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- Mon Nov 01, 2021 9:28 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Which 3 to 4 Season Glove do you Recommend?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 984
Which 3 to 4 Season Glove do you Recommend?
Up until last week, I had a pair of Giro Blaze gloves, which I was very happy with. Unfortunately I lost one, which has vexed me greatly. I really liked them, so I'm probably going to get the same again. The only slight downside is that they aren't very good on my phone screen; even though they're s...
- Sun Oct 31, 2021 11:10 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What you done t' your bike today
- Replies: 1547
- Views: 266612
Re: What you done t' your bike today
I'm selling my old hybrid, so I've removed the Jones bars and riser stem and replaced the original bars and stem, took the tubeless 40mm tyres off and refitted the 32mm tyres and tubes. I found the large chainring that I ditched a while ago and reinstalled that too. I've ordered a new seat as well, ...
- Wed Oct 27, 2021 8:03 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: If you've got a phone - answer it.
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2696
Re: If you've got a phone - answer it.
Well I think you're all mad. I answered a call just last week from a nice Nigerian lady who I've helped out securing her uncles fortune. Apparently, it was lost in a shipwreck and me sending her £2000 means that they'll be able to hire a diver to retrieve it and best of all, for helping out, she's ...
- Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:32 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: That gear "Eureka" moment.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1967
Re: That gear "Eureka" moment.
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Got mine at Sport pursuit when there was a sale on, just looked and they still seem to have various colours for sale - £25 isn't bad for merino, and i've found they stay fragrant too
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Perfect, thanks very much
Got mine at Sport pursuit when there was a sale on, just looked and they still seem to have various colours for sale - £25 isn't bad for merino, and i've found they stay fragrant too
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Perfect, thanks very much
- Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:07 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: That gear "Eureka" moment.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1967
Re: That gear "Eureka" moment.
Related to the above - tried out (lightly) padded merino boxers from vulpine. Wow, so comfy and less faff than bib shorts, which i've been wearing underneath everything for years. Didn't notice them on a 30 miles road ride recently. And you can go for a p!ss easily in them too! :-bd I'd never heard...
- Mon Oct 25, 2021 1:03 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lyme Disease to be Eradicated?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 659
Lyme Disease to be Eradicated?
Looks like there might be some good news heading our way:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/22 ... adication/
Cheers, Michael.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/22 ... adication/
Cheers, Michael.
- Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:43 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Looking for a headtorch
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1256
Re: Looking for a headtorch
Another vote for the Nitecore NU25, fantastic headtorch. I also have a NU32 that I use in winter.
Cheers, Michael.
Cheers, Michael.
- Thu Oct 14, 2021 1:12 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Lobster shell gloves
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2589
Re: Lobster shell gloves
Are any of these any use? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/311450952462?hash=item4883ec630e:g:MP4AAOSwEetWAq36 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184671581702?hash=item2aff48b606:g:SPEAAOSwarxgL6-U https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254413843756?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26...
- Thu Oct 14, 2021 6:41 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
- Replies: 983
- Views: 128818
Re: New Bike Gear Out And Due Out...
I've got a pair of old Crocs with worn out soles, so I got some dot pattern sticky rubber and glued it on. I mostly use them for canoeing, but the sticky rubber makes the soles quite a bit stiffer and even better for cycling in.
- Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:00 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Walking pole extension for shelter.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2088
Re: Walking pole extension for shelter.
I had a Zpacks pole extender, which broke on first use despite being reinforced with Gorilla tape. I ended up buying one of the long Alpkit poles, which has been brilliant.
Cheers, Michael.
Cheers, Michael.
- Wed Oct 06, 2021 9:57 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Small Dry Bags
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1388
Re: Small Dry Bags
Paul over at Treadlite makes some small DCF drybags:
https://www.treadlitegear.co.uk/dry-bags-23-c.asp
Cheers, Michael.
https://www.treadlitegear.co.uk/dry-bags-23-c.asp
Cheers, Michael.
- Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:21 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a Month 2021
- Replies: 973
- Views: 110599
Re: Bivvy a Month 2021
I've often thought that the ledges under motorway bridges would make nice dry spots, albeit noisy ones :wink: I bivvied under a bridge on the A66 when I was 14 or 15. I'd been backpacking in the northern fells and nobody would give a smelly teenager a lift as I tried to hitch back to Workington. I ...
- Wed Sep 22, 2021 1:39 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Where Can I Buy a Sew-On Hydration Port?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2758
Re: Where Can I Buy a Sew-On Hydration Port?
Thanks everyone, looks like I'll be using a piece of innertube.
Cheers, Michael.
Cheers, Michael.
- Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:32 am
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Where Can I Buy a Sew-On Hydration Port?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2758
Re: Where Can I Buy a Sew-On Hydration Port?
I've never seen such a thing but fabbing something from a piece of Hypalon shouldn't be too difficult ... reckon I'd start by cutting a small cross in the centre of a piece and passing the tube through the resulting 'cat's bum' :-bd I suspected that I might have to down that route, but was hoping t...
- Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:57 am
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Where Can I Buy a Sew-On Hydration Port?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2758
Where Can I Buy a Sew-On Hydration Port?
I want to add a port for a hydration bladder tube to my bike's frame bag. Is it possible to buy a sew-on port from anywhere?
Cheers, Michael.
Cheers, Michael.
- Tue Sep 21, 2021 9:59 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: A Highland Tour - map 25 (picture heavy)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2013
Re: A Highland Tour - map 25 (picture heavy)
Looks like a great trip. Those insects you mentioned sound like keds - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoptena_cervi I've only encountered them in Sweden, but I've never been bitten by one. I once found one in my clothing when I returned from a walk, and after chasing it around my torso for a whil...
- Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:01 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Useful Side by Side Mapping / Aerial Website.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 718
Useful Side by Side Mapping / Aerial Website.
I found this link recently that shows an OS map side by side with aerial photos, so if you want to find out if that bridleway or trail you fancy using is real or imaginary, you can have a look first. https://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm Disclaimer: It may take away the thrill of discovering th...
- Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:36 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Horsepacking
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1087
Re: Horsepacking
Great story.
When I was in Scouts , we used to stay in a bothy at Gillerthwaite in Ennerdale. The farmer who owned it was a bloke called Bob Orrell who wrote (among others) a series of "Saddle Tramp" books about his horsepacking adventures.
When I was in Scouts , we used to stay in a bothy at Gillerthwaite in Ennerdale. The farmer who owned it was a bloke called Bob Orrell who wrote (among others) a series of "Saddle Tramp" books about his horsepacking adventures.
- Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:50 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Wst Kernow Way complete.
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5603
- Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:22 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Wst Kernow Way complete.
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5603
Re: Wst Kernow Way complete.
I'd be interested in seeing a gradient profile for that. I know a few people who are very experienced hillwalkers who were very surprised at the amount of up and down on the South West Coast Path.
- Fri Sep 03, 2021 9:39 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: My quilt has sprung an internal leak.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 847
Re: My quilt has sprung an internal leak.
[/quote] I’m 175cm x 82kg and I have no problems sleeping on the ground temperature-wise on a neoair mat. If I think it’s going to be cold, I go to bed in layers and remove them if I get too hot. Easier to cool down than to get warm when the cold has woken me up, I find. [/quote] Ah, it would appear...
- Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:50 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: My quilt has sprung an internal leak.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 847
Re: My quilt has sprung an internal leak.
I can't help with the sewing part of the question (replacing a button is about my technical limit), but I'm sure that you'd be able to have the down in your current quilt reused in your next. On a related subject, how do you find your UK Hammocks quilt for ground sleeping? Mine's great in the hammoc...
- Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:45 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Heavy Duty Bags For Eating Out Of
- Replies: 11
- Views: 847
Re: Heavy Duty Bags For Eating Out Of
I wash and reuse the Summit to Eat and Adventure Food pouches for the same purpose. They're proving to be immortal so far.
- Thu Aug 12, 2021 3:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bar bags
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1175
Re: Bar bags
I've been looking for something similar for a while, but in a synthetic material.
As you've mentioned they're really expensive, but I'm probably going to pull the trigger at some point.
Cheers, Michael.
As you've mentioned they're really expensive, but I'm probably going to pull the trigger at some point.
Cheers, Michael.
- Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:37 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: This will make you feel better.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1604
Re: This will make you feel better.
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Most kind stu, in the end we managed to find a place in Ravenglass so are going to brave the lakes in September (gulp)
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West Cumbria's usually much quieter than the central Lakes Dave, so you should be alright.
Most kind stu, in the end we managed to find a place in Ravenglass so are going to brave the lakes in September (gulp)
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West Cumbria's usually much quieter than the central Lakes Dave, so you should be alright.