Best bit of camping equipment for under £125?
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+1 on the Platypus and +1 on the silk sleeping bag liner. The former is great for carrying additional water, and the latter stops your sleeping bag getting all stinky, it's much easier to wash the liner. Plus it'll add 2C to the comfort level.
On the talk of lightweight clothes. A light pair of flip flops, or if you're feeling really alternative some Vibram Five Fingers. Instead of regular trainers which will weigh typically 600g+, they weigh 240g. And they pack flat. I'm taking a pair with me on a tour to Oz. I'll get quite a few stares, but they save me half a kilo over my North Face trainers, and they've worked so far on mini tours.
http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/produc ... a-Mens.htm
Make sure you try them on though. I ended up with a size 7, when I'm normally a 9. It needs to be an exact fit.
On the talk of lightweight clothes. A light pair of flip flops, or if you're feeling really alternative some Vibram Five Fingers. Instead of regular trainers which will weigh typically 600g+, they weigh 240g. And they pack flat. I'm taking a pair with me on a tour to Oz. I'll get quite a few stares, but they save me half a kilo over my North Face trainers, and they've worked so far on mini tours.
http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/produc ... a-Mens.htm
Make sure you try them on though. I ended up with a size 7, when I'm normally a 9. It needs to be an exact fit.
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Buy a Gamma head-torch from Alpkit - so cheap you won't have to tap into your Cotswold vouchers!
http://www.alpkit.com/shop/cart.php?tar ... ory_id=253
http://www.alpkit.com/shop/cart.php?tar ... ory_id=253
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+1 for icebreaker tops.can wear them for days without stink!
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A gas Trangia - had ours for over 20 years now and it's still going strong. Together with a Pocket Rocket - you've got all the pots and burners needed for a trip.
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Durham Biker - Yes agree with you with regarding Icebreaker tops - just got myself another one for my cycle touring trip to the Picos and getting a bit worried on the temperature at night as Mr Wander Wheels has purchased himself some merino wool leggings! The 15% off with CTC membership at Cotswold Outdoors pays for the membership with all the items I purchase every year from there.
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thermarest prolite made all the difference in the deluge last Sunday ,dry soft bit so warm....have the chair converter too which I love .
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I suppose that the £125 means that it should be for something special under that limit. However I would personally put the vouchers towards a really good sleeping bag.
When the pestilence strikes from the East, go far and breathe the cold air deeply. Ignore the sage, stay not indoors. Ho Ri Zon 12th Century Chinese philosopher
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+ for Icebreaker.
Earplugs.
Crocs.
Earplugs.
Crocs.
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an omnidawg for 118. makes my primus omnifuel silent and not sound like a jet aircraft.
and my outback oven for 45. it means anything you need to cook in an oven I can do in the field.
and my outback oven for 45. it means anything you need to cook in an oven I can do in the field.
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Thanks people .
I've completed my maiden voyage, Lowestoft, Ness Point to St Davids Head, Whitesands, in Wales. I did 585 miles over 13 days with 2 rest days. I already had quite a bit of the kit (or equivalent kit) suggested.
The only things I wished I'd taken were a pair of Flip Flops and a bar end/handle bar mirror as I'd like to look death in the face when the God of HGVs eventually smiles on me rather than cringe along waiting to get it in the back .
I did a kit list in my journal on 'http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/firsttrip2011' and a Chocolate Teapot Award section in the conclusion for the most useless item.
The vouchers went on the 'Jetboil Flash Water Heating System' which is colonial speak for 'a mug on a burner'. Worth every penny when I wanted a coffee on my own terms.
Thanks again for all your input.
Kev.
I've completed my maiden voyage, Lowestoft, Ness Point to St Davids Head, Whitesands, in Wales. I did 585 miles over 13 days with 2 rest days. I already had quite a bit of the kit (or equivalent kit) suggested.
The only things I wished I'd taken were a pair of Flip Flops and a bar end/handle bar mirror as I'd like to look death in the face when the God of HGVs eventually smiles on me rather than cringe along waiting to get it in the back .
I did a kit list in my journal on 'http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/firsttrip2011' and a Chocolate Teapot Award section in the conclusion for the most useless item.
The vouchers went on the 'Jetboil Flash Water Heating System' which is colonial speak for 'a mug on a burner'. Worth every penny when I wanted a coffee on my own terms.
Thanks again for all your input.
Kev.
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Maybe 'cos I'm getting older but I now prefer an Exped Synmat to the Thermarest as they are for me, a lot more comfortable although heavier and much better insulation from the ground. The Synmat chair is rather heavy duty so I use my Thermarest Trekker chair instead. It's a bit of a squeeze to get the Synmat in, but the Trekker chair is so much lighter than the Exped one.
+1 for the 'wait until after the 1st trip to spend'
+1 for the 'wait until after the 1st trip to spend'
Without my stoker, every trip would only be half a journey
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llayercake wrote:The only things I wished I'd taken were a pair of Flip Flops and a bar end/handle bar mirror as I'd like to look death in the face when the God of HGVs eventually smiles on me rather than cringe along waiting to get it in the back .
Kev.
I took a mirror on my 10 day blast back from Spain...it was brilliant, especially on the busy roads with HGV's up behind you. Its amazing how quiet they can be when they slow and coast up to you waiting for the overtake. With a mirror i could see them approach, give a little wave to acknowledge their presence and thanking them for their patience and 99% gave me massive clearance....all praise to French lorry drivers, even French white van man was giving me miles of clearancec... a brilliant tool that I will swap over to the other side now and use on my commute to work.
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ossie wrote:llayercake wrote:The only things I wished I'd taken were a pair of Flip Flops and a bar end/handle bar mirror as I'd like to look death in the face when the God of HGVs eventually smiles on me rather than cringe along waiting to get it in the back .
Kev.
I took a mirror on my 10 day blast back from Spain...it was brilliant, especially on the busy roads with HGV's up behind you. Its amazing how quiet they can be when they slow and coast up to you waiting for the overtake. With a mirror i could see them approach, give a little wave to acknowledge their presence and thanking them for their patience and 99% gave me massive clearance....all praise to French lorry drivers, even French white van man was giving me miles of clearancec... a brilliant tool that I will swap over to the other side now and use on my commute to work.
Lets hear it for mirrors!
I've just started using one - and can't think what i was doing cycling without one for so many years
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2018 Marrakech 2 weeks.
2023 Thailand 8 weeks.
Always on a Thorn Raven/Rohloff hub.
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I tried a couple of different designs of mirror when I first started cycling, but I just found they got moved all the time and got in the way. Not sure I have anywhere to put one now - what kind do people use?
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Gelert Plastic Mallet - 113g . What it lacks in weight it makes up with momentum
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?a ... d=10787661
Complete with a nice hook in the handle to easily extract pegs.
4 ounces of sheer convenience for only 3 quid
All the people with expensive horrid little light tents kept borrowing it
Al
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?a ... d=10787661
Complete with a nice hook in the handle to easily extract pegs.
4 ounces of sheer convenience for only 3 quid
All the people with expensive horrid little light tents kept borrowing it
Al
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