Another fab film, many thanks, can't wait to start bikepacking once lockdown is over! Be good to get a video on frame bags and making most of packing. Again thanks
Nice one Barry, the Osprey Folding pack looks handy, especially for the things you mentioned. For main meals I use Couscous (has to be coop whole grain, cf the Energy content ! ) add Moroccan spice and some Chorizo at time of cooking, plus dried tomatoes too. I like to have ground coffee, got a plastic in cup filter with a lid / base, metal mesh in cone, cant remember the make, think it was made in Germany, v good quality, and packs inside my mug. For breakfasts - make up good quality museli, add 5x heaped spoons milk powder and 2x ground almond, some dried cranberries, gives good start to day. All best.
Morning Barry!! BG Tips just keeps getting better... fascinating insight and very useful!! I'm going to look up that Osprey bag now. Great reference material to refer back to as well!! Brilliant, thanks again Barry!!
Hey Paul! I am so glad you think they are improving, they just seem to be getting longer and more waffle from me :-) But with waffling comes more tips, haha. Yeah grab one of those bags, they are amazing! Thanks so much
@@barrygodin7538 - I'm planning to LOL!... not waffling buddy just pure enthusiasm for what you're talking about and the genuine love of your enjoyment of getting out on your bike!!! It is infectious so hat's off - I'm back out on my MTB (thanks to you and a good friend) and with a bit more fitness and kit hope to do some bike packing in the future!!!
@@barrygodin7538 no to be honest it was a good length. You spend decent time on each bit answering questions before they're asked. I'll probably watch a few times (I usually do) because even though it's phones down when I'm watching this type of content, you still miss some. Glad I found out how you feed yourself for 8 days though. Was always a question I had actually.
@@barrygodin7538 I'm not buying everything, well not yet anyway haha. The kraku will be a good addition with the windshield. It was great to have all the food info in one video, I knew a lot of it but great to be reminded of things.
Great vid Barry. I’m ex Army and agree that the rations are a bit heavy but they are very tasty. I recently bought a dehydrator and vacuum sealer so I’m going to try and make my own meals. Really enjoying your series of films though, very informative. 👍🏻
Hey! Thanks, yeah I am glad you agree on the weight, but am really interested how your dehydrator trails will turn out! Would love to know more. Whether you have to do each ingredient separate first, or just do the whole roast dinner? :-) Thanks so much for watching
Morning....I use the water tabs, the gels do get messy and can leave your mouth feeling a bit "yuck". I think it's SIS that do a pink grapefruit tab and those are great and the taste is light in the mouth too.. I make, and take, my own energy bars - flapjacks for carbs, energy and extra sugar and much cheaper than the shop bought offerings. The "bonk" is a terrible thing and can be more dibilitating than general fitness, food is really important Anothe great video. Thank you.
Thanks so much! Yeah need to do a make your own bars video, but need people tips and recipes :-) Yeah food is so often looked over and is so important to having a good safe adventure. Thanks so much for watching
Yes you are right, I am not suggesting it, but may doit my self from time to time. I mostly use them for filtering water, and clean water from a tap goes into my bladder. But If I was drinking pretty bad water I would not mix.
Hi Barry, really enjoying the series and finding it very informative. Also nice to see I already do some of it! A question though, you mention 60g carbs an hour to keep your energy levels up and talk about breakfast, lunch and dinner. Are you eating 3 metals a day as well as the 60g of carbs an hour please?
Hey Andre, thanks so much! yeah you are right, no I am not, but it is more to think that you need to feed regularly. No I probably don't eat 60g every single hour, but it is a great place to start thinking about how much you need to eat, why at times your body is not happy, and you need to fuel the tank to keep it going. But by the time I have had breakfast and then pack up all my kit and ready to ride, it is probably time to nibble something in the next 30min/hour
"Nibbleage on the top tube"...… my favourite quote of the series :-)…….I particularly like StroopWaffles but when they get cold they are really hard on the teeth...
In the UK do you have those Bean Bags for coffee? They are essentially tea bags filled with ground coffee. Here in NZ there is a brand where you can use the same bag twice getting tow coffees from the one. Proper coffee in a tiny form factor.
Excellent explanations Barry. Could you do a little review about how you plan your daily distance per day? Do you plan it around stopping and ending by a river or restaurant? And how do you know the water from streams is drinkable? Do you carry those alkiline PH papers? Thanks again
Hey thanks a brilliant idea thank for the comment. Yes I will blend that one in to how I plan a trip. And you are right, I always plan to stop by a river/water source in the evening. No I dont use PH paper, I am not that scientific about it. If its running water, looks clean, and I filter it, I am pretty happy. Also avoid water which has animals above, if a dead sheep is in it up river, it wouldn't turn out well. So as high up as possible is best
although I am also not a Starbucks fan I was saved by then for 6 months in Haiti with their freeze dried coffee sachets... it is the closest thing to real coffee period!
Do the electrolyte tabs end of flavoring your water bladder? I have a terrible habit of flavoring water bottle by putting other liquids in them :P Great video! Learned a lot, I had not thought of the needed level of carbs needed while biking over long distances.
Thanks so much! Yeah keep those energy levels up and you won't stop peddling :-) Yeah I kind of only use my bladder with the tablets in. I am useless with keeping it clean, but best way is to wash it out and then store in the freezer, keeps its clean and sterile
Hey, thanks so much, they are by Source - and called Liquitainer - here is a random link to one - www.amazon.co.uk/Source-Liquitainer-Version-2016-Hydration-2025050202/dp/B079Z7F98R/ref=sr_1_3?crid=21T0YMEML2UKF&dchild=1&keywords=source+liquitainer&qid=1592077369&s=sports&sprefix=source+liquita%2Csports%2C288&sr=1-3
Thanks for your great videos! In terms of food and as someone who really hates unnecessary waste, I'm really not into this food in plastic packaging. Can you recommend a good source of compact natural/real foods for bike trips? Thanks!
Hi, thanks so much Marcus! Yes I just said in my recent episode how lovely it would be to get everyones top recipes and ideas and make a cook book for bike packing! But try rice, pluses, couscous and of course pasta bases, and then it is just how to a sauce. In terms of bars, home made flapjack and nibbles are always best, and home made porridge concoctions for breakfast. Let me know if you discover any amazing recipes
@@barrygodin7538 Thanks Barry! I guess the thing is that the pre-packed supplements are so portable and handy despite the packaging waste. Maybe there are some whole food /nutritionist cyclists out there? or maybe theres a way to vacuum seal remade meals with waste I wonder? Making your own would also be a lot cheaper and tailorable too. Thanks for the advice.
Extremely informative, especially as someone who is just starting out and not sure what to take food wise. Thanks for all the hard work. P.s. where are all the tea bags?
Those collapsible, foldable, water bottles you put in the backpack.... can you buy them on the high street anywhere? GoOutdoors etc... or is just ebay/amazon?
Hey Richard! Yes you can find them around, I bought mine from Cotswolds and Snow and Rock, but they recently seem to of stopped selling them. The brand of mine are Source. And they seem to be on a great offer at Sport Pursuit at the moment
Hey Paul! I will be going in to bags in the next few videos, but it is a custom frame bag for my Genesis - about £70 from Alpkit, just send them a cardboard cutout of your frame gap
Crikey, all that sugar on your teeth! You'll soon go through all that water brushing them. I never carry more than 3 days or 4 days food at a real push. You are never that far from a shop, supermarket or town or village in the UK or indeed Europe. Maybe in far flung places carry enough food for a week. Also I don't drink tea or coffee so not weighed down by all that. How about fruit dried or fresh or nuts or veggies such as carrots? You need to keep yourself mobile. I make my own flapjacks with added dried fruit, honey or golden syrup. I don't use or eat any of those SIS or similar energy bars or gels, nor those dehydrated meals and never had a problem. I had one once I think as it was reduced in a camping shop. It wasn't a very nice nutritional experience. Anyway quite entertaining Barry even though your tastes are very different to mine. Oh, I do like you, like packet soups when bike touring and yes tomato soup is a real life saver with mushroom not far behind. Where possible I enhance each by adding real tomatoes or mushrooms. Thanks as usual.
Hi Alex! Yes when I was editing it, I realised I totally forgot to mention fruit and veg, making own trail mix bags and flapjacks! I think I design routes to be as far away from shops as possible, haha. I am glad we agree on cuppa soups! and love the idea of enhancing them! Thank you so much for watching, and glad you found it at least entertaining :-)
Hahaha! So many meals...I used to do the same backpacking; everything for the entire trip. You need therapy! Your experience is really helpful with some great ideas (I'm a porridge and supernoodle guy) but I ate my first ever dehydrated Summit meal only last year and it was very tasty indeed. I could be a convert. I have been reducing my packing weight since the (boiling hot) summer of 1976, Queen's Scout badge hike when we carried such items as an axe, 4 tins of baked beans and 2 changes of clothing for an over-nighter. This was for two of us and in one rucksack. I have NEVER carried such a heavy pack! This is a major reason that my 3/4 night wild camp Vagabond set up now looks like this: instagram.com/p/Bzlf1OQHNbg/?igshid=12t39yqpn87g3 Keep up the great content!
You have got pannier bags!! So much space for more food, haha. No it looks amazing, great light weight rig you have got there, and a wonderful bike! Yeah I will learn one day, I think especially if I ever enter a bike packing race. But I love the feeling of being self supported and sense of freedom to do what ever I want. But don't carry an axe... yet :-) thanks so much for watching
Brilliant, useable tips w the bladders and water. Cheers
Brilliant, so glad you found some helpful tips in there
Fantastic video. I’m a long time backpacker but new to bikepacking. Thank you for all of the great suggestions.
Thanks Eric! I am glad you found it useful, most should cross over from your backpacking, maybe just the packing of the items
Great video, mate! Thanks for making it.
Thank you very much, so glad it was useful
Another fab film, many thanks, can't wait to start bikepacking once lockdown is over! Be good to get a video on frame bags and making most of packing. Again thanks
Hey Paul! Thanks so much!! Yeah so ready for an adventure
That was a yumi episode! 👍😀🍽
Haha, thanks so much
Nice one Barry, the Osprey Folding pack looks handy, especially for the things you mentioned.
For main meals I use Couscous (has to be coop whole grain, cf the Energy content ! ) add Moroccan spice and some Chorizo at time of cooking, plus dried tomatoes too.
I like to have ground coffee, got a plastic in cup filter with a lid / base, metal mesh in cone, cant remember the make, think it was made in Germany, v good quality, and packs inside my mug.
For breakfasts - make up good quality museli, add 5x heaped spoons milk powder and 2x ground almond, some dried cranberries, gives good start to day. All best.
Wow I would love to camp with you, the menu sounds amazing! Love the tips on the Couscous and adding milk powder to the porridge!
Morning Barry!! BG Tips just keeps getting better... fascinating insight and very useful!! I'm going to look up that Osprey bag now. Great reference material to refer back to as well!! Brilliant, thanks again Barry!!
Hey Paul! I am so glad you think they are improving, they just seem to be getting longer and more waffle from me :-) But with waffling comes more tips, haha. Yeah grab one of those bags, they are amazing! Thanks so much
@@barrygodin7538 - I'm planning to LOL!... not waffling buddy just pure enthusiasm for what you're talking about and the genuine love of your enjoyment of getting out on your bike!!! It is infectious so hat's off - I'm back out on my MTB (thanks to you and a good friend) and with a bit more fitness and kit hope to do some bike packing in the future!!!
Excellent Video 👍
Thank you so much Ricky
Another cracking vid. Just love your enthusiasm and style.
Thanks so much Alan. So glad you are enjoying them! I rabble on hoping people pick up tips :-)
You're a bit like Tigger from Winnie the Pooh, so bouncy and fun. That's a compliment by the way!! The world needs more of your style at the moment.
@@alannorman1773 Haha, that is an amazing compliment :-) I will keep it up then! I get even more excitable when I am on a bike
Another brilliant one Barry! It's making me so restless to get back out in the wild.
Haha, thanks so much, Yes I know what you mean!!
Very useful, thanks!
Brilliant, glad it was helpful, thanks
Taylor's coffee bags......proper coffee in a bag !
Oooo now that sounds good! need to hunt them out and try them
Brilliant episode Barry. Keep em coming..
Thanks Toby!!!!
Great collection of videos re bikepacking, well done! 👍
Thanks so much Derek!
thanks again Barry. very useful!
Thanks very much Jake
Perfect timing with my morning cuppa! 👍
Haha, sorry I didn't mention any tea :-)
Another gem Barry ! You should be on tv 👍👍👍
Haha, thanks so much Jon!!! Im am on at least your TV :-)
Barry Godin you certainly are ! Keep up up the good work 👍👍👍👍
Thanks for this series.
This food vid is really useful.
Thankyou so much! I am glad you are finding them helpful!
Lots of top tips there. I found it very interesting and helpful.
Thank you so much!
A wealth of knowledge again! Thank you. Gotta love the food episode, picked up a few good tips Thank you!
Thanks so much matey! Glad it wasn't too much for you! These videos just keep getting longer and longer :-)
@@barrygodin7538 no to be honest it was a good length. You spend decent time on each bit answering questions before they're asked. I'll probably watch a few times (I usually do) because even though it's phones down when I'm watching this type of content, you still miss some. Glad I found out how you feed yourself for 8 days though. Was always a question I had actually.
Lots of great ideas in there Barry, enjoyed that, come away with a few ideas for LEJOG.
Thanks so much Richard!
Another great video Barry 👍
You are costing me a fortune, lots more goodies to buy. Alpkit delivery coming tomorrow, happy days.
Haha, you don't have to buy everything I talk about :-) I am so glad you are finding some of these tips useful
@@barrygodin7538 I'm not buying everything, well not yet anyway haha. The kraku will be a good addition with the windshield. It was great to have all the food info in one video, I knew a lot of it but great to be reminded of things.
Outdoorsyfella awesome! Yeah you will love the size of the stove! Its tiny!
I've collected quite a lot of dehydrated food but they now have some dubious use by dates!
haha, you need to get out there adventuring and eating them :-)
Great vid Barry. I’m ex Army and agree that the rations are a bit heavy but they are very tasty. I recently bought a dehydrator and vacuum sealer so I’m going to try and make my own meals. Really enjoying your series of films though, very informative. 👍🏻
Hey! Thanks, yeah I am glad you agree on the weight, but am really interested how your dehydrator trails will turn out! Would love to know more. Whether you have to do each ingredient separate first, or just do the whole roast dinner? :-) Thanks so much for watching
Great video Barry. Also, nice to know how you wiggle it in when it is floppy!
:-/ you naughty man, haha
I enjoy every episode of BG Tips ...keep it up !
Thanks so much Stefan! Thanks for watching and so glad you like them ;-)
Brilliant videos Barry, keep them coming. I would love to know what you look for when selecting a wild camping spot, especially in England and Wales.
Thanks so much! Yes lots of subjects to cover :-) and will do one on camping spots
Morning....I use the water tabs, the gels do get messy and can leave your mouth feeling a bit "yuck". I think it's SIS that do a pink grapefruit tab and those are great and the taste is light in the mouth too.. I make, and take, my own energy bars - flapjacks for carbs, energy and extra sugar and much cheaper than the shop bought offerings.
The "bonk" is a terrible thing and can be more dibilitating than general fitness, food is really important Anothe great video. Thank you.
Thanks so much! Yeah need to do a make your own bars video, but need people tips and recipes :-) Yeah food is so often looked over and is so important to having a good safe adventure. Thanks so much for watching
Sounds like you're suggesting using the same sawyer bags for dirty and clean water. Quickest route togetting sick
Yes you are right, I am not suggesting it, but may doit my self from time to time. I mostly use them for filtering water, and clean water from a tap goes into my bladder. But If I was drinking pretty bad water I would not mix.
Hi Barry, really enjoying the series and finding it very informative. Also nice to see I already do some of it! A question though, you mention 60g carbs an hour to keep your energy levels up and talk about breakfast, lunch and dinner. Are you eating 3 metals a day as well as the 60g of carbs an hour please?
Hey Andre, thanks so much! yeah you are right, no I am not, but it is more to think that you need to feed regularly. No I probably don't eat 60g every single hour, but it is a great place to start thinking about how much you need to eat, why at times your body is not happy, and you need to fuel the tank to keep it going. But by the time I have had breakfast and then pack up all my kit and ready to ride, it is probably time to nibble something in the next 30min/hour
"Nibbleage on the top tube"...… my favourite quote of the series :-)…….I particularly like StroopWaffles but when they get cold they are really hard on the teeth...
oooo they look very naughty and nice :-) got to have good nibbleage :-)
In the UK do you have those Bean Bags for coffee? They are essentially tea bags filled with ground coffee. Here in NZ there is a brand where you can use the same bag twice getting tow coffees from the one. Proper coffee in a tiny form factor.
Thanks so much Sam! Yes people have been mentioning them, I have never used them! hopefully will give me the answer for that perfect wild brew :-)
Excellent explanations Barry. Could you do a little review about how you plan your daily distance per day?
Do you plan it around stopping and ending by a river or restaurant?
And how do you know the water from streams is drinkable? Do you carry those alkiline PH papers?
Thanks again
Hey thanks a brilliant idea thank for the comment. Yes I will blend that one in to how I plan a trip. And you are right, I always plan to stop by a river/water source in the evening. No I dont use PH paper, I am not that scientific about it. If its running water, looks clean, and I filter it, I am pretty happy. Also avoid water which has animals above, if a dead sheep is in it up river, it wouldn't turn out well. So as high up as possible is best
Well that made me feel hungry. Job well done. 🙂
Haha, and you never wanted to eat one, but it wasn't so bad in the end was it :-)
@@barrygodin7538 a meal with a view. 🙂
Great advice👍
Thank you so much
although I am also not a Starbucks fan I was saved by then for 6 months in Haiti with their freeze dried coffee sachets... it is the closest thing to real coffee period!
I am very glad you agree, Thought I was going to be killed for saying I liked it :-) but love these coffee bags everyone keeps talking about
Good tips bruv
Thanks so much!
Do the electrolyte tabs end of flavoring your water bladder? I have a terrible habit of flavoring water bottle by putting other liquids in them :P
Great video! Learned a lot, I had not thought of the needed level of carbs needed while biking over long distances.
Thanks so much! Yeah keep those energy levels up and you won't stop peddling :-) Yeah I kind of only use my bladder with the tablets in. I am useless with keeping it clean, but best way is to wash it out and then store in the freezer, keeps its clean and sterile
Another great vlog, what make & where did you get your folding water bottles from?
Hey, thanks so much, they are by Source - and called Liquitainer - here is a random link to one - www.amazon.co.uk/Source-Liquitainer-Version-2016-Hydration-2025050202/dp/B079Z7F98R/ref=sr_1_3?crid=21T0YMEML2UKF&dchild=1&keywords=source+liquitainer&qid=1592077369&s=sports&sprefix=source+liquita%2Csports%2C288&sr=1-3
Thanks for your great videos! In terms of food and as someone who really hates unnecessary waste, I'm really not into this food in plastic packaging. Can you recommend a good source of compact natural/real foods for bike trips? Thanks!
Hi, thanks so much Marcus! Yes I just said in my recent episode how lovely it would be to get everyones top recipes and ideas and make a cook book for bike packing! But try rice, pluses, couscous and of course pasta bases, and then it is just how to a sauce. In terms of bars, home made flapjack and nibbles are always best, and home made porridge concoctions for breakfast. Let me know if you discover any amazing recipes
@@barrygodin7538 Thanks Barry! I guess the thing is that the pre-packed supplements are so portable and handy despite the packaging waste. Maybe there are some whole food /nutritionist cyclists out there? or maybe theres a way to vacuum seal remade meals with waste I wonder? Making your own would also be a lot cheaper and tailorable too. Thanks for the advice.
Extremely informative, especially as someone who is just starting out and not sure what to take food wise. Thanks for all the hard work. P.s. where are all the tea bags?
Haha, yes i have realised I never mention tea!!!! You have it so much easier than us coffee drinkers :-) Thanks so much
Those collapsible, foldable, water bottles you put in the backpack.... can you buy them on the high street anywhere? GoOutdoors etc... or is just ebay/amazon?
Hey Richard! Yes you can find them around, I bought mine from Cotswolds and Snow and Rock, but they recently seem to of stopped selling them. The brand of mine are Source. And they seem to be on a great offer at Sport Pursuit at the moment
Love this series Barry. Can you recommend a half decent milk powder for coffee/tea?
Thanks so much Tim, erm I can't really as I haven't got that organised yet and just have black coffee. So some trialing will have to happen
What size is that frame bag at the start of the film pls Barry?
Hey Paul! I will be going in to bags in the next few videos, but it is a custom frame bag for my Genesis - about £70 from Alpkit, just send them a cardboard cutout of your frame gap
Chapeau,I am a coffee snob and must have real coffee and use a smart mug some times weight dose not matter .
haha, what a honest reply, haha
Crikey, all that sugar on your teeth! You'll soon go through all that water brushing them. I never carry more than 3 days or 4 days food at a real push. You are never that far from a shop, supermarket or town or village in the UK or indeed Europe. Maybe in far flung places carry enough food for a week. Also I don't drink tea or coffee so not weighed down by all that. How about fruit dried or fresh or nuts or veggies such as carrots? You need to keep yourself mobile. I make my own flapjacks with added dried fruit, honey or golden syrup. I don't use or eat any of those SIS or similar energy bars or gels, nor those dehydrated meals and never had a problem. I had one once I think as it was reduced in a camping shop. It wasn't a very nice nutritional experience. Anyway quite entertaining Barry even though your tastes are very different to mine. Oh, I do like you, like packet soups when bike touring and yes tomato soup is a real life saver with mushroom not far behind. Where possible I enhance each by adding real tomatoes or mushrooms. Thanks as usual.
Hi Alex! Yes when I was editing it, I realised I totally forgot to mention fruit and veg, making own trail mix bags and flapjacks! I think I design routes to be as far away from shops as possible, haha. I am glad we agree on cuppa soups! and love the idea of enhancing them! Thank you so much for watching, and glad you found it at least entertaining :-)
@@barrygodin7538 Yes really good. Keep at it. Before long you'll have many more subscribers and views and a successful YT channel. Many thanks.
Hahaha! So many meals...I used to do the same backpacking; everything for the entire trip. You need therapy!
Your experience is really helpful with some great ideas (I'm a porridge and supernoodle guy) but I ate my first ever dehydrated Summit meal only last year and it was very tasty indeed. I could be a convert.
I have been reducing my packing weight since the (boiling hot) summer of 1976, Queen's Scout badge hike when we carried such items as an axe, 4 tins of baked beans and 2 changes of clothing for an over-nighter. This was for two of us and in one rucksack. I have NEVER carried such a heavy pack!
This is a major reason that my 3/4 night wild camp Vagabond set up now looks like this: instagram.com/p/Bzlf1OQHNbg/?igshid=12t39yqpn87g3
Keep up the great content!
You have got pannier bags!! So much space for more food, haha. No it looks amazing, great light weight rig you have got there, and a wonderful bike! Yeah I will learn one day, I think especially if I ever enter a bike packing race. But I love the feeling of being self supported and sense of freedom to do what ever I want. But don't carry an axe... yet :-) thanks so much for watching
@@barrygodin7538 I'm a short arse on a 29er so panniers are the only thing that work for me but they're awesome.
More floppy , like that I can wiggle it in fnaar fnaar!
haha, you are listening so closely to find my rudest line of each film, But you make me realise I really do say some silly things, haha