No one has mentioned a tool kit... search through some other threads (there was one earlier in the week I think). Can you use a tool kit? Think about whether you can repair punctures at the side of the road, do you know how to replace blubs if they blow, or get some Euro breakdown cover.
Take your credit card as well, buy stuff en route that you forgot to pack.
Have fun.
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Hi Dave DRZ,
Good call, yes I will take the minimal toolkit. I will need to learn about repairing punctures. I am tool kit kind of guy and have had some practice on my tremendously unreliable DR125. That said I am hardly leaving civilisation so if anything goes wrong I'm hoping the euro cover will workout. The fact that the Honda CRF250L should be bombproof will help too.
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Bren
Good call, yes I will take the minimal toolkit. I will need to learn about repairing punctures. I am tool kit kind of guy and have had some practice on my tremendously unreliable DR125. That said I am hardly leaving civilisation so if anything goes wrong I'm hoping the euro cover will workout. The fact that the Honda CRF250L should be bombproof will help too.
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Bren
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I'm a fan of tarps and bashers, but depending on where you are you can be at the mercy of mozzies.Redmurty wrote:How about a travel hammoch and tarp instead of a heavy tent cheers Spud
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I forgot about mozzies. Hateful things...
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If Amsterdam is your first stop then pick up a stool at a Decathlon on your way outBrenhden wrote:Thanks for the tip.
The weight thing is not only based around the bike. I will be parking up and heading into Amsterdam. I will have to carry everything with me and stash it somewhere.
Bren
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Hi,Mark1961 wrote:I'd also get one of these.
will always spark what ever the weather
Have you tried this with parafin stoves like the Trangia? I always find you need a flame rather than a spark but Im willing to stand corrected
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As they are only a couple of quid I might just pick up and drop off as and when requested. Often campsite have lost property and abandoned stuff that you can borrow if you are polite enough
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Yes I have one and very much enjoy searching for natural fluffy materials to light with it. I've never got a trangia going with one though. Lucky I smoke so I am never far from a lighter.
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at the risk of a "stove war", if keeping things light is your aim, you are better off with a petrol stove, as you never run out of fuel, you can spend a fortuene on various types I have an MSR wisperlight and a dragonfly, the dragonfly is by far the best for cooking on, but I also got a cheap chineese one from ebay for about £30.Brenhden wrote:Yes I have one and very much enjoy searching for natural fluffy materials to light with it. I've never got a trangia going with one though. Lucky I smoke so I am never far from a lighter.
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So, you're into navel gazing eh?Brenhden wrote:Yes I have one and very much enjoy searching for natural fluffy materials to light with it. I've never got a trangia going with one though. Lucky I smoke so I am never far from a lighter.
Don't know about the rest of Europe but in Spain watch out for perfumes meths* sold in supermarkets and 'droguerias' rather than ironmonger's shops (fereterias). This stuff seems to be watered down a little and can be difficult to light, especially on frosty mornings for your cuppa.
* 'alcohol de quemar' or 'alcohol azul' (blue)
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