LFGSS Bikepacking Weekend 2: Oct 27/28, Suffolk

I'm a little concerned about how fragile my mat is, so happy to carry a groundsheet if someone has one

Can bring this bivy bag for you to use as ground sheet.

That would be great, cheers!

Thanks B, next time i'll be in

A few piccies (More here)

How cold was it?

@mashton it varied. We were handed sun, cold wind, rain, a short spell of hail even. Reckon down to +3 at night, raining. Thin baselayer on first day, two warm layers on day two. Rain jacket on and off often all weekend.

Thanks @platypus for the great route, couldn’t ask for better.
Thanks @TvH for Trangia scrambled eggs breakfast — class! Nice photos!

Looks great, I wish I cpuld have gone. Hope you guys had a blast!

That bread!

That bread!

@platypus looking as proud as a father holding his newborn baby.

Looking good again fellas!

babies are just protein, after brexit sourdough will be the real currency, what will you eat protein with?!

thanks guys. truly lovely weekend. slept soooo well.

@platypus - I hope you are planning Weekend #3...

yes I am, actually.
does anyone want to do 1st and 2nd December weekend, or shall we wait for 2019?

December sounds good. What do you have in mind?

I'd be up for one in Dec, if it was more over my side (or at least somewhere I can get to via train) but can't do 1st/2nd. Following two weekends are currently OK.

I may need to treat myself to a new winter bag but I could do Dec currently

thinking about the mary towneley loop plus a bit extra to get to/from train stations.
would people join me on this?

https://ridewithgps.com/trips/396800

either that, or we could go to the brecon beacons / black mountains and stay in this cute bothy overnight, which might be preferable in december.

Bothy sounds nice. In if I have an MTB by then

trails might look like this

Unless I break something I'm in.

Think I've found my new workshop.

cosy inside too

Do want. Unlikely to have a bike capable by December :(