I was thinking the old trick with a candle. Which I tried.
Will give it ago. Anything that will save having to replace the zip.
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- Fri May 17, 2024 12:13 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Zip Theory
- Replies: 4
- Views: 209
- Wed May 15, 2024 12:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Trangia kit - too bulky for bikepacking?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 262
Re: Trangia kit - too bulky for bikepacking?
Evernew titanium. With cross stand. A copy of the Trangia.
Or with a titanium firebox (Lixada? from Amazon).
I do 2 or 3, month long trips each year, so gas is not a good/cheap option for me.
Or with a titanium firebox (Lixada? from Amazon).
I do 2 or 3, month long trips each year, so gas is not a good/cheap option for me.
- Wed May 15, 2024 12:38 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTD - Hilleberg Soulo / Unna
- Replies: 2
- Views: 160
Re: WTD - Hilleberg Soulo / Unna
There are 2 Hilleberg Facebook groups that often have these for sale. But the 2nd hand price is nuts. I have an Unna, but not for sale, sorry.
- Wed May 15, 2024 12:35 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Zip Theory
- Replies: 4
- Views: 209
Re: Zip Theory
Thanks Ben. I'm sure the sand and all the thorns have played a part in the floor being porous, but it is also the areas of the floor 50% that have never been used. Thanks for the link. As the teeth still join, I may just start with replacing the zip puller. These tents are getting expensive, so mayb...
- Sun May 12, 2024 10:32 am
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Zip Theory
- Replies: 4
- Views: 209
Zip Theory
I've got a Six Moons Design Lunar Solo. It has had plenty of use. And has 2 issues. The floor has become porous. All of it, even the areas I have never slept on. Maybe poor material or breakdown from soil? But my question is on the zips. These are marked YKK. These days they fail to close properly a...
- Wed May 08, 2024 8:15 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Badger Divide (North to South)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 136
Re: Badger Divide (North to South)
I did the Great Glen Way out n back last summer. Stunning area.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:41 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Stove fuel for Spain
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2927
Re: Stove fuel for Spain
I've done a few long trips in Spain. I gave up looking for gas canisters as I wasn't riding near any big towns. And when I did, most shops had 10 hour siestas :wink: and were closed 4 days a week. I used my alcohol stove. Fuel was available from small local supermarkets. But it was hit and miss with...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:26 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: OT: Morocco - hillwalking?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 489
Re: OT: Morocco - hillwalking?
Can you link to your bike trips? I have searched previously nd not found much. I am looking at a week next Feb, 5 days riding. https://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=306117&hilit=Rasta+Morocco#p306117 https://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=13713&hilit=R...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:20 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: OT: Morocco - hillwalking?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 489
Re: OT: Morocco - hillwalking?
I have hiked in the Toubkal region and summit. Also 3 bike trips (2 posted on here). If it is a week of hiking you want, then you may have to use a guide in that area due to the girls getting beheaded. (I started my trip the day after!). Also winter conditions now. If it was me with a car. Drive to ...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:59 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Türkiye aka Turkey. Nov/Dec 2023 trip
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2140
Re: Türkiye aka Turkey. Nov/Dec 2023 trip
Didn't see any turkeys but plenty of very big boar at night. Unlike other boar I've seen, they come very close to the tent and growl like bears.
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Türkiye aka Turkey. Nov/Dec 2023 trip
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2140
Re: Türkiye aka Turkey. Nov/Dec 2023 trip
Need more cat lovers on here.
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:55 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Türkiye aka Turkey. Nov/Dec 2023 trip
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2140
Re: Türkiye aka Turkey. Nov/Dec 2023 trip
Hi and thanks for posting. Were you following any particular route? The first trip, one month, I flew into Bodrum Airport (not town) and followed the coast (not all) around to Dalaman Airport. Mainly wild camping in remote bays so I could practice my freediving. This trip, one month, I flew into/ou...
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 6:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Pilgrimage for a Pint
- Replies: 10
- Views: 839
Re: Pilgrimage for a Pint
Never been but, Pub changed hands last year. Now owned by the locals. Previous was a Belgian bloke. I think.
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 6:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Pilgrimage for a Pint
- Replies: 10
- Views: 839
Re: Pilgrimage for a Pint
I bikepacked into Knoydart last year. From Loch Arkaig. During a dry spell, which made a huge difference. I found 6 crates of beer hidden in the bushes. Been there a while. But I wasn't drinking at the time. Bummer.
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:30 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Türkiye aka Turkey. Nov/Dec 2023 trip
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2140
Türkiye aka Turkey. Nov/Dec 2023 trip
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53406633980_47aefd4d30.jpg Türkiye by Hola Siesta , on Flickr Just finished a month of bikepacking in Türkiye. My second time there this year. Along with my month in Morocco, this could be my busiest year. Oh! and a few weeks in France, Scotland and England. http...
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:59 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Tour de France 2023: Injuries, disaster bivies, failure to complete the ride - a great time all round
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3712
Re: Tour de France 2023: Injuries, disaster bivies, failure to complete the ride - a great time all round
:-bd La Bérarde is the best ride in the Alpes. The 2 climbs are beasts. Spent 10 days there this year on multiple trips. Last Christmas I was camping and swimming at Lac Lauvitel. I started the same trip as you from Dieppe in September. But bailed after a week due to the heatwave. Spent every day hi...
- Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Press fit help?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1902
Re: Press fit help?
Thanks for the replies.
I went with Loctite medium strength thread locker, as that is what I had. Will find out in a couple of years if it will come out.
The compound was recommended by the RaceFace bearing not the frame. (Niner aluminium)
I went with Loctite medium strength thread locker, as that is what I had. Will find out in a couple of years if it will come out.
The compound was recommended by the RaceFace bearing not the frame. (Niner aluminium)
- Sat Nov 18, 2023 3:04 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Press fit help?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1902
Press fit help?
Going to replace my hated creaking Press Fit bearing tomorrow. Heading off, so can't wait any longer. Instructions say use grease unless there is a possibility of creaking, then use a Loctite bearing compound. I don't have the Loctite and last time I used grease, it creaks. Can I use Loctite medium ...
- Sat Nov 18, 2023 2:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
- Replies: 4945
- Views: 1255503
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
13.5kg for a mini bike!!samwise wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 12:16 pm Challenge mini velo anyone ?
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/2728067
And the 100kg rider weight rules out 1/2 this forum.
- Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:34 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Turkey Türkiye
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5338
Re: Turkey Türkiye
https://geographical.co.uk/culture/julian-sayarer-pedalling-through-turkiye I would have thought such a prestigious club/publication as the Geographical Society wouldn't be using such a cheap website host. Packed with irrelevant adverts. Liposuction! :lol: An interesting read but also hard to read ...
- Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:27 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Turkey Türkiye
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5338
Re: Turkey Türkiye
Thanks for the links/replies. I hope to be heading off in a couple of weeks. One way ticket, no set time. I'll see how the weather holds out. I was there in December last year and defo no sign of snow on the southern coast. If it gets too cold, I could hide the bike in the bushes and hike the Lykia/...
- Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:23 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Turkey Türkiye
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5338
Turkey Türkiye
I hope to head off to Turkey in a few weeks. I tried a search on here but found too many 'Christmas turkey dinner' trips to sort through. I went last winter for a month and loved it. I am amazed that I don't see trips on this forum. I rode along the southwest coast, stopping for the night in remote ...
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:39 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Ruta de la Plata
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3352
Re: Ruta de la Plata
Done it twice. Almost. Both times southbound.
- Sun Oct 01, 2023 8:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Gas Usage
- Replies: 12
- Views: 591
Re: Gas Usage
It is easy - Put your hand a couple of inches above the pot when it is being heated. If you feel heat (not just warmth) coming up the sides, then that is heat wasted. Just heating air. Admittedly also a bit of the sides, but mostly wasted. Turn the gas down until that heat up the sides is minimal. T...
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 5:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Where's this?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 376
Re: Where's this?
Garth Farm campsite?
Stayed there.
The lakeside shack/house is dirt cheap and he supplies wood for the fireplace.
Bivied in the forest on the left. But it gets smaller every year. Almost nothing left now.
But I could be wrong.
Stayed there.
The lakeside shack/house is dirt cheap and he supplies wood for the fireplace.
Bivied in the forest on the left. But it gets smaller every year. Almost nothing left now.
But I could be wrong.