Nice one Jose. Welcome back!

Looks good and certainly longer than my DD version. A bargain price too! I'll be interested to hear how you get on when you use it on a night out.

06/01/3023 - 87.9kg
13/01/2023 - 85.9kg
20/01/2023 - 85.7kg
27/01/2023 - 85.7kg
03/02/2023 - 84.8kg

Progress at last. Onwards and downwards… hopefully!

Rapideye wrote: ↑Thu Feb 02, 2023 11:48 pm Hi Jimmy, I'll have the 8l dry bag if still available.

Yes it is Rapid. Just heading out now but will PM you later.

jamiep wrote: ↑Thu Feb 02, 2023 10:21 pm Jimmy, I'd like to try the bar harness/bag.

Duncan, I can collect whatever and bring it when I see you, not complicted as it turns out

Hi Jamie. Long time no see! Sounds like a good plan and I’ll PM you re meeting up.

You're welcome mate. No PM arrived yet, though.

Selling the following items because I'm no longer using them. All but the 16L saddle dry bag have been used but all are in very good condition. Bar Harness and 16L Dry Bag @ £35 Bar Bag (5L)* @ £25 *Can clip to the bar harness or be used on its own. Saddle Harness @ £20 Saddle Dry Bag (8L) @ £15 Sad...

My hammock isn't actually a DD version, it's my old Army one. It served me very well in various jungles around the world and is still going strong. Although after the end cords got a bit worn, I cut them off and now use heavier duty nylon straps. Sticking with the hammock theme, I recently bought an...

It’s taken me a few days to get round to this but here goes... last Wednesday I headed off towards Pencaitland in East Lothian, to a patch of woodland I'd used last year. I remember thinking then that the area would be ideal for a bit of hammock camping and now was the perfect opportunity to try out...

06/01/3023 - 87.9kg 13/01/2023 - 85.9kg 20/01/2023 - 85.7kg 27/01/2023 - 85.7kg Hmm... no change in either direction so it could be worse I suppose. I'm a little surprised by today's reading, though. I've been adhering to a vegetarian diet* with no empty calories from junk food or the like. I've als...

06/01/3023 - 87.9kg
13/01/2023 - 85.9kg
20/01/2023 - 85.7kg

Better than nothing I suppose!

06/01/3023 - 87.9kg
13/01/2023 - 85.9kg

I’m in this year, for the first time, having never felt the need in previous years. However, I’ve been gradually piling on weight since around the middle of last year. This was due to a number of factors, not least of which was some 'life stuff' leading to less cycling and physical activity in gener...

"Most ridiculously epic Bivvy" eh Phil? :lol: Looking back, it was a bit mad right enough but rest assured I'll not be looking to repeat the experience in '23! Thanks very much for taking the trouble to sift through everything and compile the final list of finishers. Now looking forward to...

In the back room, now wood paneled and with bunks - I'd humpfed up three (3!) fire logs so these went in my own fire rather than the stove as the others had brought plenty coal with them (I told them of Bridget aka Borderer's efforts to drag 15kg of coal up from Eskdale muir to here in 2019) An epi...

Thanks but that's way too kind of you Reg. Moving swiftly on, it's hard to believe a week has already passed since those shenanigans in the snow. I've a feeling my January BAM will be a less complicated affair, though.

Thanks Phil. I remember thinking in the midst of all that snowfall that, as bad as things were, at least I was at relatively low level and not suffering a whole lot more up in the hills. Rest assured you did the right thing mate!

Excellent video Jeff. I'm feeling fat bike envy right now!

thenorthwind wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 10:15 am May not have been the best ride, but it's quite the story! When was the last time your night out ended up with a trip in the back of a police van?

No comment!

benp1 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 10:02 am How on earth did you fit yourself and the bike in with the police? Was it a van?

It was a long wheelbase Landrover. Had to take both wheels off but well worth the effort!

Good question Sean. I’d certainly not have been reduced to walking quite so soon but as the snow got deeper and damper I’d not have been able to keep riding it all. However, even if I’d have been forced to push the bike, the fatter tyres would’ve been much less likely to dig in. Right now I’m having...

Yep Shaf. That’s me!

I’ve finally found time to write up my Scottish Winter Bivvy experience. And an experience it certainly was. :shock: As mentioned earlier in the SWB thread, I arrived in Ballater the day before the planned bothy meet. I then drove to the Spittal of Glen Muick car park and walked the 3 miles in to th...

Thanks Max but not a problem. Sounds like you had a bit of an adventure yourself. Good effort!

Glad to hear you're home safe too Jimmy. Well done on getting to the bothy, must have felt like the promised land after the slog in! It certainly did Dave. I was actually surprised to find it empty (and no welcoming fire on :shock: ). I’d seen two ski tracks heading that way but on arrival at the b...