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I cannot help you with the South Wales but looking at the route I would suggest going south rom Ruthin to Corwen, then Lake Bala, the route to Lake Vyrnwy from there is very nice, also hilly. Continue to Llanfair Caereinion, Newtown (or cut across to Caerws, Llanidloes, then continue to your original route to Elan Valley.
Not saying the original route is not nice but the closer you get to the border the busier the roads get and the flatter the terrain.
Depending where you're starting from, from Llandudno you could go south towards Betws-y-Coed and keep moving south through Blaneau Ffestiniog, then Harlech (nice castle and view if the beaches from there) or if you go west at Betws-y-Coed you'll go last Capel Curig (nice hostel there).
Both routes are very nice.
Another option from Barmouth is to go towards Dolgellau which is a nice town, follow to Brithdir, to Corris (that route is part of the Mach Loop, a circuit used by the RAF to practice so you might be able to see from fighter jets flying low between hills to helicopters and so on.) There's not schedule, but you might get lucky and the regulars usually know, oh and they only practice weekdays. You can look it up on YouTube to give you an idea, it's quite impressive. You could then continue to Machynleth.
There are a few bothies you could use depending which route you take. One is near lake Bala, by a small lake. It's tiny 2 people max but there's room outside to pitch and it's quite sweet.
The other is near Beddgelert, quite big, sleep 12 or so. There's a bit of hill walking with the bike but doable.
They're both in the bothy website if interested.
There are plenty places to eat in the towns you'll be passing but there's absolute nothing from Betws-y-Coed past Blaneau Ffestiniog for example.
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Great, I'll look it up, thanks.
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Great, thanks for the feedback. I shall give it a go.
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And this also.
Now to find out if a tarp pole would be strong enough as the tent has got the inner and fly sheet. -
Yes, that might work, thanks.
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Hi,
Has anyone used the Lanshan 1 tent?
Just wondering if it is possible to use a tarp pole rather than a walking pole to pitch it. Will it be strong enough?
And I guess I will have to bodge something to attach at the top end of the pole to spread the force and stop it from poking through the fabric?, like a walking stick ferrule, unless there is something specific for that. -
Planet X have a wide selection of Fire-Maple stoves from £20 for alloy and steel to £40 for titanium. There's a 20% off code at the moment.
https://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/outdoor/cooking/stoves?sort=price-asc -
You might have probably read this but if not it might help.
https://www.paulcomp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/neo_retro_instructions.pdfI believe that the adjuster nut (the one with the L stamped in your pic) should look symmetrical with the one on the other side for the arms to pull the same amount.
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They are the tough version. I really like them. Very easy to setup tubeless, roll fast on tarmac and have good grip on loose surface.
I've tried GK SK and they are ok but have not ridden them for as long as the Terrene and also are 700x43 so not really a true like for like comparison.
Links of the two I've mentioned but you might potentially be passing others.
https://www.mountainbothies.org.uk/bothies/wales/cae-amos/
https://www.mountainbothies.org.uk/bothies/wales/arenig-fawr/