Snail wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:41 am Would you carry any spares or tools, if you take spares then you need the tools to change them?

Depends. If I was on the DN then breakdown cover, a phone, charging lead and bank card will carry the day. If on the 32 year old Fusion, or the 28 year old Helix then nothing less a boot full of spare parts, tools and fluids will do, but only because bits will be hard to find if the shit hits the fan. In reality, both have been to foreign (and done other long trips too) in my stewardship and done just fine - I just like to be prepared.

As you rightly say to be prepared is good, but I am guilty of over thinking things generally, put a couple of flyers up other day to try and recruit members locally?

Snail

Snail wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 1:47 pm As you rightly say to be prepared is good, but I am guilty of over thinking things generally, put a couple of flyers up other day to try and recruit members locally?

Snail

Well, possibly... if your steed is new or nearly new (I'm assuming this - I'm in a tiny minority on here riding stuff that's well into its third decade) then I wouldn't worry too much - get some breakdown cover and crack on

Smart phone is a must keep up with social media ,take selfies but most important Acsi discount camping card app .

Has been maxi tours wrote: ↑Thu Oct 18, 2018 7:31 am Smart phone is a must keep up with social media

now that's just sad

Very sad if can't get a data connection or WiFi


Or as we say in black country Totes Emosh

My wife would insist that I took clean undies.

That's a must as well in case of an accident can't go to hospital with dirty pants

Beer money!

Didn't your mum used to tell to put clean pants on in case got knocked down by a bus .