I've used the 'glueless' lezyne patches on a pillow and still going strong some years later.

Here's mine



There were quite a few to choose from on my OS sheet, perhaps we should say it needs to include some land? In which case, this one

But I feel somewhat guilty, even ashamed. Is this bikepacking? Have I ripped the very soul from this noble and wondrous art. I often feel the same, mine are also often predicable. But it's BIVI a month and that's the important bit. There are over 2000 members here but only a handful committed to th...

Can't break the record if there's a film crew following him? Isn't there a rule specifically about this? I seem to recall he did the same on the Colorado Trail. I see he mentions he doesn't think it helps if you have a crew, and it night not make a difference when all is gong well, but they are a sa...

What's the budget? I replaced my Garmin with a Coros Pace 2, very impressed, as well as for running I wear it all the time as a smart(ish) watch - notifications of texts, calls etc, fitness tracker and I also use it on the bike. Really good battery life as well.

Usual school-night bivi. Decided to ride further as the evenings are so nice, not too far or I'd be off the other side of the Island and into the sea. Kept to the south-ish side but my destination was on the north coast. On the Island unless you go through Newport all trips going south>north or vice...

I've still got theses for sale

https://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpB ... 06#p297881

RIP wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:16 am What's an "ultrasonic cat" by the way? Is it just one that can run very very fast?

Ultrasonic cats are only very fast... a very very fast one is hypersonic

Surely the cat repeller is to keep cats away? If only they made an ultrasonic slug repeller I'd buy one

The one that popped the seal between the baffles was replaced by exped - but the replacement has done the same. I don't blow them up hard so I'm not sure what has happened there. My Neoair Unberlite did this as well, replaced under warranty and the new one did exactly the same second use. It also h...

This ^ I have changed my attitude to cheap imports, I'm just not happy with the moral position. I saw feature about a factory where a worker has to reach in and remove an item in time with the process whilst the machine is still moving, almost weekly someone is killed or loses both arms. The locals ...

I have 3 single speed bikes. Their drivetrain may need less attention, but they're not maintenance free. They're maintenance free if you don't maintain them*, see my winter comutter for example :lol: The trade off is when I do some maintenance it's usually replacing all of it. Does occasionally oil...

It seems pointless to me, I always say if you're going to have gears - have lots.

If you want, reliable, maintenance free (but never in the right gear ) go singlespeed. Once you add the complexity of changeable gears then have enough to make it worthwhile.

Are you a day early, surely this a Cheery Friday post?

Wouldn't anyone who wanted the contents of the dry bag just cut it open If they're a real bikepacker they'll have an axe attached to the gravel bike they can use to get into it

Yeah interesting point on open data, Dave (likewise a huge fan). I can see that getting revenue from arranging and conveying that knowledge (intellectual capital, if you like) makes sense from a commercial perspective though. The other version describe themselves as The Nearly Wild Camping Club is ...

I'm confused here, is it the same as this one that's been going a while https://nearlywildcamping.org/ Seem to have the same photo on the home page. I think the new one is for punters and the one you linked is for suppliers, the loop is now closed The one I linked to is for both, you can join as a ...

I'm confused here, is it the same as this one that's been going a while

https://nearlywildcamping.org/

Seem to have the same photo on the home page.

Can you mix and match Shimano and Hope? Hope use DOT fluid and Shimano use mineral oil so the seals of one may not be compatible with the fluid you choose?

Usual post work Tuesday for me, sunshine all day and clouded over as soon as I left the office, but it did knock the edge off the heat. Went at it harder than normal last week which felt good (afterwards) as I'd realised I was taking it easy every week. No plan this week and wasn't really feeling it...

jameso wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:20 am I need to change my patches now and then to keep up with what's cool..

How about sewing velcro on the bags and and the back of the patches like they are on military uniforms these days? You can then swap the patches to match the event you're at

My first in the streak was March 2020. I wasn't doing BAM but had a new (to me) bike and it's now a tradition that the very first ride for a new bike is a bivi. I allow myself a 100m spin in the road outside my house to make sure it pedals but that's it. I realised that if I didn't get out that mont...

Another local school-night bivi. In fact it was at the exact same location as last months, although this was deliberate as I had a new bit of kit to try and wanted all the other variables to be the same, so I'm claiming it was for scientific accuracy and not just because I couldn't be bothered to lo...

Any use? https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/extreme-lightweight-down-blanket-p30945.aspx/Black/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=FB_UK_Catalog_Prospecting_Always-On_2&utm_content=FB_UK_Catalog_Prospecting_Always-On+-+Dynamic That's spooky, I went to my local Mountain Wareh...

Cheers guys. I'd been looking on eBay and FB marketplace and noticed they don't seem to come up for sale very often/at all.

Perhaps I'll have a look at synthetic. I've got an old synthetic sleeping bag that might be a good basis for a myog one as a trial.

I slept in my hammock at the weekend and unlike the previous occasion I didn't end up with motion sickness so maybe I've got used to it. Using a mat as the lower insulation is a faff and I feel like I'm missing out on some of the comfort a hammock should provide so looking for an underquilt. I'll be...