My first Bike and Bivvy

I have been threatening to do this for ages and I eventually plucked up the courage to get out and do a solo bivvy camp out. I didn't go far, about an hour from home and had a return home plan via the A4 if need be, which I think would take me about 30...

Stove Shield Bargain from Amazon

You may have seen my little video a few weeks ago featuring the Alpkit Mytimug and Kraku. Gratuitous plug of previous blog post and YouTube video. Well it was a little breezy so i set about looking for a cheap and light shield for the stove. I eventually found this little one on Amazon. I am...

On the trail with Alpkit

https://youtu.be/rmx4JxLgNew Before I met up with the rest of the gang for a ride  on Christmas Eve and before going home to begin the festivities I went for some solitude and made a little video with some of my favourite gadgets! Alpkit Kraku stove, and 650ml MytiMug, all filmed with a GoPro Session 4. Are you getting...

Plan B

B is for BikePacking We had booked the "Introduction to Bikepacking" trip with MTB Guiding a few months ago and three of us from the relatively flatlands of Wiltshire were really excited to be going on our first over night bike ride. Meeting Tom Hutton at the Elan Valley Visitor Center at 10am on Saturday...

#Microadventure Planning

If you have been reading my blog recently you will know how much I have been considering a bikepacking trip. I have become a little obsessed with the subject. My twitter feed, facebook likes and web searches have centered around the topic for the last month or two. Brands such as Alpkit have become faves...