Slowbee Posted January 22, 2021 Share What 4 season tent do you guys use ? I mean a decent waterproof/storm proof one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_lurker Posted January 22, 2021 Share What 4 season tent do you guys use ? I mean a decent waterproof/storm proof one.It's not a 4 seasons, but then we're in SA.. I'm 1.85m so some of the ultralight tents are a little cramped, but this one works very well, especially at only 1.7kg. https://www.naturehike.co.za/collections/tents/products/cloud-up-2-ultralight-2-person-tent-upgrade Edited January 22, 2021 by NC_lurker Dusty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NixM Posted January 22, 2021 Share Naturehike cloud up, it is almost an exact copy of one the lightweight MSR tents but half the price. Mine has done 3 weeks 4x4 camping in Botswana, multiple overnight hikes and one bikepacking trip, still looks new (very lightweight with delicate fabric but so far so good). Fits 2 of us medium sized ladies fine, not much spare space for wine though. Hairy and Slowbee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted January 24, 2021 Share What 4 season tent do you guys use ? I mean a decent waterproof/storm proof one.I have an Alpkit Soloist but it’s a 3 season tent. Nice and lightweight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted January 25, 2021 Share It's not a 4 seasons, but then we're in SA.. I'm 1.85m so some of the ultralight tents are a little cramped, but this one works very well, especially at only 1.7kg. https://www.naturehike.co.za/collections/tents/products/cloud-up-2-ultralight-2-person-tent-upgradeWe've got the same tent and have used it in snow, torrential rain and high altitudes and we survived. Brilliant for the price and easily available in SA Edited January 25, 2021 by Dusty Hairy and NixM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted January 27, 2021 Share 11-50 cassette delivered this morning.30t Oval on its way. Absolute Black 30t Oval delivered this a.m. Bike now ready, just have to decide how much singlespeed riding I want to do over the next 4/5 months before conversion to a 1x11. Dusty and Hairy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickGM Posted November 10, 2022 Share Just an update here, since I started the thread 2 years ago with the hope that I could do a biggish international tour one day. My partner and I rode from Oslo to Venice over a 3 month period starting in July this year, camping most nights. It was fantastic. I thought I should at least post it in case anyone is thinking of doing something similar. The hardest part was making the decision to go. Cheers. Photos of the first and last day, Baltic and Adriatic. Dusty, Pieter-za, gerriemtb and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonky Posted November 10, 2022 Share On 1/22/2021 at 9:05 PM, NC_lurker said: It's not a 4 seasons, but then we're in SA.. I'm 1.85m so some of the ultralight tents are a little cramped, but this one works very well, especially at only 1.7kg. https://www.naturehike.co.za/collections/tents/products/cloud-up-2-ultralight-2-person-tent-upgrade Can vouch for naturehike's service and their honouring of a warranty - they replaced a bag that broke a clip without quibbling (and paid for the postage to and fro). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milosh Posted November 10, 2022 Share 2 hours ago, NickGM said: Just an update here, since I started the thread 2 years ago with the hope that I could do a biggish international tour one day. My partner and I rode from Oslo to Venice over a 3 month period starting in July this year, camping most nights. It was fantastic. I thought I should at least post it in case anyone is thinking of doing something similar. The hardest part was making the decision to go. Cheers. Very nice thank you for sharing , What bikes did you use ? buythere or hire ? Details please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickGM Posted November 10, 2022 Share 19 minutes ago, Milosh said: Very nice thank you for sharing , What bikes did you use ? buythere or hire ? Details please We took our bikes over. Mine was a Fuji touring that I got from CRC. My partner rode a 2nd hand specialized awol that we picked up over here and modified massively with bits and pieces i picked up on the hub. I originally built up a separate bike (which I love) but it just couldn't take the load without wobbling around like noodle. Also it has short chain stays. Basically it was/is not a touring bike, more gravel-oriented. My bike and cargo weighed just over 40kg altogether, often a bit more if we'd stocked up on food. We wild-camped quite a bit in the Scandinavian countries so often stocked up quite a bit. So I'm now stuck with 2 bikes but wont sell either because I love them both. Our bikes were great though, no mechanicals. We saw many, many other tourers out there. 99% were on dorky traditional touring bikes with 3x10 mtb groupsets, ortlieb panniers and kickstands (including us). The other 1% were on bikepacking setups. The trend is pretty much inverted on social media. I've been roasted for saying this before but it feels like bikepacking only really happens on instagram. Anyway, that's a cynical statement and the best bike is the one that gets you out there I guess. Edited November 10, 2022 by NickGM MORNE and Milosh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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