When, not sure yet.
Need to plan and agree with others. Thanks for the offer. That is really helpful.
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- Mon May 15, 2023 12:45 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Calder divide, where to start?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 249
- Mon May 15, 2023 11:44 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Calder divide, where to start?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 249
Calder divide, where to start?
I know the mass start is from the Mytholmroyd area. For me I reckon it would be a hard 2 days but I can't really see much in the way of wild camping spots at the east end. Are there any? Alternatively I am thinking starting from the easterly end but then I have the dilemma of where to park the car a...
- Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:51 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Trousers for wearing post cycling on bikepacking
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2659
Re: Trousers for wearing post cycling on bikepacking
Not a pleasant thought.Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 9:15 am Never felt the need for any post ride clothing personally.
For me I have my rab lingjohns/PJs for bothy wear or if I really feel I need to dress up decathlon do some great very lightweight shorts.
- Sat Jan 14, 2023 8:37 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Never legal to wildcamp on Dartmoor?
- Replies: 130
- Views: 10439
Re: Never legal to wildcamp on Dartmoor?
In terms of protest I think a mass 'not bivvy night' would be quite fun.
Loads of us turn up, walk past his front door and then wander about at night looking like we're about to camp but never quite doing it.
Perhaps stop for the odd picnic, but by moonlight.
Loads of us turn up, walk past his front door and then wander about at night looking like we're about to camp but never quite doing it.
Perhaps stop for the odd picnic, but by moonlight.
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 6:41 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to.... Take your bike on a plane
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1866
Re: How to.... Take your bike on a plane
Thanks all. Good to know about the tent pegs and gas cans. The latter fairly obvious but tent pegs, less so. I do like hotel on arrival and departure idea. A bit of comfort, clean clothes and a shower. Andy, I too have a bike bag, a rather tired fat bike bag, but never used by me. I'll carry on drea...
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 11:23 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to.... Take your bike on a plane
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1866
How to.... Take your bike on a plane
So far I have never plucked up courage to fly with a bike. Please could people offer their wisdom and experience. Some questions are : Recommended airlines Excess baggage. Packing the bike. If cardboard box how do you bring the bike back? If bike bag, what to do with the bike bag when you arrive, as...
- Tue Jan 03, 2023 11:05 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Snowdonia Winter Bivvy + Video
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1710
Re: Snowdonia Winter Bivvy + Video
Geoff,
Is Eigiau Cottage the same as Dulyn, listed on the bothy association website?
https://www.mountainbothies.org.uk/bothies/wales/dulyn/
Is Eigiau Cottage the same as Dulyn, listed on the bothy association website?
https://www.mountainbothies.org.uk/bothies/wales/dulyn/
- Mon Jan 02, 2023 7:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Shall we talk about balaclavas aswell, shall we!
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1481
Re: Shall we talk about balaclavas aswell, shall we!
Popping off to Google silk balaclava.
I often struggle bivvying with draughts and have thought a light weight balaclava would be just the thing.
I often struggle bivvying with draughts and have thought a light weight balaclava would be just the thing.
- Mon Jan 02, 2023 6:32 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
- Replies: 1037
- Views: 205044
Re: Bivvy a month 2023.
Kicking off 2023 with a nice early bivvy with Pete of this parish on Jan 1st . https://imgur.com/a/gU1N0E3 A nice cool night at a surprisingly busy kinder reservoir. We arrived at 21:30, there was someone camping away from our spot and then two more pairs of walkers arrived but they decided to plod ...
- Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:09 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2022
- Replies: 828
- Views: 223188
Re: Bivvy a month 2022
Do I need to post here all my BAMs to get a badge? I hope not as I have just sent Stuart my 3.50!! But 2022 was the first year I have managed all 12. It did involve a few local bivvys for local riders and December was a real close call thanks to covid. Managed to start 2023 in good style with a camp...
- Mon Nov 14, 2022 7:52 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Help, I'm trying to spend money on the bb shop.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 488
Re: Help, I'm trying to spend money on the bb shop.
Can't suss what I've done, created a new shop account and order placed.
Thanks Stu
Thanks Stu
- Mon Nov 14, 2022 7:38 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Help, I'm trying to spend money on the bb shop.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 488
Re: Help, I'm trying to spend money on the bb shop.
Ahh, perhaps that's the issue.Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 3:20 pm No idea really Phil but I do know that user details for shop and forun don't need to be the same and one won't automatically work with the other.
Maybe I have a different (lost) login for the shop.
- Sun Nov 13, 2022 2:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Help, I'm trying to spend money on the bb shop.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 488
Help, I'm trying to spend money on the bb shop.
So I have a login that I can clearly get to the forum on. fatbikerbill
I am logging in using my login name instead of email.
That account has an associated email address.
Problem #1 I can not log into the forum with the associated email address.
Problem #2 I can not log into the shop with either.
I am logging in using my login name instead of email.
That account has an associated email address.
Problem #1 I can not log into the forum with the associated email address.
Problem #2 I can not log into the shop with either.
- Sun Oct 23, 2022 7:39 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What lights?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2226
Re: What lights?
Another shout for exposure.
I went all out for the 6pack. Not for the lumens which are mad, but I use it also as a powerbank.
So run it on lower power and charge phone from the light.
That worked a treat up in Scotland earlier this year.
I went all out for the 6pack. Not for the lumens which are mad, but I use it also as a powerbank.
So run it on lower power and charge phone from the light.
That worked a treat up in Scotland earlier this year.
- Thu Oct 20, 2022 7:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Criterion Quantum sleeping bags - am I too tall ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 398
Re: Criterion Quantum sleeping bags - am I too tall ?
Busy surfing here,
Any thoughts on the sea to summit sp3 https://ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/spa ... eping-bag/
The one downside I see is the zip, lightweight and only 3/4
Any thoughts on the sea to summit sp3 https://ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/spa ... eping-bag/
The one downside I see is the zip, lightweight and only 3/4
- Thu Oct 20, 2022 4:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Criterion Quantum sleeping bags - am I too tall ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 398
Criterion Quantum sleeping bags - am I too tall ?
Hi all, I am looking for a new 3+ sleeping bag system. I am 185cm, 80kg , 6'1" in old money, weight , you'll have to work that out as I do not understand stone. First question: Am I too too for the Criterion Quantum bags rated as max height 6'1" - on paper no, but you know what I mean ! Th...
- Sat Oct 01, 2022 5:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Seat Pack advice please
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2213
Re: Seat Pack advice please
https://aeroe.com/ I have no idea if they are any good, but one of the pics shows bags side loaded on the rear.
But personally I'd look at two fork mounted bags, see PX, then a frame bag of sorts, stem cells, and a bar bag. I then use a bum bag such as the cheapy decathlon one if I am overflowing.
But personally I'd look at two fork mounted bags, see PX, then a frame bag of sorts, stem cells, and a bar bag. I then use a bum bag such as the cheapy decathlon one if I am overflowing.
- Wed Sep 21, 2022 10:07 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Helinox or oex chairs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 474
Re: Helinox or oex chairs
Just someone with a similar name.
- Wed Sep 21, 2022 7:32 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Helinox or oex chairs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 474
Helinox or oex chairs
So I was wondering...
You can get the helinox chair for about £125 & 509g
Or you can get the oex version for £40 and 1250 g
Has anyone tried making or using bespoke carbon poles with the oex?
And if so what did it cost and what was the final weight?
You can get the helinox chair for about £125 & 509g
Or you can get the oex version for £40 and 1250 g
Has anyone tried making or using bespoke carbon poles with the oex?
And if so what did it cost and what was the final weight?
- Fri Sep 02, 2022 6:17 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: which hut socks to get.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 976
Re: which hut socks to get.
Luckily I got incorrectly supplied and mine are only 42s
- Fri Sep 02, 2022 12:58 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: which hut socks to get.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 976
which hut socks to get.
They will probably used as slippers at home as well , especially if the heating get's disabled. The ones that come up in my feeds are the rab hut sliippers https://rab.equipment/uk/down-hut-slipper & the much cheaper Nordisk https://www.tiso.com/tiso-nord-1124161/nordisk-mos-down-shoe-red-tiso-n...
- Sun Aug 14, 2022 7:05 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Calder divide this week anyone ?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2436
Re: Calder divide this week anyone ?
A night in a stone tent, now that sounds like a good plan.
- Sat Aug 13, 2022 1:14 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Calder divide this week anyone ?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2436
Re: Calder divide this week anyone ?
What bike were you on?
I suspect it's a ride where whichever bike you take, half the ride will be great and half will be wishing you were on the other.
The split being roughly east ==gravel, west==mtb.
I suspect it's a ride where whichever bike you take, half the ride will be great and half will be wishing you were on the other.
The split being roughly east ==gravel, west==mtb.
- Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What's the default GPS recommendation nowadays?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3183
Re: What's the default GPS recommendation nowadays?
I'm curious why you say touch screen is essential. I ask as I have an 830, touch screen. It's great as long as it does not rain and you don't want to change screens when it is raining. If it is raining you have to have the screen locked on the screen of your choice. Apparently it does still rain, we...
- Mon Jun 27, 2022 7:10 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Wildlife
- Replies: 699
- Views: 154152
Re: Wildlife
Mike, Where's that. I'd love to see a see eagle. We're up near gleneagles at the moment (not for golf) . Loads of swuftyswallows and dippers on the river. Never seen so many dippers. Saw a red squirrel yesterday, ran out right in front of the dog. She was as excited as me. A few midges but fortunate...