Thanks for that Nemesis.
I'm one of those who see a role for the old push bike. Not as a primary vehical by any means but as an extra option if required.
I am still in the planning stages at the moment but the way I see it working for me is to break it down into stages to allow for the loss of various parts of the setup.
My thinking is to have a small lightweight trailer carrying non essential, but very handy bits of kit, followed by panniers, followed by a small backpack, followed by the absolute essentials carried on the person such as lighters/fire steels, puritabs, etc. This setup i hope would allow various parts to be lost, discarded, or stolen but still provide the absolute basics for survival. If you had to lose the trailer then you would still have the most important kit with you, if you had to lose the bike, again you would still have the essentials with you on your person and in the backpack, and if you lost your backpack you would still have the absolute essentials on your person
I probably havent explained that very well but I know what I mean
The main reason I keep looking at the bike is the simple fact that there is no fuel required and they can go virtually anywhere
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