Generic Touring Thread

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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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pastry_bot in reply to @frankenbike

Stop posting on the forum...and if you want to do it, just do it.

It's the UK, not Mongolia.

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frankenbike in reply to @pastry_bot

Alright mate, I was just bored at work and thought I would do some research and get some advice - like "definitely bring this thing" or whatever. e.g. suggestion from @laner of an audiobook/podcast is a good one that I wouldn't have thought of, only adds the weight of my headphones to my bags, and might save me from 2 hours of sitting in the cold/dark by myself on Saturday night.

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