Alpkit hunka xl to go with my snugpak jungle bag and airo mattress for my first bivvy attempt Wednesday night

Nice little Plug2 to go with the Dyno Hub - right posh it is
Feeling some fettling coming on this evening

That looks very nice Mart.

A roll of this came in yesterday:



:D

A roll of this came in yesterday:

Ooh digi camo ... don't let flatfishy see that

That'd go nicely with my superfly. :D

Maybe it's the 5 year old boy in me but there's something very cool about camo that always makes me think, "want!"

Dan_K wrote:Maybe it's the 5 year old boy in me but there's something very cool about camo that always makes me think, "want!"

Not my choice, and for that reason I'm out!

HYOH mind 8-)

Some poles fron Stu, for the Silshelter Ta fella, very nice they are too.
Will try then out at the weekend :)

Revelate viscacha , tangle bag and gas tank came this morning from backcountry biking uk, postage time was excellent.
All looks good.
Are these really waterproof, any one ?

My tangle bag is deffo not waterproof. At all.

My revelate seat pack is from about 3 years ago. It was waterproof for a while but isn't now

New Alpkit AirlokXtra duals. 13l and 20l.
The 13 is great for summer, I managed to get my tent,mat,S/B and stove in without any squeezing.
The 20l is for fatbikepacking, to accomodate my winter bag and whisperlight!


the 13l unpacked


the contents


all packed up

Very well made as usual, posted promptly too. well worth the wait.

Out with the old in with the new

s8tannorm wrote:

A roll of this came in yesterday:

Ooh digi camo ... don't let flatfishy see that

Hey Flatfishy
Here's one that was made earlier
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/backc ... .jpg[/img]
digi by Backcountrybiking, on Flickr[/url]

New saddle landed this morning ... just waiting for the matching gimp mask to arrive now

Let me know how you get on with it Stu if you don't mind, thanks.

Is it like this Stu ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BLACK-FAUX-LE ... 19da5268dd

or like this ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/QUALITY-DOG-F ... 19dbc05110

Isn't the world (and Ebay) a very strange place ?

Still on the bright side the mask will keep your head warm during the winter !!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BLACK-FAUX-LE ... 19da5268dd

or like this ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/QUALITY-DOG-F ... 19dbc05110

HOW MUCH !!! ... if I were Beth I'd stop making frame bags, etc and start making these.

I've bought these...and I am soo impressed. As someone who changes their chain on their commuting bike once a week, this makes the job a doddle.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=46600

Money well spent



(Also bought a Teng tools 1.2" ratchet and a set of circlip pliers for tool nerds out there )

- Garmin Dakota 20 GPS
- First ever SPD pedals and shoes

My spending is out of control this week. Drop bars, bar-end levers, brake levers all ordered too. :oops:

My new air bed and pump came today from Thailand, thought id try them out on my August bivy.....yet to be decided where and with who??

Its the cosy model apparently, its 10" deep and lightweight at 230g. As you can see it has these protrusions to keep you from slipping off at night if your a fijit

This was the air pump recommended for this model so thought id try it to!!

So anyone fancy a night out in August??

I borrowed my wife's iPad for a quick catch up on the forum earlier this week.

I got an email yesterday in work asking why I was looking at gimp masks on ebay !!!

luckily she believed my excuse of Stu's new saddle

Testing time


August 1st - Micro Bivi burner testing by Johnclimber


A burning ring of fire by Johnclimber

Tyvek, courtesy of MM on point. Going to be having a go at myog bivi bag.

After watching the subterranean homesick blues burning ring of fire video http://vimeo.com/71106578 we just had to become the proud owners of a wondrous, beautifully crafted 22g meths stove. Thanks Stu