Camping advice
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Re: Camping advice
This is my Ruby loaded up ready for Rhayader this year. Tent, sleeping bag and mat tied together and strapped (with easy release for refueling) to the back of the seat/topbox and the rest in the topbox itself.
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Re: Camping advice
Jeez Salty. And I thought it was supposed to be women who take all but the kitchen sink.
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Re: Camping advice
Only camping advice I can give is in summer, hammock n tarp is a lot easier, in winter.....no matter how wet your tent gets, dont share with me, I am a master farter!
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Re: Camping advice
Are ALL these people out for several weeks at a time? Surely there must be a more elegant solution.
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Re: Camping advice
We have fickle weather over here so it's best to be prepared for all sorts.Don Steve wrote:Are ALL these people out for several weeks at a time? Surely there must be a more elegant solution.
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Re: Camping advice
That is the light approach but for me, I never put anything on the front, nor side panniers. Shove everything in a bag behind the seat, and top box. Trouble is, of course, is the old chestnut of removing your bag everytime you need to fill up (Boo Hoo ) I'll still have to do something about the auxillary tank I bought if Four Old Fogeys are going to Ireland this year.
Your single seat certainly solves a lot of problems, Capitano. Tidy!
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Re: Camping advice
The front is purely for a camping mat that weighs next to nowt. The space it takes up is the issue , so one of Buzz's front racks is purpose made for it. The only other thing it's ever carried is a chicken soft toy on the Easter Egg run. I had to give it back to my dog after the run so that's not a permanent feature.knapdog wrote: That is the light approach but for me, I never put anything on the front, nor side panniers. Shove everything in a bag behind the seat, and top box. Trouble is, of course, is the old chestnut of removing your bag everytime you need to fill up (Boo Hoo ) I'll still have to do something about the auxillary tank I bought if Four Old Fogeys are going to Ireland this year.
Your single seat certainly solves a lot of problems, Capitano. Tidy!
As for the dual seat opening issue with luggage, yep lesson learned on that one. I spied Biker Paul's Riders Cub single seat and rack on the last New Forest Softies weekend and bought one myself as soon as I got home.
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Re: Camping advice
Capitano, I found the bulky camping mat scenario was solved by getting a foldaway Thermarest. They're not cheap but they're great. I've still got the same one that I bought when I walked Offa's Dyke in 2002, camping along the way.