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The Summer White House is just a mile from Tanglewood, in the very heart of historic Lenox. Our guest rooms are lavishly decorated in traditional style and each features air conditioning and private bath. With many of the area's finest restaurants and specialty shops within walking distance from our property, your visit to the Berkshires will be comfortable and complete! We would be pleased to send you additional information upon request and hope you'll visit us soon! Your hosts, Mary and Frank Newton
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5 on February 19, 2015
I was able to book a room at a value price as it is off season. The innkeepers were gracious and kind. They kept the fire going as I enjoyed reading in the sitting room. Complimentary port wine was a treat. I stayed in the Eleanor Roosevelt room. The canopy bed was wonderful. The room was cozy and warm. Breakfast included eggs, pumpkin bread, fruit, coffee, tea, and delicious stuffed french toast. I am looking forward to returning soon.
3.6 on August 31, 2014
Our stay at the Summer White House B & B happened to be during coldest weekend in August in Lenox. We did not expect our room to be very cold. They did not turn the heat on. But, we had plenty of blankets to keep us warm. The breakfast was mediocre. The downscale the breakfast based on occupancy. The Inn keepers are very nice and provided warm hospitality. Parking in the back can be a little tricky. Its very close to Tanglewood.
3.6 on August 17, 2014
Room was nice and clean but the breakfast food was fair at best.
4.8 on December 19, 2013
Loved the summer White House! It is a great location, and the owner & staff are top-notch. Would Highly Recommend!
5 on December 11, 2013
The White House was a great find! It is conveniently located and we were given many tips about hikes and events in the area. Most important the Inn was gracious as were the hosts. I would add more but no space.
4.6 on December 11, 2013
A tasteful and warm Victorian home with beautiful art work. Some of it for sale. Close to Stockbridge, a great town.
5 on November 11, 2013
I took my 17-year-old daughter to spend a couple of days here so that she could have peace and quiet as she wrote her college essays; I'm an academic and worked on a paper, available to her for moral support and dialogue when she needed it. It was perfect! We felt well-taken-of, the room was cozy and conducive to contemplation and writing (for both of us!), the breakfasts were excellent. My daughter finished her essays, I made significant progress on the paper, and we headed back to Boston feeling a sense of accomplishment, connection (to each other), and well-being.
4.2 on September 08, 2013
The room was very spacious with a large closet, desk, sofa, chair and canopy bed. Had an ample chest of drawers too. Very quiet, shaded garden in back was perfect for reading. The owner Frank and his proprietor Melissa could not have been more charming. They saw to our every need, and Frank entertained us each morning with his delightful stories. Classical music was always playing during breakfast. Right across the street from the Lenox Library, within easy walking distance of everything in town. Would definitely stay there again.
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This B&B was beyond my expectations in terms of convenience to Tanglewood, decor, service and friendliness. I would recommend it to anyone who is visiting Lenox, MA
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Perfect place for those who treasure bed and breakfast experiences. Excellent location and fair prices for the area. Gracious and interesting host.
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How Uncertain Legislative Battles Over Raw Milk Mask the New Realities of the Marketplace
It's only Thursday, and I find myself planning my food club order, to be entered Sunday and delivered late next week. Actually, I've been planning it for several days already. How many dozen eggs should I order? How much kefir? How many beef livers? How much raw milk?
Sometimes I am resentful that I have to plan so far in advance, when many of my friends and neighbors satisfy all their needs on demand, at the local supermarket, or at box stores. But, then I remind myself that I am accessing food of much higher quality and nutritional benefit than I could ever find in the public markets (at least in Massachusetts).
A couple of pieces of legislation that might have made such foods more easily available via deliveries and cow shares have stalled in the Massachusetts legislature….again. But I am coming to realize that isn't unusual and, more important, it's not necessarily a terrible negative.
I am grateful that I can access high-quality nutrient-dense food from farmers and other producers I know and respect. Regardless of what happens legislatively, I expect I and my co-members will continue to access such foods, not only because we value the foods, but because we value the farmers producing the foods.
Raw milk opponents, and their corporate backers, tend to get wrapped up in keeping score as they try to block legislation to expand availability of raw dairy. They take joy in defeating this or that legislative initiative, and think they have deprived people of food people highly value.
Well, I've got news for them. The tenor of the struggle over raw milk has shifted, and it is less about notches in the belt, and more about educating politicians and the public at large, as well as enjoying the expanding relationships with producers that more are discovering comes along with raw milk.
There's a story at the Weston A. Price Foundation web site suggesting some raw milk drinkers in Georgia are worried about proposed legislation that would allow raw milk retail sales. As it is, raw milk sales are illegal except for pet food, but many people ignore the limitation and buy raw milk directly from farmers for themselves, not their pets. People appreciate the relationships they have with dairy farmers, and they worry the new legislation could mean all kinds of new regulations around retail selling of raw milk—regulations that could rock their boat.
Similarly, Liz Reitzig provides an upbeat account of the defeat of legislation in Maryland--yet again-- that would have allowed herdshares there. She is upbeat because, even though the legislation never made it to a legislative committee vote, the raw milk flows for those in Maryland who want it, and many more people in the FDA's home state are aware of the real issues around raw milk. It would have been nice to have the legislature following along with the reality of what's happening on the ground, especially for Maryland farmers who feel hamstrung by the prohibition on any kind of raw milk sales in the state, and it still may, next year or the year after.
In California, it's a similar situation. Legislation is pending to allow herdshare arrangements for the more than 1,000 home dairies are distributing raw milk via herdshare arrangements. While those doing it would like to gain legal clarity via the legislation, it's not as if the milk is going to stop flowing if the legislature delays or the governor demurs. No, raw milk is going to be widely available in California straight from the farm, along with at retail. There is no way the authorities could stop it, and the longer they allow it to flow unimpeded, the more difficult it ever would be to separate people from their food.
The message in all these legislative tales, different as they might be in their details, is that the word is getting around and ever more people are becoming educated about raw milk. People who want access are finding access. The legislative process continues to expand, on a stop-and-start basis, and in so doing, becomes as much an educational process as a law-making process.
And acceptance of raw milk expands. Just in the last few days, a coalition of 19 House members in Washington have introduced bipartisan legislation to weaken or eliminate the federal ban on interstate sales of raw milk, according to the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund. It wasn't that long ago when Rep. Ron Paul had difficulty getting even a single co-sponsor of his legislation to eliminate the federal ban on raw milk.
This new federal initiative, like many at the state level, may well die. But make no mistake about it. The nature of the game is changing, becoming less black and white. More and more people are living according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture advisory, "Know your farmer, know your food." The longer the game stays uncertain, and the market for raw milk continues to expand, and the more people learn from their friends and neighbors about the real pros and cons, the more it becomes a fact of life.
Big picture, this new reality is much different than the raw milk opponents envisioned a decade ago. Remember, back in 2000, raw milk was facing a very uncertain future around the U.S. The largest raw dairy in the country, Alta Deena, had stopped producing the raw milk that supplied much of the West, and raw dairies and commercial dairies were dropping like flies in the Midwest and East. Today, we see, in many areas of the country, thriving raw dairies. It's a quiet marketplace, but it is a growing and expanding marketplace, and it is creating new facts on the ground.
I don't want to seem to be diminishing what those working on behalf of new legislation are doing. Quite the contrary. Those efforts are more important than ever. What's essential to appreciate is that everyone working on behalf of legislative change isn't fighting an all-or-none battle. Each legislative proposal to legalize wider access to raw milk is also part of an educational process, part of an effort to broaden direct farm-to-consumer relationships, part of an effort to encourage sustainability, part of an effort to inform about the dangers of factory food. New legislation will certainly clarify things in certain areas, but it is ever less central to how people are living their lives.
Nice picture again David. The "fair Mëllech" written on the side of the cow set me off on a search to find out more about it. Even though I cold not find the words raw or pasteurized anywhere on any of the five EU countries' websites http://www.fairmilk.org/en/fairmilk/the-fair-milk-in-5-eu-countries.html , the Luxemburg site says:
"Par lait UHT, on entend un lait obtenu par ultra-haute température, donc homogénéisé et de longue conservation grâce à l'upérisation à haute température. Il est obtenu en portant le lait de vache d'abord à ultra-haute température (quelques secondes à une température de 143°), puis en le refroidissant tout aussi rapidement à une température de 4° à 5°. Grâce à cette différence de température extrême, le lait est instantanément stérilisé."
Basic summarized translation, fair milk is homogenized at ultra high temperatures and sterilized. Shame, I was wishing it was raw milk. And maybe it is in other countries, since the "fair milk" designation seems to be more of a sustainable pricing issue, than a processing vs non-processing issue. If anyone can read German or Dutch, perhaps you can check those sites for more info.
An interesting aside, the Luxemburg site also says "Une étude récente effectuée à Avellino en Italie par l'Institut d'études nutritionnelles auprès de 1000 élèves a en outre révélé que le lait, contrairement à une opinion généralement répandue, ne fait pas grossir, mais au contraire maigrir! "
Summarized translation: A study in Italy found that milk, contrary to general opinion, doesn't make one get fat, but in the contrary get skinny!
After reflecting on my comment I'd like to follow up by saying that I don't think this "fair milk" concept would get far here in the USA, it would be akin to trying to get McDonalds to pay fair wages or even an extra penny to field workers. It would be suppressed quickly by Big Milk at least for their slave suppliers, leaving only the small independent dairies to set their own market price as is happening now.
I also meant to end my comment by saying congratulations to Edwin. You have joined a group of pioneers and it won't be until later when we look back that your work will be truly appreciated.
David, I figured that was the case but in fact since it's a European thing the red white and blue is actually a symbol of France, same colors different jingoism. At least they attack the world mostly with wine and food, not bombs and propaganda.
Your outreach and teaching day sounds awesome!!! That is teaching....your sales will rage, your consumers will hug and things will change. The very basis of this fantastic change is consistant food safety results. The track record being created right now is the basis for future change. Dr. Cat Berge and other PhDs are gathering the data from RAWMI and EU sources to publish an article later this year. The article will clearly show the RAWMI LISTED results in comparison to other foods and in comparison to other raw milks internationally. It will be a block buster and crack a paradigm. No other raw milk data has been collected and matched with RAMP plans or farmers that have been audited and follow a specific set of guidelines. Perhaps RMAC comes close...but RAWMI is setting a new track record that is trackable and clearly defendable.
Proud of all the RAWMI LISTED producers and the other producers that are following good practices.
You could very well be right about pasteurized casein....who knows???
"Pasteurization intolerance" has not been well defined. It is crystal clear that it exists for sure, we just do not know what it is...all we know is that consumers get sick from pasteurized fluid milk and refuse to buy and drink it!! Instead they drink raw milk and rave about the digestibility, flavor and lack of allergies.
Let the "dollar votes" land where they land!! The truth is the truth.
Mark, there is a difference between an allergy and a sensitivity. An IgE milk allergy to casein can kill you. An IgG milk sensitivity to casein causes uncomfortable symptoms. A person that has a IgE food allergy to casein will die from both raw or pasteurized milk.
Whether its an allergy (IGe) or a sensitivity (IGg), to either lactose or casein all such conditions are a reflection of immune malfunction disorders.
Just as peanut oil is used as an ingredient in several vaccines so are lactose, bovine casein and lactalbumin. "Lactalbumin is the albumin contained in milk and obtained from whey. Lactalbumin is found in the milk of many mammals. There are alpha and beta lactalbumins; both contained in milk".
Some of the vaccines that use or contain the above ingredients include
BCG, Hib, Meningococcal, MMR and Polio.
When the above ingredients are injected into an infant's body bypassing natural protein censoring mechanisms is it any wonder that such allergies and sensitivities are developing.
Your observations are right on David….as they usually are :) "The tenor of the struggle over raw milk has shifted, and it is…more about educating politicians and the public at large."
Opinions, biases, wrong impressions and phobias all perish in the face of someone successfully doing what 'everyone knows' cannot be done. Think Galileo, Columbus, the first persons to promote eating tomatoes, Dr. James Lind and his citrus fruit cure for scurvy to name just a few.
These folks changed the established dogma and even eventually the laws of their land. But they did it by repeatedly, successfully and safely doing the very thing that could not be done and educating those around them in the process. Time is the factor that is hard. Dr. Lind was laughed off by the British MD's for 50 years! But…
'Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again;
The eternal years of God are hers;
But Error, wounded, writhes in pain,
And dies among his worshippers." ~ Bryant
Ora, thanks for the best wishes and welcome. I'm mentoring a friend from MA who is starting his own 10-20 cow raw milk Jersey herd. Of course, I'm insisting that he do a test-and-hold laboratory. He says no problem…that is the exact kind of safety plan he wants as well. I'll let you all know when he is up and running. I think he's in North West MA.
I am sure there may have been a few kids with severe food allergies when I was in grade school, I never met any of them, being an army brat, I went to many schools. Peanut butter& jelly was a brown bag lunch staple.
Now a days there are so many adults and kids with so many severe allergies, whether to foods or asthma. I've not seen any "research" on why there is such a drastic increase in numbers, as it is with "Autism" and other ailments.
"When the above ingredients are injected into an infant's body bypassing natural protein censoring mechanisms is it any wonder that such allergies and sensitivities are developing."
I believe your statement hits the nail right on the head and is a major contributor and/or cause of the increases.
This sounds hopeful. It's written by Thomas Massie who is a congressman and a rancher - and he eats, too.
[quote from article]: Congressman Massie (R–KY), Chellie Pingree (D–ME) and a bipartisan coalition of 18 other lawmakers have introduced legislation to improve consumer food choices and to protect local farmers from federal interference. The two bills – the "Milk Freedom of Act of 2014" and the "Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2014" – are the first in a series of "food freedom" bills that Rep. Massie plans to introduce this year.
"As a producer of grass-fed beef, I am familiar with some of the difficulties small farmers face when marketing fresh food directly to consumers. Our bills would make it easier for families to buy wholesome milk directly from farmers by reversing the criminalization of dairy farmers who offer raw milk," said Rep. Massie. "The federal government should not punish farmers for providing customers the foods they want, and states should be free to set their own laws regulating food safety."
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Taken from this link: http://libertycrier.com/thomas-massie-introduces-bipartisan-milk-freedom...
In some States, (like mine) however, the wheels are coming off the bus because the regulators don't want change, are afraid of change and won't support change unless it's done their way and only their way. I'm afraid the people here just aren't going to settle for that. Our processors close down before they bow to ridiculous regulations, requirements and requests.
We can only hope that legislation like this actually gets somewhere (other than tabled and never looked at again) and can bring change at some point for ALL States where people truly want food freedoms.
But of course! I can only imagine the dairy organizations are doubly pissed because Massie was probably expecting their move, and because he actually knows the in's and out's of biGAG and bigDairy, not to mention he's in a prettttttty good position to DO something about the whole mess - if no one else drops the ball, you know, some "committee" or whatnot. ;-> I hope Massie himself has the time to follow both of these bills around like they're little lost calves.
But it is bigDairy's style to spread falsehoods. It's what they do best. It will be interesting to see if Massie (or any of the other bill supporters) counter with statements to the contrary.
how they're doing in New Zealand
with raw milk dairying, you're not really in the game 'til you've been through a recall
Human error is responsible for raw milk being contaminated with campylobacter that has resulted in the shutdown of a Village Milk outlet in Timaru, says Village Milk chief executive Mark Houston. Seven people have been confirmed to have contracted campylobacter after drinking raw milk from the farm which has a Village Milk franchise.
... In warning people of the risks of drinking raw milk, medical officer of health Daniel Williams described the confirmed cases as the "tip of the iceberg".
Timaru Village Milk announced the outbreak on its Facebook page on Wednesday and said it would stop selling milk until test results showed it was clear of the problem. Village Milk, started by the Houston family in Takaka in December 2011, now has franchises in Oxford, Greymouth, Moutere, and Gordonton, Hamilton. The Timaru franchise started three weeks ago.
... Mr Houston said the problem stemmed from new cows being introduced to the Timaru herd.
"The rules are, you test them and you don't put their milk into the dispenser until the results come back. If they are clear you're good to go. "The farmer, Stu Weir, basically made a mistake and put the milk into the dispenser before the test results came back. "It's not a failure of our systems, they were working perfectly. It's human error, they got it wrong and did not carry out the procedure."
... Mr Weir acknowledged the mistake. "We let people down by not carrying out procedures properly; it's a bit disappointing," he said.
Mr Houston said testing meant that on three other occasions Village Milk had stopped selling milk - twice in Hamilton this year when milk was not up to the right standard and there was coliform from the milking plant not washing well enough, and once in Oxford at the end of the year when campylobacter showed up. Nobody was sick and a UV water filtration system had improved the water supply, he said.
... When Village Milk stopped selling milk it had good feedback from the public on its Facebook page. "They have said thank you for being careful and we're looking forward to when it is back," said Mr Houston. It was a personal choice whether people bought raw milk, he said.
... "There's always a potential risk with sale of unprocessed food, it's up to people to make up their own mind." While shutdowns seemed a bit odd, they were an integral part of the management of the milk, he said. "If they have a problem they have to sort it out."
... The comprehensive testing regime included daily tests at the farm for somatic cell count, a measure of udder health, and weekly for aerobic plate count (APC) which measured bacteria in milk, as well as for coliform and E coli. At the end of each month tests for inhibitors such as penicillin and somatic cell counts were sent to Hamilton for analysis, and bimonthly for pathogens such as campylobacter, salmonella and listeria.
... Mr Houston said the Weirs would not lose their franchise. "It's human error, people should not make mistakes but you should not be shot at dawn." In Nelson, Oaklands Milk, which sells pasteurised milk direct from its Stoke farm and at two city outlets, is looking at selling raw milk from the farm.
Owner Julian Raine said: "We had been hoping to sell raw milk by now but we are taking a slow and measured approach to it. We have to get it right. The stakes are too high if you get it wrong."
There was certainly a demand for raw milk, he said. "There would not be a day pass when I am not asked for raw milk."
I really wish they hadn't used Hartke's words in this article. As long as it's considered a "grassroots" thing (which always has that long-haired-hippie sound to it) and as long as "energy and enthusiasm" seem to be the only things going for this bill (because she out and out says she doesn't expect these bills to pass) I don't see much future in the whole thing either. I mean really, if people like Hartke are already doubtful about the outcome, how much help can that be to the process? Pete Kennedy wasn't really helpful either. He should have defended the stats of raw vs pasteurized, not compared raw milk to other "dangerous" products.
If people like Baylen Linnekin and David were kept at the forefront of these articles, the bills might stand a chance simply from a food freedom standpoint. What this movement can't portray is the idea that raw milk drinkers and other foodies are fighting a losing battle from the get-go.
And weren't those statistics used in this article some of the skewed stuff that was misinterpreted long ago? From 2006. Not exactly up to date and it wouldn't fly with anything else "scientific". Notice the writer never mentioned any health stats involving pasteurized milk.
What makes the writer think it's a "strange alliance"?? Just because it's bipartisan? Sheesh what century does he think this is? People who want raw milk can come from either side of the fence but that shouldn't make it strange, should it? Why is wanting food freedoms a concept that most people just don't grasp?
Baylen is right - let's embrace the freedom issues, not the science issues. Not that the science isn't important but if they're gonna use it, they should use truthful and more current information. Why not include some anecdotal info, too - after all that comes from the people who are actually producing and drinking raw milk, which should realistically carry more weight than anything else.
The interstate raw milk sets against the political back drop of my FDA citizens petition that is sitting someplace deep in the FDA. The petition is on its second round and is a inches thick at 500 pages of heavy EU science, studies, RAWMI data, standards, etc etc...etc.
The FDA denied science, refused to address the 70 deaths from pasteurized milk and cheeses since 1972 and outright became a bit arrogant in their answers to questions. This latest round of Citizen Petition effort is now coming up on one year. The FDA is required by law to respond with in 180 days...which they have not. Looks like more FTCLDF federal litigation is coming soon to compel them to follow the law.
More heat and pressure the better....sounds like some congressman love their raw milk. With just a couple of Dr. Paul followers supporting interstate commerce of raw milk five years ago and now 18 more mainstream congressman supporting the change, since math says that this wall is falling...just a matter if time. Raw milk can also help itself by staying clean and safe as his paradigm shifts.
An excellent idea. It could turn out to be a very important strategy. The lawmakers should be made aware of what's been going on with the FDA, if only in the case of raw milk. It's not like they don't know the FDA already has mega-problems in various realms.
If it wasn't such an expense to make a few extra copies, it would be good to hand out this paperwork to some of the other bill supporters on The Hill so they become aware of the actual scope and magnitude of this thing. The more people who actually read Mark's documented Citizens Petition, the more support it could generate and possibly open doors to more & other issues, as well.
Is there any way to put together a mini-version of your petition, Mark, just highlighting the main points and explaining how the FDA has so far dungeoned the thing down the rabbit hole rather than addressing your concerns? That in itself might spark just enough attention to get them to look further into the issues.
Maybe it would also help our Congress to realize that foods and drugs should not be regulated by just one agency, for too many reasons to go into here.
Great idea David,
I need to get the authors name that sponsored this bill....I will invest another $ 300 dollars to make another copy of this tree killing monster 500 page document and send it off along with a letter of protest about the FDA and their unresponsiveness.
One if my wishes and dreams is to have a congressional hearing for this Subject....this bill would be just the grand occasion. I would dearly love to attend and testify along with Edwin Shank and so many others and provide testimony about the emergence of the raw milk markets and provide the reasons why. Then,... march in the moms and their heartfelt stories of raw milk immune system recovery. That will be a day to behold!! I would even bring a couple of conventional dairymen to speak about their loss of fluid pasteurized milk market share...and why. The FDA would not dare appear to face the questions pertaining to why they have invested zero dollars to investigate the EU studies of raw milk....or why they have refused to look at RAWMI data or standards for raw milk in those states that permit retail raw milk...or why it is that their guaranteed safe pasteurized milks and cheeses kill so many when raw milk has killed none since 1972? Quite the Guarantee!!! Answer that question Mr. Sheehan and Mr. Taylor.
Guaranteed,...the FDA will refuse to show....guaranteed the FDA will refuse to answer all of the many hard core questions my citizens petition poses directly at them. What a travesty of pharmacudical Food Inc moral injustice and disservice to America. Sounds like I will be busy this week.
Mark, repeat after me: honey, not vinegar (don't mean to say vinegar is bad it isn't.) Learn, learn, learn then teach, teach teach show. I'm still personally working on it long time project.
allow me to voice how irritated I get with the simpering "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar" line. It is true that "soft words break the bones of princes", so there is a place for that approach, but people who say that's the ONLY way to do it are out of touch with the essential character of the Tyrant.
...Talk to political activists who've engaged the enemy. Without exception, they'll tell you that you have to be prepared at some point to "go to the mat" with the idiots. Meaning : a sharp rebuke
... I strongly recommend every one study David Gumpert's book 'Life Liberty & the Pursuit of Food Rights'. In every one of the contests related, the farmers started out being polite, only to get a lesson in 'the school of hard knocks'. The Tyrant's minions go back to the office and laugh up their sleeves after they've duped the citizen into believing there's a Rule Book, which will be complied-with. Only after the activist realizes the stock in trade of the bureaucracy is ; deception, and that the crypto-sadists' payoff is = the thrill of imposing power for its own sake, does he have a grasp of the problem. See the photo of the smirk on the face of Insp. Rod Asplin on my website
... People who presume this nation is being run according to the quaint, antique notion of "constitutional government", are the natural prey of the Commissars now over-seeing the Union of soviet-ized Socialist Ham-merica. Regardless of what you may think about J. Edgar Hoover, he had one thing right : he said 'one is hampered by encountering a conspiracy so monstrous it's unbelievable' [ my paraphrase] Until a person grasps that much ... especially, that the commies take perverse glee in little people not understanding how badly they're being screwed-over ... you are UN-able to even begin to put the bureau-crazies back in their proper place.
... There is a time and place to tell the Truth in the most caustic language ; confer with : the Bible / lately, the works of Alexandr Solzenhitzen.
Mark, just so you and the public understand basic food facts. The FDA, EPA, USDA pharmaceudical Food Inc moral injustice and disservice to Americaf pharmacudical Food Inc moral injustice and disservice to America
marathon avoid
I gotta stop typing in my sleep http://civileats.com/2014/03/28/food-chain-workers-take-action-on-cesar-... March 31st is Cesar Chavez Day as you probably know warehouses wear me out.
Some thoughts:
It was refreshing to read this statement regarding Massie: "In another welcome development, Massie said he intends to introduce other "food freedom"-themed bills later this year."
That quote was taken from this article: http://reason.com/archives/2014/03/29/house-raw-milk-bills-give-hope-to-...
I sure hope Massie follows through with his other food freedom ideas.
The worst part of this whole thing is that his two new milk-related bills won't change anything for raw milk producers on a State basis. Each individual State will still be able to keep their current regulations. "One thing these bills would not do, for example, is provide relief to farmers and consumers in states where raw milk is tightly regulated or plainly illegal." (quoted from the article at the posted link). So, those of us who reside in States where regulators are purposely restricting access to raw milk by adopting ridiculous rules and measures (read: mostly higher costs) for farmers to follow won't be helped, but it is a possible stepping stone.
Also, maybe if State Senators could see what the FDA has been up to (or hasn't), through Mark's struggle to get them to review his Citizens Petition, it would cast a different light on how our congressional representatives view the political processes now in place to get something accomplished. It might actually be beneficial to the raw milk cause if the FDA reps didn't show up in WADC!

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Iam getting so fuking sick and tired of being messed about by girls the longest relationship i been in was just over 3 years and she was the best girl i ever dated. But after 3 years she jjust decided to end it what a fuking bitch.
For the past year and a half i have been back in the game and dated 7 women honestly women are complete bitches they play so many games its fucked up its like if i make one little mistake they turn you away if you dont agree on one small detail they are gone.
I think what is fuking me off so much today or for the past 3 weeks is this latest girl i meet her at a club at a social party with some friends shes there with her bf but the guy plays no attention to her watsoever for most of the night so me being the nice person that i am decide to talk to her so she dont get left out honestly i had no intentions with this one but as i start chatting with her the bf gets angry but i thought fuck it we just talking and you only take notice when you feel someone else is on to her so hes loss.
To my suprise the girl was really cool i havent met such a cool down to earth girl in ages and she was quiet a looker i was suprised to get her number at the end of the night when i asked her for it but she did ask for my facebook first.
On the night i txted her saying it was nice meeting her, again i was suprised she txted back by calling me hun and babe and putting xs and so i made arrangments to meet her 2days later i really didnt expect her to turn up but she did, we when for drinks that night we walked with our arms linked and held hands later that night we also kissed a few times and everything seems fine i had plans for after the drinks but i decided it was too late as we really enjoyed each others company.
For the next month i try to get her to come out and she keeps making excusses finally on the day of her birthday she says shes free so i meet up with her to find her with all her mates and basically the bitch ignores me most of the night and shuts down 2 of my attemps 2 kiss her which was really imbarrasing she ignores me and dances with every other fuking dude except me. It also seems everytime i was near her she wanted to get away from me.
I asked her what was up and why she was being weird with me she said its because shes shy around her mates Total fuking bullshit because she was fuking around with every other dude in the club she also promised me it had nothing to do with my personally, i finally managed to get a kiss of her but she tells me she feels sick and doesnt want to kiss like WDF but then kisses some drunk chick later seriously what a total bitch.
She keeps promising to go out but is always ignoring my txts i asked her that night if she still wanted to go out and she said yes?!
I dont understand maybe someone can tell me why she dont just fuking tell me if she doesnt want to go out thats all i fuking ask for! If she dont want to date me why doesnt she just fuking tell me before my feelings for her get even stronger, i asked her that night if she was sure if she wanted to go out again and she said yes again but then never replys to my messeges grr wdf.
Iam pissed because its not just that i really like this girl but the fact that other women i have dated have done the same shit games also and i totaly dont fuking know what iam doing wrong.
Any ideas wdf is going on with this girl i just feel like giving up on women completly sick of all this shit with every girl i fuking meet they do these stupid games.


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A: Although I am a big fan of probiotics, my son reacted negatively to every single one except GI Flora by Allergy Research Group. I thought it was because he is so sensitive to dairy and specific foods. He would get hyper and act annoying. In his case, I didn't notice a problem with sleep but gut flora can regulate sleep, so if the Mom's gut instinct is that it is the probiotic that is setting him off, then I would try removing it for a week and seeing if the symptoms decrease. With most supplements, you should continue using them only if you see a positive effect, unless they are supposed to produce die off (like an antifungal drug which would be killing yeast.) With probiotics, I would want to see a neutral or positive change. You could try it again in a week and see if symptoms return after giving it a break. I have no idea what role the Hepatitis B vaccine might be playing, but I would go with the opinion of whoever is with the child the most. I would wait until you resolve any unusual behavior before I added anything else.
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on 11/25/2011 8:09:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Dry, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
Good for holding brows in place as well as a lash primer! It makes my lashes longer before my black mascara. Will repurchase definitely.
on 11/4/2011 12:17:00 AM
Age: 25-29
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Hair: Black, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
Buy this product if you are like me and you -absolutely- need a brow gel. I started to notice other drugstore makeup companies like Revlon and Maybelline discontinuing their brow gels. I was distraught and started to consider buying hair gel to use. I won't now that I have a better and cheaper alternative!
The brow gel helps my brows stay in place, and doesn't rub off the powder underneath. Perhaps my tube will tint brown-black at some point, but it doesn't bother me since the gel won't be used on anything other than my brows anyway.
The other end of the tube is a clear mascara, though many speculate it's the same formula on both ends. I don't like to use the mascara just because my eyelashes desperately need a volumizing mascara, and a clear gel just isn't going to cut it. Anyway, it's definitely a re-buy because it does the job and it only costs $1.00.
on 11/3/2011 7:54:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Black, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Black
This is SUCH a great investment for a dollar! It keeps my brow hair in place all day without making it feel gross and stiff. I know one side is for lashes but I just use both for my brows and I find them to work the same. Honestly, all brow gels work the same for me I've tried the Anastasia one and I really don't see a huge different with the ELF one. And come on, it's only a dollar. You can't go wrong with that. LOVE THIS.
on 10/26/2011 10:32:00 AM
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too all the girls & boys spending a fortune on clear brow gels or clear mascaras- QUIT NOW & GO BUY THIS! This duo is absolutely fabulous for so many reason esp the price and performance. Dont let the $1 price tag fool you- it works wonders!
PRICE/AVAILABILITY- This duo ended mascara/gel is only $1!! yes $1 no matter where you pick it up. It can be found on ELF website eyeslipsface or Target.ive also seen them at Dollar Trees, Dollar General, Big Lots, Sears Grand, Klingensmiths. ive seen this a few places but generally always at Target or site. But no matter where, it was always $1
FORMULA- this duo has two sides, a clear mascara side as well as a brow gel side. i find both sides will work for either job- they are both great. the brow gel side is great for setting your brows in place after using a powder to fill your brows in or as i use it, alone for just running the wand thru to make my brows look polished or like they belong like that. it dont leave a glossy like since at first they will be a tad glossy due to the formula but once dried, nothing can be seen, its invisible. And the clear mascara side is great for using to define lashes and lift them without using say a brown or black. it makes it look very natural but defined. lifts and defines very well. i like using it alot when i want a really natural look (rarely but some occasions call for it) but i think the only slight difference i can tell is well maybe the mascara may be a tad bit of a thinner consistency but for real its so hard to see the diff between the two that sometimes i use either side for either job. they both do great for whatever u use it for. what clear mascara or brow gel is also great for is if you need something for glitter to stick to but dont want to go out to buy an adhedsive for a one time thing- try this but also can be used to mix with powders or gels to make your own mascaras or gel liners. i think it would work. either way you use this- it works. my brows stay in place all day, with or w/out powders. and as a mascara it keeps my lashes looking nice & natural for hours.
PACKAGING- this is simple see thru hard plastic. its a skinny tube. its almost like a pencil but a big thick chunky pencil. this duo comes w/ two sides- both sides get the same amount of product since they are divided by a hard plastic piece where you will twist open or close each side. both sides have a traditional bristle hair wand. the brow side has a smaller size wand that ends is flat. the mascara has a slight more rounded edge to it. each one is small enough for precision to get smaller areas but big enough for definition. i love the wands. simple & easy to use. they are labeled on the plastic connecting piece so you will see which side is what. its simple and convienent will def slip into pocket or in any travel bag. slim so storage is simple and wont take up much room at all.
pverall i think everyone should have this for moments when clear gel or mascara is needed. i do have full brows that dont need filled in of any type but i do love to use this gel to put them in their place. they instantly lift my brows & make em look so much better! i love it even after i thought i wouldnt need something like this- i was WRONG! this is fab and def worth the $1! it will last you many uses and i def will repurchase even though i already have bought a backup. whats nice is if you run out of the brow side first, the mascara side will work just fine on the brows. great multitasker
on 10/25/2011 5:02:00 PM
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Holy cow, ladies. I am absolutely thrilled to have this in my makeup collection. The main reason I bought it was because of the very low price ($1) at Target. I wasn't expecting any super amazing and just decided to use it if I needed it for my weirdly shaped eyebrows. I tried the mascara side and was absolutely blown away! It gave my lashes so much separation and definition. Usually my eyelashes get all clumped together but the mascara just did it for me. I now use it for a primer for my black mascara and it gives me so much control and my eyelashes look incredible. I feel like my eyelashes are these flowers that petals have bloomed to the so long and beautiful.
The brow gel however, was so difficult to shape my eyebrows with. It takes a lot of time to get them shaped because I feel like there is too much gel on the brow brush even if I try getting off the excess.
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on 10/16/2011 10:18:00 PM
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Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I bought this product on a whim, not really expecting much. If I were reviewing just the mascara portion, let's just say my rating would be a lot lower. I completely stopped using the mascara side. But the eyebrow side really impressed me. It keeps my eyebrows perfectly in place from the time I put it on, to the next time I wash my face. I've been saving tons of money on waxing now that I've come across this little gem. It's amazing!
on 10/1/2011 10:01:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Other, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
I usually use Maybelline Great Lash clear on my brows and lashes. It helps them grow while I sleep. I also find that my lashes don't do this weird bend, as they normally do, if I use it at night. I was looking for a cheaper version and found E.L.F's. This ends up drying into a crusty substance. I applied it at night and while it's awesome for brows if you want to keep them in one spot, it's not for lashes. Especially waking up to both the bottom & top lashes stuck together from this product. Since it was a $1 I did end up just tossing it.
5/18/13 update: I still won't use this. I re-tried it at one point since it's so cheap. I like cheap products that work. This won't work though. It seems to but once it dries it's just a flaky mess. It makes me look like I have dandruff in my eyebrows.
on 9/23/2011 1:22:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
I love this for my eyebrows, it keeps them perfectly in place. It works fine for my lashes when I dont feel like putting effort to my eyes, because it's a gel, it makes my lashes a bit darker,
on 9/14/2011 7:49:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Dry, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
This product retails for $1.00 USD. So this is ELF's version of clear brow gel which also functions as clear mascara for your eyebrows. This is a dual ended product with two spoolies (one for eyebrows the other of eyelashes). The product is a clear gel, though I believe it's the same product! As a Brow Gel I find this gel helpful in keeping my brows put. This is definitely a cheaper alternative to Anastasia's Clear Brow Gel (retails $20 USD). Though once you already filled your brows and applied the brow gel, you'll pick up some of your brow product and 'contaminate' the rest of your brow gel in the container as soon as you put the spoolie back. [The product I have in the tube is now tinted brown gel now.] Using this product as a brow gel I didn't find that the gel did anything. I applied the gel by itself and prior to mascara application, it did nothing for my eyelashes. Applying the gel only to my eyelash didn't help me to keep my lashes curled. And as well applying it after mascara application only helped to tint the gel darker. I would use this product as a brow gel. I wouldn't say this gel is the greatest. But for $1, why not?
on 9/11/2011 3:03:00 PM
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I love this product so much! Its really good for only a dollar and gels actually work. I use mainly the brow gel everyday to keep my brows in place, but the mascara works just as well. The brushes on the doublesided wand work really well. A really great product for only a dollar and I would definately buy again.
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CRESSON TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY--- Andrew Choros accepted a plea agreement on Monday morning for killing his mother inside their Cresson Township home.
Choros took the reduce sentence of a third degree murder charge over first degree a week before his murder trial was expected to begin.
"There was a lot of emotion in this case," said District Attorney Kelly Callihan. 'The family actually wanted a lesser sentence than what was offered."
Choros will serve at least 20 years in jail for killing this mother.
"It was a very tragic incident," said Defense Attorney Kenneth Sottile. "There was never a question he shot his mother, he doesn't know why, it's a mystery."
Choros shot his mother Sharon, a school nurse, twice in the head and once in the neck. Police Chief Christopher Sweet testified Monday that the 24-year olds blood alcohol content was three times the legal driving limit on the day of the shooting.
"I had taken him to the hospital to get his BAC done before the shooting took place," said Sweet.
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"He loved his mother," said Sottile. "This is all just a big mystery."
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2003
Location: The Land of Oz
Oddometer: 207
Brisbane to Brisbane - Outback Down & Around......
To ride from Brisbane out to Birdsville, down the Birdsville track to Adelaide, over to Melbourne and around the coast back to Brisbane, a trip I've wanted to do for, well, a long time.
I had no set time frame or preconceived ideas on what I would see/experience, just a bike, a map and a sense of adventure
I left on the 16th August and was on the road for 25 days, did over 8500km, this is where I ended up going........
The following is what was used on the trip and will provide a review at the end of the ride report.
2013 F800GS with a few extras to make it a bit more outback-proof:
Bash Plate
Crash Bars
Headlight Guard
Hand Guards
Touratech Gear and Brake Levers
Mitas E-09 Dakar front
Mitas E-10 Dakar rear
BMW Tankbag
Wolfman Rocky Mountain Luggage with mounting racks and cross-brace http://www.wolfmanluggage.com/index....addle-bags.cfm
Wolfman Expedition large duffle bag http://www.wolfmanluggage.com/index....product_id=104
Wolfman rear top rack http://www.wolfmanluggage.com/index....product_id=317
Redverz Expedition Tent http://shop.redverz.com/products/Ser...2d-Yellow.html
Extra fuel -10L Scepter with locking cap and internal stored pourer
Aerofast Tiedowns - RRCL3 http://www.aerofast.co.nz/
Helinox Chair One http://www.helinox.com.au/helinox-chair-one.php
HEMA Australian Motorcycle Atlas http://www.hemamaps.com.au/en/Buy/Bo...-200-Top-Rides
Adventure Motorcycling Handbook - Chris Scott http://adventure-motorcyclingh.com/
SPOT GPS tracker
RAM Mount for Spot
Canon 7D 15-85mm
iPhone 4S
KLIM Badland Pro Jacket http://www.klim.com/Motorcycle/Badlands-Pro-Jacket.html
KLIM Badland Pro Pants http://www.klim.com/Motorcycle/Badla...tml?colorID=33
KLIM Element Glove Short http://www.klim.com/Motorcycle/Element-Glove-Short.html
Arai XD4-Explore http://arai-xd4-helmets.com/arai-xd4-explore.html
Alpine Star Toucan Boots http://www.alpinestars.com/toucan-go...l#.UjUwzNpAqmQ
Fox Pawtector Gloves http://shop.foxhead.com/store/produc...44449/cat20060
Fox AIRSPC Googles http://www.foxhead.com/airspc/
Camelback 2L Classic
It took a while for all the gear to turn up as most of it had to come from the States, but once it arrived I was able to undertake the final preparations for the trip.
One of the last things to do was fit the tyres, I needed a practice run since outback Australia is no place to find out what tools you do and don't have .
The dog was very interested in the finer details of fitting off-road tyres to an adventure bike...........not
Day 1
Finally on the road..........
Day 2
On the way to Carnarvon Gorge..........
Memorial to an aircraft crash in 1943..........
Carnarvon Gorge............
Back at the Carnarvon Gorge visitors centre - Amazing area!!
One of many Road Trains I saw/passed heading West..........
Only 841km to Birdsville.............
Day 4
3.5 degrees at 6am..........
On the road between Charleville and Quilpie......
Loaded up with plenty of water..........
Someone must have really liked The Wombles ...........
No shortage of straight long flat roads out West...........
Having a rest and a snack in the shade..............
Swallow mud nests inside the rest stop shelter......
Heading into the real West now ............
Cooper Creek and bridge, just out of Windorah...........
Solar Collectors at Windorah...........
............Go Karts...........in the outback.........
Peak hour in Windorah...........
Day 5
If you ever want to know where the middle of nowhere is, I found it ........
End of the bitumen, start of the 250km dusty, rocky and corrugated gravel road to Birdsville........
Rear tyre looking 1/2 worn already, at this rate it'll be shot by the end of the dirt roads ............
Front tyre still fine........
The perils of Outback travel, plenty of shredded tyres out here, I helped them change their spare and they drove off happy campers while I re-packed my bike. I caught up with them a few kms down the road where a rock destroyed their fuel pump, it was game over this time, they were going nowhere.
It was mid afternoon Friday and over 100km to Birdsville, so I told them to wait with their vehicle and I'll let someone know of their plight once I get to town. I saw them at the campsite late that afternoon, they ended up getting a tow from the Birdsville recovery guys back to Birdsville which cost them $650!! Plus they had to get a new fuel pump flown in and their vehicle repaired before going anywhere, very expensive their outback adventure.
Lucky they didn't try crossing the Simpson, minimum recovery cost out there if you break down starts in the thousands!!!............
4km to Birdsville, yay ..........
Big Red...........
4X4 Brigade hanging out on Big Red..........
Start of the Simpson Desert crossing looking West, 1100 more sand dunes and you've reached the end........
Day 6
Rest day in Birdsville…………
Birdsville Hotel...............
One of the locals waiting for a drink inside the Birdsville Hotel ........
Where the famous Birdsville Races are held each year, the town swells from a population of around 100 to over 6000.
I'm glad I arrived and left before all the madness ..........
Birdsville race track..............
One of Burke and Wills famous trees............
Where Burke and Wills engraved the tree before heading off on their tragic journey.......
The old Royal Hotel, Birdsville...........
Artesian Water supply, comes out of the ground at around 98 degrees C............
Water towers..........
Stream to cool the Artesian water before using it in the town supply..........
"It's all about motorcycles, always has been and always will be" Ewan McGregor.
KiwiSteve screwed with this post 09-21-2013 at 02:58 AM
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2003
Location: The Land of Oz
Oddometer: 207
Day 7
Packed and ready to farewell Birdsville.................
Start of the Birdsville Track heading South, 520km of rocks, corrugations, dust and absolute solitude..............
Sturt Stoney Desert........
Somewhere along the Birdsville Track, billions of rocks all wanting to take you down, like playing a real life game of Asteriods at 100km/hr.........
Looking South, haven't seen another vehicle or person for at least the last 2 hours
Remote is an understatement...........
Same spot as the previous photo, looking right..........
....Looking left............
My home for 25 days..........
Enjoying a well deserved dip at the end of a long and dusty day, Mungerannie Roadhouse.............
Inside the Mungerannie Hotel, interesting interior with thousands of travelers momento's lining the walls and ceiling.
Great hosts and great food!!! .............
Galahs and Cockatoo's evening get together at Mungerannie.......
Dawn at Mungerannie Billabong............
The thousand bird alarm clock at 6am…………
My Trusty steed........
The Bull Dust was, shall we say, interesting, if you've never ridden through it on a fully laden bike at speed you don't know what your missing
Very easy for things to go pear shaped that's for sure ............
The end of the Birdsville Track at Maree.............
Looking back from whence I came...........
Farina Station, South of Maree......
Heading towards Arkaroola in the Flinders Ranges region, the gravel road from Copley to Arkaroola was AWESOME especially on a sunny afternoon.
One of my favorite roads on the trip ...........
Camping Arkaroola style
A friend waiting in my tent upon my return after dinner, he was a big sucker ............
Heading towards Parachilna from Blinman...........
..........along the B83........
.........to Brachina Gorge
In the heart of the Flinders Ranges.......
Adventure riders version of El Dorado
Indiana Jones silhouette *play theme song here* ...........
Flinders Ranges National Park.............
Wilpena Pound..........
........What an amazing part of the world .........
"Waiter! There's a fly in my disc"...........bet he's dizzy
Taking the scenic back roads into Adelaide.......
Burra copper mine.............
Riding to the End of the World.............
Following the Power line Rd between Burra and Morgan..........
Waiting for the ferry, one of many on my trip........
One of the locals................
The Murray River, Australia's longest at 2375km..............
Mr Ed ..............
Having lunch with one of the local birds .............
The Granites.............
Seaside at Robe..............
Sunset at Robe..........
Sunrise at Robe.............
Beachport Jetty.............
Beachport coastline..........
Windmills old and new..............
Caution! Autobots ahead ...............
Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road.............
Drop Bear in the middle of the road................
Great Ocean Road, not so great in the wet with a fully loaded bike on 1/2 worn knobbly tyres.............
I'd love to know the story behind who named this place, maybe an ex boxer ........
Flinders Street Station, central Melbourne
"It's all about motorcycles, always has been and always will be" Ewan McGregor.
KiwiSteve screwed with this post 09-21-2013 at 03:25 AM
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2003
Location: The Land of Oz
Oddometer: 207
After catching up with friends in Melbourne on days 16 & 17 I was ready to hit the road again.
Dandenong Ranges..............
Near The Nobbies, Phillip Island...........
Wilsons Promontory..............
Whisky Bay...........
Norman Bay................
On the road to the Snowy Mountains......................
1000ft drop off straight down on a single lane road .........
The Snowy River, although not much snow today, it was 27 degrees!! .............
Finally found some snow , at Persiher Valley, Kosciuszko National Park.................
Some hitchhikers.................
Mr Snake..............
Mr Snake on the move..............
Eden coastline......................
Bermagui beach............
Bermagui at sunset............
Back road to Bathurst................
Mount Panorama Bathurst, the venue for Australia's great race.............
On the start line...............
On Brock's Skyline................
The Chase...............
Road to Jenolan Caves...................
The road through the hillside at Jenolan Caves...........
The Blue Mountains, West of Sydney..................
Shelly Beach, The Entrance..............
Byron Bay..............
Home.......... the dogs taking a bit more interest in my tyres now .............
The bike performed flawlessly the whole trip, not one single issue, ran fine on regular (91) or super (95+) unleaded, only time I got the tools out was to adjust the chain a fraction, which it didn't really need but I just wanted to feel useful .
Motorline BMW did the 10,000km service prior to departure, there were a couple of minor warranty issues but the guys got everything sorted in time for my trip, definitely recommend them for any BMW Motorrad requirements in the Brisbane/SEQ region
BASH PLATE - 100% must have, got hammered by loads of rocks, 10/10
CRASH BARS - Recommended - never saw action this time around but they're a solid piece of kit and no doubt would save many an engine case if dropped, great for hanging stinky socks at the end of the long days 10/10
HEADLIGHT GUARD - 100% must have, protects headlight from rocks/bugs and easy to take off and clean 10/10
HAND GUARDS- 100% must have, good wind and lever protection and especially good at keep the bugs off your knuckles 10/10
TOURATECH Gear and Brake Levers - Recommended, found them good to use with off-road style boots, very robust and easy to fit 10/10
Mitas E-09 Dakar front
Mitas E-10 Dakar rear
Initial impressions are that they are noticeably slower turning in to corners when you first use them, however once you get used to it they grip on the dry bitumen very well, especially considering the luggage I was hauling.
I did around 1500km gravel/off road and the rest (over 7000km) on the bitumen, no punctures or issues. I ran quite high pressures (26psi +) the whole time and was usually doing around 100km/hr on the Birdsville Track and the straighter gravel roads.
I was concerned at the rate of wear after the first 2000km which involved mostly bitumen riding from Brisbane heading West, the tyres seemed to be 1/2 worn already and I was expecting to change them at Adelaide after completing the Birdsville track/Flinders Ranges gravel road sections.
They still appeared to have some life when I got to Adelaide so I decided to press on, I did get a couple of wet sections as it was drizzling/light rain down near the Great Ocean Road which required extra vigilance/speed reduction, it goes without saying that running off-road knobbly tyres on a wet road requires extra vigilance and patience, otherwise............ .
It seems strange but they actually wore less as time went on, to the point where the last 1500km I don't think they wore at all.
After 8500km+ of riding all manner of roads at various speeds (Some of the road transports were, errr, fast ) I have to say I'm extremely impressed, and will score no less than 10/10.
Big up to Mitas Dakar tyres
Front tyre before................
Front tyre after...........
Rear tyre before..............
Rear tyre after............
BMW TANKBAG - Good size and nice features, waterproof (although not tested in torrential downpours), the fitting/removing is a little fiddly but otherwise an excellent product 9/10
WOLFMAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN LUGGAGE WITH MOUNTING RACKS AND CROSSBRACE - Excellent product and well thought out/engineered, the internal stiffeners could be modified to allow the inner bags to slide in easier without catching (caught my fingers a few times when pushing 'down' on the inner bags ) and a couple other little minor fixes.
Having the ability to modify the volume was great, I didn't need to adjust the side straps pretty much the whole trip, and having water/dust proof inner bags you can take out at the end of the day without removing the bags was fantastic.
They were the perfect size for my equipment/clothes etc. and I didn't notice the luggage at all when riding the gravel roads, that is, they did not unbalance the bike in any way.
I originally rated them a 9/10, however after considering how well they have been thought out and engineered I've since upgraded to a 10/10
WOLFMAN EXPEDITION DUFFLE BAG LARGE - this carried my tent, hammer, sleeping back, pillow, self-inflating bed roll, hiking boots, Helinox chair and a few other smaller items, Excellent piece of equipment 9/10
WOLFMAN REAR TOP RACK- easy to fit, strong and functional 10/10
REDVERZ EXPEDITION TENT- probably my favorite piece of kit, easy to put up/take down, compact when packed, having a garage for the bike and being able to hide everything away at the end of the day was great, certainly generated a lot of interest at campsites .
Only criticism's are the amount of light it lets through (I have the yellow one) and it's weather proof-ness. The first week on the road there was a full moon, so was like sleeping with the light on and everywhere I camped seemed to be next to some form of camp lighting which compounded the issue. The green tent may have blocked out the light better and I originally wanted green, however the supplier only had yellow in stock.
I'm not sure about it's weather proof-ness based on my experience, as it ended up getting a little wet on the inside on more than one occasion, without heavy rain either, although it did dry quickly once erected. Might have to experiment in the rain to determine it's actual limitations, for this reason I have to score it down a little, still very happy with the product 8/10
p.s., don't forget a hammer, much easier to pitch the tent with a bit of clout
SCEPTER 10L fuel container - with locking cap and internal stored pourer, for my requirements this worked out to be an excellent extra fuel container, gave me the range I needed and did not leak once 10/10
AEROFAST TIEDOWNS- RRCL3 - Used for trying on the large duffle bag and fuel container, excellent product 10/10
HELINOX CHAIR ONE- my second favorite piece of kit behind the tent, light, compact, easy to assemble and comfortable, not the cheapest camp chair but for my requirements I found it an excellent product 10/10
HEMA AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE ATLAS with TOP 200 RIDES - I didn't take a GPS (apart from SPOT) as I wanted to follow a map and my nose, like in the old days, worked out really well and found the HEMA maps to be accurate with lots of useful information, excellent product 10/10
Chris Scotts ADVENTURE MOTORCYCLING HANDBOOK - The only 'book' I took, although I had read it prior to leaving was good to read over certain parts again, without a doubt the best adventure motorcycling reference book available, great job Chris 11/10
SPOT GPS tracker - Very accurate, worked a treat for friends family watching online from back home, they had fun trying to work out where I'd go next, which was the fun part for me too . It's not as intuitive as it could be when setting up, the web based layout could be greatly improved, overall 8/10
RAM Mount for Spot - Worked a treat, nice and compact, never broke or came loose 10/10
KLIM BADLANDS PRO JACKET - Excellent piece of kit, well vented and warm when required, much better than BMW gear with zip in/out liners (I've had BMW stuff before and although it is nice, I found the zip in/out liner is a pain). The KLIM zips did show signs of dust slowing them down a little, however almost all zips will do this to a certain extent and I found by managing when the zips were open or closed helped. I also lubricated them at the first instance after the dusty roads and they work like new.
The coldest I was riding in was about 9 degrees in the early morning wet fog and the hottest around 34 degrees just out of Sydney in stop start traffic, at these extremes the base layer could have been changed to improve comfort levels however I did not feel overly uncomfortable. I found the temperature range I was riding in changed quite a bit during the day, and in this regard the KLIM gear performed fantastic , although could have done with a tad more venting when really hot.
The only criticism is the wrist cuffs, I found when using them as intended (with the thumb through) they bunched up in my gloves and keep cutting circulation to my hands. I ended up just putting my whole hand through the wrist hole and using them like any other jacket, I think this feature could be removed without any detriment to the jacket, overall 9/10
KLIM BADLANDS PRO PANTS - Reviewed as per the jacket, also could have done with a bit more venting, especially on the front edge/knee area, overall 9/10
KLIM ELEMENT GLOVES SHORT - A tad bulky and took a while to wear in, L/H finger wiper worked great, overall a great product although a little pricey 8/10
ARAI XD4 EXPLORE - Nice helmet with great venting, criticism's are it's a bit noisy at highway speed with/without using googles, and most disappointed was it fogged up easily on the 1st rainy day prior to leaving on my trip.
This was fixed with the addition of a pinlock anti-fog attachement, which sorted the fogging issue, but for the money you spend on an Arai I'd expect at the very least to have a pinlock fitted at standard, overall 8/10
ALPINESTAR GORETEX TOUCAN BOOTS- Comfortable boot even when walking, although a bit squeaky, also buckles played up a little (not locking, hard to unlock) and not as nice as my old Gaerne's. Goretex was 100% waterproof after walking through streams etc., overall 8/10
FOX PAWTECTOR GLOVES - good product for the price, easy to get on/off when required, not too hot and comfortable after hours of riding, overall 8/10
FOX AIRSPC - Excellent fit and a perfect match for the Arai with my shaped head/face, I prefer to ride with goggles to keep out dust/wind from my eyes. The nose bridge of the goggles fits perfectly against the front of the Arai with almost no gap so no itchy nose syndrome (which I get if using 'normal' goggles) or nose getting bombarded with bugs. I use the grey tinted lenses, overall highly recommended 10/10.
CAMELBACK 2L - Used everyday and worked great, I have the classic version and it's very limiting on space to carry other stuff (I originally bought it for dirt-biking) when full of water and I wanted to go hiking for 2+ hours, next camelback I get will be a little bigger so I can carry extra items when needed (spare rain jacket, food, 1st aid kit etc.), overall and for it's intended purpose 9/10.
So that's it in a nutshell, I had a great experience and was everything I dreamed it would be, I went searching for the real Australia and I think I found it
Cheers till next time..................
"It's all about motorcycles, always has been and always will be" Ewan McGregor.
KiwiSteve screwed with this post 09-25-2013 at 03:37 PM
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Sep 2011
Location: Sydney, Australia
Oddometer: 122
Love the photos. The outback really is an interesting place. I rode up to Cairns earlier this year but because I had to stick to sealed or at least hard packed roads, it was just hours and hours of straight nothingness on the horizon :(
Did you do the Great Alpine Road at all?
One Lucky Dude
Joined: Nov 2010
Location: Rolling on the RTW
Oddometer: 328
Brilliant ride! Thanks for the reviews as well.
ADV RR Finding Freedom...World Wide Ride
Joined: Apr 2007
Location: Vermont
Oddometer: 216
Great pictures. Nice recap and review on equipment.
Makes me want to ship my bike there.
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2003
Location: The Land of Oz
Oddometer: 207
Glad you enjoyed the photos, I was planning on doing a loop from Jindabyne around through Cabramurra and back to Jindabyne, however the road was closed due to a rock fall, so missed out on this trip
The road from Nowa Nowa through Buchan and the Snowy Mountains to Jindabyne was AMAZING, it had everything from fast () sweeping road sections to narrow and winding single lane gravel tracks, amazing scenery and it's up there as one of my favorite adventure roads for sure ..............
"It's all about motorcycles, always has been and always will be" Ewan McGregor.
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2003
Location: The Land of Oz
Oddometer: 207
Thanks for viewing, regarding the reviews I wanted to honest in my feedback using all the gear relative to the purchase price, that is, did I get value for money? I believe I did.
Regarding my concerns with the weatherproof-ness of the tent, I had some helpful feedback from REDVERZ:
As mentioned I did not actually get to test the tent in proper rain, the wide temperature differentials (3 degrees to 30's C) and the different ground conditions (grassy campsites etc.) experienced were certainly conducive to condensation build up.
I still think the tent is an extremely well thought out and excellent product, with the ability to store everything out of sight, including the bike, I can stand up inside the tent/garage when getting bike gear on/off and it compacts down to a relatively small package (considering the erected room/features).
Big up to REDVERZ and still my favorite piece of kit
Overall I was extremely pleased with ALL the gear I chose and I should have added that NOTHING broke on any of my kit!!
On this count alone ALL the gear should be seen as fantastic really and most certainly recommended
"It's all about motorcycles, always has been and always will be" Ewan McGregor.
Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Mar 2010
Location: sydney, east
Oddometer: 1,786
Mighty ride, beaut pictures.
i just seek clarity
Captain Slow
Joined: Apr 2006
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Oddometer: 897
Great photos - and a great ride report . .
Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Jul 2010
Oddometer: 1,076
Fantastic stuff,looks like you travelled some nice ground!,i do a fair bit of riding around the carnavon region in cq very nice area that gets overlooked by many people touring.Thanks for the r/r and photos.
Joined: Oct 2011
Location: andamooka South Australia
Oddometer: 297
Brilliant report mate. Did you do any thing with those photos or are they straight from the camera? Some of those shots are fugging awesome
Joined: Feb 2011
Location: Toowoomba
Oddometer: 1,762
Great read/ride mate
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
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Joined: Oct 2012
Location: Brisbane Northside, OZ
Oddometer: 2,085
Best ADV read I've had for a long time, well done. There's a lot to be said for enjoying the country we ride through rather than just worrying about how quick you can get to the end.
Relax and enjoy the journey, not just the destination.
2013 WR450F(The best bike KTM never built) and BMW F700GS
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Joined: Sep 2012
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Oddometer: 76
Great pics and RR of your trip.
Thanks for sharing
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