Peter van Kets

SEA TO SUMMIT – THE SPECIALIST SOLO TENT

Go2 Websites — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:10:44 +0000

Carrying a lightweight tent is essential on long unsupported MTB rides. I have looked for the right product for quite some time and Adventure Inc, distributers for Sea to Summit in South Africa, gave me a solution.
The Specialist Solo Tent.
Weighing in at 635g (including poles and pegs) this has to be one of my favorite adventure products.
Its small, but has enough room for me to sit upright and move around quite easily. Its vestibule is large enough to put your basic equipment, like small backpack etc. Its fabric is waterproof and breathable. I experiences a bit of condensation inside, but very minimal. The inner door is mesh so the tent can stand open on those hot days.
This is a brilliant tent for those who are doing multiday races where weight and performance are key.

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OSPREY HORNET 24

Go2 Websites — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:09:24 +0000

I have been doing quite a bit of Mountain Bike training recently to prepare for the Freedom Challenge – a race across South Africa. Spending nights out in the bush and getting a good bum callous.
One of the areas that I have focused on is my backpack/hydration pack for the race. I have tried a few and so far the best of them all has been the new OSPREY – HORNET SERIES 24. Last week I did a 330km ride from Cathcart in the Eastern Cape to Middelburg – all off road and some of it part of the Freedom Challenge route. The first day of 160km’s was hectic mountain terrain with a total ascent of 2000m. I was packed to capacity as I would be sleeping out and unsupported.
This was the first time I would be using the pack and was unsure of its capabilities.

Blown away is what comes to mind.

These are some of the features I loved:
• It weighs only 560g – super light
• It sits snugly on your back – no back issues at all
• It has two zippered panel load entry points, so packing in and out is sooo easy
• The hydration pack container is really easy to use – just slide in and out.
• The fabric is “bullet proof”! …. so to speak.

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Adventure and Inspiration 2013

Go2 Websites — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:02:14 +0000

2013 started with a bang and has just got more and more hectic. My inspirational speaking events have come in fast and furious and I am loving watching people lives change in front of me. I am really focusing on getting people to not only aspire to achieving the goals/vision that they have for 2013 and 2014, but to do it with significance. May I be bold enough to say that success without significance is meaningless. So what does it mean to be significant? In my opinion this is it….. If you go to sleep tonight and you do not wake up, have you left this world a better place or when you go to sleep tonight do you know that there is a least one person that is breathing easier because of what you do or have done. Lets 2013 be a significant year!

Formula for Success

Go2 Websites — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:59:33 +0000

A well known Motivational Speaker Anthony Robbins once said that quality of your life is the quality of your relationships, which applies directly to your company’s performance.

Here is my latest column in the Blue Chip Magazie

Final Frontier

Go2 Websites — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:56:27 +0000

Antarctica is the highest, driest,windiest and coldest continent on this planet