JimmyG wrote: ↑Fri Jan 01, 2021 3:28 am Ooft... a dramatic last minute finish there Reg. Never in doubt, though!

A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do....

Happy New Year to one and all...

I've already posted a BAM for December, but this is a better one, so you can have it too. My son had borrowd my fat-bike to be my minder on the WRT in August. We went to have our Christmas dinner with him and his family and while I was there I brought my fatbike home. How lucky was that, given that ...

I was almost late today. Another half second and I'd have been "The Late Frogatthefarriers". It was that close. A dirty great wagon that didn't stop to look properly before pulling out of a side road nearly did for me. My dinner would have come back out of both ends simulaneously. Squirt. ...

Although Frog what on earth are you doing passing up a perfectly serviceable gents toilet in exchange for an empty room? Shocking and blatant example of breaking Rule #19 there matey. :grin: Sorry Reg, but I just couldn't face sweeping out all the dried leaves without a brush/shovel to hand. I'll t...

So, last one of 2020. A very local one in a spot I didn't know existed until a fortnight ago. I was pootling along looking for hammocking places, when I saw a gap in the hedge and a tyre mark going through it. I had to look. It's an old army camp a little more than five miles from home, that was bui...

Shaf, thanks for sharing. That was a good story. I enjoyed it a lot.

I’m here every day, but only log in if I’ve got something to say.

All the usual 'markers' that help me define and shape the year weren't there, so any sense of time has largely gone. Each day seems a continuation of the last and a week just feels like a very long day ... if that makes sense. On a shorter timescale, I’ve been sitting at home since lockdown and my ...

My wife and I have been married for 48 christmases. We've come to a point where we have everything we want/need. If we need something, we buy it whatever time of year it is. Same with birthdays, so instead of buying for each other, we make a donation to the Salvation Army and buy each other a token ...

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 12:10 pm Similar to Sean I use a SPOT as battery life is fantastic with replaceable lithiums going well over 7 days

+1. My Spot 3 lasted for all 12 of last years BAM + a couple of other trips all on the one set of lithium non-rechargeable batteries that it came with.

BAM for November. 11/12. Last chance saloon. :-bd I was going to do a double BAM in case Wales was locked down again, but it was not to be because I'd have had to be back at home before 9 o'clock on the 2nd. So it was a single in Moel Fferna quarry (disused) in the Berwyns. I got there after dark, i...

htrider wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 8:35 pm Still waiting on write ups from Frogatthefarriers for November and Jose McTavish for September to November.
One more to go folks!

Froggie is currently in Moel Fferna quarry. Report to follow when I get home tomorrow.

Last I heard, we can still go on holiday in Wales, but only if we live in Wales. I'm on a 1 night camping holiday in a slate quarry in the Berwyns. On my November BAM - lying in bed, looking at a full moon.

JohnClimber wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 2:13 pm Looks like more lockdown to come for Wales from Friday next week, so the First Minister has just said

I just looked. December 4th. It looks like I’ll have to do my double BAM this week then.

Has anyone seen how the new rules affects overnight trips to Wales? It's not an answer to your question but for us Cymros the picture is much better. This is off the Welsh gov page:- “ I live in Wales, can I go on holiday in Wales or the rest of the UK? You are allowed to go on holiday within Wales...

OK, so I'm fed up of my Goretex. Lots of votes on here for the Columbia Reign, but looking at the photos, they look a bit short at the back. I fear a wet bum. So, you chaps that have them, are they long enough? And what about the other option, the Paramo Analogy? 'S a lot of money, sure, but I can s...

RIP wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:26 pm Confused? Ralph will probably understand it better than we do to be honest.

I'll bet he can program the video recorder too

Ive tuned the way I hang the underquilt so that I can adjust the tension from in the hammock. My UQ has adjustment so I can alter the tension lengthways and across at the head and foot ends. This is where I got the idea from :- https://youtu.be/VHaoK341vR4 Once in, I can feel under the UQ to see if ...

My grandad worked on the gangs that put the first telegraph poles up to bring the telephone to remote parts of the UK. They used to camp wild in the stretches between the towns and villages. He was fond of telling a story about when one of the gang went off into the bushes for a crap. My grandad cr...

Nope! And never will. 'Y see! I know B-all about bikes, so if I even wanted to try, I’d be reliant on the opinions of others who (say they) do. The trouble with that, is that everyone has their own ideas on what is the bees knees. Reviews are either from magazines who’ve been sponsored in some indir...

I’m in the market for a rain jacket too and tempted by this Reign that lots of you seem to like, but on the pictures it looks a bit short in the back. I’m wondering if it’ll cover my backside if I’m leaning forward to the handlebars.

Can somebody reassure me that my bum'll stay dry?

benconnolli wrote: ↑Mon Oct 26, 2020 8:39 pm



Glad I did it.

I'm glad you did it too. Your account made me smile. None of this “It was wonderful stuff” ....

RIP wrote: ↑Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:20 pm

A Goldie! Oh be still my beating heart! I had one in 1968-70. Chopped it in for a Reliant Supervan III. (Courting. Says it all, really)

That’s a pity.

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:12 am It's a shame as it would have been the 10th anniversary but while we're trapped inside some weird 80's sci-fi film, then there's not a lot we can do.

It’ll still be the tenth though, even if we have to wait a year for it

BAM October. 10/10 for 2020. Due to our local (Wrexham) lockdown and the impending the Welsh national one, Octobers' BAM was a quick dash 'n crash just 7 miles from home. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50516939266_89ed17a52c_w.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50516939681_1208ea6500_w.jpg...