How do you get the tube onto the handles?

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.

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 ...

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...

No one can enter this years BB200 unless they arrive in something sporting a supercharged V8 of at least 500ci.

Very nice work Dave. Making stuff is ace

You'd say the sidewalls are porous Lu and the sealant is simply doing its job. Is the tyre still going down?

You can also drill the windshield at the sides and push cut spokes through it, and the cup rests on them.

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.

Will there be a lonely hearts group again?

Yes - maybe even two.

Is it always over the early May Bank Holiday?

It is.

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...

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/

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...

Much more comfortable than the Alpkit bag (only downside is the rab bag is missing a midge net)

How is a bivvy bag more comfortable?

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.

is it worth spending a bit more?

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.

You might find a new mat is all that's required. We lose more heat to the ground than we do to the heavens.

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...

the footprimt size of my trekker stealth will be smaller than most tarps

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.

Which one’s the owl?

The one that doesn't look like he's still alive purely out of spite.

Have you taken up falconry Stu?

I've dabbled for years but only with owls (it's a long boring story). I think I've had Teapot for around 25 years and he's probably approaching 30 now.

Here is is Bob https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMmVs2rrfJzsAY7wUSiYwWETmfYs9Iyqm0gppkKMX3FLIwzn_YzCaqyCn2pq7KmY_ymHeK7gotYfeFPVxYtowuqTBWB69meYj3NV8Pq2MqJ1HDdoY3f6Mo9hMO-7diRouTX-w8KGH1gWEn0QqNMpqRrhHwl1L8NOkvsp25uH4Ql6NWH8UhJNeLRqk4cUX/s3475/Joolze_Dymond_Stuart_Wright_B...

He's residing all des' res' in the barn currently but once he's back home I'll take some Bob.

Cheery because after some time, the sun has finally hit the yard. That might not sound like much but having the sun return to the Towers is something of a special moment each year

Also, I'm building Teapot the owl a new house and it's coming on nicely

It's a usb light Richard, just plug it into the battery be be amazed

A brief message from my contact ...

NRW have done some ‘restructuring’ effectively putting the trails under recreation and the centre under commercial so it could be that they’re going to get a private investor in to run the cafe and centre - that way NRW have no outlay for wages etc