Would a headtorch not satisfy most of these requirements? I have used my alpkit gamma with three AAA. It has rechargeable ones in for almost all the time from home short trips so is not just disposable batteries. Lasts a full night on low but also ok for teckie on full blast, admittedly it is mildly...

This bivi out was fair chuffed by the fire in my belly. The fuel was the blame and shame culture that is being currated by the media. I needed to escape this distopia and return to reality. After stuffing my face with mash and my bike with kit I left. I had no destination in mind. I did not care. Be...

As a placemarker for records sake, while I find time to match the appropriate words to give it justice alongside this rediscovered inconvenience of work, I went out in August for the WRT. Ate lots of good food. Had a fantastic weekend. Loved every second.

Yeah. My main compromises with campsites are they are in a fixed location, and that location usually isn't as interesting as somewhere within range. I'd probably sack bikepacking off if I couldn't wild camp, and ride through the night a lot more. Camping would be a long weekend finding cool sticks, ...

Using the kit listed in the op, crumpets dry toasted on the pan as they have a small enough diameter with peanut butter (other toppins are available such as avocado, cheese, smoked salmon, dried meat). Another option would be jazzing even more bits into the oats. Chia seeds and strawberries(possible...

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Would I be able to get both dry bags and the front hub please?

Has anyone tried a sleeping bag with a double ended zip with the hammock poked through the toe end? Essentially make the bottom half of the sleeping bag into your under quilt. I am sure there is a fundamental problem with this, draughty and the hammock wanting to be wider than the sleeping bag dimen...

From my experience a walking foot made most difference rather than bulkiness of a machine, although walking feet are hardly cheap. The feet lift up as the fabric is pulled though the machine then stamp back down, similar to a walk, so the slippy fabric and fluffy insulation do not bunch and jam. It'...

This did happen to me a morning into a weekend trip. Tied it together with guy lines as a temp bodge that was sturdy but did wear out the dyneema when I removed it. Unpicked the zig zag stitch and replaced with some similar webbing in less than 10 minutes. Happily add my hat into the repair ring beh...

Back on that fourth of July, when the pubs reopened, me and Jack decided restrictions had been eased enough that riding bikes together all day and sleeping in adjacent ditches would be as acceptable as it had ever been. We had months of catching up to do, and a long easy bike ride was just the way t...

This was mainly a project that I could sink plenty of daydream time into intricate niche specifications but it turns out to be surprisingly practical and may even be useful! The inspiration for this was the fear of getting out of the sleeping bag/quilt in the middle of night to go for a wee. Hence b...

Standard time rich purpose poor story of lockdown lead me down the path of fixing, designing, then making kit. Here is the tarp I did. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50093548672_5061b60ddd_c.jpg Waterproof from above if not below. Maybe a bathtub midge net combo is a project for the pipeline. 1...

I had a ridiculously productive commute home by bike in those days gone by. So often I would be stumped at a problem all day only to solve it on the way home. Day rides depend massively how hard I am pushing, with the harder the emptier my mind becomes. I usually find the first four to six hours of ...

Thetmarest z lite or similar. Mainly asking from a sustainability point of view than saving from the £40 price tag. Have found the fiver roll up one perfectly comfy for my continued back garden camping, but it is frustratingly bulky to pack on a bike. Appreciate the folding does not do much, but I h...

My ride was out to Shrewsbury to have a garden breakfast with Jack, then ride halfway back with him before he looped back. It was so great to see him face to face after months. I rarely remember as graphically the rides with other people, despite enjoying them more, so the rest of this report is on ...

I did get out. Been feeling floppy and had things on but working on giving the write up justice. Definitely more of a journey more than the start to finish should suggest

...turned out to be driving rain, 2 metre visibility, and howling winds all night. Fortunately, It was about 10 degrees which I consider quite toasty in any normal situation, but I really struggled to keep warm around my hips and waist. My current bag is a Blacks Aerolight 1000, which has served me...

In a race to the bottom with consideration of wind direction I reckon a right angle triangle of 1.4 could do it, as the lower half of the square does not pull it's weight in protection per sq cm

I have used a 1.5m square tarp for this purpose with worst conditions 4cm of snow. I find flying v hard to wriggle in and out of so pitched it corner to corner with face pole much higher and 30cm lines on three low corners and two low midpoints.

Edit, essentially just like Sean above

Believe I have a new 30t one

Back gardens bivis are for testing out tarping so I decided to go sans poles and made use of the skeleton of a plum tree and holly bush. Shielded from two sides and easy in out I quite liked this set up. In more extreme conditions the tip could be lowered considerably, but that removes the walk in b...

These protests are important. Change is needed. The protesters are all wearing masks compared to the beach goers. They would not be doing it if they did not need to. All other avenues have been attempted and systematically shut down or silenced. Even with these protests happening with such a clear m...

For that much I'd just put a sticker there and accept that it would look more tatty than etched bling. Tatty is more my vibe anyway.

A sticker designed around a bolt hole would be of interest, but may not do the design justice and would still look tatty after any rain or time.

I took my bike to the top of the GB 3 peaks for a similar reason. I became obsessed with hatred of the van based challenge and wanted to show them how to do it properly. Clearly my ride made a huge difference.....not. Oh cool! I was thinking I was the only one. Debating a rattling off road route be...

I love stupid ideas.

A recent non bike one that I failed at shaking for two weeks before caving in was to shave half of my hair. Just the right side. Toe to tip. Catestrophically unaesthetic but gives me such a giggle whenever I catch my asymmetric shadow.