anglachel
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I got a new hammock stand, fits neatly in my top box.
Took it out for a trip to northern WI to give it a test run for a few nights.
Got to the campsite, and learned that the external battery I brought wouldn't charge my phone, can't charge it while riding cause the port on my phone is finicky...
So I shut off the phone, around that time I start to hear some ominous thunder, was supposed to be clear and dry according to the forecast, it was not. Got the tarp on the hammock just before the rain started falling... Make some dinner under the tarp, and go to sleep, as the rain trails off...
Get up early have some tea (thermos bottle keeps it warm all night, so I make a bottle after dinner so I have something warm to drink early), and notice the rear tire looks a little odd on the NC.
It's flat. And my phone is low on battery and signal...
So I hook the pump up, fill the tire.
Pack everything up. And call it a trip and head home after one night... Have to stop every 50 miles on the way home to pump the tire back up (dropping about 5-10psi in that time).
The tire has 12k miles on it, and the tread is getting low, so it needed to be replaced anyhow... Now to figure out what to put on there (thinking the road 5's).
Took it out for a trip to northern WI to give it a test run for a few nights.
Got to the campsite, and learned that the external battery I brought wouldn't charge my phone, can't charge it while riding cause the port on my phone is finicky...
So I shut off the phone, around that time I start to hear some ominous thunder, was supposed to be clear and dry according to the forecast, it was not. Got the tarp on the hammock just before the rain started falling... Make some dinner under the tarp, and go to sleep, as the rain trails off...
Get up early have some tea (thermos bottle keeps it warm all night, so I make a bottle after dinner so I have something warm to drink early), and notice the rear tire looks a little odd on the NC.
It's flat. And my phone is low on battery and signal...
So I hook the pump up, fill the tire.
Pack everything up. And call it a trip and head home after one night... Have to stop every 50 miles on the way home to pump the tire back up (dropping about 5-10psi in that time).
The tire has 12k miles on it, and the tread is getting low, so it needed to be replaced anyhow... Now to figure out what to put on there (thinking the road 5's).