I have a confession to make: while I don't have a back-up truck, I do have almost every bit of kit ever made. I have GPS and PDA, chain-oiler, heated clothes, cigar lighter, a small steel cylinder I chill cans in (!)...I carry spares of everything, the best tools, a handful of sim-cards for the phone, heaps of cash in various currencies...I usually eat in restaurants or in stalls by the roadside, rarely cook (even though I have an expensive gas cooker)...I sleep outside when it's on sand or there are no hotels about otherwise it's a hot bath and tv for me...if I have too big a problem on the road the bike would go on a truck and I'd fly home. Guess I'm just a small-scale Ewan. I've done plenty of the roughing it, but hell I like doing it the comfortable way too. Especially with a wife and son waiting for me to return from some crazy ride.
I'm not sure there's a black and white on this issue. You could say anyone who can admit to having any of the above gear is cheating - but then anyone with an engine in their bike could also be accused of the same thing!
I like it any way I can get it.
cheers
Brett
|