Got a real earworm this week, Dire Straits Sultans of Swing Alchemy Live rendition, DS was always dad music to me growing up but what a performance

https://youtu.be/8Pa9x9fZBtY?si=zTiMaO8wqqCOWK52

This put a big smile on my face so thought I'd share ..

https://youtu.be/-c0FCI8lnkM?si=gI__ITdOiTgGhoFc

Showa 281 might be a good shout, as well as being the best waterproof gloves out there they're probably tough enough to stand up to gorse

https://mstore.co.uk/products/view/showa-281-temres

I've been using the MLD Superlight bivvy for many years, big enough to take any mat and bag/quilt combo, weighs around 200g Another option if it's just foot end condensation that's a concern is a bathtub groundsheet with a cover sewn on, this can be as big or small as you like, just big enough to co...

A good soak with some Milton tablets will often remove mildew, worth a shot anyway

My front wheel has gone a bit grindy so I've been having a look tonight, any tips on how I get the bearings out? I've got access to a bearing press and puller but what's the deal with the sleeve that's protruding, how does that come out so I can use the puller on the inner race, does it need a tap f...

I've dabbled with esbit just for the weight savings but wasn't keen, I found it slow, smelly and makes right mess of your po, went back to meths after a couple of trips

I'm just about to retire my G-One Ultrabites which have covered over 2,000 km since I put them on, the rear is starting to look a bit thin down the centre. I'm tempted to buy the same again as they've been great, I mostly ride compacted gravel, forestry tracks, a bit of single track and a decent chu...

Popped up on my feed yesterday, enjoyed that

That Beehive mouse chewed a hole in my zpacks cuben pack when I passed through on the SUW

JbWeld will probably do the trick too

Have a great weekend everyone, it's tough out there, almost got blown into a ditch a couple of times this morning in the peaks

I've not owned a DD hammock for about 15 years but back in the day the tree straps needed a good stretch before use, otherwise you'd slowly get lowered onto the deck during the night, they've probably changed them since but thought I'd mention it

Would a waist pack count as getting weight off the back? I've been pleased with the Osprey Seral pack so far

If you're avoiding Exped then the S2S mats are worth a look, I recently switched from a Exped HL MW to a Thermarest Xlite NXT in wide which had been very comfy, the amount of.noise it makes varies depending on which shelter I'm using and the groundsheet fabric, silpoly is much noisier than silnylon ...

V5 Kickrs half price at CRC & Wiggle

whitestone wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 9:34 am Tent: a free standing one

^ This ^

Pegging can be tricky so a free standing design would be a wise choice, something with decent fly coverage to keep the windblown ash out too

Henge Hammocks have got a few Cocoon down UQs available

You've just missed the Hammock Gear (US) sale where they had some decent offers on, I've been very happy with my 2013 purchases

I have a 5ft length of Amsteel with fixed loops on the ends and a wee Yale combi lock, I rarely use it but it's nice to have it on board

Just seen they're back in stock if you want a new one

FFS

That'll teach me to post pre coffee

Any idea how long they've been testing Stu? Sounds great but I'd have concerns about longevity and how well it handles repeated compression, it'll be good to see jow this develops. I can see down getting phased out fairly soon, some of the synthetic offerings nowadays aren't that far behind now, som...

Santa brought me one of these, in fact he brought me three in the end. I usually go for large in roadie brands, opened it on Xmas day and it was like a tent on me, sent it back for a medium then again for a small. It's got a nice long drop back and holds off a shower, sleeves are a good length I thi...

Do the shedders use Cuprinol instead of lube on their chains?

It's a while since I used MM but I remember I had to use a classic license for my very ancient map files, probably not related though.

I did find the support guys at MM very helpful and they soon sorted me out, might be worth dropping them a mail

MLD Soul in eVent, great bags, sadly Ron doesn't offer a dcf base anymore but still very good with the silnylon bathtub