Comments on: Fort Ebey Overnight Tour http://alexwetmore.org/archives/606 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:41:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: AlexWetmore http://alexwetmore.org/archives/606/comment-page-1#comment-4693 AlexWetmore Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:32:47 +0000 /blogs/alex_wetmore/archive/2010/03/22/fort-ebey-overnight-tour.aspx#comment-4693 Nick -- Yes, it was designed to fit the Quasi-Motos without fenders. This trip was 90% pavement though, so they wouldn''t have been a good choice. Pre-paint Gifford with knobbies: http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Rides/West-Seattle-Rohloff-Ride/10904393_ugDjb#761253205_sQNye-X2-LB Nick — Yes, it was designed to fit the Quasi-Motos without fenders. This trip was 90% pavement though, so they wouldn”t have been a good choice.

Pre-paint Gifford with knobbies:
http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Rides/West-Seattle-Rohloff-Ride/10904393_ugDjb#761253205_sQNye-X2-LB

]]> By: Nick http://alexwetmore.org/archives/606/comment-page-1#comment-4692 Nick Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:54:10 +0000 /blogs/alex_wetmore/archive/2010/03/22/fort-ebey-overnight-tour.aspx#comment-4692 Will the Gifford take the 650b Pacenti knobbies Will the Gifford take the 650b Pacenti knobbies

]]> By: AlexWetmore http://alexwetmore.org/archives/606/comment-page-1#comment-4691 AlexWetmore Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:22:18 +0000 /blogs/alex_wetmore/archive/2010/03/22/fort-ebey-overnight-tour.aspx#comment-4691 It is an OR Alpine Bivy. I got it very cheaply because it has a manufacturing defect that I still haven''t located (something about the zippers...but they work fine for me). It was warm, as comfortable as a tent, and packed up small (you can see it strapped down on the rack in photos of my bike). There isn''t much room, I wouldn''t want to spend the day in it, but I wouldn''t want to spend a day in a tent either. There is a hoop over the head that seems kind of useless to me, but it doesn''t add much weight to bring it along. If I were buying one at retail I''d look for a lighter model without the hoop. We had an 8x10 tarp over our heads and torsos with gear in between. 8x10 tarp + 2 bivies is roomier than a tent and lighter than most tents. It is an OR Alpine Bivy. I got it very cheaply because it has a manufacturing defect that I still haven”t located (something about the zippers…but they work fine for me).

It was warm, as comfortable as a tent, and packed up small (you can see it strapped down on the rack in photos of my bike). There isn”t much room, I wouldn”t want to spend the day in it, but I wouldn”t want to spend a day in a tent either.

There is a hoop over the head that seems kind of useless to me, but it doesn”t add much weight to bring it along. If I were buying one at retail I”d look for a lighter model without the hoop.

We had an 8×10 tarp over our heads and torsos with gear in between. 8×10 tarp + 2 bivies is roomier than a tent and lighter than most tents.

]]> By: Jimmy Livengood http://alexwetmore.org/archives/606/comment-page-1#comment-4690 Jimmy Livengood Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:11:20 +0000 /blogs/alex_wetmore/archive/2010/03/22/fort-ebey-overnight-tour.aspx#comment-4690 Looks like a fun trip, and it was a nice weekend for it! What bivy did you try? How''d you like it? Looks like a fun trip, and it was a nice weekend for it! What bivy did you try? How”d you like it?

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