Tag: Arkel RollPacker 25

When I first started to look into gearing up for bikepacking a couple of years ago, I was immediately drawn to the Canadian company Arkel for a couple of reasons. First, they're Canadian (based in Quebec) and they manufacture their products in Canada. Second, the reviews I read commented on the durability of their products. … Continue reading Product Review: Arkel Rollpacker (A First Look)the past two years.

A group of local businessmen, farmers and the parish priest revealed an astonishing epidemic of at least 50 burglaries and thefts which have taken place within a short radius of the village in the past year alone.

Another group of concerned farmers, all of whom live within a one-mile radius of each other in Athnid, near Thurles, have told the Irish Independent of their plight at the hands of the crime gangs. On June 8 and August 13 last, six farmers were raided by thieves, who took large quantities of expensive tools, diesel and other equipment.

On the first occasion, dairy farmer Barry O'Gorman had welding equipment, power tools, saws and diesel worth over €1,000 taken.

The second time the thieves struck, they took a trailer, which was