Yes I am normally a cool/cold weather tourer, and mainly camp in the colder weather, but his year, it will be at the very beginning of summer because, I have just started back touring again after a 4 yr break, so I need the extra training I can get between now and then and also, their are two other elderly gents like myself, that don't camp in cold weather, let alone ride in that weather coming along with me.

Summers here are generally bloody hot, hoping not this year, if so, will be only riding from 6.30 am till 10am, then from 6.30pm in the evening during daylight saving until 8.30pm at night, it is only an approx a 500km tour, as the other old blokes coming with me, havent ridden since they were in their 40's. We will be lucky if we do more then 65km a day, as two of us are bringing our dogs along, both retired Service Dogs.