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        <title><![CDATA[Camping Equipment - Adventure Bike Rider]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[It is rocket science: Its Rocket science]]></title>
                                <link>http://www.adventurebikerider.com/component/content/article/85-stoves/665-it-is-rocket-science.html</link>
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I am very impressed with the tiny amount of twigs it uses, though it means you have to tend it. I haven't done a scientific benchmark with a litre of water but it heated up my sausage stew and a kettle for coffee the other lunchtime with no problem. 
It's hardly portable for using on a bike trip, unless you have a sidecar, but it lights quickly and can cook for a crowd of people easily and controllably with little smoke. 
I'll be using it with charcoal next which should be damn hot.
Recommended stove for a group of people.                ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:12:32 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Coleman Pictor X2: A quick review of my new 'Coleman Pictor X2']]></title>
                                <link>http://www.adventurebikerider.com/component/content/article/88-tents/656-coleman-pictor-x2.html</link>
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                                Ordered this tent a while back on the internet (available for a very reasonable price) and used it for the first time at the 'Chilterns Rally'. 

Pros...
• Price
• Easy and quick to pitch
• Good size extended porch
• Pack size and weight 3.3kg
• Didn't sag at all
• Best storage bag ever 

Cons...
• Doesn't have double zips (so you can't make a window out of the door)
• Not as much height as the sister model 'Phad X2' but enough to sit up in
• Can't imagine it being as stable in bad weather as the Phad which is geodesic design
• Didn't like the supplied pegs so changed for some others I had spare

All in all I like it alot, bought just for motorcycling touring which it seems ideal for. 

Update: Used this tent again at the 'Boil Rally' and I'm still very much liking it - although rain can puddle into the porch area when you unzip the door.                 ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:57:57 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Coleman Coastline 2plus: Coleman Coastline 2Plus]]></title>
                                <link>http://www.adventurebikerider.com/component/content/article/88-tents/640-coleman-coastline-2plus.html</link>
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                                So what can i say about this tent . 

For the price I paid well worth the money, but now you can buy this tent on Amazon for £50. 

When packed its fairly lightweight, sits across back seat of my Transalp nicely , but you would struggle to get this tent in any of your pannier systems. 

The features are quite good, especially like the 3 doors in the porch , so you can open whatever one you like depending on the wind / rain direction. Speaking about rain and wind , so how does this tent stand up to the rough weather of the west coast of Scotland. Well for a tunnel tent I would give it a 8 / 10 for wind resistance, but the poles do bend in if the wind is coming from the side. 
But stood up to near hurricane force winds last sept at Ullapool. 

As for rain .. The isle of Mull , sept 2010 .. wow  My Transalp was washed totally clean , rain so hard it was bouncing back up 2 feet .. But the tent stayed dry inside the inner part of the tent.
The porch was a little wet but mainly from the rain and wind pushing it's way into the floor.
The floor is single piece with folded mud guard , very good when you have a stream running under the tent. And icely designed to lift out and rinse off (mud) before packing away. 

All in all , a good tent .

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                <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:46:43 +0100</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[MSR Whisperlite: MSR Whisperlite]]></title>
                                <link>http://www.adventurebikerider.com/component/content/article/85-stoves/439-msr-whisperlite.html</link>
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                                Had one for years,although it's been abused and thrown about it's still work's fine'.Yes the flare up is one to watch out for AND DO NOT USE IN A TENT,
On a bike trip plenty of petrol from the bike to keep you going,just drain some out into the pressure bottle,                ]]></description>
                <category><![CDATA[Stoves]]></category>
                <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:17:54 +0100</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Vango Ultra Lite Gas Stove: A fantastic lightweight stove if that's what you'r]]></title>
                                <link>http://www.adventurebikerider.com/component/content/article/85-stoves/429-vango-ultra-lite-gas-stove.html</link>
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                                I've got a Hi Gear Blaze Titanium Gas Stove which is an identical stove. It only gets used for mountain marathons (another thing I do) for which it is almost perfect - very light (the storage case doubles the weight), pretty powerful with wide burn area and also very controllable can be turned right down to slow simmer. But for bike touring when weight isn't as critical I'd take something else.

Good points ...
• Very light
• Wide flame area
• Good flame control
• Well made
• Great price

But...
• Not self igniting
• Pan supports not that wide (not a stove to use with the kitchen frying pan) 
• Sometimes needs a separate windshield                ]]></description>
                <category><![CDATA[Stoves]]></category>
                <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:15:39 +0100</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[REVIEW VANGO HALO 300: Vango Halo 300]]></title>
                                <link>http://www.adventurebikerider.com/component/content/article/88-tents/589-review-vango-halo-300.html</link>
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                                I bought this at an end of season tent sale for £90 but like the previous reviewer I'd be happy to pay double the price as its well made out of good quality ripstop material with alloy poles.  I've used it in torrential rain storms and gale force  winds in Scotland this year and it coped extremely well with no leaks and remained stable.  Plenty of room for two people and all their gear although I'd not want to sleep three in it!  But then that the same for most tents size wise.

My only gripe is that the porch areas could be a little larger, unzipping the doors in heavy rain exposes the inner tent slightly.                ]]></description>
                <category><![CDATA[Tents]]></category>
                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:21:43 +0100</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[REVIEW VANGO HALO 300: VANGO HALO 300 TENT]]></title>
                                <link>http://www.adventurebikerider.com/component/content/article/88-tents/589-review-vango-halo-300.html</link>
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                                A first class product, which punches well above it's weight in terms of price and performance.                ]]></description>
                <category><![CDATA[Tents]]></category>
                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:46:41 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[vango juno 500 teepee: Vango Juno 500]]></title>
                                <link>http://www.adventurebikerider.com/component/content/article/88-tents/548-vango-juno-500-teepee.html</link>
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                                I bought this for doing weekend motorcycle rallies as it has quite a small packed size, and also easy
to put up on my own.When i first got the tent, iwas unable to use it on the bike due to poor health...so i put it up in my back garden, as it stands i am on night number 19 in a row and am very pleased with the tent.
It  does let in a bit of a draught on very windy days, but it's survived in torrential all day rainstorms, and 60 mph winds and is still standing firm.Room inside for 2 double airbeds, or one plus all the panniers and bike gear.I'm 6'3 and can stand up enough to get dressed, it makes a nice change to be able to walk in, or out without crawling on all fours as well.
                                             All in all smashing tent
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                <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:41:32 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Alpkit Slim Airic: Good enough to do the job]]></title>
                                <link>http://www.adventurebikerider.com/component/content/article/87-sleeping-mats/445-alpkit-slim-airic.html</link>
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                                I bought a slim Airic back in 2006 to start lightweight camping, I've since taken it all the way to Mongolia and across Africa. It provides just enough comfort, and just enough is the right amount if you are trying to minimise your load.

I am now about to by another one because it has delaminated at one end to is swelling up when I inflate it. Airics response to this is to cut off the valve and post it to them and they'll give me a discount off a new one, so pretty good customer service for a 6 year old product!                 ]]></description>
                <category><![CDATA[Sleeping Mats]]></category>
                <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:41:35 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Vango Folding Gas Stove: Vango Folding Stove]]></title>
                                <link>http://www.adventurebikerider.com/component/content/article/85-stoves/425-vango-folding-gas-stove.html</link>
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                                Well I did the review and the comments the wrong way round but never mind. I used this cooker on the Southern simmering and it proved it’s self to be a very capable and useful cooker. The conditions in which I used it where far from perfect, it was windy and wet but I was still able to enjoy a quick cup of tea and cook a meal. Boiling times for my small kettle where about 3-4 mins and for cooking it was excellent as the valve on the gas bottle end of the tube was finely adjustable which allowed simmering of my food. The cooker itself folds down into a small plastic box which was provided and with the larger gas bottle which should last a good while did not take up much space in the pannier. I did have one concern though as I was using it directly on the grass and found it did set the grass on fire directly beneath the cooker, so either a small metal plate or a low camping table would be required if used in dry grass. In conclusion I am very pleased with this small cooker and will continue to use in preference over my other units                ]]></description>
                <category><![CDATA[Stoves]]></category>
                <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:48:21 +0200</pubDate>
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