GMVI checklist- What to bring

[andrewsmith]

Righto

Just a bit of my OCD kicking in, what to take. I'm currently at:

- Full textiles on the forecast I've seen
- Winter Gloves and liners plus the summer gloves
- Jump leads for Chucca's bike ;)
- Tools
- Sidestand puck (A must for everyone)

Anything else?

[dyzio]

beer money,
petrol money,
Debit card for when you run out of beer money (ie day2)

[Sir Trev]

Snow tyres? My staff always descibe it as "the frozen north".

[andrewsmith]

I'm going up with standard touring tyres.

Trev your colleagues are misinformed shandy drinking southern poofs ;)

[mattSV]

Avon skin so soft for the midges

[andrewsmith]

Avon skin so soft for the midges

Myth sadly, unless your AJC and you aim and light it

[mattSV]

Myth sadly, unless your AJC and you aim and light it

Worked for me :confused:

[Sir Trev]

Trev your colleagues are misinformed shandy drinking southern poofs ;)

Your call your staff "colleagues"? Most odd.

[andrewsmith]

I'm a minion that referees and herds cats ;)

[orose]

Myth sadly, unless your AJC and you aim and light it

There's a specific version that works - last time I went up there, it was the green bottle spray-on. I'll report back, as I'm off to Go Outdoors today to stock up (What strength do you need? Scotland...)

[missyburd]

ASSS works for me, needs to be the "soft and fresh" version with citrinellol in the ingredients. It doesn't stop the midges from landing on ya but they don't bite. And if it works for Ollie then it's definitely worth using, he comes up in lumps if I remember rightly!

[andrewsmith]

I'm going a different way; odourless Garlic, and it seems to work. TBH its helping something else too as I'm feeling healthier

[carelesschucca]

All I really want people to bring are their smiles.

This is the look your going for. http://www.hisltd.co.uk/images/AvonSkinSoSoft-super.jpg

[Tiger 55]

Myth sadly, unless your AJC and you aim and light it
Not so. I carried out an inadvertant test at GMI by missing the underside of one arm. It got bitten to f*ck.

You'll never stop them flying near you and driving you mental, but Skin So Soft will stop them biting you.

But mostly don't forget the beer money.

[markc123]

A rear tyre that is not 10 miles from showing canvas at the start of the ride out is handy.

Skin so soft is sat by my panniers ready to go, as is the sunblock to prevent a burned scalp.

[orose]

I've gone a stage up from Skin so Soft this time - gone for chemical warfare and hi-tech fabrics to keep my arms intact this time.

[andrewsmith]

I've gone a stage up from Skin so Soft this time - gone for chemical warfare and hi-tech fabrics to keep my arms intact this time.

DEET or DDT ;)

[orose]

50% DEET plus something the midges don't like. Also harmful to everything else, if the packet is to be believed...

[andrewsmith]

It ain't DEET then.
Sounds like creosote in a pack ;)

[Mrs_giggles]

Mige repellant purchased and packed

[carelesschucca]

Towel! Bring a TOWEL!

Its the only thing the lodge doesn't give you.

[andrewsmith]

Towel! Bring a TOWEL!

Its the only thing the lodge doesn't give you.

Or be like Chucca and that a greek Shower ;)

[carelesschucca]

Its a frood thing to do. You should always know where your towel is mate!!!

[Terah]

Its the only thing the lodge doesn't give you.

The only thing? ;););););););)

[markc123]

Its a frood thing to do. You should always know where your towel is mate!!!

Towel day was only 5 days ago :-). Share and enjoy.

[orose]

I'm not sure chucca is quite such a hoopy frood on reading this...

[carelesschucca]

The only thing? ;););););););)

Oh sorry Neil they don't do bike recovery either!

[Terah]

Oh sorry Neil they don't do bike recovery either!

Bah. I'm trying a new technique this time. Starting with a bike that's already not working - that way there's less to go wrong.