Next week we’re doing a multi-day hut-to-hut hike with the whole family and we each need to bring a hut sleeping bag: “Huttenschlafsack”. We have one blue silk/cotton (250g) and two white cotton ones (450g) and need a fourth but time is short, so I’ll just make one out of an old fitted sheet. What’s…

This ultralight water resistant organizer baggy has accompanied me on all my trips for the last half a year, the last time on a 17-hour train journey from Copenhagen to Zurich. It contains my just in case it’s very cold safety kit, complementing my physical health and technical bike safety kits. Merino socks and the…

Highlights of the trip: What went well? Acid seat post bike rack: I had fastened the screws holding it to the seatpost really tightly and the rack didn’t budge. Nice and solid. White longsleeved wool shirt: it let the breeze through while keeping the sun off my arms. And didn’t smell bad at the end…

To do beforehand: Charge  While Cycling To bring for during the day: Evening Eating People First Aid Bike First Aid Luggage from back to front Now the problem is to decide: Beware of overoptimism. It’s super hot here today: 33°! But look at what’s happening just south of us: It might not be possible to…

I used my super light running belt and just took my phone, 500ml of water and a meru lightweight towel to use as a handkerchief. It worked very well  and is not as sweaty as I expected. I might wear this on my bikepacking ride tomorrow so I would always have my phone and id…

The new improved version 3.0 of my bikepacking rack arrived and I mounted it on my bike! Now all I need is a click-stand… It could double as a tarp or tent pole … Stay tuned!