Might be worth taking a couple of Gaviscon tablets, I had horrific heartburn last time due to the crap food I took along.

Good call. I always take some Rennies now after a pub meal resulted in indigestion I couldn't shift all night (and I mean all night) on last years RTTS.

Car it will be then

It might happen or it might not, I'm only saying don't bank on it ... I really don't know.

A nap in the hall is wonderful before driving home.

But don't bank on happening - there may be other things going on in the hall, we don't hire the entire building.

I'm both looking forward to it. And dreading it. Just go out there knowing that you're going to give it your best shot. It might only be a cloth badge you're chasing but I like to believe that they represent much, much more to those that have them. Ooh and after the first dozen pedal strokes any an...

Picture the scene.

Stu in the workshop wearing this of an evening. Dee comes out with a brew, rolls her eyes, goes back inside.

What you describe would indeed be highly unusual ....... I don't think Dee's ever made me a brew.

If you think your goal is to not stop then make that intention right from the off. I'm not a great one for planning but this ^ is superb advice. If you decide from the off that you're not stopping, then don't give stopping a second thought. The sleep monster will pay you a visit at some point and p...

Thanks to John and everyone else who had a hand in the weekend. Good company, lovely weather and proof that when you put community before commercial interest, nice things can happen. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kSRNCMOMSvg/XYdoNJ5cbKI/AAAAAAAAHQE/Spd7rYiqFyEONLkescnd-gyR2Bmu3wCwQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/raft...

I'm liking the idea of one of these. Even if it does nowt to keep you warm, it'll scare the f*ck out of dog walkers.

Looks very similar to the Silk Road with regard to how it's run (maybe the same folk?) Anyway, I always fancied Morocco as I imagine many people have. https://atlasmountainrace.cc/?utm_source=All%20PEdALED%20emails&utm_campaign=7711d838b8-atlas-race&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7afbf2b57a-7711d838b8-...

Tis Friday and I'm just packing my stuff ready to attend the UK Packraft meet-up at Llyn Tegid. Has anyone else heard of it?

Please can at least one of you turn up as they took me ages.

I'll be there. Really looking forward to hearing first hand about 'one man's struggle against his beard'.

Email me. That way you get a refund and the spot gets allocated to a reserve.

Can Mrs with zip up box

Ooh I'm proper confused over this one ... and maybe somewhat shocked ... but I don't know.

Thinking out loud: wonder if Stu can make summat out of cuben and tightly knit I could but I don't see any real point. As just about everyone else has said - stick it in with your sleeping bag. Generally, you'll be wanting to get your bag out and left it loft as soon as you stop and you're under co...

The Kush has long being my pillow of choice but I saw the Sierra Designs down things and couldn't resist trying one - it's as though they were calling to me across cyberspace

If you were going to use it then it'd be better as a liner than as a bivy bag.

It would indeed Bob.

I tried this a couple of times after you and chew suggesting it but it never worked out for me. Whenever I tried it I woke up cold in the night, pulled my down jacket back on and slept through the rest of the night nice and warm. You were unzipping it and putting it inside your sleeping bag Neil? w...

Not saying it is better than a blanket but surely better than nothing.

Certainly better than nothing Dave. Trouble is, the bivvy has a hard time retaining the warm air but as you say, better than nowt.

On my birthday/Xmas list...

I don't know much Colin but from what I do know it looks nice. I got it from Escape Watersports for £45 which seemed like a good buy? The S/M fits me well.

I may just be panicking

I'd say so As Luke says, don't wear your jacket in bed but pull it over you inside your sleeping bag, it'll do much more good that way.

A new YAK Highback pfd. Ready for weekend now - sh1t creek, bring it on

The blanket is likely to keep you warmer Shawn. A bivvy is great outside because it keeps the wind off but it offers little thermal advantage otherwise. A blanket can also keep you warm while eating, reading, whatever and help stop you from getting cold before climbing into your bag. I had reasonabl...

A real bargain, unfortunetely only in size small.

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36/46 and 12 / 28 - reckon you'd have to budget for a change of gearing too

Good work Bob. Always satisfying to take something destined for the recycling and actually recycle it into something useful.

It's by no means the smallest packing pillow Neil and is probably a bit of a luxury (there I've said it :wink: ) but it appears to be very comfy. I'll throw a tape across it and see what size it is packed. EDIT: in its bag, it's 21cm x 10cm but I reckon you could compress it further. Think 750ml bot...