Looking at the route
I rode a section of the A9 to fort William on LeJOG
That was interesting (and not in a nice way)
To be fair it was late (almost dark), I was gunning it to make FW before darkness, and it was peeing it down.

When I did lejog and Jogle I avoided the a30
Few times my route ran close to the a30 I’m glad I did.
A9 in places was awful
And the A6 above Kendal (thought I would get myself killed on the a6 so cut across to Windermere)

Cheapest is £15 with £0.10 per point One every ten mins is £0.60 an hour What happens when you stop for some sleep or an hour in the pub? Does the device go into a sleep mode like a SPOT or do you turn it off or stop tracking? This one is interesting Explorer+ will continue tracking BUT at 4 hours....

Need talking out of it
Have a full-boner itch to sign up
Sounds a challenge

When logging internally the inReach will use cellular data (when available) to “in fill” the iridium tracking points Where did you get that from? Tracking is done by GPS, the data then sent by iridium. I'd be very surprised to find that it uses regular cell network where available. And no idea wher...

No need for logging
Leave it off

As for the plan
Cheapest is £15 with £0.10 per point
One every ten mins is £0.60 an hour
Assume 16hours riding a day for four days
0.60 x 16 x 4
£38.40 in tracking points

Tariff with inclusive tracking is £38

You get the idea.

Logging is useful if you want people watching the explore website to get a “detailed” trace of your track.

When logging internally the inReach will use cellular data (when available) to “in fill” the iridium tracking points

For the most point there is little need to internal logging.

Richard G wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:20 pm

I assume you just pull the GPX / fit file off it and it shows you where you've been.

Cannot get the GPX off the Explorer+ or mini
Have to export from the explore website.

66i will likely be different as that unit is a full blown GPS

ScotRoutes wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 19, 2020 11:28 am

Do you use it for logging too though?

I have in the past
Recently I'm not so sure

Either way, the Explorer+ is far better for battery life
Though the mini makes up for the lack of battery life in terms of size and convenience
Did consider the 66i

I was curious
That’s a (trip) average speed of 12kmh (1400/116)
Considering the need to eat, sleep, and faff that is mighty impressive

116 hours
Wow
That’s some going.

inReach mini will last 24 ish hours of continuous use Is that personal experience with the mini telling you that? I ask, because the site says 90 hours on 10 minute tracking... which is a pretty big difference! Yes, personal experience. I swapped from an InReach Explorer+ to an inReach mini Don't r...

From a practical point of view how much faff is there having to recharge rather than swap batteries out? Can you charge and use at the same time? Is it a send away job for battery replacement? inReach mini will last 24 ish hours of continuous use Explorer+ longer Both can be charged whilst in use B...

https://explore.garmin.com/en-GB/inreach#personal All plans have tracking and messaging; what varies is how much extra one pays. On some plans tracking and messaging is included, in others one pays per unit (track point or message) Decide what is is needed and purchase accordingly I made the suggest...

Cheapest way is the freedom plan Then the safety subscription each month when needed However, the safety plan includes no tracking points, and only 10 messages. A message in each direction counts towards the quota Wouldn’t say the inReach is necessarily cheaper than a SPOT; however, it does appear m...

Ar5e
Too slow
That sold quicker than bb200

Growler wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 04, 2019 9:31 am

Morning chaps

Event is sold out now but if any Boners want to get in, give me a shout and we'll get you on the list.

Cheers
Si

Hi,
Could you sort me a space?
Ta

Running Mavic open pro UST disc rims on my gravel bikes
Seems quite sturdy
Tubeless is simple

I’m in again

Updating my year of BaM, but i did complete

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I’m going

Have unfinished business

And taking a mountain bike; gravel bike was too much hard work, need suspension

Dales Divide 2019 by Asposium, on Flickr

NorwayCalling wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 17, 2019 8:36 am

This all very well and good, but what do you do about the reservation for the bike... ?

Book the bike reservations with the tickets

As above, split tickets
Buy in advance
Buy from the train operators website

I got from Hull to Wick for about £50
Slightly less for Penzance to Hull

As mentioned above, the XM9's are fine in which to cycle.
Was quite surprised how comfortable they are for cycling.

Also make very good hike-a-bike boots.

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