Lightweight touring kit
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mudsticks
Obviously an Aubergine
Lightweight racoon repellant ideas..
Some friends got invaded by a badger when camping near Ullswater. We got woken by the cry of 'the badger is eating my moisturiser'
Had one camper here repeatedly bothered by a badger for about three nights in a row, despite all attempts to deter it with a wind up radio*, and a fire .
It just wouldn't go away.
Can only surmise she was pitched directly on a Brocken, ley line or somesuch..
* either that or it was determined to listen to the shipping forecast
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well @Vantage turns out I can top your mere 4kg - after some searching
Ladies and gents, the Vango Halo 300 XD.
https://www.dofe.org/shopping/recommendation/vango-halo-xd-300-tent/
5.12kg!!
I could maybe shave a slight bit off it by not using its extra heavy duty pegs.
Now discontinued, possibly because some poor scout expired dragging it up a hill.
It does sit on my bike rack OK but haven't yet ridden with it.
It's one hell of a beast - it's the normal Halo with reinforced flysheet, probably groundsheet, fixing points, pegs and even extra heavy duty zips.
Thanks to a bungle by the folks I bought it off (for about £130) I also have a virtually complete spare set of poles so pretty confident it will outlive me/become a family vault.
- Location
- London
I bought it after someone on another forum raved and raved about it (tho that was the unreinforced one) and what a great idea it was to have the luxury of a 3 person tent for one. He later posted that on a tour he had had to cycle for miles and miles of evenings reccying wildcamp places it would actually fit in. You get this odd behaviour from folks sometimes. The Halo 200 looks good - saw one years ago and that's also why I was tempted to get the 300.
mudsticks
Obviously an Aubergine
Where are you off to .??
HobbesOnTour
Guru
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- España
Amateurs!
5kg including groundsheet, all guylines, pegs for various surfaces ...... and cat patches
5kg including groundsheet, all guylines, pegs for various surfaces ...... and cat patches
- Location
- London
I've quite often near filled two largish rear panniers for a day ride, especially during lockdowns.Lightweight isn't part of my vocabulary.
I can manage to fill a saddle bag even for a day ride
carpiste
Guru
- Location
- Manchester
Surely in these modern times the easiest and lightest way to go is bike, pannier with a few choice snacks, 2 water bottles, spare clothing and tubes and tools and most importantly a credit card!
Credit cards will get you into a nice motel, hotel, b&b. You can have a great sleep then go to the places you would have camped in and spend time, nicely refreshed, looking at everything around the site you would have missed during the night!
Credit cards will get you into a nice motel, hotel, b&b. You can have a great sleep then go to the places you would have camped in and spend time, nicely refreshed, looking at everything around the site you would have missed during the night!
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- London
a joke i realise but apart from the added expense I don't want the hassle of checking in to a place, sorting bike storage etc etc, and as I tour alone can think of few things worse than staring at four walls and a telly of an evening. Would much rather sit around enjoying the fresh air, nature, nattering to folk etc.Surely in these modern times the easiest and lightest way to go is bike, pannier with a few choice snacks, 2 water bottles, spare clothing and tubes and tools and most importantly a credit card!
Credit cards will get you into a nice motel, hotel, b&b. You can have a great sleep then go to the places you would have camped in and spend time, nicely refreshed, looking at everything around the site you would have missed during the night!
mudsticks
Obviously an Aubergine
Surely in these modern times the easiest and lightest way to go is bike, pannier with a few choice snacks, 2 water bottles, spare clothing and tubes and tools and most importantly a credit card!
Credit cards will get you into a nice motel, hotel, b&b. You can have a great sleep then go to the places you would have camped in and spend time, nicely refreshed, looking at everything around the site you would have missed during the night!
Mmmm.
Yeah, sure it's nice to have a room for the night now and then.
But it's also pretty special to get sunsets and sunrises in places like this.
With lightweight touring gear, you've got options, and there's not 'solid' accomodation available everywhere.
I've been to the North York Moors, then cycled back to York today.
mudsticks
Obviously an Aubergine
Ace, which way did you come back?
Via the Wold's?
Last time I cycled across the NYM it was really wet, still fun though , in that dogged cycling in the rain type stylee.
