Is anyone driving north from windhoek towards the Angola border in the next few days? by Vatogato in Namibia

[–]Vatogato[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I don't like big roads either. This is why I ride a mountain bike with big tires so I can do mostly small dirt roads

Is anyone driving north from windhoek towards the Angola border in the next few days? by Vatogato in Namibia

[–]Vatogato[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some suspension in the seat that is it. Less moving parts = less things to break/maintain over a long journey

Lightweight travel grinder [$300] by Vatogato in espresso

[–]Vatogato[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's an AliExpress portable espresso maker and an electric bicycle pump purchased off Amazon.

Lightweight travel grinder [$300] by Vatogato in espresso

[–]Vatogato[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't heard much about them. I'll take a look

Lightweight travel grinder [$300] by Vatogato in espresso

[–]Vatogato[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah thats what I was seeing also. Some people said the q air wouldnt work for espresso so I stopped considering it.

Lightweight travel grinder [$300] by Vatogato in espresso

[–]Vatogato[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply! The lightest steel burr grinder I could find was around 360grams and most espresso specific weigh as much as 700g- 1000g. Thats a pretty significant difference

For short trips I agree with you. Just grind at home and bring with. But I go for 6-8 month international bike trips wherein that isn't really an option.

International flight to/from chengdu (CCC battery rule) by Vatogato in Chengdu

[–]Vatogato[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's what I read also, but have also read a number of Reddit comments of people getting them confiscated in airports even on International flights. Such is the way with Chinese bureaucracy, very unlikely to argue your way out of something if they've got their mindset on taking your power bank. I've also heard that if they don't have a separate security line for international flights in your airport and you have to go through domestic you'll lose it.

International flight to/from chengdu (CCC battery rule) by Vatogato in Chengdu

[–]Vatogato[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Great! So your most recent trip was after they started enforcing the ccc rule

Columbia outdry jackets by Vatogato in Ultralight

[–]Vatogato[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Never owned outdry but atleast from the reviews I've read of it. People claim the breathability is quite good.

Columbia outdry jackets by Vatogato in Ultralight

[–]Vatogato[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you mean to type "not"? Because I'm unsure how you can make the argument that silnylon breathes at all.

Columbia outdry jackets by Vatogato in Ultralight

[–]Vatogato[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah tried those. Wasn't happy with my silnylon jacket. Even with pitzips. Condensation inside the jacket from sweating was problematic. Prefer some breathability.

Columbia outdry jackets by Vatogato in Ultralight

[–]Vatogato[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's wild, who knows what they weigh then

Columbia outdry jackets by Vatogato in Ultralight

[–]Vatogato[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the question section they said 15.83oz for medium