Thorn on a trip.

[john28july]

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[julk]

Looks like you had a nice trip - is that a new tent?

[jags]

yes great photo's john like the new tent what make is it,how many days camping and what kind of milage did you do  thanks

[john28july]

Looks like you had a nice trip - is that a new tent?

The tent is a Terra Nova Superlight Solar 2.2
Its 2kg. I have bad back and was finding the Hilleberg very tight to use, hence I sold it and got this new tent. My first time use of it shows to me, that I made a great choice.
More pictures of tent here
http://www.pbase.com/john28july/solar22
John.

[john28july]

yes great photo's john like the new tent what make is it,how many days camping and what kind of milage did you do  thanks

Two days only and just 80 miles-hard work as it was very hilly!
John.

[jags]

well done john great pic's of the tent look's great, i haven't used my akto yet hope i dont find it a bad choice ,mind you i think im a lot smaller than you in height that is.was that a bottle of wine you had with your beans you would sleep well after that lot .have you any more tours planned over the next couple months.

[bobs]

Hi Jags,
you will not be disappointed with the Atko. It is quick to put up, it takes my mate 3 times longer to put up and take down his Vango. There is plenty of room for one with loads of storage for panniers etc.

Bob

[john28july]

well done john great pic's of the tent look's great, i haven't used my akto yet hope i dont find it a bad choice ,mind you i think im a lot smaller than you in height that is.was that a bottle of wine you had with your beans you would sleep well after that lot .have you any more tours planned over the next couple months.

Thanks.
That was a locally brewed bottle of-beer! It went down well with the sausage and beans too.
Actually I am not tall at all-I just have long legs but a poorly back.
John.

[jags]

hi bob's yeah i did mean to ask you about the akto ,it came highly recommended but as i said i haven't tryed it out as yet.do you use the ground sheet with it  ,i just got myself some builders plastic and cut it out the same shape as the inside of the tent,would i be better off getting the proper ground sheet.
two week's ago i did my biggest spin on the sherpa i covered three county's over a 100 miles fully loaded ,i think looking at your photo's i have the same set up as you blue ortlieb bickpackerplus panniers and ultimate 5 barbag great set up,i just wanted to get the feel of the bike loaded up over a long distance ,i was impressed how it handled rock solid so i have no fear now on my france tour next year ./

[bobs]

I haven't used anything under the groundsheet, plastic would be ok. Thought about a footprint but they are £35 , it would protect the groundsheet, stop the damp rising in the porch bit. Just bought rollers for the front, but will use them on the rear when lightly loaded.

[jags]

thanks bob's im trying to stay away from front pannier's,i can near enough get everything i need into the rear one's.i think the biggest problem with  packing for a tour is cloths they take up so much space,

[Ecaz]

Hello!

I'm new here, what series of bike is this?

[stutho]

Ecaz,

Welcome to the list

If you follower John's link in the original post then you are looking at a Thorn Sherpa frame built up with custom equipment by John himself.  For for info on the Sherpa (or any Thorn bike) follow the links from here 

[jags]

john hi, is the saddle bag you have the carradice camper.my son bought the camper bag for me for christmas and im thinking will i need some kind of clamp with it ,or will the straps be good enough with my brooks thanks.
oh if i need a clamp what do you recommend.
 cheers jags.

[john28july]

john hi, is the saddle bag you have the carradice camper.my son bought the camper bag for me for christmas and im thinking will i need some kind of clamp with it ,or will the straps be good enough with my brooks thanks.
oh if i need a clamp what do you recommend.
 cheers jags.

Hello,
I used the Camper Longflap with the Brooks saddle loops. I now use a Carradice SQR so that whilst off camping I can remove the bag quicker at nigh time to take into the tent. No other reason to use the SQR though.
Happy New Year.
John.