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As a total newbie to camping using two wheels, how much would a decent set of panniers cost? I've been looking at the oxford humpback panniers...and they seem decent enough for £90. Also, are there any tents available that fit inside those?
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If I remember correctly Kinesin had full camping gear for two and Tara on the back and a huge quantitiy of hair gel. |
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I've got Oxford Humpback Panniers and a Tail Pack, seem good so far even though I've only tried them out a couple of times. Never with a tent though - that's going to be a first for me too this year (normally 4x4 and a box trailer!).
If you can wait until the BMF show to get them then I would if I were you. Last year I picked up my set of three for £70. I seem to remember there being a fair bit of bike-friendly camping gear there too so if you put off buying until then I would. |
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As Tara has just said.. I've got humpback panniers (due to high cans) and after a bit of searching got a Roben's Lemon grey tent at my local Blacks.. (it was the last of previous years models) for less than £60.
As me an Tara were two up with very limited space (hair products *need* space!! ![]() When buying a tent check the pole lenghts when folded as most are 50cm and iirc the max the panniers take is 43cm, the inner/outer sheets will fold as necessary. It's nicer to get a tent where the outer(waterproof layer) goes up first and the inner can be kept dry. My tent is nice for two people as been bikers there is lots of gear that can be kept in two entances (tank bag, backpack, pannier, lids, boot, leathers) so the space is needed!! Tara also had a backpack, I did try to keep that empty as possible and it held her waterproofs, 2 pairs of jeans, a t-shirt or two and I think her non-biking footwear and micro towel. My tankbag had waterproofs, trainers, ipod, camcorder, speakers, oh and I also had a swedish trangier<??> in one of the panniers. In the end we didn't wear half the gear we took but if we had got wet at anypoint it might have been different. Photo's of us camping last year here: http://kinesin.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/SVRideout2004/ - Mine is the blue sk1 with the grey tent. |
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Like i said his hair gel
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Ok we are now 4 weeks away from the ride out can anyone tell us where we can get a B&B or some of us will have to miss out on this 1 and dont want too thanks albert
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Well there's a travelodge on the site where we're starting from, and there's a small hotel across the road from there too.
Try looking in Google for "B&B in Burford".... . |
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