Food poisoning ... bad news. Trust it was not a Greg Lemond bad peach experience ... nasty http://www.freewheelingfrance.com/243 I popped a shoulder out once. It hurt like hell, but not nearly as much as popping it back in a mad blind panic. My buddy Mike The Bike says my screams gave him nightmares...

So, tell us your horror stories: farmers with weapons, burning tents, MYOG disasters, dreadful tea rooms. What has made you stronger because it didn't kill you?

Buying a tarp is battle between budget, weight and size, plus waterproofing, usability and, if we are honest, aesthetics. Ive got a few tarps but the go to jobbie is the DD Hammocks solo, which isnt overly light at abt 500g but is plenty big, has lots of attachment points (so heaps of pitching optio...

Easter egg hunt in the garden followed by some overeating and a snooze on the sofa. Doubt I will turn a pedal all weekend. 2014 might be different. Kids told me last night they would happily come winter bikepacking next year but, and I quote: "You will have to get us proper sleeping bags and we...

Saw these a while back and might just order one myself backpackinglight sell groundsheet/footprints made from tyvek - a Dupont product used for everything from heavy duty envelopes to moisture barriers in buildings. £13, 100g and pretty robust I should think. The small one should do your Photon but ...

Hi. Wait a minute or two b4 refilling the stove if your meal hasn't cooked or water hasn't boiled. Meth stoves can get real hot and that heat can ignite the vapours from newly introduced fuel. Very little risk and I've done it myself but not really best practie. You can reuse the fuel once the stove...

Evening - long time forum stalker finally out of the shadows. I was trolling the website of Veloista the EU distributor for Revelate. http://veloista.com/marke/revelate-designs/# It's in German, which is all Greek to me, so I cut and paste what they had to say about the Revelate gas tanks into googl...