Ha! I just posted you missed the train Well done though must have been one hell of a sprint and my hat goes off to you getting a loaded bike and 2 rucksacs over a footbridge to another platform that quick.

Good luck and I will keep an eye on your progress

Malc

Met Blackhound on the train this morning on his way to HTR. Didnt start well as he was about to miss his connection from Crewe to Tyndrum and had 6hr to next train

Good luck all and hope weather is kind

im planning to camp out in the oak forest that was suggested not so far from town....towards Borth... cant wait now to get on it!!! I had the same plan too. Will try to make Borth checkpoint before hitting pub though but will depend on how keen I am feeling :D I sent you a PM with some more details...

Voodoo_Simon and Yetiman I'm doing lite and had thought of chip supper in Borth but Tal-y-bont in area i had planned to bivi and meeting up for a pint seems a much more sociable thing to do. So if that's the agreed place I will stick my head round the door

Not even plotted the grid reffs yet :shock: I am currenty trying to squeeze 4 wks wort of work into 2 wks, have a diploma module due in at end of month and still need to earn the browny points for my better half to officially stamp my pass! At this rate I will be working out my route on the start li...

Used for one night only, long enough to discover I preffer a stuffed drybag. £18 posted

Garmin Oregon 450 - My trusty Etex HCx decided to pack up with the WRT on the horizon. There a bit of a bargin here

http://www.handtec.co.uk/garmin-oregon- ... l?___SID=U

Also got one of those cheap 1:50k GB cards from iOffer. Allegedly genuine but as long as it works will be happy man :D

Used to carry loads of water too until I released how much it was adding to my pack weight. Then went to refilling from Mountain streams until I heard horror tales from Chew and Stu from doing this with out a water filter. I now use a travel tap; http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/hydration/PA101.htm...

Adjustablewrench - I am doing the light version and on my jack tod. I also live in Uttoxeter so if you want a lift your welcome. I am slow though (Av sp. usually around 5mph loaded and can usually do 50m before totally knackered) so not a problem if you want to hook up with someone more competative :D

For some strange reason I work kit weight in Kg and bike weight in lbs :? My Fargo has been on a diet recently and is down to just under 25lbs. I havent managed to get my pack weight below 8.5kg (not including food and water) without starting to cross my personal suffering/comfort line and loosing a...

I am in Uttoxeter (its near Alton Towers) 10mile of quite back roads gets me to the Tissington trail or Staff Moorlands and on into the Peak proper. When I started Bikepacking I start and finished all my routes from home; there is something about starting your journey by bike I find very satisfying....

Nice shinny new brakes thanks to Jameso. Just a bit worried levers will be too short for my Jones bars but looking forward to testing them later in the week :D


XTR trail brakes by Brother Smith, on Flickr

Had the pass stamped :D . Really didn't think I would as we go on holiday on Monday.

Really appreciate a master class on cooking. Still can't get the hang of cooking effectively on meths or know what I can whip up with a quick shop round a Spar / garage.

BRP wrote:I'm not sure I have any skills I can really bring to the table though...but it'll be nice to get a weekend away from the workshop!

Don't put yourself down, being the bike geek that I am I would love to hear about the design of the English..... and have a bit of a drool over it

I will second that, I want to see how it all works with your Jones bars

Cheers all for suggestions so far. Anthony, both would be good. Would like views but if forcast crapy an alternative would be good. I have done Stanage plantation before but where are the caves? We will be stopping over Monday night so hopefully shouldn't be too busy. I also had Win Hill in mind but...

Bit of cheeky one this I know, but I'm after some suggestions for a bivi spot in Hope, Edale, Derwent valley areas. I would normally sus a suitable site out myself but I am meeting a friend who's walking and arranging a place to meet could be tricky. Appreciate any locations you don't mind sharing w...

Thanks for that. Have dropped you a PM

Please, needem long for jones bar and drybag compatabilaty

Jameso, are these still for sale? If so how long are the brake hoses?

2nd My Hermes, more reliable and cheaper. Also try parcels2go.com to find out best courier rate.

Better half is a serial ebayer and she has been ranting all week about the new pricing

Besides a shed load of metal work in my leg I have a long standing medical condition so have always carried something. On the phone I have this app; https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appventive.ice&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5hcHB2ZW50aXZlLmljZSJd Its first th...

Just found another useful part to the viewranger app. Buddy beacon, use it like a spot tracker, anyone you give your user name and ID code can check where you are on viewranger .com It also drains the battery. Sent my phone flat in 4hr! If you have a signal OS Atlas is a good app for Android - free...

It seems fine; the garage test brought 350ml of water to a rolling boil in 4.40min and seems to be no issues with flame being reduced :D Chew it has tabs at the top that hook over the pot. Think of it as the pot holding the windshild in place rather than the other way round. The bonus with this is I...

Malc has that got any air intake vents at the bottom? EDIT: Also, how thick is the sheet? *Sorry to be a PITA OK Stu you got me panicking now, and I thought I had done so well too :? I got the material and the instructions from backpacking light UK http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/bushcraft/QE101....