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Bill bought two Signature Solo Thermal PACMATs to use on his bike packing trip in July. When he got home he sent us a few pictures of them in use.  "We had a great holiday and used the mats a lot.Really handy and versatile." And here's a list of all the other bits he took with him: OEX phox2 Hubba Hubba NX2 Jetboil Small Table  Helinox chair zero  Alpkit stool  Nemo roll mats A couple of old sleeping bags 😀 Feral lightweight tarp - goes over the phlox entrance Cool bag (for beer) Elecaenta 30watt  PV  Battery packs Thermarest pillow ...

A great benefit of having a partner with a broken leg is that there's always someone at home to be with the kids. To treat myself, to recover from the stressful journey home (I had to drive from France, through Italy to Germany and then back to London having not driven in over ten years), I decided at last minute to book a Gutsy Girl trip. Being short of time the day outing to Bath sounded perfect.  In Chamonix I've had a little dabble with mountain biking with the kids. They seem to just be able to get on and go....

A muddy day out through the woods mountain biking. One PACMAT XL bottom side up saved the car on the way home.

An adventure for the teens in the house. Up at 4.30, back in bed by 8am. All their own idea, looking for adventure on their doorstep, they got up in the middle of the night and cycled down to the river to watch the sun rise with their Ordnance Survey London Parks PACMAT. Breakfast on Millennium bridge. Have you ever seen it empty enough to picnic on? Simply changing the timing can make it all the more exciting. Late or early. And of course, loving the empty roads for cycling.   

We have absolutely loved cycling around London during lock down. Although our London Parks have been packed to the brim, the roads in central London have been blissfully quiet. Perfect for a picnic cycle ride.