point in the backpack - I expect many packs would quickly fall apart. But probably no more unhealthy than balancing the bike on one shoulder, as I currently do on steep climbs.
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Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Does it go in the bladder sleeve? Would have thought that has quite a high potential to overload the zip. But hey, it's kickstarter, it's probably kewl
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
That's a very expensive stick.
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Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
GregMay wrote:That's a very expensive stick.
Stick and CUP.
Don't forget the cup.
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Ahh yes, stick and cup. Apologies.
That's a very expensive stick and cup.
That's a very expensive stick and cup.
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Oh come on, it's at least a broom-stick and cup. Look after yer broom.Cheeky Monkey wrote:GregMay wrote:That's a very expensive stick.
Stick and CUP.
Don't forget the cup.
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
The idea of promoting climbing steep ground or even ladders in the Alps because you have this to hold your bike seems risky. Scrambling with a heavy snaggy pack can have enough off-balance risk as it is. Maybe I'm being overly cautious - of liabilty lawyers or scrambling risks, not sure which.
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
It's quite clever the way that it telescopes up and down so you can hide it in the pack.
It's quite low tech, but I suppose simple is usually good. The cup approach seems particularly low tech!
I reckon that would work quite well in my Evoc pack, but it's a bonkers amount of money.
It's quite low tech, but I suppose simple is usually good. The cup approach seems particularly low tech!
I reckon that would work quite well in my Evoc pack, but it's a bonkers amount of money.
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
For a stick.
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
and cupGregMay wrote:For a stick.
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Oh, damn it, I forgot about the cup again.
A stick and cup.
A stick and cup.