Cycle Touring Gear Overnight Test

It's July 2021. A short while ago I bought a touring bike and some gear to use for long trips, so before committing I decided to test it out on an overnight camp not too far from home and this video is the result. It is not a full review.

[@RoadyPacking-CyclingAdventures]

Lovely route mate....... good luck on the trips!!

[@aidm3462]

Lovely quiet roads, thanks for sharing. What do you use to hold your bike upright when you were camped?

[@MinackerMovies]

It is my copy of a stand made in the USA. I used 3 sections of a carbon tent pole, with a saddle I made from a pipe clamp at one end and a trekking pole rubber foot at the other. It is clipped to the frame using a pump bracket. I show it in the kit review.

[@pootlingalong8928]

What happened to the Nordisk Telemark tent - it seemed such a little star of your long distance walks and you said you loved it. IMO was the best looking of your tents but you don’t use it any more?

[@MinackerMovies]

Hi, I did love it, but fell out love with silnylon, simply because it gets in such a soggy mess from rain or condensation that it needs airing when (if) the sun comes out. Hence the Dyneema tents that do not absorb moisture. The latest, Notch Li is a double skin, so better for windy and colder conditions than my Plexamid. The Lightwave is warmest, not Dyneema, tiny footprint but of course less space. Always looking for the perfect tent!