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- Wed Aug 31, 2016 1:34 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Any old gear?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5113
Re: Any old gear?
I'm 27 so haven't got anything as old as most of the above. I've got one of those cheap flatbed gas stoves that I "borrowed" off my mum (she was a traditional upholsterer and used it to melt animal glue for restoring antique furniture - absolutely stank!) to take to Leeds festival about 10...
- Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:54 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Gear Cull - Wildcat, RAB etc
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3387
Re: Gear cull time - Wildcat, RAB etc
Northwind, I didnt get an email re the thermarest chair - could you send again? Thanks Have sent it again but not sure why it didn't go the first time (in my sent items with the right address). Trying the same thing and expecting different results being the definition of insanity, I'll PM as well =...
- Tue Aug 30, 2016 8:19 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Gear Cull - Wildcat, RAB etc
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3387
Re: Gear cull time - Wildcat, RAB etc
Email sent re. Thermarest chair
- Sun Aug 28, 2016 2:13 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Time to put the summer bag away.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2599
Re: Time to put the summer bag away.
I used to struggle with this myself. I'd either fear the worst and get into a winter bag with all my clothes on in summer and wake up in a pool of my own sweat, or try and play it cool (pun intended) and wake up freezing. I'd oscillate between the two. I've managed to mainly damp my oscillations now...
- Sun Aug 28, 2016 12:12 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Time to put the summer bag away.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2599
Re: Time to put the summer bag away.
Another thing: I think that's got more to do with the change in temperature. You're bedroom is (presumably) a pretty constant temperature; maybe cools a couple of degrees overnight, which you need to sleep comfortably anyway. Outside it might be 15 degrees (Centigrade, sorry) when you go to bed and...
- Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:46 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Off topic: A BearBones lifestyle and minimalism.
- Replies: 74
- Views: 19075
Re: Off topic: A BearBones lifestyle and minimalism.
I can afford to have silly cars that do less than 20mpg, but it actually costs me less to run over time than next door neighbours boring new euro ecobox that sucks the life and soul out of you :grin: coz I can mend it / maintain it easily and just add fuel - but it also puts a smile on my face, and...
- Wed Aug 24, 2016 3:06 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Off topic: A BearBones lifestyle and minimalism.
- Replies: 74
- Views: 19075
Re: Off topic: A BearBones lifestyle and minimalism.
*goes looking for second hand packrafts* :grin: They're few and far between. I've got an eBay search alert set up and haven't seen one on there for months. You'd think it'd be the kind of thing people would buy, realise they've only used it once and then sell off, but I guess they're expensive enou...
- Wed Aug 24, 2016 2:53 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Off topic: A BearBones lifestyle and minimalism.
- Replies: 74
- Views: 19075
Re: Off topic: A BearBones lifestyle and minimalism.
An interesting thread, and something I've thought about a great deal over the last few years (though I can't put my finger on exactly when it became a concern of mine; it seems I've always thought about it). Compared to a lot of people my age (I'm 27) I seem to have quite a lot of stuff. I put this ...
- Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:04 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Combined battery and Phone!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1317
Re: Combined battery and Phone!
Fourth line of the spec:
That's Europe/Asia and S. America I think, N. America is 850 I think. If anyone is more authoritative on this, feel free to correct me!Network Support GSM 900/1800MHz
- Tue Aug 23, 2016 2:56 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Combined battery and Phone!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1317
Re: Combined battery and Phone!
Looks useful.
It's worth pointing out that it's only dual band so don't go buying one to take on the Tour Divide.
It's worth pointing out that it's only dual band so don't go buying one to take on the Tour Divide.
- Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:55 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Flats or spd's?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7081
Re: Flats or spd's?
Trying to work out a compact/light/easy to carry, walking around, casual shoe to take in luggage tho. I have a pair of (the men's version of) these: http://www.hi-tec.co.uk/women/footwear/casual-shoes/zuuk-womens-lightweight-shoe-O002518.html?dwvar_O002518_size=4%20UK&dwvar_O002518_color=051 On...
- Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:50 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Flats or spd's?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7081
Re: Flats or spd's?
Almost entirely flats. Have dabbled with SPDs recently. On road I think it makes bugger all difference so have gone back to flats because less faff. Off road, there are bigger gains, particularly on technical climbs, but bigger potential pitfalls (falling sideways into a pit, for example). I've used...
- Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:07 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you like.
- Replies: 1458
- Views: 389838
Re: Photos you have taken in the last month of which you lik
Nah, you've just turned the camera at a bit of an angle. You can't fool me.mostly flat in the midlands but we did find this small hill
- Wed Aug 10, 2016 4:45 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Drop Bars - What's the Point?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 6002
Re: Drop Bars - What's the Point?
I would like to give it a go, but can't afford to invest in bars plus shifters/brakes until I am convinced Depending on what shifters/mehcs you have, you might consider giving it a go with what you have. I tried drop bars on my tourer and bought cheap set of bars and brifters second hand and set th...
- Tue Aug 09, 2016 4:00 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: SOLD: ALPKIT Bikepacking Bundle
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3937
Re: For Sale: ALPKIT Bikepacking Bundle
Will PM re. stem cell XL
- Thu Aug 04, 2016 1:15 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: That'll keep the legal team happy....
- Replies: 46
- Views: 9298
Re: That'll keep the legal team happy....
https://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/ergotec-ahs-superlight-multifunction-handlebar/aid:721083?utm_source=criteo&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=criteo2 Bit narrow. Also https://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/ergotec-ahs-premium-multifunction-handlebar/aid:99351 if you can look past the nasty fo...
- Wed Jul 27, 2016 10:36 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Alpamayo Bikepacking Gear
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3329
Re: Alpamayo Bikepacking Gear
Its much better than the alpkit one it replaces. stays put and doesnt flop around all over the place. Slight thread diversion... I replaced the velcro straps on my Alpkit top tube bag with some straps made out of 3/4" webbing and ladder locks (couple of quid off eBay) - can now tension them pr...
- Wed Jul 27, 2016 10:27 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Moving Clear Out
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1410
Re: Moving Clear Out
Will PM you re.:
Charge Spoon
Topeak1 cage
Salomon rucksack
Grips
Charge Spoon
Topeak1 cage
Salomon rucksack
Grips
- Mon Jul 25, 2016 10:09 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Sleeping when bivyin
- Replies: 49
- Views: 7433
Re: Sleeping when bivyin
Interesting article I came across the other day. Might be worth a try: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... ?CMP=fb_gu
- Thu Jul 21, 2016 4:43 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Low budget mini tarp
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5117
Re: Low budget mini tarp
Great minds think alike! That looks very similar. Granted, it's a pretty simple design and hardly radical. As I mentioned, I'm planning to add a lifter in the same place but I hadn't thought of using the bars as another "pole" (though this may see some non-bike related use too). The pole d...
- Wed Jul 20, 2016 8:58 pm
- Forum: MYOG
- Topic: Low budget mini tarp
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5117
Low budget mini tarp
OK, more like no budget. I've been trying for another Blue Peter badge. I had an idea for a tiny tarp for fair weather use - just big enough that I can get my head under so I don't have to get right inside my bivvy bag if it rains, and give a bit of shelter from the elements (assuming pitched openin...
- Wed Jul 20, 2016 4:04 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Guided bike packing
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4925
Re: Guided bike packing
I'd like to think that, on the whole, the sort of people who would do guided bikepacking trips would do more good than harm when it comes to instilling a sense of responsibility (to the environment, and the rest of the community they, rightly or wrongly, represent). Of course if this "industry&...
- Tue Jul 19, 2016 10:04 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Issues with PMs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1160
Re: Issues with PMs
Try STW. This is where I come when I don't want to hear about the new PM/old PM/who might be PM/who should/shouldn't be PM, etc.
- Tue Jul 19, 2016 9:02 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Issues with PMs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1160
Re: Issues with PMs
Hmmm, that may explain some of the problem.
I sent another user a PM which they haven't received despite having inbox space, but that's not in my outbox or sent messages so that could just have been me.
I sent another user a PM which they haven't received despite having inbox space, but that's not in my outbox or sent messages so that could just have been me.
- Mon Jul 18, 2016 7:19 am
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Issues with PMs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1160
Issues with PMs
...anyone else have them?
I have messages in my outbox which appear not to have sent, and some that seem to have just disappeared
I have messages in my outbox which appear not to have sent, and some that seem to have just disappeared