Nordkapp

I'm sticking with tried and tested German para boots and British army
socks.

....and a nice warm jumper.

 

Why? It costs an awful lot of money and when it breaks or randomly stops
working you get cold. Far better not to have to rely on it in the first
instance and have warm gear to start with.

 

This.

 

I'm so glad you said that
/crosses off heated stuff....

 

This.
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I mean; these fellows never even covered their noses....

http://markhumpage.blogspot.com/2008/02/northern-lights-arctic-expedition
..html

 

It's bollocks.
Leccy gear rocks.
Sure you can get by with woolies but with leccy it's like a summer day

 

"Page not found
Sorry, the page you were looking for in the blog Mark Humpage - book
of brilliant things does not exist."

 

I'm quite sure it does... On a weekend jaunt or used in a mild English
winter.
I'm just not so keen on trusting it on a two week trip to northerly climes
where it can get cold enough to make the plastic coated wiring brittle.
I also want to ensure that I don't overtax the electrical system on the bike
leaving the battery to possibly struggle to get and hold a decent charge.

One bust electrical connection is going to render the system expensive
dead weight.

 

In message

My bad. Didn't check my cut n paste. Try this:

http://markhumpage.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html

 

I refer you to your own post of three minutes later.

 

I'll wager that a tweed cap would be jolly handy too, eh old boy?

 

<Bzzzzt> Please insert noun and try again.

 

You mean silicone, right?

I mean, you're right, liquid silicon would also stop boots freezing, but
I'm not sure your feet would be too healthy at 1400 deg C.

 

#He don't no me werwee well, do he.

 

Those concerned about riding legally would avoid Germany due to its ban
on use of ice studs.

So, between Oslo and Trondheim, was E3|1] chosen over E6[2]?

[1] via Elverum, Koppang & Tynset. Less long distance traffic, more
stable cold conditions & thus less gritted & slushy roads
[2] primary intercity route, more heavy traffic but still mostly single
carriageways thrugh the valleys

 

We've not made a final decision on the route but I suspect we'll be
closer after next weekend when we sit in a pub and look at maps for
half an hour before saying **** it and getting pissed.

 

Is Oslo a big place?
Can you wear a carnation?
Should I book a room?

 

Heh, I honestly don't know which way we're going or whether we're
actually stopping in Oslo overnight. The only certainty is that we're
planning on camping every night once we're in Norway.

 

If you want a combination of warm, waterproof, walkable aboutable while
wearing boots, then I'd take a leaf from sweller's book. I love my
Pro-Boots, old British Army issue, very similar in design and outer
construction to the hallowed German Para Boots(1) that sweller swears
by - but with the addition of a Gore-Tex membrane for dry feet,
Thinsulate for warm feet and Cambrelle for sweat wicking. They have a
walking boot style sole too, so plenty of traction on slippery surfaces
and because the sole is rubber it won't get as brittle as fast as
synthetic bike boot soles when it gets really cold.

These are the originals, like mine:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Soldier-Pro-boots-/270672189256

These are the latest version, more of a walking boot style but
retaining the essential features (and very popular, I believe):

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRITISH-ARMY-PRO-COMBAT-GORE-TEX-BOOTS-10M-BRAND-N
EW-/190474272798

I'd go a size up to allow for thermal socks and note the suffix letter
to the size is the width designation.


1. I still have a pair of Para Boots, now relegated to living in the
garage and use for grunty shitty jobs. Bought in 1985 for a tenner and
kept greased up, they're still waterproof to well above the ankle and
there's life in the soles yet.

 

I think that`on a 4k mile trip where you're certain to have a couple
of slides down the road I'd be looking for something with a bit of
ankle protection but that's just a personal thing.