That's very clever. If if they come up for sale I'll try to resist buying one :)

I use Memory Map on my iPhone and iPad but I have no idea how they compare with others. It seems to work though. I used to have to pay £13 for a chunk of OS 1:50000 (a chunk was enormous) but on the iPad it has changed and seems to be a one off payment of £25 for anywhere. If anybody can tell that I...

I thought he said he was going to be 24 and I believed him!

s8tannorm wrote:I think quilts make much more sense (than they used to) with the advent of better/warmer mats.

Ah yes, that's probably the difference. The old timers didn't have reliably warm mattresses.

s8tannorm wrote:Well those who shout loudest, etc

I'll get something added when we have the site reshuffle.

..... make the most noise? ... are empty vessels? .... get their own way?
Thanks though. I think it will prove very useful :)

I would like a quilt to work for me; less material so less bulk and weight, but my experience of quilts has been pretty negative. When I was a motor borne camper I used a British Army green maggot bag. When I went back to the bike I bought a RayWay quilt kit but found it none too warm. Then I bought...

I have a JacksRBetter Hudson River quilt which I never found warm enough except in Summer. I felt cold about 5ºC above its rated lower limit, but I know now that I do sleep very cold. I have used the quilt with my Cumulus 350 bag (works best inside the bag) and it has boosted that well. I find a dow...

Bump, in case anybody is thinking of selling one :)

What's in the pile on the table ? Besides waterproofs and tools, tube, pump which I guess you carry anyway; these I think I need: Spare glasses Washing kit Toilet paper and trowel Spare T shirt These I'd like to have: flip flops chairkit for air bed Spare shorts, pants, & socks These even I can...

I don't want to sound like the Vegan police but actually no 'Nature Valley' bars are vegan as they contain honey :geek: Very true. I wrongly used vegan as a short hand for a non dairy vegetarian diet. NDV? I am following the 'Plant Programme' by Prof. Jane Plant which isn't strictly vegan but comes...

A typical kit list for me would be something like: Bar Harness: Quilt Sleeping mat Down jacket Bivvy bag Hat (in the shape of a bear) Frame Bag: Cooking kit - stove, mug, spoon, windshield, lighter Food Torch, first aid stuff, knife and maybe a little radio Tarp pole Seat Pack: Tarp Groundsheet Peg...

I bought mine early last year to replace a squeaky Ajungiliak (sp?) - furry yellow thing. I slept we'll on that but find the Exped a better shape.
I've not tried leaping on my side though :D

Would the mods consider a separate MYOG forum board on the website? My own opinion is that it isn't really needed. I reckon the more sub boards a forum has, the more trouble it is to navigate round. The above is just my opinion though, so more than happy to hear what anyone/everyone else thinks abo...

I'm a vegetarian (30 years) and a vegan (two weeks) so no outdoors experience of the latter. Following surgery six years ago I lost my 'desire' for food so I can treat it as fuel and not worry about whether it smells good, or not. That isn't going to be a lot of help to you, but following is what I ...

I use 55g of Waitrose Porridge and bran mix with 25g of currants and I have it with just enough cold water to dampen it, or, if I am cooking, I pour my coffee on it.

This guy has an interesting take on diet: http://www.walkingman.org/equipment/dining

This Yahoo group has some knowledgeable people on it. May be worth asking there:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hu ... d=24083034

Thanks for that. I reckon it's over complicated and wish that they did a simple rotary like one for the 8 speed shifter, but Shimano kit doesn't seem to fail too often. I have considered cutting and filing a chunk off the thumb shifter but haven't got around to it, as yet.

ScotRoutes wrote:There's nothing wrong with mine

Nor mine, but something nags at someone and I'm wondering if I should be worrying :)

Now I know it will fit my Thudbuster it's a Viscacha I want.

Earlier two strap around the seatpost preferred but later one strap would do. Well worn or slightly damaged also acceptable now I can use (sort of) a sewing machine.

Cheers

Prompted by something seen in another post: what's wrong with the Alfine 11 shifter?

Thats good info on the rohloff ta. The weight is a bit of a worry. I expect it will be on my mind a little if I decide to go for one. I would just go for an alfine 11 for cost wise if it wast for that god awful shifter!!! J-Tek said last year that they were working on an alternative shifter for the...

Thank God for that. I've had where instead of wear in a post for a few days and when I told my wife she said it was a sign of Alzheimers. The evidence is now removed!

Lol! I was just looking at the 3/4s and looking at my legs and thinking 'we have a compromise!' I've bought 3/4 Humvees but I don't know where I'm going to find the courage to wear them in public. I may have to change into them about 20 mile from home where I'm unlikely to meet anyone who knows me :)

I've got memory map on my elderly iPhone and think its ok but hardly understand what I am doing :oops: I also installed it on my mini ipad and found that the arrangements for map buying have changed. Some techy person explained it very patiently but I hadn't a clue what he was on about. Anyways, I s...

So, that's my bicycle, and like many other things, I gave this a try without knowing I wasn't supposed to work. I guess I'm a little surprised to read that it's not really compatible with the long-travel Thudbuster, because it's gone reasonably well so far. Two things: the parallelogram does steepe...