Book of the bivvy by Ron Turnbull .http://www.ronaldturnbull.co.uk/books/bivvy/bivvy.html

He dropped this off today for me! !
Mmmmmm its so nice. Not bike related but it will come in handy at a bothy

Got my new shelter - a silpeak mini. Looking forward to giving it a bash.
Also got a Tato AB-13 hybrid alcohol wick stove on order.

A Litespeed Obed frame and a Alpkit Gourdon 20

RobMac wrote:A Litespeed Obed frame and a Alpkit Gourdon 20

I had a litespeed obed, good bike it was

A large box with a Sora group set arrived this morning.

Ok two new tyres have arrived. Hoping these will be good for the Winter Event and WRT.

They are WTB Nano 700c x 40 sadly not folding (although Chain Reaction did their best to squash them up).

My postman was really kind as he delivered the final part I need to build my Stooge which was the crankset.

and he also delivered a pair of Salsa Anything cages for on the mukluk ready for the Winter Ride Thing.

DPD man delivered a new small Pugsley frame today as my old one was a bit too big.

Nothing to do with my wife having just got a shiny new one, pure coincidence.

Bit last week but....

Berghaus Vapour Storm jacket from Sport Pursuit for me. Been wearing it for the last week and it's very nice.

Also got a "sorry we couldn't be bothered to knock at your neighbour's" card.... for my new Terra Nova Moonlite bivy. Been very excited to see what it's like as this year's model has a midge net.
Spent last Saturday night in my Rab Storm and had condensation on my sleeping bag. I slept with my neoair on the outside as i'm a side sleeper. Interestingly, the condensation was on the area of the bag in contact with the bathtub base which I guess is the least breathable part.
Everyone else had Hunka XL bags and had no condensation....

the condensation was on the area of the bag in contact with the bathtub base which I guess is the least breathable part.

More non-breathable rather than least breathable. Chances are with a mat inside you'd get less condensation ... or at least less wet as you'd be raised above any condensation that forms on the base.

s8tannorm wrote: More non-breathable rather than least breathable. Chances are with a mat inside you'd get less condensation ... or at least less wet as you'd be raised above any condensation that fotms on the base.

That's what I figured but having a mat inside makes it feel more restrictive. the snug TN bivy will make it feel more "sleeping bag" like.

Not the postie yet but I have url's to track 2 packages that will complete my sleeping system (ie Bivy Bag and Sleeping Mat).

Maxxis Chronicle has arrived for the front of the Stooge ... 'Tis lovely

Which version of the 'Chronicle' did you opt for? Would be interested to hear how suitable you find it for bikepacking with
Ive gone semi fat on the front of my Peggy, but had to go with a Knard due to availability

Just went for the standard version Mart, when I ordered it sounded like the Exo version was a while off but it transpires they're available too.

A lovely looking pair of Morvelo 3/4 bib-knickers arrived today; tried on and fit well, look beautifully made, will give them a ride out at the weekend (unless it gets balmy warm... )

A new to me sleeping bag, Alpkit Skyehigh 800. So I had to try it for size on the bike Im going to be using for the Ford Fiesta in January:



And I finally managed to finish building the Stooge after the crankset arrived:





The seat is now level and I will trim the brake pipes once I have the position etc sorted.

Mart wrote:Which version of the 'Chronicle' did you opt for? Would be interested to hear how suitable you find it for bikepacking with
Ive gone semi fat on the front of my Peggy, but had to go with a Knard due to availability

I have just fitted the non-EXO Chronicle after the Knard wiped out 3 times on one slimy ride. Sideways Tim said he thought it the more supple tyre and proberbly the better of the two, so I bowed to his superior Knowlege and the £10 saving

First impressions are it grips way better into turns than the knard, not convicred that it is a mud tyre and defiantly doesn't role as well, but it's a great front tyre

Two very useful, but very cheap little things from China

Bar end plugs with LEDs built in - on/off/flash. Very useful for my commuter, my old bar end plugs were knackered. Take 2 AG10 batteries each

Lock laces - elastic bungee cord laces that allow you to stick shoes on quickly without having to tie the laces up. Very useful for one of my pairs of trail shoes that I wear for knocking about in

From Howies

Two bottles of Stans tyre sealant and a roll of gorilla tape. http://instagram.com/p/vHOrgQvE_-/

A pair of Polaris Shredder boots in size 45. Turns out that what Polaris consider a 45 Shimano would probably call a 43.

Monkii V Cage seems very stable

Pair of 661 filter shoes from CRC for £45, bargain. Now off to Decathlon to buy some shimano m520 spd pedals to go with them at £15.99, another bargain .