Hi Guys,

I am about to take of in 3 weeks to south east asia for what i could call my first adventure trip on a motorbike. I will be riding a honda crf 250 rally should be fun.

i will travel with 3 friends up through thailand in to laos ride down south of laos and back up ( recently seen it is difficult to cross in to cambodia.) The idea came as last year we rode the mae honsong loop, but with the worst equipment possible all rental. but it was fun.

Gear wise I am concerned I may be too hot, I will have some sidi cross fire 2 ( articulated mx boots) that i use for mx or green laning, and as for trousers i have the RST adventure 2.

I wasnt really keen on spending more money on boots, though will it be over kill?
They are great for riding though any hikes or walks of the road i may need to change shoes, any boot that would do good hiking and riding?

as for the trousers they are brilliant here in the UK though i am not sure they will cool enough under 35+. Any other suggestions


Will mx body armour with a jersey over be fine? as jacket wise i have nothing for 35 plus in temperature

We will try and ride offroad as often as possible.

We have been debating if it is worth having a small tent or just a hammock. is it easy to camp?

How easy is it to find food in the north of laos outside of the main cities.

we will have a water filtering kit as well as extra water bladders. as our understanding is outside of the main tourist hubs laos is very basic.