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Re: touring Bicycles can cover huge distances and sooner or later, if you really enjoy seeing the world, you will find yourself in a country where you cannot speak the language and that is a situation in which... |
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Skirt vs Pants Those same yobs would probably buy you a pint if you wore a traditional kilt and sporran. |
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Bicycle Touring http://www.cyclingplus.co.uk/forum/ This forum has a discussion on touring and one of the threads is called How light can you go? The answer seems to be very light indeed. One guy reckons 21 l... |
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Golite Lair 1 versus Cave 1 Never tried the Lair but I like the Cave. I can confirm that it is a swine to pitch, particularly at dusk, when the black guys are difficult to see let alone work with. Altering the position of o... |
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Avg. miles hiked I don't know the TRT, but 17 miles a day plus 4000 feet of ascent works for long trips. |
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Choosing a Campsite Scrutinising a good map before the trip has several benefits. It helps build map memory and brings confidence to navigation in trackless areas because the features you encounter while walking were... |
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So What is Ultralight? Maybe I'll keep this popular thread going on my own! Perhaps poundage isn't the best way to define ultralight. The thing which struck me when first reading Ray's book was attention to detail. ... |
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Anti-Lightweight prejudice Heavy can be dangerous. When heavy, fresh snow kept a group of us off the mountains, we went for a short walk along a bouldery beach. Only one person slipped. He had just returned from a mountai... |
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Akto inner breathability Condensation is always given as the Akto's Achilles heel. It happens but has only once been a problem in the years I've used mine. I always sleep with the mesh panel in the inner door uncovered... |
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How do trekking poles work? Interesting replies. Walking is really complicated. It's amazing we find it so easy. Poles help me a lot on uphills but they are also very helpful on tussocky, level stretches. Without them, ... |
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Integral Designs eVENT Rain Jacket My rating is for eVent as I've not tried the jacket. I'm just shocked to see Ryan opting for XL and can't help wondering what size I would need. My Montane Air medium is fairly tight. This is at od... |
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Golite Jam And a strong 3 from me too. The Jam has been my main pack for approx 18 months. It is close to needing replacement. The foam pad has developed folds as a result of careful use. It is hard to repla... |
