...and have felt spaced out all day. I won't be making a habit of School night BaMs but glad I'm in again for 2024 :-bd Same here: by 3pm I'm usually I-) when I bivi Thursday nights. Fortunately we have a flexible working policy so most of management don't work Fridays, which co-incides with one of...

Emergency BAM, I like it!

Dare I ask what the nature of the emergency is???

Hi, I've somehow slipped out of the forum again recently, and surprisingly even during the five days I've just been travelling and spending a few days with my parents, who only seem to be vertical for a very few hours in between like ins, naptimes, and early nights, I'm only now managing to pick up ...

:-bd Liking the...blanket? scarf? A good night to be out because it's about to get colder! Glad you like it. It's a massive thick fluffy scarf which I bought on holidays in Bagneres de Luchon in the Pyrenees last February, for an impromptu snowy mountain wild camp, which was wonderful, so it carrie...

:-bd Liking the...blanket? scarf? A good night to be out because it's about to get colder! Glad you like it. It's a massive thick fluffy scarf which I bought on holidays in Bagneres de Luchon in the Pyrenees last February, for an impromptu snowy mountain wild camp, which was wonderful, so it carrie...

Here goes, lowering the bar as promised. Went out last night, expecting it to be absolutely bitterly cold, but it actually seemed to have warmed up a bit. No real frost on the ground, though a bit of ice on some cars as I arrived back home. Obviously went out to enjoy it, but also as I had failed to...

I now can't go anywhere without scoping potential bivvy spots and hopefully that will lead me into being more daring for 2024 :-bd Same here Martin :lol: , I always have a mental list way longer than there are months.... Challenge is to think carefully about who you're with at the time, before sayi...

A fogou for the first, a damp affair Then by the bypass, awoken by the moon In March the Duke of Buccleuch slept unaware Come April, close to home, a dry lagoon And Spring once sprung, the woods! (with coffee set) A skinny-tyred dash for the sun in June A trip across to Fife, the longest yet A cabi...

gecko76 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 2:54 pm Something like that

Also, bumped into a chap walking his dog who mentioned another potential spot; an abandoned hospital, complete with children's toys last time he was there.

Errr, no thank you

Bearlegged wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:53 pm

RIP wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:34 pm ...you've set the bar pretty high already there.

Don't worry Reg, I'll soon lower it.

Not if I lower it first

Bearlegged wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:22 pm Blimey, that's a fair old tour. Some lovely photos.

Wow, I second that.

Annnnnnd off we go.... A most luxurious night toasty warm at a visitors centre on the Winter Event. Nooo-o-o-o of course not! -3c on an open-air but roofed wooden platform at a visitors centre. As mentioned elsewhere, lots of ice everywhere and frozen socks. Perfect! 1/1, 1/12, 98/98 What an ace sp...

ootini wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:36 pm

Verena wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:40 am well this has all got rather confusing...

I'm going to move on to the just released Panceltic film, anyone else seen it?

I enjoyed it, even if the narration is a bit pretentious here and there.

Yep, same

I had to double-check the day there, I'm very much still on the right hand side of this diagram. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GCc3jkBW4AA4QbI?format=jpg&name=small In cheery news, I'm getting MORE CHEESE delivered today. Well you're in good company there, my seat pack will be half sleeping bag, ...

Happy to report that last night was the first one to contain stars for quite some time. It departed leaving a slightly misty and cold morning with a little frost / ice. The sky now contains some blue bits and the house smells of freshly baked cake* :wink: *but it has done for a couple of days. Yay!...

jameso wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:54 am
About Frankfurt area, it'll be a case of getting there in relatively short time so I'll be on road but breaking up the route with some off-road sections is always good. Thanks!

Ride one of my bikes to my parents (near Frankfurt!)

Brilliant! Compare route ideas and notes?

DM me anytime

Yay, it's Cheery Friday!!!

Very much looking forward to seeing some of you very soon!!

Safe travels everyone....

Can confirm that at least this part of Wales is now DRY!!!

Gosh I only thought to log on quickly and check what's occurring, before this weekend's delights...and now the dogs are crossing their legs, looking at me trying to tell me they are about to starve, and I'll be late for work!!! Some great thoughts and plans there for the year, and such a good variet...

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2024 7:57 pm Yes, HNY or at least dry(ish) to all.

I have a simple aspiration this year, yet maybe it's the grandest of all ... I hope to rediscover the simple pleasure of messing about on bikes with your friends. That's it, I'll be happy.

Sounds grand that

Sorry to read that Loki. Could you get out on foot with bivi kit? I've been thinking of doing a hiker bivi recently, should have added it to the list here. I wish that was the case, walking is the problem I have, being on a bike is actually easier for me, I have learned that you don't recover from ...

Sorry to read that Loki. Could you get out on foot with bivi kit? I've been thinking of doing a hiker bivi recently, should have added it to the list here. Since we all have the gear I wonder how often many of us get out on foot rather than the bike. Thanks Dyffers and Psling. Mark Rigby is someone...

More regular 2 night trips from my door into Wales would be good, around the Brecons and Black Mountains. Riding to Eurobike again if I can swing it as a work product test trip (it would be, honest). The new venue is in Frankfurt which isn't as nice as Friedrichshafen as a destination but the ride ...

Oh wow, there's some good stories here of recent BAMs that I haven't managed to read yet... looks top stuff anyway :-bd This is just a quick one, for evidence, and so as not to hold up the end of year proceedings... Here's me, hammock in wood, which has since I last used it had the addition of a bit...

Tucked up and cosy in my hammock, fairy lights up, windy but dry, with a strong blonde Belgian for company ( come on, surely that's been done before?!? ), not to mention two fresh cream apple turnovers - what a way to see out what has been a very good year

Time is rolling on so get your December bivvies in folks, if you aren't done already! Bonus points for going out xmas eve or xmas day and maximum bonus if you go out on Hogmanay - see the bells in from a ditch! (Point of order, you must be in your bivvy pre midnight to qualify for this years BAM, o...