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I wouldn't call drinking a pint of liquid in the morning Hyperhydrated, not even close. I typically drink 2-3litres of liquid a day, and if I'm exerting myself in hot weather that can go up considerably. On a cycle ride in summer 2015 I drank over 5L in 6 hours, and was still severely dehydrated...

Washing in cold water is a very good way of training the bodies cold shock response, which has the advantage that you're less likely to inhale if you land in cold water accidentally, reducing you're risk of drowning. Even if you don't wash in cold streams, a cold shower every 2-3 weeks is enough...

That's a good question. I'm not currently with my pack, but when I'm next with it, I'll have a measure, see what I can work out. If you've not heard from me by Saturday, remind me. J

Note internal hubs are not necessarily the ideal for touring, especially when off the beaten track. If they fail, they tend to do so in such a way that can leave you unable to ride your bike. You can't change gear while pedalling, which can be a pain on hills, and they tend not to have the...

Regarding water, I find the Rixel Kaul Bottle Klick to be a useful device. Allows you to add an extra bottle mount anywhere on the bike, but also to be able to remove it when not in use. I use it on my Brompton so I can mount a bottle and still fold the bike up. Talking of my Brompton. It...

I think my biggest bug bare on these things is the £8 quid handling fee that's stuck on there by the UK delivery company when it gets to the UK. Particularly if you order stuff that is just over the threshold of when they charge (note there's no fee's upto a set amount £25?). These days there...

It depends a bit about how you define "on" in relation to the hips. There is above the hops (at the waist) so that the belt sits on top of the hip bones, or there is at the hips so they go round the hips. Personally I go for the former rather than the later. Much more comfortable. It's just as...

I never quite understood why people like such thick blades, I find even 3mm is a bit thick for the way I use a knife. 2-2.5mm seems about right. J

As always I recommend the Exped Lightning backpacks I have the 60. But they also have a 45l version. I reviewed it here. J

Yes that's the plan. Or Amazon.de or a selection of other places... J

Where can you legally use such things? J

It is, except a hexi block enough to boil the kettle is about 15g. You're not going to get much fire for 15g of kitty litter... J

I have the saw blade on my Leatherman Juice CS4, which is under the 3inch max length I can take on the Eurostar. The pocketboy 130 is very tempting as it's small enough for most of what I'm doing, I'm not really one for biiig fires. Eurostar length limit is 75mm, non locking. It's the non...

Just to offer a small note of counter balance, I tried one of these stoves and really didn't get on with it. Using small twigs I found that the feed rate between starving it of fuel and smothering it was a very fine point to find. On one trip, 3 of us failed to get a pot of water to boil on due...

Just incase you didn't find it, my review of the exped lightning 65 can be found here. I've been very happy with it. One thing of note, when they say that it's upper limit is 24kg, they mean it, go above that and it's comfort is greatly reduced. You can get a lot in... and on this pack...

I considered the Opinel a while back, but decided I didn't like it. J

My current bush saw of choice - Bahco Laplander - is too long for me to get through Eurostar security, so I'm in the market for a new saw that I can keep on the other side of the channel. Before I just hit buy on another laplander, I'm wondering what other options there are. I've pondered the...

I'm not sure about the whole hydration system thing. When you've got a bladder on your back and a hose on your shoulder, it's really hard to see how much you've drunk, which makes it next to impossible to keep a track on hydration, you either drink too much, or too little. For this reason I've...

It's a nice idea. I used to use a set of OG PLCE webbing, mostly utility pouches and water bottle pouches. It was a comfy way of carrying stuff, but the main reasons I stopped using it was 2 fold: 1) In a station in East Berlin a random guy saluted me as I walked past wearing the webbing with...

Yep, they are very picky about alignment, and hairyness and... I'll stop there before I get too graphic. Mess it up and you basically Pee down your leg, which is really not pleasant. It's a nice idea, but I don't even bother to take mine with me anymore. Again with the whole 50% of the...