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MacDoc said:
Every time I fork out $120 for a motel I think about camping out. I would not cook - just sleep.

I have the tent already, Have the Kermit chair. Have the space in/on the Burgman.

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This looks interesting
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Battery on the MacBook Air lasts forever so I can read until I sleep.

Only the sleeping pad is the barrier.

I suppose I could snag it and try for the rest of the season ...have a sleeping bag somewhere....:rolleyes:

Phuck it got the mattress pillow and 12 volt pump all from Neo-Air.. for $160....if it saves one or two Motels it's worth it.

I suspect all but the sleeping will go inside the Burgman and top case.
Put the sleeping bag behind the backrest.



I'll lose the knapsack - put more of the light stuff in the 52L top case and the 54 L under the seat will hold tent, chair, and other camping gear. I wear the camera anyways and just use the Thule waterproof sleeve for the Air.

Still have a few litres up front for various and sundry.

Might be fun.....as long as Celebrex works :D

Any suggestions for PA camp spots ??
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I was hooked when I found that the State Park in Vermont wanted $20, $1 more for a dog!
 
MacDoc said:
Every time I fork out $120 for a motel I think about camping out. I would not cook - just sleep.

This looks interesting
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I have a very similar Thermarest and it's quite good. I like that it is rectangular and not narrow at the feet like one of the other ones I have. It's very light and takes up very little space.

This is the camp stool I have. Very small and very light.
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Which thermarest is that?
 
Rotten_Ronnie said:
Which thermarest is that?
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Not sure what specific model that is.

I have one of the blow-up Thermarests. Looks a lot like the one pictured above. Lightweight, packs very small, takes about twenty puffs to inflate.
 
takes about twenty puffs to inflate.
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I'd be wheezing....:rolleyes:

12 volt is my friend

Damn just thought of something....wireless !!!!!
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do campgrounds have internet???.
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Whew .seems many do.
http://www.allstays.com/Campgrounds/Pennsylvania-am-wifi.htm

Hmmm nice locations with Internet but I can stay at Paul's for $55.

http://www.goodsamcamping.com/travel/campgroundsandrvparks/generalinfo.aspx?cgid=201204255

http://www.goodsamcamping.com/travel/campgroundsandrvparks/generalinfo.aspx?cgid=270001232

Now this is better....FREE!
http://freecampsites.net/#!10294&query=sitedetails

And Wellsboro is a good spot for a base.

And the state
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/staythenight/camping/where/index.htm

But geez Kettle Creek is $62 a night - no electricity

.....hmmm anyone want to buy some camping gear? ;)
 
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Thumbs up for you guys! Interesting seeing what you guys bring
 
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wanted sunny and warm for dipping toe in camping....not four days of rain.

FUbar rear brake pad and rain...sound like I'm staying home and watching tennis.
 
Moto Camping, one of my favourite things to do.

Here is the bike loaded for 3 days on the Nipissing Trail (the one in the middle)


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And this is us all set up in Parry Sound

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I travel fairly sparten: a change of clothes, my 3 man tent, 1 pound bag, big agnes mat, some food and beer. That's about it. I've since added a nice little chair that packs down to nothing.
 
MacDoc said:
[video=youtube;Y2AOoqRTZ7A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2AOoqRTZ7A[/video]

$39 at Canada Tire - hokey video but helps to see how easy - he needs to forget the very annoying music.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/escort-hiker-dome-tent-2-person-0765194p.html#.VAXPm0tuFic
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Get a cross pole dome design, they are so much easier to erect and take down, move when you find you are on the rocky patch, and they are self supporting without being pegged down.

My friend had a single man tent with two hoops that needed to be guyed, he woke in the morning after a thunderstorm with water pooled in the centre between the two hoops, and my cheap dome was up long before his. I ended up helping him set it up. He needed perfect pegs and guy lines to deploy it properly, and on a gravel parking lot that just wasn't going to happen.
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Note that I have time to take pictures as my tent is already down and put away.
 
Many years ago I had a tent that simply popped out. You could set it up in two minutes by pulling out LF, RF, LR, RR. It also broke down to be in a long cylinder like a regular tent, not like that popup tent they have in Canadian Tire or those hooped shaped insta-tents you can find online.

I wish I could remember the brand name, but I can't. I also cannot find anything like it on google image search for popup tent, instant tent, etc... It was amazing for camping though. Setup and take down were literally open it up, pop out the sides, and peg it down if you wanted to. Too bad mine got ruined when I camped at some field party about 20 years ago.

Edit... I also used to use a bivy, or in my case a bicycle tent, because there are very small, but I won't use them anymore. I need at least a 2-person tent so I can bring some gear that I want access to and I want to stay dry into the tent, and bivys are just a complete PIA when it comes to taking boots off, sliding in, getting up to take a leak, etc etc... I like a little more space than that.
 
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I don't know if I quite qualify for this thread.. I have gone on rides where I slept in my tent but since I didn't cook I call it "tenting" rather than camping.

Still, here is how my old bike was placed for two weeks on the road for a ride to a Grand Canyon, etc.

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I have come to dislike most side cases and prefer to load things on the back seat. The red bag has my Three-man Eureka El Capitan tent. As Shane mentioned previously two vestibules, plenty of room for stuff, well vented and also completely waterproof for me in torrential downpours with all venting open. (This tent by the way can fit in one of my Givi E41 side cases if I bothered to use them.) Also in the bag was two wiggy sleeping bags so I was covered in temeratures from 20's c down to well below freezing. There was also the excellent Exped Symat DLX which is a large insulated sleeping pad the rolls up extremely small and is thick enough that a big guy like me can comfortably sleep on my side. In addition I had a thin sleeping bag liner for really warm. Nights and a small camp chair. The bag on top had cold weather clothes (just in case) as well as some extras like oil, etc ( that bike has a bout 185,000 km on it when the picture was taken and would use about a half liter of oil when ridden at 140kph to 150 kph all day which is pretty normal out west. I don't have a picture handy but last year my wife joined me in a meet in Ohio and I had one more sleeping bag and a Exped sleeping mat in the red bag. (she rides her own bike.)

The top case had all the toiletries, clothes etc needed for a couple of weeks on the road (well in truth all I would ever need on the road for any length of time.)

..Tom
 
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An expensive, but equally comfortable accommodation for 1 would be a nice jungle hammock such as this this one by Clark: http://www.junglehammock.com/

Would pack even smaller than a 2 person tent, pretty comfortable, and assuming you can find two stable objects to tie off on, is a great night's sleep!
Tie off a large tarp overhead, and you can have a "garage" for your bike too!
 
Here's for a 2-day trip with a 1/2 full 30L GIVI duffel strapped to the back. I find that off-road riders have a tendency to be more economical in packing (likely due to the fact that the more you strap on, the heavier the bike is to pick up), so by comparison my pack was still larger than some of the others on the same trip. For an extended trip, the same duffel gets 3/4 full (extra clothes).

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What have you got with you?
 
Rotten_Ronnie said:
What have you got with you?
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2-man tent, underpad, sleeping bag, 2 sets of off-bike clothes, shoes, rain gear (top only) first aid kit and some non-perishable food and 'drink'... no stove this time. Bike is also loaded with full toolkit, including tube spares, etc...
I decided to pay a little more for more compact tents/underpads/bags - which cut down on the size of total pack.
 
The first three items represent my yellow 55 litre canoe bag.

I need to win the lottery and downsize. :D
 
Thermorests are supposed to be self inflating. I open the valve on mine and leave it a few minutes then just a couple of breaths to firm it up. Mine is full width but doesn't extend much below the knee. I sleep like a baby on it - but in truth I don't remember ever crashing on it without a few beers first.

Since someone asked I bring

2-3 man Tent (usually something you could get at crappy tire)
Sleeping bag
Thermorest
Folding camp chair (we usually camp rough/vagrant so no picnic table)
Ukulele in a small coffin I made for it

All of the above goes in a hockey bag I strap on the seat

In the saddle bags I pack clothes (always too much) running shoes, tinned fish and crackers, beer and periodically a one burner coleman and a pot w/ lid (mug and coffee inside)

The tankbag has stuff I want handy - water, camera, sun block, sun hat and bug hat/shirt.

Cooking usually consists of hot dogs cooked on a stick and opening a tin of smoked oysters or herring fillets.
 
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Uke! Nice - I was thinking of buying a hard gig case just for the bike, but thought that would only draw unwanted attention... :) Small coffin is actually pretty good idea. I would still worry about it, I strap dry-bag on the seat like a maniac, I think I could easily crush it.
 
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