tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15336507.post2726910057599292677..comments2023-06-10T04:47:58.319-08:00Comments on Bicycles and Icicles: Baggin' itTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230350513417318151noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15336507.post-87362856460842572622012-02-15T12:56:55.018-09:002012-02-15T12:56:55.018-09:00There are videos on Youtube on how to make heavy d...There are videos on Youtube on how to make heavy duty shopping bags out of multiple layers of these. We have made durable sheets of 8 ply plastic with many of our old bags but have yet to sew them together to make reusable shopping bags out of them. Check it out.Brutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16566066002013040869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15336507.post-54363183911299566382012-02-14T22:06:50.095-09:002012-02-14T22:06:50.095-09:00There is nothing wrong with a plastic bag. The pro...There is nothing wrong with a plastic bag. The problem is all the crap people buy and throw away. Since stopping the buying and throwing away of stuff is unpalatable we've decided to focus on the plastic bags we carry the stuff we buy home in.<br /><br />Making the bags evil gives us something to do so we feel good without having to actually do the thing that would actually be useful yet would ruin our fun.<br /><br />safe riding,<br /><br />Vik<br />www.thelazyrando.comVikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214932277372519931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15336507.post-19402726534133264812012-01-29T17:16:00.630-09:002012-01-29T17:16:00.630-09:00Just found your Bicycles/Icicles article on winter...Just found your Bicycles/Icicles article on winter biking in Alaska. Living in Massachusetts it came as a complete surprise to learn that you folks are riding in Alaska during the winter months, in subzero temperatures. Wind chill must make for some bracing rides.<br /><br />Your post reminded me of reports of Tibetan yogins chopping ice holes on frozen lakes in winter. Reportedly, they dip sheets into the water and drape themselves, having contests to see who can dry out the largest number of sheets in a single night doing strenuous yogic breathing exercises.<br /><br />Most of the limitations we place on ourselves are "manomaya" (Pali="mindmade"). Thank you for reminding me of that fact. I'm motivated now to start doing some winter riding in New England, which, I imagine, is equivalent to springtime riding in Alaska.<br /><br />Your post brings me to wonder whether anyone is doing the trans-Canadian route in January. Last time I visited a friend in Mannitoba, the temperature dropped to as much as fifty below zero (farenheit) in January-February, with a wind chill factor. A biting Artic air mass sweeping down across the Canadian praries makes for some daunting headwinds. In such conditions I can imagine one might benefit from riding with a plastic bag over one's head, with eye and breathing holes, of course... covered with a woolen ski mask, held tight with lightweight goggles... with a surgical mask over the mouth and nose to protect the delicate air passages.<br /><br />Just thinking....<br /><br />Thank you for your emboldening article. Have you ever considered winter biking to Paris from Vladivostock? What about high altitude cycling in wintery Tibet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15336507.post-14312602456515334752012-01-28T13:32:16.217-09:002012-01-28T13:32:16.217-09:00I've heard of using these as vapor barriers be...I've heard of using these as vapor barriers before, but have never tried it out myself. As a bike commuter who likes to bring a thermos of coffee to work with me, I wrap my thermos in a plastic bag and then cover that with an old gator when it is below 0. My coffee stays warm for the whole ride and I am a happy man. <br /><br />After today's ride, I might have to start carrying one of these to use in collecting the doggie bags that people seem to think magically disappear if the just leave them on the side of the trails... but that is a completely different topic.Phil Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620728104468831565noreply@blogger.com