Tim,

That's a crazy angle you've got your brake levers set at - almost straight down!

Is that because of the bar bag or just your usual set-up?

just fyi.....

i'm working on this but after the recent tent situation i'm trying to keep my head down re: spending cash.

hopefully i'll come back to you with an order but i can't be sure yet.

they look great though!

thank you fella - i intend to!

nice looking ride sir!

i miss riding the peaks - maybe next time i'm back i make the effort.

order placed!

unfortunately my finger didn't dare slip.

DISASTER!!! whilst looking through some bits and boxes this morning i found my tarp and groundsheet :( obviously this should be good news but i'd managed to gain wifey approval for the purchase of the Six Moons 'Skyscape Scout' and was going to place thee order today. but....all is not lost! after s...

It's fitted into a Wildcat Tiger, which are in the final stages of testing 8-) oooh, top secret new product hey? looks great. when are you thinking they might be released??? i'll go ahead and make a half-arsed version for now (have some straps laying around the place) but i'll be very interested to...

4litre airlock under saddle - tarp, bivvi bag, waterproofs etc Ian, how's that airlock bag mounted??? did you do something similar to the alpkit feature on making your own airlock seat-bag or is it your own design? i've been thinking of using an airlock (either mounted a way i figure out or as per ...

flatfishy, oooh, even more tempting! the only reason i've got any reservations at all about this one (or the 'Laser Comp 1' when it was on sale) is the room. i've been told by folks in the know that i'd struggle to fit inside the Gelert 'Solo' and the Gelert is bigger (internally) than either of the...

ok, here's where i'm at (at this point any/all help appreciated): i recently lost my tarp and groundsheet and so need to replace them with something. a like-for-like replacement will run to about £70 (incl. p&p). but..... for that i could almost get a Six Moons 'Skyscape Scout' ($125/£75). but.....

the poles are 75g each and $14 and i've already got some pegs i'll use and so it's not looking like a bad option.

i've got my eye on a few eBay laser comp's but they're not as 'tall-fella' friendly and ones i've previously watched have gone for more than this'll cost me.

how about the six moons one???

under a kilo and only 75 of your english pounds!

suitable for the taller bikepacker too.

think i might be investing on one!

didnothingfatal wrote:That's the easy question when it's a overnight or weekend. Couple of weeks out, different kettle of fish.

that's where i'm at - everything changes once the duration is over a week.

any/every single factor could change in that time.

that works....?

just regular DIY shop bathroom silicon diluted with white spirit?

sounds too easy a solution (but i'm hoping it does as i've got some laying around the place somewhere).

Funny you should mention this Gairy, I've just been drawing an idea for a tarp/tent hybrid ... single skin, detatchable bathtub groundsheet, open both ends but with adjustable beaks. cool, any chance of seeing your blueprints (i'd need to scale up your measurements if i wanted something that would ...

i'm now toying with the idea of a MYOG tarp/single-skin tent.

anyone know any resources which would outline technique, equipment needed etc...

anyone done this themselves?

anyone know of any suppliers/prices of suitable silnylon?

any/all help appreciated.

JE James is often good (especially for random shimano drivetrain bits) - used to be my local bike shop too!

ray, i got a nice little silnylon tarp from Stuart a while back (1.5m x 3.3m and 300(ish) grams) and it's fine for good weather but my bigger 3m x 3m tarp had the ability to make something a little more suited to stinky weather conditions. so.....i could get a terra nova 'comp 2' tarp for 55 quid wh...

No offence obviously of course not - i'm aware i'm a big fella. ray, fair enough - i've never seen/used one and so didn't know if/how it might work but it doesn't sound like it would (at least not very well). i'm asking as i recently lost my dd 3m x 3m tarp and integral designs groundsheet and so a...

In all honesty I'm not convinced you'd actually fit in one ;) ouch! you talking about length or girth? it says it's 250cm internally (and that's with the inner and i'm only 187cm). http://www.gelert.com/images/sized/images/tentplans/ten252%20SP-274x183.jpg is this them being generous? me aside - my...

anyone got any thoughts on this idea? obviously it normally pitches inner first but surely with two little/light straps to hold the two ends of the two poles at the correct distance there's no reason why you couldn't just pitch the outer on it's own and have a great little shelter without the weight...

i'm planning on making one of these soon - looks like it should work pretty well.

anyone got a suggestion of a good seam sealer to use???

i usually have a max of 3 on the go at any one time (mtb, ss-mtb and road) but currently have 4 (listed below) and for 3 days a couple of weeks ago i had 5 (after buying one before selling another)!!! right now i have: 1. Cotic 'Soul' (front-sus, 1x9) 2. Surly 'Karate Monkey' (front-sus, 29er, fully...

if money's no object then GoPro seem the best quality but i use a Kodak 'Playsport ZX3'.

the zx5 is newer and the same price but has an inbuilt battery as opposed the removable one in the zx3.

they're much cheaper and work great!

take a look at some results here.

.....the whole sleeping experience is so unpleasant that you get up as early as possible and don't lie down until the last minute..... he/you have clearly never spent the night on a Mammut 'Comfort Pump Mat'. it's like sleeping on your favorite sofa - but better! (i, like you, had been of the opini...