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Saffy..you're amazing!

Regarding the Ferrypay app you talk about at 6:04 I believe what you say is wrong and is a cause for much frustration. There is no app to install on your phone. Lots of people search for it (me included) but it does not exist. There is one named somethig like Ferry Pay inc. but that's something completely different (and make it all even more confusing). Ferrypay is a web-page where you register your bike and payment details, and then it works just like you say, but you don't intsall any app to your phone.

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This is a great video with so many handy hints. Many thanks and your comfort in being yourself is endearing and so entertaining. I just wanted to add that many of us are guilty of giving in to gear-acquisition syndrome for camping as well as the bike.

The “Wish” version of Itchy Boots. That’s absolutely hilarious

I love this video!

I just found you. God bless you.

We got you Saffy. Ride on! 💪

Such a moving story. Well done you for not giving up and going under. Be proud of yourself. I think you're hugely inspiring. Thank you for sharing your story.

Most definitely not an imposter. You've put in effort and hard work in your content just like everyone else and you have been acknowledged. It was also lovely meeting you at the event and thank you for your words of wisdom 😊

Such determination, well done!!!

A head torch is pretty much essential in my opinion. Sure, your eyes will adjust to the darkness on your way to have a pee in the middle of the night, but if you have to find something out of your pannier when the light is fading, you need both hands and a head torch lights up the place you are looking at. Just common sense, it's small and weighs next to nothing. Also, torches can be a good deterrent to predators (including undesirable human beings) if you are camping in the middle of nowhere. Then there's the age thing. As an over-sixty year-old, my eyesight especially in the dark, isn't what it used to be. There will also be people (younger than me) who have less than 20/20 eyesight.Take a light! Pots and pans? I take a Trangia most places, which is my 'pots and pans', plus my fuel, two plastic plates and a few other bits; these items pack into two small Lomo crash-bar bags on either side of my Himalayan. Low-weight and ultra-compact. And I know where everything is. Easy. I take a flat grater and an Opinel No.8 folding penknife. I like to cook with fresh, local ingredients that reflect the local culture. I am categorically not going to eat dehydrated military style rations! I want to eat actual fresh food. Local fruit and stuff is pretty much available in most places. I can't see the point in travelling to a place you have really wanted to experience and you end up eating ultra-processed mush from a packet. Oddly, I enjoy the 'washing up'! Sponge, wire scourer, a mini-bottle of eco -friendly detergent. Easy as. Towel. A microfibre towel packs up very small, a pouch about six inches square. I can also fit shower-gel, tooth cleaning stuff and a roll-on deodorant into that same small pouch. The towel is a good size and dries really quickly, again it weighs very little and packs up really small. I agree about not taking a cup. I only drink beer and water and those items normally come with their own receptacle. Sleeping kit is the key, but that will depend entirely on the climatic situation. Sleeping mats, sleeping bags, sleeping bag liners and so on need to be appropriate for the climate you are in. Heated clothing will require electrical power, presumably from the bike, phone charging also will drain power from the bike I guess. That's OK for a short while but not sustsainable over a long period. Personally, for three seasons camping, I take a semi-serious mummy bag, sleeping bag liner, a mouth inflatable Trinordic sleeping mat and a bivvy bag. The Bivvy bag is mainly there for 'emergencies', like getting stranded somewhere and I have to sleep in a hedge or something, but is also really good in the tent camping situation if the weather get a a bit cooler. I'm 'toasty'! The Bivvy also packs up really small and is very light in weight. What you call 'base layers', I call thermal long-johns and thermal vest. And woolly socks. And a woolly hat. But I agree, essential kit. I would recommend taking a hot water bottle as well. My partner uses hers to keep warm at bedtime after boiling some water on the Trangia. As a man of a certain age, I keep an empty 'warm water bottle' close by, just in case the weather is foul in the middle of the night and I need to answer the call of nature. Don't worry. It comes to everyone eventually! Sorry if that sounds gross, but I always smell nice in the morning. (ish). Don't take coffee or tea, totally pointless drinks. Or sugar or milk, or energy drinks or breakfast biscuits; total junk, not fit to be called 'food'. I would recommend buying a really light, crushable nylon back-pack. Stick it somewhere on your 'outside' luggage, or stuff it into your jacket. A few miles before you get to your destination, you can look out for a store/mini-mart/market or whatever, that sells food and beer (hopefully). Buy just what you need, put it on your back and do the last few miles to your destination. Shop local and meet the locals! Anyway, thank you for the thought provoking comments. Ride safe. Love and peace.

Waste of time. Im glad i didn't finish the video.

Climate and cost, those are the major factors. Young people are being shafted constantly and don’t have chance to buy a house never mind an expensive toy. Commuting on a bike all year in the UK isn’t feasible, yes you will get people who say they do it, but a car or public tranport is the comfier option. I do not agree that bikers have a bad rep though, maybe back in the 60s/70s but now when people are asked to describe a typical biker they describe a comfortable Middle aged person on some form of adventure bike, not an outlaw on a chopper, those stereotypes aren’t the same anymore.

brought a genuine smile to my face well Done

I'm surprised about torchlight. I do not have torchlight as such but I have this rechargeable small table glowy thing that just let's me see where a next beer is. If you ever camp in a wild forest, there is zero light, you are not allowed to make campfire, and it's so dark you can not tell the difference between the trees and sky and can't see a step behind you. It's pitch black, your eyes cant's adjust to anything. At least in Europe, where I live. Small ambient source of light is a must. I also ditched all the cooking ware, since you just eat on the road and late dinner is not mandatory, if no snacks, take sip of hard drink and go to sleep. Next morning you can always pause in petrol station and have something ready made. Regular food intake is way overrated. What is a sleeping bag liner?! What I did find very useful is when installing extra lights if at all, do not put them on main line with relay, like when they turn on only when your bike runs. Quite the opposite, install them directly to your battery with fuse so you can turn them on while bike is not running and then you have an excellent light source in case you happen to put a tent in the dark without need to start up the bike. Sometimes you camp with other people around, who do not want to hear your fancy exhaust sound in the middle of a night. Same goes for USB charger port. Also, whenever I'm travelling, I need my actual sleeping pillow from home. That's out of the question, I have a separate bag for it and it is my No.1. item.

You lost almost all but you have a twin cylinder motorcyle? I envy you because I can only afford is a 150cc bike.. Be strong anyone come from hell and back are built different so be proud of yourself.

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Thank you Saffy. You really excel at showing us your journey and your explorations. And camping! That's a proper motorcycle trip and I love it.

Det er veldig viktig informasjon, takk og kjøre til 🏍️👍

Or you could become a good housewife and mother to become happy.

Really enjoyed this one Saffy, great vid.

Obviously you haven't been to Lofoten or Senja etc if you advise to turn around at the arctic circle. There are no rear-facing speed cameras in norway, and fines are not based on your income. Also wild camping is restricted to only one night per place. Are you sure you were even in Norway, because this sounds much more like Finland 🤔 A bubbly shallow video full of misinformation, please try harder.

Hei Saff, what happend in the end with this?

Hi Saffy sprocket, I just came across your videos and I have subscribed. It sounds like we have both gone through some bad times. I still have dark days but also some good days spent with my family and of course riding my bike. Maybe we will meet someday. 😊

Do you think they were taking the piss when they asked you if you were itchy boots😂