Originally Posted by masi61

I think the OP may have been asking if anyone would do an extended (self contained) tour with a waxed chain system. I took this to mean that you would bring a pre-waxed back up chain and also a pan with solidified wax with a tight fitting lid that could be used on a backpacking cook stove. As impractical as some might think this sounds, I like the idea. I have enjoyed waxing my 2 road bike chains the past 4 years and I keep getting more little tips from places like Molten Speed Wax & Silca on how to do it better. For example: on a Silca video, Josh suggested pre-cleaning a spent waxed chain with boiling water before plunging it into melted wax. I have been doing this immediately after rain rides & when having the melted wax standing by - you plunge the wet (but rinsed of grit with boiling water) chain into the molten wax & you can observe the water bubbling off right away. You slosh back and forth then flip & pull from the wax pot when the bubbling stops. This works great for rain riding & I see no reason why this method could not be taken on a long distance tour. If anybody had an idea for a sealed small pan that would hold half a pound of Silca wax with a snug sealed lid - do share!