Once upon a time, in a land not too far away, the verb ‘wildcamp’ didn’t really exist. You may now be saying “but I wildcamped ten, twenty or even thirty years ago ” and for many of us, that is true but for most who did, that act was rarely the goal or prime objective. […]
Bikepacking luggage comes in many guises but the Sandro bag from NBP is something quite unique. It may look odd but perhaps looks aren’t everything? Eric Robinson was intrigued enough to lay his money down and find out for himself and he’s been good enough to share his thoughts … over to you Eric. I […]
Like many of you, I very rarely employ a rucksack or backpack and usually prefer to attach my worldly possessions to my bike. Generally, it’s a tactic that works well, however I’m not blinkered enough to deny that there are certain circumstances when transferring some stuff from the bike and into a pack is the […]
You could be forgiven for harbouring the belief that part 5 of this saga was never coming and to be fair, that belief was largely correct, yet, here we are with another instalment. Why now? You may ask. The reason is two-fold, firstly I figure that I need to write this stuff down before I […]
If you frequent these pages on a regular or semi-regular basis then you might recall my time spent with a Fire maple petrol stove. As is so often the way – things were going well until they suddenly weren’t. I could have thrown in the towel or at least tried to smoother any potential fire […]
Put more than half a dozen bikepackers in a room / field / ditch together and you’ll quickly discover that generally, we can’t agree on anything. There’ll be those who choose a tent rather than a tarp and those who won’t. Some will shudder at the very mention of sleeping in a bivvy bag yet […]
I don’t like carrying stuff I don’t have to but the decision to carry the absolute minimum can sometimes come back and bite you … it’s not really a question of if but more a matter of when. Any biting you do encounter won’t happen on a warm summers day, oh no, the fangs will […]
If you’re clever and you use the same mug to both make a brew and drink a brew, then you might like to invest in some Bear Bones silicone mug bands. The perfect solution to prevent burnt lips. Simply secure one around the top of your mug and when you take a sip, the band […]
I’m sure Morocco is somewhere many of us would like to spend time exploring, so perhaps it’s no surprise that the Atlas Mountain Race has generated considerable interest amongst cycling’s great unwashed. It’s a seemingly exotic location yet it’s within reach and quite accessible and best of all, it has camels. I caught up with […]
Water is heavy. If you don’t know already, I can tell you that a litre weighs 1kg, so you generally don’t want to be carrying more than you really have to. In most cases, a water bottle combined with a filter will provide a plentiful supply throughout the day but what about once you stop […]
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