March 2011
15 posts
All airbeds are not created equal
After the failure of my Exped airbed in January, I thought I’d try out a cheapie option, and bought an Alpkit Numo. It’s a different beast to the Synmat; half the weight, less than half the price, inflated by mouth, only a little insulation (across the torso area). Unfortunately, it’s also considerably less comfortable…
Why? A number of reasons. Lack of insulation means a...
West Highland....Why?
Cycling in from Loch Etive, through Glen Kinglass to Victoria Bridge, my path has intersected with the West Highland Way at Bridge of Orchy. I’ve done random snippets of the WHW in the past as a traffic-free means of linking up other stuff, and the question that always bothers me is: why would you bother with the whole thing? Really?
It’s a sanitised motorway you could push a...
In the words of Aron Ralston...
The folding shovel I bought in a Chinese outdoor gear shop snapped in half the second time I used it! Quite impressively shoddy.
Oh my lily white ass
I sailed north up Jura on the bike, a stiff tailwind carrying me forward and soothing my aching buttocks. Getting back on the bike after an 18 month absence has not been without problems, mainly down to the lack of clipless pedals. After using Time pedals for 17 years I’m institutionalised; I’ll have to go back to them, I think. I had a great few days poking round the northern tip of...
I’m bolting the bike together today, and heading for the Highlands tomorrow. Normal service will soon be resumed.
Radio Downloader →
A terrific bit of software that allows you to download any streaming BBC radio programme direct to your hard drive as an MP3 file. The only drawback is that it needs to be installed on a computer before you can run it. I’ve asked Liberkey to consider adding it to the list of applications you can run from their tool on a USB drive. I run Paint.net using Liberkey; it’s a nifty photo...
That’s interesting. I’m in Dubai Airport, waiting on a connection to return to the UK (thank Christ). Not only is this blog blocked by the local firewalls, but so is the proxy I was using in China to see how emailed posts had turned out. I’m glad I’ve got a Kindle…
From ‘Brain Droppings’ by George Carlin:
I’m happy to tell you there is very little in this world I believe in. Listening
to comedians who comment on political, social and cultural issues, I notice most
of their material reflects an underlying belief that somehow things were better
once and that with just a little effort we could set them right again. They’re
looking...
Phish pharming →
