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Originally Posted by McCrankpin
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I can't get out of my head the fact that Ted Simon on his first RTW trip wore only a simply sheepskin coat. So WHAT is all this modern stuff about?
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I've been thinking of that. In preparation for my trip later this year, I must consciously keep myself from going on a shopping spree and buying super-expensive gear. You know what? I have had the same Cordura non-waterproof jacket for 12 years and with a plastic one-piece overall it is completely waterproof. Yes, with 25+ degrees Celsius and torrential rain it is extremely warm to wear, but I also don't have to worry about riding around wearing £5K worth of kit on me.
I like hassle-free solutions and in my limited experience exotic, expensive kit is usually sensitive and far from hassle-free. It can get destroyed by washing, rubbing, getting too dirty, ripping etc and you always worry about it being stolen/destroyed.
So I'd tend to go for simple, more traditional solutions, rather than looking for the ultimate kit that will just make the weather irrelevant. On a journey the weather is only irrelevant if you're on a plane or a car.
I've been struggling with the massive array of choices our consumer society presents, so I'll ask for your input on another thread rather than hijacking this one :-)
Alex
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