Careful packing and preparation.
First use of the Monkii Cage / 'Frugal food tube' combination.
Great way of keeping weight on the bike - not on your back.
The bottom tube needs to be slightly shorter as the front wheel catches when the forks are in compression.
Keep it simple. Food in the tubes. Sleeping bag, primaloft jacket and spare thermals in the front dry dag. Half a tent, stove and gas in the rear dry bag. Thermarest, tent poles, firstaid kit, tools snacks and water on my back.
Dog could carry some kit?
Rach with a similar set up.
Glen Tilt
Campsite - more pictures to follow
Our route is shown below, undertaken clockwise starting at Blair Athol and overnighting in Glen Loch.
We split the route over two days. 35km on the first day, and a more relaxed 20km ride out on the second.
The route would be acheivable over one day but at 55km it is too far for a dog to run.
The effort required to organise a backpack is immense at the best of times, and 4 of us failed to walk to a bothy in a similar area! So massive respect to you both for this adventure and like the tubes! That hound should defintely be carrying something useful. The st bernards do!
ReplyDeleteTom. Thanks for the comments. The frugal food tubes seem to be key. Let me know if you want one!
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