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Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:48 pm
by ZeroDarkBivi
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.
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 12:59 am
by In Reverse
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...
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 8:50 am
by Teetosugars
That’s got severe injuries written all over it..
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 9:05 am
by ZeroDarkBivi
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.
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 9:13 am
by Cheeky Monkey
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?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 9:59 am
by GregMay
That's a very expensive stick.
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 10:13 am
by Cheeky Monkey
GregMay wrote:That's a very expensive stick.
Stick and CUP.
Don't forget the cup.
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 10:44 am
by GregMay
Ahh yes, stick and cup. Apologies.
That's a very expensive stick and cup.
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 10:46 am
by Oli.vert
Cheeky Monkey wrote:GregMay wrote:That's a very expensive stick.
Stick and CUP.
Don't forget the cup.
Oh come on, it's at least a broom-stick and cup. Look after yer broom.
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 10:52 am
by jameso
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?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 12:19 pm
by benp1
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.
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 4:47 pm
by GregMay
For a stick.
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 5:57 pm
by benp1
GregMay wrote:For a stick.
and cup
Re: Taking the hassle out of HAB?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 6:52 pm
by GregMay
Oh, damn it, I forgot about the cup again.
A stick and cup.