Tenting, or motels - discuss.

[Robbo]

Well last year we packed a lot lighter than usual;

Camp list;

1 x Fuck off tent with sunroom and kitchen
1 x Gas fridge / freezer
1 x Gas cooker with oven
1 x BBQ (normal)
1 x super delux bed with down underlay
1 x 17" LCD
1 x SKY decoder (for above)
1 x Laptop with wireless (porn)
1 x Combined shower & shitter tent
1 x Chemical toilet
1 x Shower
1 x Water pump (hooked into bore) with on demand gas heater
1 x 2.3 Mtr inflatable boat (2hp yamaha)
1 x Long line
1 x Lighting system (more on that later)
1 x Dirt bike

Now given we camp remotely, there is no power or facilities. So, you ask, how does he power all this shit?

1 x Covered trailer with 120 watt solar panels
3 x 120 A/H deep cycle gel batteries
1 x 1000 watt pure sine wave inverter
1 x Honda (the mighty) 2kw Generator (required for sound system - new years)

Nah, nothing like roughing it I say.

If you can figure out how to pack that lot onto a motorbike then i may re-consider my point of view on camping.

Cheers

[Finn]

If you can figure out how to pack that lot onto a motorbike then i may re-consider my point of view on camping.

Cheers

Thai people manage.

[Oakie]

There's nothing like having a half hour shower in a warm motel unit after you've done the Lewis Pass in 10 degree weather.

Yes there is. Maruia Springs hot pools for 40 minutes while doing the Lewis Pass. in 10 degrees.

[Lou Girardin]

Yes there is. Maruia Springs hot pools for 40 minutes while doing the Lewis Pass. in 10 degrees.

True. But you still have to get back on the bike instead of walking down to the 'Old Post Office' for a meal to die for.

[Oakie]

True. But you still have to get back on the bike instead of walking down to the 'Old Post Office' for a meal to die for.

Yes. Was a bummer having to throw all the wet weather gear on again and still ride half way across the island after the soak (and there were no 'hot' 20 yr old Brazilian / German / Californian women to share the pool with us at Maruia like there were at the motel. Just a 60 year old wrinkly ex hippie and her man-friend).

[crusa]

Looking at going through lewis pass and having a dip in feb 07 can anyone tell me if highway 70 is sealed road bettween kaikoura and waiau

Cheers

[scumdog]

realisticly we should be staying with other kbers when out of town just post your dates of travel some one should offer

Kinda my line of thought too.

But Cb and I tent in the summer months and motel/back-pack in winter.

Always look for a motel with a heated floor if you're sick of a long wet night and need somewhere to stop - you can dry your gear overnight on the floor.

Be wary of el cheapo cabins with a shower if you want to warm up after a cold wet ride - the hot water cylinder often appears to hold only 20 litres, not enough to get the circulation flowing again.

And tenting gear is: A tent (surprise-surprise) with a vestibule, a pair of self inflating 'poofter-pads' (a shitload better than those foam pads) and a pair of zip-together down-filled (down is MUST) sleeping bags, with that you can be pretty confortable and warm.

[babyB]

gez guys...are there no bike nomads left out there

ive been knowen to camp out with nothing but me helmet for a pillow & leathers for me blanky

[Oakie]

gez guys...are there no bike nomads left out there

ive been knowen to camp out with nothing but me helmet for a pillow & leathers for me blanky

What? Forgot to put your pack on the bike huh?

[sAsLEX]

(down is MUST)

pfft been to -17 in my Qaulofil bag and that was fine!

[Finn]

pfft been to -17 in my Qaulofil bag and that was fine!

pfft x infinity. -38 in Finland. Burn baby.

[sAsLEX]

pfft x infinity. -38 in Finland. Burn baby.

here you go

[Goblin]

gez guys...are there no bike nomads left out there

ive been knowen to camp out with nothing but me helmet for a pillow & leathers for me blanky

I think we are the only ones to actually rough it. All the blokes need all the namby pamby luxuries....and call themselves bikers.

[Lou Girardin]

Kind of on subject. Does anyone use www.wotif.co.nz?
There's some real savings on last minute accomodation.

[Finn]

here you go

Got one of those. Picked it up on Trademe.