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Snow Cycling And Tent Crisis
Following our hibernation from the snow we really wanted hot showers and hot food. Instead we had a freezing ride, brought cold paella thinking it was hot and I had a freezing cold shower. And that was before we found the holes in the tent. – Posted by Emma
Winter Gear Fixing List
The very same day we sat down to write a huge list of all the things that we needed to do before continuing our tour in April 2011, we received an email from a cyclist asking how our gear had performed in the first six months of the trip and if there were any choices we would make differently after being on the road. – Posted by Emma
Tent Repatriation
We don’t know if regular use by two (sometimes) stinky cyclist bodies are anything to do with our misfortunes but between the mysterious holes which appeared in France, a love-in with an over-amorous cat, a pair of trapped crickets and a troupe of hungry ants, our tent (lovingly known as Bessie) has a few holes after six months of cycle touring. – Posted by Emma
Helpful Kit Companies
After the logistical hassles we had trying to figure out how to get our Hilleberg tent repaired in the EU and returned to Istanbul, we looked at our list of non-critical kit problems and wondered if each of these would be as difficult. We had visions of gear being stung for disproportionately high fees in customs, parcels disappearing or as with Hilleberg finding that companies were unable to provide support outside the EU. But on several accounts, we were in luck. – Posted by Emma