matticus
Guru
In the UK, cemetries are probably the most numerous (and less likely to be barriered/turned off currently). even then, they're more of an opportunist thing than something you can plan. And sometimes they use water butts in this enlightened age.
With shops, you can plan ahead - but like a few others here, I'm not enthusiastic about using them (but I would do as a last resort). I'd be a lot happier next weekend than over the VE weekend - but it's clearly still a personal choice :/
(and talking of personal choices ... even in peace-time I hate buying water in plastic bottles, in a country where we have drinkable mains water. It's not a cost thing, honest! Although it IS crazy expensive in most shops...)
This is a very similar issue to a discussion had by tourers/audaxers over the ages. Especially hot days in rural france (where everything shuts just when you most need food/drink :P )
I'm anticipating a lot of discussion of refuelling tactics when/if audaxers are allowed out to play "officially" again. 200k in hot weather needs a lot of carrying capacity!
With shops, you can plan ahead - but like a few others here, I'm not enthusiastic about using them (but I would do as a last resort). I'd be a lot happier next weekend than over the VE weekend - but it's clearly still a personal choice :/
(and talking of personal choices ... even in peace-time I hate buying water in plastic bottles, in a country where we have drinkable mains water. It's not a cost thing, honest! Although it IS crazy expensive in most shops...)
This is a very similar issue to a discussion had by tourers/audaxers over the ages. Especially hot days in rural france (where everything shuts just when you most need food/drink :P )
I'm anticipating a lot of discussion of refuelling tactics when/if audaxers are allowed out to play "officially" again. 200k in hot weather needs a lot of carrying capacity!
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