This is a little list in no particular order of what I have learned while cycle touring and camping, this list will probably be edited and added to as I learn and tour more.
Take lots of plastic bags : Like the ones your get from the supermarket. They just come in useful, they just do. To wrap up your wet closing, food and as a bin bag etc. you name it.
Take zip lock plastic bags : Sometime even the best panniers with let some water in. And you want to …

Description: (From their site) Exped DonwnMats: super comfortable, infinitely warmer and more compact than any other comparable mat of similar weight. Since down compresses so well, Downmats also packs very small. The integrated pump makes inflation easy.
As seen on the blog: Label : Exped DonwnMats
UPDATE : We have now use this on very hard rocky ground in Croatia. and even as a “float” when the campsite we stayed at and turned into a river. And what I can I say, these mats simply works we slept through and on anything …

Description: (From their site) A serious sleeping bag choice for those with big ideas but limited by a budget (we all know how that feels). 650+ fill power, ripstop nylon outer and 4 fill weights to cover most situations. The SkyeHigh series is the low cost introduction to the family of Alpkit goose down sleeping bags.
As seen on the blog: Label : Alpkit SkyeHigh 800
I have tried various sleeping bags over the years mostly synthetic ones. Though they have been great and kept me warm, they have nothing on a …

… or as they are also know sleeping bag.
We got our ALPKIT SkyeHigh 800 down sleeping bags yesterday and they do feel link the bees knees.

I’m well looking forward to trying these out with our Exped DownMat 7Pump DLX.