We’ve taken another step towards the ‘pampered’ end of bike touring. After 3 years of sleeping on a “pillow” of scrunched up clothes, we’ve finally splurged on the real thing: a Thermarest Compressible Pillow. Read More »
Take 3 pairs of underwear and a pair of pliers, but leave the paperback books at home. That’s the advice from the An Adventure Called Bicycling blog I’ve discovered recently. RJ, who rode across America in 2009, now writes up helpful hints and gear reviews for other cyclists. Read More »
We’re looking at lightweight tarp tents in this video – one from Six Moon Designs and one from Tarptent. These single-walled tents are a popular choice for cyclists and backpackers concerned about weight. Read More »
A camping chair is on our ‘must have’ equipment list for the next big bike trip, so I was interested to see them on display at a bike and trekking fair last weekend in Amsterdam. With our new video camera, I took this short clip showing two different camping chair kits from Thermarest, including a […] Read More »
Andrew and I are as far as you can get from the ultralight bike touring crowd. We’ve been known to carry 6 books, a rock collection and 2kg of not-yet-ripe avocados in our panniers. But still, I enjoyed finding this extensive page on ideas for ultralight bike touring. Maybe we could learn something… Read More »
