Recently, I read "you won't change the world by saving one dog but you'll change the world for that one dog".
Same attitude can be liberally applied elsewhere.
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- Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:11 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 1931
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:08 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hot 1: hat 0 - what lightweight oven mitt?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 871
Re: Hot 1: hat 0 - what lightweight oven mitt?
I think that might melt as I doubt it'll be flame proof. Ideally, silicone tubing.
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:40 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hot 1: hat 0 - what lightweight oven mitt?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 871
Re: Hot 1: hat 0 - what lightweight oven mitt?
I've given this some thought and now believe the way forward is ... to use someone else's hat
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:39 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 1931
Re: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
There's no reason why one can't try to reduce output and produce green energy at the same time. Absolutely ... but my point is that we don't often do that. Very little is talked about reducing consumption when it could actually make a large and real difference. Huge amounts of energy to build, huge...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:19 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 1931
Re: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
why we did it. Money, greed. power, entitlement, stupidity ... am I close? Trouble is, even when under the guise of green, we continue to play the same games ... there's a new proposal to erect a windfarm (they now call them energy parks) on the hills opposite the Star Inn (a place many of you will...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:24 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 1931
Re: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
if you're thinking about this stuff then that's good. Perhaps it is to some degree but thinking doesn't really achieve anything unless it's a precursor to action ... I think about Carol Vorderman a lot, but ... In truth, any leisure activity that requires the manufacture and purchase of 'goods' isn...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:28 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hot 1: hat 0 - what lightweight oven mitt?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 871
Re: Hot 1: hat 0 - what lightweight oven mitt?
Depends on the mug / pot but often they can be compressed just enough so they can be sprung free from the retainers they locate in.How do you get the tube onto the handles?
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Hot 1: hat 0 - what lightweight oven mitt?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 871
Re: Hot 1: hat 0 - what lightweight oven mitt?
Silicone tubing added to handles works well. Making sure the handles aren't touching each other when on the stove keeps them cooler too ... honestly it does. Me, I have a little square of silicone mat that I pick hot things up with, I also have a silicone band around the top of my mug, which I will ...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:34 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 1931
Re: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
I often think there's a lot of confusion between 'saving the planet' and 'saving ourselves'. If we'd like to save ourselves or at least extend our potential time here, then yes, behaviour needs to change. Yet, if we'd like to save the planet, then eradicating the human race as quickly as possible wo...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 12:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 1931
Re: Who'd have thunk it, an interesting article on Road.cc?
No one can enter this years BB200 unless they arrive in something sporting a supercharged V8 of at least 500ci.
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:16 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Frame bag number 2
- Replies: 9
- Views: 662
Re: Frame bag number 2
Very nice work Dave. Making stuff is ace
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 4:57 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What to do about this tubeless sealant
- Replies: 7
- Views: 332
Re: What to do about this tubeless sealant
You'd say the sidewalls are porous Lu and the sealant is simply doing its job. Is the tyre still going down?
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 12:14 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3990
- Views: 507648
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 6:54 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: 8g meths stove help
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2697
Re: 8g meths stove help
No you can't. To work properly both the 8g and 22g stoves need to be 'sealed' by the base of your pot / mug ... I'm not saying it still won't work but it'll be much less efficient.You can also drill the windshield at the sides and push cut spokes through it, and the cup rests on them.
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:46 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT entries CLOSE SATURDAY
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1369
Re: WRT entries open
Yes - maybe even two.Will there be a lonely hearts group again?
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 7:17 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT entries CLOSE SATURDAY
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1369
Re: WRT entries open
It is.Is it always over the early May Bank Holiday?
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 8:55 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: What is the ultimate shelter
- Replies: 10
- Views: 541
Re: What is the ultimate shelter
I imagine that the answer is as numerous as the people who use them and the attitudes they have. As Rich says, the Lunar Solo is very popular and ticks most of the boxes people have. For me however, the SMD Gatewood Cape probably wins as it's considerably lighter, packs smaller and as it's only a ca...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:11 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: WRT entries CLOSE SATURDAY
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1369
WRT entries CLOSE SATURDAY
Well, here e go again for what I think is the 16th time (could be wrong though). Anyway, WRT entries are now open.
https://www.bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/ ... wrt-event/
https://www.bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/ ... wrt-event/
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:53 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: The post man's been ...
- Replies: 11450
- Views: 1937671
Re: The post man's been ...
With a new helmet* but probably not quite what you're thinking. Very impressed with the True-Colour screen, you can actually see though it :wink: *I think it's possibly a crocodile but it was cheaper than an all black one. :wink: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEVk2nP8uU...
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:41 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bivvy curious
- Replies: 20
- Views: 944
Re: Bivvy curious
How is a bivvy bag more comfortable?Much more comfortable than the Alpkit bag (only downside is the rab bag is missing a midge net)
You may find the RAB is somewhat more 'snug' than the Hunka XL, not much chance of getting a mat inside in my experience - or at least not an air mat.
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:47 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bivvy curious
- Replies: 20
- Views: 944
Re: Bivvy curious
Not much to gain unless you spend considerably more. Do remember that some bivvy bags (especially lighter ones) aren't waterproof and only act as a bag cover, so will require a tarp.is it worth spending a bit more?
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:44 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Liner, Quilt, or Better Bag?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 531
Re: Liner, Quilt, or Better Bag?
You might find a new mat is all that's required. We lose more heat to the ground than we do to the heavens.
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:18 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Bivvy curious
- Replies: 20
- Views: 944
Re: Bivvy curious
If there's budget to consider then it's hard to see beyond an XL Alpkit Hunka. I say XL as they offer quite a bit more room than a standard version which allows you to place your mat inside should you wish. Do you need a tarp? In truth that depends whether it's raining. If it is and you don't have o...
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:27 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Have tarps lost their popularity?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1807
Re: Have tarps lost their popularity?
Not sure it quite works like that - footprint implies resting on the ground whereas a tarp doesn't, so a tarp can be set-up in dense forest etc when you might not be able to with a tent even if it were smaller.the footprimt size of my trekker stealth will be smaller than most tarps
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 4:12 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
- Replies: 3990
- Views: 507648
Re: Yay, it's cheery Friday.
The one that doesn't look like he's still alive purely out of spite.Which one’s the owl?