godivatrailrider wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:17 am I've done a rework inland , skirting the conurbation. Flippin shame though

When I rode it early morning there was a 50mph headwind blasting sand into my face! Just ride round with your brakes on and tip some fine sand into your jersey to recreate the affect

Boab wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 6:20 pm

Leerowe76 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 6:10 pm New bivvy slippers because I'm getting old
20240130_230249 by Lee Rowe, on Flickr

What brand...?

They must be quite a tight fit as there's some tyre levers next to them to get them on?

My feet were really cold, so I put on my big winter Sealskins over the big socks I was already wearing, this didn't really improve matters. I've been trying to think what my favourite bit of kit for camping is for the other thread and you've helped me choose. I'd say it's my down sleeping socks/boo...

RIP wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:15 am Apart from the frequently fascinating reports from our esteemed brother Bob Boab it seems that Boners usually head for the hills and mountains.

My spot in the woods last week was only 32m above OS Datum, even BOAB should be able to manage higher than that

Is it that there was a group of people who 'endured' tarps for the weight saving and now that tents have closed the gap they have switched?

If it's forecast to be dry I'll even forgo the tarp and use just a bivi bag or even the hammock these days... but I'm one of the 'weirdos on here'

Nice work Jimmy, I got out last Thursday for exactly the same reasons. Given it's been raining here on and off since Saturday and has been torrential + storm force winds on occasions I made the right choice! Everyone who's yet to get a score on the board should pick the next night with a half reason...

I rode the seafront on the outward leg of this but avoided it on the way back, might be of help picking a way around.

https://www.strava.com/activities/2218045898

It's a section of Parkhurst forest which is 395 hectares in area and the second largest forest on the Isle of Wight after Brighstone Forest - full disclosure - wiki helped with than bit :lol: It's on the 'wrong' side of the forest away from the car park, seemingly forgotten about for timber harvesti...

You know you're not like normal people when you think to yourself 'better get my bivi in whilst the cold weather is still here' :lol: It looks like it's going to be warm and wet again down here next week and a busy weekend schedule means a school-night bivi. I put my thermometer outside on the recyc...

The route looks like it goes along Bourmouth promenade, there are restrictions to cycling there in July/August. https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/leisure-culture-and-local-heritage/beaches-and-quays/cycling-skating-skateboarding-and-use-of-escooters-on-the-seafront Having ridden along there on a Saturda...

It's more flat bar, and I'm leaning towards drops. Can't help with the rest of the question but I've just discovered these https://ritcheylogic.com/bike/handlebars/comp-corralitos-handlebar Described as drop bars for bikes not designed for drops. Biggest issue seems to be finding any for sale, I'd ...

That's pretty epic! I can't top that ride, that's quite a high benchmark. Fortunately you set quite a low bar for bivi spots so I'll aim for less impressive rides but better bivi locations.

I think in reality, they probably don't break much more than other vans, but there are loads of them and you know how people love it when then the popular kid has a break down. I thought that when I was buying my Caddy and everyone said the injectors would fail.... first breakdown was driving it ba...

Pretty much. I did take a geared bike to Jenride but mainly as I wanted suspension* and it's more sociable if riding with geared riders, although as Karl pointed out as I was generally climbing out of the saddle in a big gear, why did I bother having gears :lol: Did the big tour with Mike this year ...

That's a good read James, I enjoyed that.

Scattamah wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:30 pm The grotty green cup

The cup caught my eye as well

I might get the chance to go out again in December but for now here's a placeholder - usual backup plan - Mum's woodland. Plus I had s few new bits of kit I wanted to try out. Left home after dinner Saturday after a busy day. Luckily my kit is organised enough that I can get it all sorted and packed...

Blower is a Sprintex. They've unusual in that they're not a lobed Roots type but a 'twin screw'. This makes them much more efficient but they're very expensive to produce hence you rarely see them this side of Top Fuel. Used to see them on Rover V8 powered comp safari racers back in the day* * This...

Escape Goat is in

3/ Ideally it'll be a picture taken during 2023 ... but I'll not be going checking. This was taken last year but after the closing date for last years comp so that must be ok? otherwise there's a period when any photos taken can't ever be in the comp? South Wales Winter Bivi 22 https://live.staticf...

The first thing I'd look at would be the cinched ends of the UQ: not an easy thing to get right especially if you are on your own. They want to be just snug enough to pull the material up against the hammock but not too snug. If there's a gap then it feels like there's a draught and you get Cold Bu...

Ended up carting it all in to the disabled loo (which had underfloor heating) and sleeping in there Back in the 80s when I was in the Scouts we had a camp in October at a local campsite, for the East Wight area. As the wind increased during the night more and more of the tents either fell over or w...

I did consider making one but the minimum order from Extremtextile is only a few pounds less than the cost of the Thunderfly I'd not save any money.

Plus I've made 3 tarps and 2 tarp-tents before so I like the idea that it just arrives finished

Cheers both, it's watching Shug in lockdown that got me started on this :grin: I've just had a small windfall from British Gas (they'd made my monthly payment too high and I ended up quite a bit in credit - phoned them up to suggest they didn't need me to loan them any money - got a refund) so I did...

Back off topic, if the ducks cant swim fast enough to go against the current cant they just get out and walk on the tow-path? :grin: Having ridden several hundred miles of tow path this summer I did spot that they are being topped up by flow in at places and at others there are overflows. In some se...

So as not to go off-topic in the Bivi a Month thread I'll start one here to share advice for winter BAM hammocking. My original curiosity with the use of a hammock was the possibility to use sites too sloped for laying on the ground, which applies to a lot of the more out of the way places on the Is...