Long before The Bikepacking Dad I was a returning cyclist who had just purchased my first road bike on the bike to work scheme. I was...

When you live in Scotland it doesn’t seem to take long for the summer to be leaving and the dark nights to start creeping up on us....

What is Everesting? So first of all I should probably clarify what ‘Everesting’ is and secondly I will move onto why an earth anyone,...

So a few days ago I asked my handful of Instagram followers if they had any suggestions / topics they would like me to cover. One of the...

As great as it is to plan a bikepacking trip that will take you away for a night, or a number of nights, it’s important to remember that...

When I was young, free, and single, I would never have thought about writing ‘safety tips’ for any subject. Let alone safety tips for...

So we got to the part where I was about to spend a mini fortune on a new road bike… If you’ve not read Part 1 click that link and catch...

Now there’s two parts to this story but the first part will be pretty short and sound very familiar to most of you reading this. Like the...

When it comes to creating routes for cycling we are spoilt for choice these days. There are dozens of mapping programs and apps that are...

UPDATE! This post was from the beginning of my website / blog journey and also before I ventured into the world of YouTube so a lot has...

Not the most gripping title I’m sure you will agree! Picture this though – you’re out in the middle of nowhere, you have just taken your...

Rather watch a video about my sleep setup? I've got you covered: My Bikepacking Sleep System After a long day on the bike I love the last...

UPDATE! Check out Arthur on his new Shotgun seat! Hitting the trails soon! Shotgun Bike Seat for Kids Video So it finally happened, we...

UPDATE! Now I have used the bags for 6 months in all sorts of weather how have they held up? Check out my 6 month review: Ortlieb...

When you come from a road riding background you get used to a very particular type of shoe and cleat system. Whether it is SPD or SPD-SL...

When the idea of Bikepacking came into my life I had a vision of me sitting at my campsite, my bike photogenically perched behind me...

The Journey Stats. Missed Part 1? It's right here! I woke up about 7am to the sound of absolutely nothing. No cars, no people talking, no...

The Journey Stats. The time had come. I had a bike, I had bags, I had some basic camping gear, and a limited amount of camping knowledge...

Now there’s a reason that ‘Bikepacking’ and ‘Backpacking’ are very similar words. You can see where I’m going with this right…?...