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Beat the edit, well done...
Speedster stand/stove. I’ve had the latter on the go for at least five years, for a total outlay of, ooh, £15?
I've got one of these and really rate it. I haven't tried a cone but I have messed around with other meths stoves and it's the one I go back to. I have the one with the felt like wadding rather than the more solid material in the cup. The solid one broke down after a few uses bikepacking and running due to the rattling.
Just packed my bike up for a trial overnighter before a week long tour starting next weekend.
18.5kg without water bottles but including food, snacks, clothes, cook kit, sleep and shelter.
My bike packing bike weighs 31lb fully loaded for a summer fast ride on a known / oft raced route that can be researched prior to leaving
Just did a weekend of following my nose on a 65lb set up.
Equally as fun.
Don't get too bent on the numbers but be sure your prepared for situations that are likely to arrise.
Too many folk heading for the hills either not reading or Living in ignorance of the forecast.
Just did a weekend of following my nose on a 65lb set up.
I did see the pictures and wondered if yo had gone soft in your old age 🙂
It was partially to balance the books with my riding company and partially because we had no real idea what we were doing
Wait till next weekend going touring with Jnr in the trailer. It'll be 100kg plus with her + trailer + tent + all the toddler stuff
Good training for something...
🙂
Too many folk heading for the hills either not reading or Living in ignorance of the forecast.
This, and also the weenies love to leave stuff out of their published kit lists anaw, UL cock waving contest!
Edit – a few years ago I spent 3 months living off ( argentinian?)army ration packs supposedly 3000+ calories while doing a lot of physical activity. I was perpetually hungry and lost significant weight
A lot of the calories would have been in the sugar in the brew kit, you are not supposed to survive for extended periods on ration packs they just keep you going until proper central feeding
Big and daft - these packs were designed to be eaten long term. We lived on them for 12 weeks at a time. Might have been Chilean army
these bags are great, also got a pack of foam insulated sandwich pouche from the 'bay3- ideal for the eat from the bag food to keep them warm for a while and no burnt hands.