Request for advice please

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Hi Folks, I have a friend who is going on a 250 mile sponsored cycle ride along the nile in Egypt,
can you folks advise of suitable kit, clothing, tools, extras, hints etc that may make her
adventure a safe and pleasant one.

Well, the cyclist author, Josie Dew, has a list of all the equipment she takes with her when she's
off one one of her long jaunts around the world - so having a peek at that could be useful. She's
been doing it a long time, so she should know what she's doing by now 🙂

Cheers, helen s

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Hi Folks, I have a friend who is going on a 250 mile sponsored cycle ride along the nile in Egypt,
can you folks advise of suitable kit, clothing, tools, extras, hints etc that may make her
adventure a safe and pleasant one.

I myself was thinking about a water filter straw, micro tool kit, camel

bac

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water bottle system, personal medical kit, personal dental kit etc etc. I

am

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fairly well experienced in survival techniques for European environments

but

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I must admit I know little about cycling in desert conditions.

What's a water filter straw? I'd get hold of some water purifying tablets from the army surplus too.
I'd also be quite tempted to take a load of army instant tea to stop myself getting tea withdrawal
symptoms 😉.

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What's a water filter straw? I'd get hold of some water purifying tablets from the army surplus
too. I'd also be quite tempted to take a load of

army

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instant tea to stop myself getting tea withdrawal symptoms 😉.

a water filter straw is exactly that its a tube about as long as a

dtrinking straw but a bit thicker it has IIRC an activated charcoal and silver filter media that
kills just about everything nasty you can get, its like a Katadyn that got shrunk, she will need
puritabs to treat the water in her Camel Bac water system but when she is not riding she can safely
drink untreated water using the straw

Have a look at this site it contains accounts of rides all over the world and I am sure you will
find something to help you there.

swb.dee tours.htmlOpen ↗

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I'd also be quite tempted to take a load of army instant tea to stop myself getting tea withdrawal
symptoms 😉.

Please don't - it really isn't tea (and have you tasted their squash? - yeauch!) Fortunately the
coffee is so loaded with caffeine one doesn't mind the taste. The biggest gripe I had was the
biscuits - I could never remember which one was meant to stop you going, and which started you
off again!

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Hi Folks, I have a friend who is going on a 250 mile sponsored cycle ride along the nile in Egypt,
can you folks advise of suitable kit, clothing, tools, extras, hints etc that may make her
adventure a safe and pleasant one.

I myself was thinking about a water filter straw, micro tool kit, camel

bac

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water bottle system, personal medical kit, personal dental kit etc etc. I

am

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fairly well experienced in survival techniques for European environments

but

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I must admit I know little about cycling in desert conditions.

Can you folks advise on the above and also suggest any useful reading material and perhaps any
sponsers we can find as the ride to to raise

funds

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for a medical system.

Regards to all on UK Rec Cycling

Steve

Instead of (or in addition to) the water filter straw I would suggest a pump type water purifier
such as the the Katadyn or PUR. One of these cold be shared by two or more people to reduce weight.
Advantage of the purifier is that one can fill several water containers fairly quickly, either for
cooking / washing up or to carry as drinking water for the next few hours. Purification tablets take
a while to take effect, which is annoying at best, and straws are a fairly slow way of quenching
one's thirst. Many purifiers have long enough intake hoses that they can be used to pump water up
from spots that would otherwise be difficult to reach.
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Instead of (or in addition to) the water filter straw I would suggest a pump type water purifier
such as the the Katadyn or PUR.

Never mind the filters, just pack the Imodium ;-)

Tony

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Instead of (or in addition to) the water filter straw I would suggest a

pump

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type water purifier such as the the Katadyn or PUR. One of these cold be shared by two or more
people to reduce weight. Advantage of the purifier

is

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that one can fill several water containers fairly quickly, either for cooking / washing up or to
carry as drinking water for the next few hours. Purification tablets take a while to take effect,
which is annoying at

best,

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and straws are a fairly slow way of quenching one's thirst. Many purifiers have long enough
intake hoses that they can be used to pump water up from spots that would otherwise be difficult
to reach.
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mark

Agree, that makes perfect sense, there are 100 riders going as far as I am

aware, most of whom have never met before, but the Kat filter would make more sense if shared.
Regards Steve

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I'd also be quite tempted to take a load of army instant tea to stop myself getting tea
withdrawal symptoms 😉.

Please don't - it really isn't tea (and have you tasted their squash? -

yeauch!)

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Fortunately the coffee is so loaded with caffeine one doesn't mind the

taste.

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The biggest gripe I had was the biscuits - I could never remember which

one was

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meant to stop you going, and which started you off again!

Fruit ABs to get you going, Biscuits plain to clog you up.