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I see where you are coming from but re the hot drink can't you just get out a small rocket type stove and make one? I've done this in bus shelters of a cold morning - it actually made my espresso faster than at home.
Stuff you don't need on tour.....
- Thread starter jay clock
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I read rather inspiring report of a guy who made his own wine as he cycled - he was cycling through grape country - possibly in the states - apparently if you put the basic ingredients in a suitable container a rough sort of wine (I'm sure it would do me) is produced in hardly any time at all - the process is apparently helped by the bike movement.4 x 2 litres of cider in the panniers is totally unnecessary
raleighnut
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TBH the one 'luxury' I carry is a glass for Whisky. Single Malt just doesn't taste right in a plastic glass and as for drinking it out of the bottle. 
Dave Davenport
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We once stayed at a campsite near Nice and were given a bucket of six inch nails with a large hammer attached to it by a chain as the ground was like concrete.
I've always thought plastic, screw in pegs might work well but have never seen any (cue for someone to put a link to where to buy them).
I've always thought plastic, screw in pegs might work well but have never seen any (cue for someone to put a link to where to buy them).
Haitch
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jay clock
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My point was that there are super lightweight tourers, and those who err to the heavy end. He is at the heavy end. We all have one or two items that are "essential" that others would not want. My biggest worry reading his journal is that he has done all his planning from an armchair and has overcooked the weight.
I wouldnt worry - it is his problem - and everybody to their own - from what little ive read so far - he seems to know what he wants - actually the thing that impresses me is that it only comes to 38kg - add in food and water - probably around the 42kg mark - in my experience not a problem
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good point re the hammer - I was once reduced almost to tears trying to get some pegs into some Sardinian ground.
A small hammer is on our "essentials" for southern Europe, along with 4 steel nail type pegs in addition to the lightweight alloy ones. Sometimes it is just not possible to erect a tent without, and a small hammer is not much heavier, and a lot less bulky than a plastic mallet.
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steveindenmark
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I can. But then you need all the gubbins to go with it. I can fill my thermos cup with hot coffee in the morning and it is still hot well after lunch. I dont need to stop and get all the gear out. I do carry a stove on occasions though.
Low Gear Guy
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For some reason the photographs remind me of The Generation Game with Brucie
Debade
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I carry one extra plastic bottle for an evening chamber pot. Stay a bit warmer and your feet stay clean when you don't have to leave the tent. And as an ongoing intelligence test, I have yet to confuse it with my drinking water.
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Though might with american bud.
roadrash
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