Well said Sean

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Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:21 am

yes I know I said we should stream less stuff

I wouldn't worry too much about the load of "work from home". From what I've read the biggest spike is people coming home from work and gaming/netflix etc.

Deliveries are going to be the only growth industry for the next wee while. All sorts of people will be dropping round

First is almost a confession 1) The feeling of new kit arriving. I know it's consumerist but I love the feeling of new kit I've researched appearing at the door with the undertones of getting out to use it for the first time. 2) Kids being at home (currently isolated). They'll drive me up the wall s...

Another vote for the Lomo double ended. Not light but very tough and a good shape.

"Free" postage on Amazon for double the price #hiddencosts.

I got my "bangles" too, thanks Stu!

It might be easier getting the train to Fort William then ride back. You'd need to drive to Bridge of Orchy I think though. The train usually has 6 spaces at the back for bikes but you might need to book.

Sit mat is likely my most multi use item. Sit mat, insulation for dehydrated meal while it warms, pad to lean on for getting out of tarp/tent/bivvy, Add structure to a bag, waft a fire alight to get it going (below high tide!), keep summer beers cold on the way to campsite. That's just the ones I ca...

Been looking at a Kloke for a while and just gave in.

Down to 109 and they've got extra 10% off this weekend with code AKCMR10. Brings it back to the release price that I missed.

Now to figure out how to bodge a midge net onto it. I asked them to do one via the factory but they weren't keen!

Is the thing the person is referring to actually "full of awe"?


Likely not.

I usually plan on them lasting about a year. Get better than that if you use a seal pick to take off the seals and pack them with extra grease.

We've not met but I appreciate all you do. Happy birthday Dee.

My wife wins all the stuff in our house, so to be fair I probably don't miss out. Maybe I should sign her up...

Not sure if that's a Hooray or a Boo then

Bouncing around like an excited spaniel waiting to see if I won the newsletter comp...

I never win anything.

Warning on the mudhugger. The plastic is helitape to put between the mudhugger and the frame. Keep an eye on this as I had it wear through the tape and the paint on my frame on my full sus. Caught it before it wrecked the rear stays thankfully. I've now got helitape, then gaffer tape on top. It's an...

Like that Stu, what size is it?

I've got some silnylon I never used I might give this a go if I can find the time. How do you attach the guys is it grosgrain?

Think it was Dexshell socks. Although I don't have a pair.

Voted for shotgun shack as it reminded me of a similar time being woken by somebody spotlighting foxes.

Met the (young) gamekeepers the next day and was told I was lucky they weren't using infrared as they might not have seen the tent!

My oookworks inner for the Trailstar is Chikara. Great stuff, not as slidy as silnylon so a good floor material.

Looks good Alpinum.

at Scotroutes.

Thought about getting one of them for ski boots. It does look like something from star wars though.

Ok, thanks. Had bad experiences with Hermes for delivery so not sure but will look into the rest.

How do you figure out postage costs? Particularly if you're selling a few things and could put together, or aren't sure how much it'll cost. Also, tracking or not? Had bad luck with eBay but think forum selling might work ok. Got loads of surplus to requirements stuff but never seem to get round to ...

interested though and will read some more on the whole project as I'd not heard of it until this thread Exactly! As Stu says, that's when the Internet functions best. If you read into it much you'll find it he's got much crazier ideas than the asteroid :grin: I agree bikes should be featuring much ...

However, I'll eat my words if he does a Gates Foundation kind of thing Gates started out trying to be successful and make money. Musk started out deciding what problems he thought needed solving and working towards that. It's not just getting to Mars, it's establishing a colony so if an asteroid (o...