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Thanks for motivation!

Quite is relative, but would exchange wilderness sounds for car traffic noise any time :D

Hi, since I have C bag and dufflebag, I can either trolley into supermarket - pushing and balancing it is cumbersome and hard to carry food and sometimes they wont let you in, because your brompton looks dirty (happened in Italy). Second option is to leave all outside, lock it with Ulock+cable, cover bags with dirty clothes and bring all electronics with you in a backpack. Depends on your sense of security at that moment. If I shop at sketchy hood in Marseille, I either wont shop or roll all in. In countryside, I risk more and lock brompton outside.

@@VietPhan hi again, thanks for taking a moment to reply. Yes, I guess I need to be able to be aware of the situation and risks. I appreciate your answer and ideas, these are things no one talks about - cheers.

Its always a risk and I am still not comfortable doing that, but sometimes, outside of big cities, risk of theft is quite low - I am putting my dirty pants on c bag, pack my solar panel and go inside

@VietPhan Ya it occured to me today that I can disguise it if I need to lock my brompton outside. Pretty simple if it's not loaded and can fold it down. It's actually much easier to protect your wheels too as you can lock both wheels with one U lock once folded. I've done some research in the past 2 days and found double locking is really the best strategy within cities but when bike touring I know you gotta keep weight down so it's tough. If I don't have a good plan for storage though on a trip then I won't hesitate to travel with 2 locks. I also just remembered that in most supermarkets I could just throw it in the grocery cart too if they are against me rolling it around.

yeah, loaded brompton is rollable inside supermarket if you have just front bag. If left outside, I experienced that people do notice a parked brompton and are curious.

Hi, thanks for asking. Its not clear if you travel east to Genova in Swiss or somewhere else. I cannot comment on route outside EV8, but coastline part from Nice to Ventimiglia is busy and narrow as most coastal roads. You will be fine though as I didn't noticed any lorries or big trucks.

Gracias por tus amables palabras. Es un riesgo probar comida exótica, pero a veces vale la pena.

Thanks, will do!

Believe me, at that moment it felt hard like losing Brompton :DDD

Agree :D

If you spent 25€ for McDonald you should at least try one time to eat a "plate de jour" in a regular restaurant. It will be much cheaper than the fast food and for sure much better.

Wonderful tips. Thank you. Will avoid fine cuisine cans unless its cheap lunchmeat :D. plate de jour sounds like good alternative, I am just afraid to not feel full for 25 :D

@@VietPhan At least in some places you should be able to get two times the plate de jour for 25€ ;) Nowadays they cost between 12 and 16 (I mostly traveled the south of France)

Thats neat, great idea to jot down thoughts into little notebook at end of the day.

Sad to hear about your experience in Rimini. Can imagine that in party area like that its even more dangerous than in peaceful family vacation towns. Did you camp with bike too?

@@VietPhan It was nearly 35 years ago. I was travelling with an old racing bike and heavy military surplus tent and sleeping bag. No cooking gear and not much more than a change of clothes, water bottle, a torch and a map of Italy. Very little decent camping gear here in Ireland at the time , and what was available was very expensive.But Italy was slower back then, so i reckon your modern trip was harder and more stressful than mine. Good luck on your travels, you are a brave and adventorous young man. Loving your videos.

Thanks for question. Its Big Blue, bought it on Amazon and is just enough to keep phone alive on sunny day.

Was positively surprised local folks grooved on oldies disco

Thank you for watching. Would love to bike to belgium in the future, had fond memories of brussel and brugge.

Hi, thanks for watching and tips. Those are hard earned lessons that will improve survivability :D. Its always trade off between detouring to get something with 50% chance or continuing and maybe getting lucky with 5% chance :D. As of now 1hour rule is non negotiable, as riding at night is no fun :).

Thank you for watching and motivation!

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I carry two powerbanks and a solar panel. Enough to charge phone, not enough to charge all cameras indefinitely :D

@@VietPhan oh wow on a Brompton even 🤠

Vans are dangerous everywhere in the world haha. Although french vans feels more patient. Got lucky this time :)

Thanks for watching :)

It was surprising, but worth a try. Now Mac Mini late 2014 will last for another decade and my dad is happy browsing and youtubing on it.

Might be a topic for whole video :D I am not keen on being homeless indefinitely.

Hi, I would rank brooks saddle to be number one upgrade for long distance touring. Your ass is going to be sore the same way, but with less bruises and you will be able to sit on it for longer, even whole day if needed, whiles original saddle was too painful to sit for longer than 15 minutes.

Thank you too

Komoot shows your speed. Not sure how accurate it is.

All fair points. Although had much easier time getting flat on mountain bike than on brompton. There should exist some kind of brompton university for normies.

Nice indeed :)

Hi, thanks for motivation. Funny you mention The Pursuit of Happyness. That movie helped me a lot during some dark times. Although looking back at that toilet scene, Will had much spacier room to lay down :D. As for editing videos, summer is gonna be slower :(.

Thanks man, enjoyed your Hanoi video. Keep going

@@VietPhan nice one bro. Thanks for watching! 🙌

No prob. Just be ready to it to be ugly. Sometimes I contemplate over thin metalic easy wheels, that looks much slicker :D

Thank you for stopping by. Glad to see someone stealth camp in europe too. From your videos it seems your adventures are much more thrilling, well documented and on the edge :)...as for Belgium, I might visit during eurovelo 4,5 or 19. But based on your videos, I might skip stealth camping :D

@@VietPhanThanks for the compliments! 🫡 If you pass eurovelo 19 it's closest to home. If you seek campingspots there, I can give you some tips. It is not too hard to stealthcamp here in Belgium, it's just me searching for trouble. 😋 I heard the Netherlands is harder and have bigger fines. Cheers, I'll keep following your channel

Indeed 🙂

En ese momento no cambiaría mi brompton por un auto de lujo :D

A bit big and heavy yea. But you get used to it :). There is rear rack on my brompton, just wide enough to balance a big duffle bag. Still have to fix position frequently,

Dunno, might be corrupted files during compresssion

Sounds like a great plan. Lets us know how it went. I still yet to find a thunderstorm proof bivy, care to share a link?

@@VietPhan I think links are blocked. Google: PL poln. Armee Biwacksack 121/DKWS Callida I bought it direct from a supplier for much less but check out what it looks like. It's a tad bulky due to its strong materials so I don't carry a tent, just a small tarp for extra headroom if needed. I wouldn't say any bivy is fun in a thunderstorm (nor lightning proof lol), but ya I wouldn't worry about this one, especially since it has 3 vents you can use to circulate air so you're not sweating like crazy like in a trash bag. You can also keep your sleeping bag inside it and just roll it up like a burrito. There's another video on youtube of guys demonstrating that, just search "bivy as a bedroll". When you're done, roll it back up and leave. No 30 minute set up/take down.

@@VietPhan 121/DKWS Special Forces - Made by Callida a Poland company for Polish army

@@VietPhan My bivy is a bit pricey (although I got it heavily discounted directly from supplier) but I'd also recommend the snugpack ionosphere for some more room or check out MLD SOLO BIVY or eVent Bivy or the Trekmates Squall. But honestly my bivy is excellent for ventilation, low profile, durability, easy entrancem, and lookout window.

What do you mean by bottom comfort? Like saddle?

@@VietPhan yep the butt lol

I did some research and here are few tips I found: Brooks leather saddle + Titanium seat post + Padded shorts + no pain no gain mindset. Gonna try with Brooks saddle first lol

@@VietPhan ok thanks 👍

That would solve a lot of problems

Good to know. Seemed like other world.