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frankenbike
Has anyone done any solo touring? I want to go somewhere this weekend but none of my friends are around. So I was considering some sort of micro-tour; 1 or 2 nights camping and ~200 miles. But I've never done anything like that by myself; just wondering if anyone has any advice?

Off the top of my head there are a few "issues" to consider;
- motivation and boredom might be a problem
- I need to take every single tool and spare myself
- I have to do all the navigating myself
- if I'm in a hit-and-run/crash there's no one to call an ambulance for me - I will obviously let my girlfriend/flatmate/parents/etc. know where I'm going though

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andyfallsoff in reply to @frankenbike

I have, a couple of times. Boredom and motivation weren't a problem; it is a pain when something breaks (I had a broken cleat which was a nightmare) but even if I'd been with more people I wouldn't have had the necessary stuff, and would have felt worse slowing a group down.

Trickiest part for me was finding places to sleep as I was wild camping - when you're actually doing it, it seems really stressful as you need to feel relaxed enough to actually fall asleep!

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