Motorbike tent

[haydes55]

This is a pretty good idea for camping knowing the bike is safe

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[Akzle]

pretty gay. Whats wrong with a fly?

[eldog]

pretty gay. Whats wrong with a fly?

Thanks Haydes, apart from no floor doesn't look too bad. Wondered how it packs down

Akzle - point us to what you consider a better option

I am considering to camp overnight on longer trips, like Tazz and Jatz do

More investigation required.....

[swarfie]

Thanks Haydes, apart from no floor doesn't look too bad. Wondered how it packs down

Akzle - point us to what you consider a better option

I am considering to camp overnight on longer trips, like Tazz and Jatz do

More investigation required.....

Look at the second view in the add, looks like it would have a floor in the sleeping part of the tent.

[Akzle]

Thanks Haydes, apart from no floor doesn't look too bad. Wondered how it packs down

Akzle - point us to what you consider a better option

I am considering to camp overnight on longer trips, like Tazz and Jatz do

a fly. Which has no floor.



Suppose it depends where you go, and how much of a blouse you are. and i dont tie it to the bike incase it falls over. And mine's green.
Much MUCH less to carry. Srsly, poles and shit??

Another pic of haydes'

[eldog]

a fly. Which has no floor.



Suppose it depends where you go, and how much of a blouse you are. and i dont tie it to the bike incase it falls over. And mine's green.
Much MUCH less to carry. Srsly, poles and shit??

Another pic of haydes'

Camping site or just on the side of the road.

It will be enough room for me and 2 blouses

[neels]

My bike just parks beside the dome tent, I suppose if I cared enough I could take a spare tent fly to drape over the thing at night, but I don't so it sits out in the sun/rain/snow.

Does look like a lot of extra gear to cart just to put a cover over a bike.

[Akzle]

Camping site or just on the side of the road.

It will be enough room for me and 2 blouses

yeah well, unless the rain is coming at you sideways, fly camping is fairly protected, a good groundmat, beeping slag and you're sorted.
if you pin two edges of the fly to thte ground and lift the other corner you have wind/rain protection on 3 sides, if you park your bike in the opening, the warmth off the engine will keep you toasty until you're asleep.
in better weather you can just use it square, that is, with a ridge and four corners pegged to the ground like a regular triangle bivvy tent.
your repair kit consists of m0ar rope and duct tape, which you should be carrying anyway.

but if you're not straying too far from your nearest camping outlet, feel free to carry 3 sets of breakable firbreglass poles (!!!????!!!) (dont forget to pack spares ) for that one in OP.

[Tazz]

Why carry all that extra weight? Waste of space. Also, who wants to sleep next to something that could crush your skull if for whatever reason it decided to topple or be pushed in the night?

I haven't done as much camping off the bike as I would like (although I do prefer to stay in huts if we're being honest XD) but I never park my bike within any distance that it could hit me or my tent, because it just seems like a common sense thing to do, just like how camping under trees seems like a bad thing to do

If you need the engine to keep you warm for the 30mins it will be hot for after you park up you need a better sleeping bag or insulation from the ground. Either that or there are insulated tents that retain heat out there that I have never seen...

That isn't going to stop anyone who really wants your bike from stealing it either if it's security you're after.

but if you're not straying too far from your nearest camping outlet, feel free to carry 3 sets of breakable firbreglass poles (!!!????!!!) (dont forget to pack spares ) for that one in OP.

I use a North Face (Olympus I think) tent that is at least 20 years old with 3 poles. The poles are def a little 'weathered', but still going strong. I carry (because it was added to the kit by my step father who bought the tent, and is a wicked idea) 2 or 3 little steel sleeves to slide over and tape in place if any of the poles snap. It takes 5-10 mins to put up, doesn't need natural shelter form any sides (if you can't find any) and stands independent of the bike so you can come and go as your please once it's up. (Ali poles though)

I pitched it at an event a few weeks back, rode back up to Blenhole for a few hours for a gig, got back at 3am in driving wind and rain to find most of the tents around mine farked and a bunch of people wrapped up in their cars (to be fair they were pitched by townies) and if not blown to shit they were complaining about being wet the next day. Mine just needed some guide ropes tightened as some drunk fawker had tripped over a couple, and it was dry as, including all my wet weather gear that I had accidentally left there

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[Big Dog]

Only ever done the motorbike camping a few times.
1 dome tent each bike.
If one arrives worse for wear that just became the gear tent.

When in have gone alone I have taken a couple of spare pegs and a roll of duct tape or rubber thong... makes a pretty good splint provided poles are broken not shattered.
Iff you find you don't have all the poles ( or any as happened to another rider one time ) if you use a little ingenuity and park under trees you can use as a sort of fly or fashion some poles out of the local fauna.

One camping trip in my teens it was discovered after a full days hike we did not have more than one whole tent for nearly a dozen people.
Surprising how resourceful you can be when you care less about the facilities and more about having fun.

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[Akzle]

Surprising how resourceful you can be when you care less about the facilities and more about having fun.

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orgy ?

[Big Dog]

orgy ?

Is that where your mind goes when thinking of 12 13-15 yo boys?
Mind you my last few times in a tent involved Sex, just no beasts, boys or minors.

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[Akzle]

Is that where your mind goes when thinking of 12 13-15 yo boys?
Mind you my last few times in a tent involved Sex, just no beasts, boys or minors.

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you specified neither age nor gender.

Going into the bush with a dozen boys... Whaddarya?

[MarkH]

This is a pretty good idea for camping knowing the bike is safe

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That's not the current model, the Redverz Atacama is the current one.
http://redverz.com/motorcycle-tents/atacama-green/
The Expedition II is the previous model.
Either way it is a pretty nice tent, enough height in the vestibule for a 6 ft tall person to stand up.

Thanks Haydes, apart from no floor doesn't look too bad. Wondered how it packs down

The bedroom has a floor, the vestibule has a floor available as an optional extra.

feel free to carry 3 sets of breakable firbreglass poles (!!!????!!!) (dont forget to pack spares ) for that one in OP.

The Redverz tents don't come with fibreglass poles, none of the expensive tents do. They use Aluminium poles, the cheaper tents are the ones with breakable fibreglass poles.

The Redverz tent is quite bulky & quite heavy (~7kg), it also requires are reasonable amount of space to setup.
I don't find that a big problem, especially on the ST1300 which has a fuck tonne of carrying capacity.
My only problem is that I have never managed a good restful sleep in a sleeping bag on an inflatable mat.
My solution:



The bedroom has been unclipped and removed, otherwise it is the standard tent setup but with a hammock stand and hammock setup inside the tent.

I've since purchased some better hammock gear so I'll be switching to a hammock fly instead of the Redverz tent.





As for the ability to park the bike inside the Redverz tent - sounds like a cool idea, but I've never bothered doing it.
I prefer to use the vestibule area to sit in and relax/cook/eat/etc.

[Akzle]

The Redverz tents don't come with fibreglass poles, none of the expensive tents do. They use Aluminium poles, the cheaper tents are the ones with breakable fibreglass poles.

i've never broken anything aluminium....


but yeah, okay. they're better than glass, and lighter. but still. not as light as a fly and cord.