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by psling
Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:02 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Viz top tip
Replies: 31
Views: 1705

Re: Viz top tip

Bearbonesnorm wrote: Wed Apr 19, 2023 8:17 pm Yeah but what about things that happen at sea? /:)
What, like WRT grid refs.? :grin: :wink:
by psling
Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:26 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Viz top tip
Replies: 31
Views: 1705

Re: Viz top tip

... perhaps the NP could have put the rebranding budget to better use such as enforcing the crap parking by visitors at Storey Arms? Have you been up there recently? :wink: The National Trust are building a new car park and toilet facilities at Pont ar Daf just next to Storey Arms Centre with about...
by psling
Wed Apr 19, 2023 5:19 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Viz top tip
Replies: 31
Views: 1705

Re: Viz top tip

What were they saying back in the 70s? ' Come home to a real fire, buy a cottage in Wales ' :shock: (Sorry, for the younger ones, there was a spate of English holiday homes in Wales being set fire to by Welsh nationalists back then). Still, if the majority follow Viz's advice then the hills around B...
by psling
Wed Apr 05, 2023 10:54 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Happy birthday to our great leader!
Replies: 15
Views: 1220

Re: Happy birthday to our great leader!

Happy birthday Stu, hope it was suitably quiet and peaceful! :cool:
fatbikephil wrote: Wed Apr 05, 2023 9:18 pm Happy Birthday Stu. Is this the big 50?
You may be a couple of years too late Phil :lol: :wink:
by psling
Sat Apr 01, 2023 10:20 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: The future of insulation ?
Replies: 19
Views: 1209

Re: The future of insulation ?

Well, as Phil McCrevis gets a mention in the first sentence it could only go one way after that... :lol:
by psling
Sun Mar 19, 2023 6:52 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Sleeping pad recommendations
Replies: 21
Views: 1497

Re: Sleeping pad recommendations

Thermarest user here, with sleeping bag not quilt. Never noticed the crisp packet noise that others refer to but then I usually drop off quickly and apparently snore so maybe others would be the best judge of how noisy my mat might be :grin: I have never heard your sleeping mat :smile: :lol: :lol: ...
by psling
Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:16 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Sleeping pad recommendations
Replies: 21
Views: 1497

Re: Sleeping pad recommendations

Thermarest user here, with sleeping bag not quilt. Never noticed the crisp packet noise that others refer to but then I usually drop off quickly and apparently snore so maybe others would be the best judge of how noisy my mat might be :grin:
by psling
Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:09 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: WRT 2023 Sold Out?
Replies: 19
Views: 1265

Re: WRT 2023 Sold Out?

Is that a first for the WRT Stu? Big entry or managing infrastructure!? :shock:
by psling
Sat Mar 11, 2023 10:47 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Route ethics
Replies: 18
Views: 1091

Re: Route ethics

Ha ha! I wasn't thinking that bloody recently :lol:
by psling
Sat Mar 11, 2023 10:46 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Route ethics
Replies: 18
Views: 1091

Re: Route ethics

The corollary to the question you pose is that someone might be cheeky at a later date and put my freely shared route in a book or a paid for app but I'll never see anything for it. Didn't Dave B recently comment that someone had copied word for word a route from one of his books and publish it wit...
by psling
Sat Mar 11, 2023 10:42 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Route ethics
Replies: 18
Views: 1091

Re: Route ethics

I take the view that every route already exists, it just requires someone to join the dots, although doing so doesn't give you any ownership over it (but it is nice if credit is given where it's due). Fully agree with Stu. If someone sells a gpx they're not selling the route, they're selling the ti...
by psling
Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:44 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: That stupid idea I mentioned ...
Replies: 24
Views: 1793

Re: That stupid idea I mentioned ...

That seat tube looks a very small diameter... :lol: :lol:

Inspired by the recent chat about Jeff Jones' creations? :wink:
by psling
Sun Mar 05, 2023 8:26 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: XXL Bivi Bags without a taper
Replies: 19
Views: 1458

Re: XXL Bivi Bags without a taper

The obvious one John would be the Sierra Designs Backcountry 3000 https://ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/backcountry-bivy-3000/#Specifications . I have the 'long' and it is a roomy bag for my 6ft 16 stone bulk with air mattress inside. Usual waterproof / breathable compromise, it's waterproof when full...
by psling
Thu Mar 02, 2023 12:39 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: End of an era - perhaps. UPDATE
Replies: 88
Views: 5505

Re: End of an era - perhaps.

Bearbonesnorm wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:54 am It's Ian's company who manage the forest Peter.
Ah !
by psling
Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:24 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: End of an era - perhaps. UPDATE
Replies: 88
Views: 5505

Re: End of an era - perhaps.

Interesting situation. As you say, a Planning Application will be necessary and there could be several reasons for objecting on planning grounds including access issues along with some others mentioned above. If there are sufficient numbers of objectors it may be worth considering employing a Planni...
by psling
Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:54 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
Replies: 1037
Views: 183163

Re: Bivvy a month 2023.

Or 3. After all the alcohol consumed the previous night they didn't actual realise they were in a marquee until the next morning? :wink:
by psling
Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:40 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
Replies: 1037
Views: 183163

Re: Bivvy a month 2023.

Nice write up NeilA :-bd I'm particularly liking the Launderette service available, I can certainly see the benefits of that during certain rides. Reg is too humble, I have witnessed him spending the night in a very similar pub marquee; a night of torrential rain I might add. No astro-turf, just tar...
by psling
Mon Feb 27, 2023 6:39 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Nighttime riding, fear and loathing.
Replies: 96
Views: 48961

Re: Nighttime riding, fear and loathing.

That's a great ride V, well done :-bd There are some good bridleways between Crickhowell and Stanton too but they're well used by pony trekkers, the lanes are definitely easier going! Hope the wrong turn and unnecessary hill wasn't towards Patrishaw church :shock: No bogey men, no axe murderers, no ...
by psling
Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:55 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Trousers for wearing post cycling on bikepacking
Replies: 40
Views: 2492

Re: Trousers for wearing post cycling on bikepacking

It's no effort to carry a tie for dinner; they are minimal weight and certainly meet the 'multi-uses' TLS bike packing mantra. Have some class :lol: :lol: :wink:
by psling
Sun Feb 26, 2023 3:30 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Winter Bivvy, South Wales installment
Replies: 23
Views: 1565

Re: Winter Bivvy, South Wales installment

Verena wrote: Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:10 pm Just read this and if you look at the map of where the epicentre was, that is really very very close to where we spent the Saturday night :o
That is pretty much exactly where we were isn't it! Imagine experiencing something like that while cocooned in a bivvy bag :shock:
by psling
Sat Feb 25, 2023 8:02 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
Replies: 1037
Views: 183163

Re: Bivvy a month 2023.

Cafe in Cwmdu was shut?? I'd only recently rediscovered it and decided to make it more part of my regular haunts... :sad: Unfortunately yes. Apparently the long road closure a little while back and an upcoming rent increase meant they had to close. But... they have opened up again in Talgarth so I ...
by psling
Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:09 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Stolen Goat buy Wildcat
Replies: 68
Views: 4877

Re: Stolen Goat buy Wildcat

Dave Barter wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 9:13 am Agreed, my journey began on a bike fully Wildcatted up
Same here, Wildcat were my first bikepacking specific bags :-bd

I also found great inspiration from Ian's Middle Ring all the Way blog and films :cool:
by psling
Tue Feb 21, 2023 5:16 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: No Sheep 'Til Buxton
Replies: 34
Views: 2013

Re: No Sheep 'Til Buxton

Well, it looks like I missed a fun ride gently rolling along canal sides and disused railway lines, pausing at cafes and hostelries to partake of refreshments, and comfortable repose at exclusive chambers :cool:
by psling
Tue Feb 21, 2023 4:20 pm
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Bivvy a month 2023.
Replies: 1037
Views: 183163

Re: Bivvy a month 2023.

February BAM started on Saturday afternoon in Crickhowell. The forecast for cloudy but dry weather with a gentle breeze proved accurate as I set off up into the Black Mountains past The Hermitage and up the track into the hills. I had a couple of bivvy spots in mind but was becoming wary of the ever...
by psling
Fri Feb 17, 2023 11:52 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Route archive.
Replies: 31
Views: 1747

Re: Route archive.

Lazarus wrote: Fri Feb 17, 2023 11:33 am I frame it more as " Do I trust the man who designs BB200 routes as "rideable"?" :lol:
Have to admit, I've never thought 'Stu, is he rideable'. Risible maybe.... :grin: :wink: