Touring Equipment

pillow: 145g
http://www.millets.co.uk/activities/100081-ajungilak-air-pillow.html&cm_mmc=googleshop-_-shopping-_-feed-_-all?gclid=CMHlxsm3hrgCFSXItAodcWIAwg

chair: 880g
http://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/equipment-c3/accessories-c10/seats-and-sitmats-c47/chair-one-p1188

I am totally prepared to carry an extra kilo for the comfort those things bring. Lounging in a chair with a beer after 100 miles, and having a night's sleep as good as I'd get at home, is worth it to me.

I agree, everyone is different and have different want from their tour, I'm just highlighting stuff that might be worth rethinking of you're looking to cut down on stuff.

I'm not :D

Taking chairs on tour seems crazy to me, but i remember when you got back from spain both you and tom both saying how much you appreciated (and fought over) the chair you took so fair enough.

That pillow looks good, think i'll invest.

In my case, it's one of those thing that I don't know what I'm missing until I tried it.

That's why i can still happily camp never taking a sleeping mat, don't know what i'm missing!

blimey, the only reason I take a sleeping mat is to prevent myself from getting cold by putting a gap between I and the ground.

is there any point taking the tools for replacing a cassette if you don't also take a replacement cassette?
i.e. if you need to buy one, you can fit it in the shop.

Of course there is, if you're surrounded by enemies, you can easily take off the cassette and throw the cog at them like you would throw a shuriken, they're brilliant weapon for self defence.

replacing drive side spokes?

Access to drive side spokes?

Well she doesn't need those throwing stars as well then.

So close....:(

The tools stuff on that list isn't very accurate but I am not in charge of that bit so have largely ignored it. But I will say tandem brake cable is worthwhile if you are tandem touring seeing as it's not readily available in Decathlon.

I have Decathlon love when I went touring.

Thank fuck they're open on a Saturday when a companion got a puncture, not so much for the 30 miles round trip down a hill and back up.

pillow: 145g
http://www.millets.co.uk/activities/100081-ajungilak-air-pillow.html&cm_mmc=googleshop-_-shopping-_-feed-_-all?gclid=CMHlxsm3hrgCFSXItAodcWIAwg

chair: 880g
http://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/equipment-c3/accessories-c10/seats-and-sitmats-c47/chair-one-p1188

I am totally prepared to carry an extra kilo for the comfort those things bring. Lounging in a chair with a beer after 100 miles, and having a night's sleep as good as I'd get at home, is worth it to me.

Interesting.

I haven't been touring yet, but I have done a fair bit of trekking and before I went someone gave me the good advice that it's always worth spending/ensuring you have nice sleep related stuff.

Also when I've been in remote places, one of probably the 3 or 4 most missed home comforts is something comfortable to sit on with back support. But then everyone's mileage varies.

My first forays into the world of camping gear coincided with an unexpected lump of cash coming my way, so I threw it at good quality stuff. I take a lot of satisfaction in being able to wake up feeling like you've had a brilliant night's sleep even though you've been in a tent.

When I first got my winter sleeping mat (Exped Downmat 9) and sleeping bag (a PHD) and that pillow, I tried them out on the floor of the living room in the shared house I was living in at the time and was so comfortable I promptly fell asleep (in the middle of the afternoon, with people wandering around). I think that is a good sign.

Save a few hundred grams and a few bucks (if you haven't purchased already).
Or save even more and just get a Thermarest trekker lounge.

http://www.mec.ca/product/5027-958/alite-designs-monarch-chair/?f=10&q=chair

560g, now we're talkin'...

Would this be crap? have never had a chair in my whole life camping.

Save a few hundred grams and a few bucks (if you haven't purchased already).
Or save even more and just get a Thermarest trekker lounge.

http://www.mec.ca/product/5027-958/alite-designs-monarch-chair/?f=10&q=chair

It appears to only have two legs!

It doesn't look terribly sturdy. They do do one very similar to the Helinox http://www.mec.ca/product/5027-428/alite-designs-mantis-chair/ but it's pretty much the same weight/price.

but it's pretty much the same weight/price.

Dude it's a lots more expensive for another pair of legs!

The original design (with 2 legs) is just over half the weight of tricity's link.
It also seems stronger to me, simpler with less stress on the structure.
Ed, the trekker lounges are very common out here and are a great way to add some comfort to a trip without a lot of extra weight and especially bulk. (No fibreglass or alu struts to worry about breaking)