Just a quick heads up to let everyone know that on-line entries to this years WRT will be live sometime on Jan 31st … that’s next Tuesday for those who can’t be bothered to look. You’ll find the the link to the entry at www.bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk and you’ll also find some more general WRT info … […]
There’s numerous types of water filter available. Mechanical pumps, electrical infa-red devices, water bottles with filters built in and gravity systems like this one from Platypus. The principle is a very simple one … fill a reservoir with dirty water, suspend it from a tree, your handlebars or whatever and allow the marvellous force of […]
40 riders signed up for the inaugural Mach’ n Back and 35 turned up to take part. The weather also decided to come along and join the party … the rain, high winds and outright miserable weather of the past few weeks gave way to cold, frosty and sunny, that’s right sunny! May I introduce […]
We’ve 2 spare places for Mach’ n Back this weekend, if you missed the entry cut-off then now’s your chance … email stuart@bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk if you fancy taking part.
Right then, here we go. The first step is to scribe/scratch cutting lines at both ends of your bottle. The lines want to be the same distance from each end of the bottle … the actual dimensions don’t really matter but try to cut at least 20mm above the the point where the curved neck […]
Last year on the WRT blog I put a couple of posts up about making your own ‘pop can’ meths stove. Some had better results than others, partly due to the fiddly nature of making the things and partly down to a lack of patience and an abundance of cack handedness. This year I’m going […]
Pretty small and compact This full review has been a long time coming but you can be sure that the thing’s had a very thorough test. I’ve been using this 3/4 (POE call it 2/3) length mat for the best part of eight months, it’s seen service in tents, stuffed in bivvy bags and even […]
Pic – fantasticmrmatt. Being cold can result in a very long, miserable night … dawn can’t come soon enough and your mind will be troubled with thoughts of hot showers all night long. It doesn’t have to be like that though, with a bit of common sense and planning there’s no reason why you can’t […]
THE START HAS NOW CHANGED TO LLANIDLOES NOT MACH – NOON OUTSIDE THE SPAR STILL! If you fancy coming along on a/the winter bivvy trip then here’s the details. Meet in LLANIDLOES outside the Spar at noon on Saturday Dec’ 10th. Follow someone with a vague idea where they’re going into the woods. Spend all […]
The WRT will be four years old in 2012. The first WRT was a kind of happy accident … a post on Singletrack world asking whether anyone had considered using the Pennine Bridlway as a route for a mini TD style race was the spark. That post drew a little bit of attention and a […]
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