Carry a fishing rod.

bash – Member

Can anyone recommend some insurance for a weeks trip for the French Alpes please? First time skiing so not sure what to look for etc.

I use Protectivity, annual as it covers off piste mountain biking and climbing.

Fatty

Stoner – Member

Fortunately, they’ve been working on a new reservoir and pumped supply to artificial snow network over the last year so there are skiable pistes.

But its not cold enough, daughter has been there for a couple of months and skied one day after a fresh fall but had to skin up. Tody she was sat subathing on the balcony today when she rang.

Move to Longtitude 36 degrees East.
Not helpfull I know but its that or adapt for a while.

Two months for it to put some snow down, not looking good in Morzine for the Christmas period :-(
Lifts opening for biking at the weekend !!!!

A tad short of 10 miles, 1nd 1,300 feets of up. Twas a tad windy on top of Sutton Bank :-)

jedi – Member

did it?? my mate lives there said this weekend
Sorry this weekend. Last week my daughter said she was going there next weekend, she meant this weekend.
Meanwhile in Morzine today

My philosopy on tyres is if I cant get them on and off without levers then I dont use them.
And before you ask I run all sorts of bikes and tyre combinations
Not worth the hassle at the side of the road/muddy moors in the cold.

Go for Indian Sandstone

Chamonix [Grand Montets} opened last week !!

Living in the a National park I have that one in my 1000, I bought it as it gives as well as the 1:25000 the 1:50000 and 1;250000 road. Makes planning local off road and road rides easy

I wouldn’t use wood, use metal, that’s if you want to really store logs in the house, you will end up with all sorts of un wanted bugs in the house.

Ebay
Lezyne 400XL
£25

Suppose having a dedicated Cross bike I can run a single :-)

On the Chainset question, went single on the front with a 36 running 10 speed 12 – 30.
BTW would never go back to a double for CX

Hard work yesterday, racing in temperatures of 20 degrees

Navigate the lakes walking with pukka OS maps 1:25000
The maps the 1000 come with are just as useful

Interesting one this, I nearly always wear a lid.
Though on ocasions I dont.
Wednesdy night, slow ride [ 8 MPH ] of 300 metres on road a tootle around grass/woods all to check out a cyclo cross route I’ll be building shortly. Did I need a helmet ? I didt think so.
However 1/2 an hour later and it was a different story full on cyclocross training with 14 others wheels touching shoulder barging. Definately needed the insurance of a helmet.
Its always your choice just hope you all make the right one.

The Flying Ox – Member

Right, so a bit of exploratory demolition has me slightly confused. Despite the house being built of sandstone, the internal wall in which the fireplace sits looks to be entirely brick and with no lintel in sight. The current fireplace cavity only goes back about 12″ as well. Would a house built in the early 1800s normally have stone exterior walls and brick walls inside, or am I going to have to remove the bricks to see what’s behind?

Mine is Gritstone out and brick in, normal for 1800’s Depending where you live depends what ws in there, rmember it may well have been used for cooking and heating as there was no gas and leccy then !!
Ours had a Yorkshire range in originally and over the years had 2 fireplaces built on iside the other. So went fromm this

to the picture in previous post

Ignore last post I dont live in Scotland, so claim is null and void

I have cycled down my step into the back yard, its a foot high and slightly less than a foot wide so at least 45 degrees :-)

The Flying Ox – Member

I’m quite liking the idea of just getting the SDS drill out and attacking the wall.

Just do it, wife will have a duster wont she ?

This recent thread explains a lot

I knocked all the plaster and pointing out myself Cost = £0
Local Brickie Pointed it up for £190
I sept the chimney Cost = £0
I put the hearth in Materials cost = £50
Register plate I designed and had made at local sheet metal works cost = £40
New stove [slight damage to enamel] £250 reduced from £600.
Flue, right angle joint fire cement Cost = £80

The Flying Ox – Member

You fancy doing it again?

Nope :-) sat here with it fired up nice and cosy and warm.

You need to read up and DIY

If I told you I have just done said job for £700, minus a ton of logs, would you believe me ?

Winner of bike of the show[/url] at the Yorkshire Bike show 2014
Just remember if its not from Yorkshire its …………….

I did look at many T5s with barn doors but as they were all ex “Tradesmans” vans they were not that well looked after, I was very lucky to find an ex motability 2 year old Caravelle. Took 3 months looking though

DaveyBoyWonder – Member

Good to see you are happy with “Barn Doors”
I have had a barn door van and find the Tailgate more user friendly when using it as a camper.
I can get in the back with bikes on the rack as the VW 4 bike rack attaches just to the tailgate [unlike some other makes]
Using it as a day van it provides shelter for changing when raining, down side is getting into it when someone parks too close.
Just my observations.
A few pics of the conversion a few years ago.

only as long as you know he answer :-)

It never did me any harm

It was fine, the fire roads are very icey in places one friend took a big fall but she was fine. Another hit the bridge at the bottom of face plant and roots with a tad too much speed, the ice there was slippy.
Hully Gully was interesting but rideable

mattbee – Member

We have a seat swivel on the bench, plus a B pillar mounted small table which can be swung all the way out of the sliding door.

Where from fancy one.

alpin – Member

why pay all that money for a comprimised vehicle?

they make sense in Europe, but not for UK roads, imo… sliding door is on the drivers side meaning that your passengers have to enter and exit the car from the road rahtr than the pavement.

also, i find the interior a bit Germanic and staid (sp). a little too twee, as it were.

the 2.0ltr engine is fine, but does not have the grunt/pick up of the 2.5

Doors both sides has a Caravelle, oh and its 2.5

steveh – Member

You can’t get a 6 seater with a rock and roll bed to my knowledge. The only R&R beds I’ve seen wth belts are limited to 2.

My van was a caravelle converted to a camper 2 seats up front, 2 seats with R and R bed and seat belts, plus I can put the double seat back in technically making it a six seater. Leg room on R and R seat would be limited to people with very thin legs however in a LWB the extra 14″ would allow normal people to fit in.

Thanks

bwfc4eva868 – Member

I have a T5 SWB I converted to a camper, you have to be mm perfect with measuring to get everything to fit in, doing it again I would get a LWB

Jubilee clip as a guide is a good option

Having driven a lot on snow (over 800 miles last year) using both chains and premium brand winter tyres, there is only one option for driving in winter and that is winter tyres.
Having descended most days in one week from Avoriaz to Morzine and seen several cars trying to use snow boots I would say DONT, at least 3 cars I overtook were whipping their wings into polished metal. They are for use in an emergency for short distances at slow speeds.