• Bit of a niche query, but on the off-chance – has anybody here tried taking an ipad mini or similar on a tour to do a bit of work?

    I'm daydreaming about getting a bit of a solo trip in this year but im short on holiday days, so am considering doing half a day of riding and half a day of work (marketing nonsense, mostly planning and copywriting).

    Hurdles I anticipate are:

    • ipad mini not being big enough to really do any work on
    • me not wanting to do any work and then just not doing it
    • poor signal in rural france
    • breaking the ipad due to cramming it into a frame bag/seat pack
  • Could you use a folding bluetooth keyboard with your phone? If it's mainly typing.

  • Depends what you do for work. Surely and airbook or similar would be ideal.
    We worked from the van on 4G for a while. Just find a cafe or campsite to charge.

  • Such a nice daydream though:)

  • I took a tablet and keyboard on a tour to write once, ended up just connecting the keyboard to my phone and writing. It wasn't horrendous, but it also want work.

  • Bit of a niche query, but on the off-chance – has anybody here tried taking an ipad mini or similar on a tour to do a bit of work?

    Have had similar ideas and have done a bit of work away from home but mostly in friends places with decent internet. I think having a model with USB-C makes things easier.

    Using an Anker 341 hub and bluetooth keyboard/mouse, you can mount a lot of things to an iPad. Think it allows for PD pass through if you have the right cables/plug, video calls burn through the battery. It also has a HDMI port to mirror to a larger screen.

    Fully regret buying a cheap keyboard (£30 logitech keys to go), sure it's light and thin but it's terrible. Would like to try again with a Logitech MX mini.

    Exped lightweight 8" sleeve will keep it safe crammed into your bags.

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