I have a 2 person MEC tent with vestibules for the bulky crap like boots and helmet. Works great.
Surprised nobody mentioned a chair. After a long day in the saddle a place to sit and sip a beer or smoke your weed (or both) is key. Especially if you are rough/vagrant camping - no picnic table at the free spots.
Skip the fancy ($$) chairs that fold into a small bag and just get a CTC folding chair. Yes you pay a weight & space penalty but they work and last. On more than one trip we had to detour to Crappy tire because someone's fancy chair broke.
Any chair you can put on a bike will be uncomfortable -- at least for me. When I'm camping I try to find provincial or state campgrounds -- they all have tables that work fine. If I'm wilderness camping I just use a chair pad - small, easy to pack and they work on the ground or in a rock.
I have a 2 person MEC tent with vestibules for the bulky crap like boots and helmet. Works great.
Surprised nobody mentioned a chair. After a long day in the saddle a place to sit and sip a beer or smoke your weed (or both) is key. Especially if you are rough/vagrant camping - no picnic table at the free spots.
Skip the fancy ($$) chairs that fold into a small bag and just get a CTC folding chair. Yes you pay a weight & space penalty but they work and last. On more than one trip we had to detour to Crappy tire because someone's fancy chair broke.
I absolutely adore my fake Helinox chair, Steel Camping Chair, I bought from Sail a number of years ago, cost me all of $30-40. Folds up to around 12"x4" and weighs a couple of pounds. For me, I find it much more comfortable than the standard CTC folding chairs.
Few things better than relaxing in front of a fire, in a comfy chair, with a cold beer, after a day of riding.
I'm going to be carrying a 90l woods quest duffel bag that i'll strap across the passenger set, they say it waterproof. most all i have will fit in it. the rest I've got in my top box and side cases.
I went back on the La Cordee site today and picked up a Helinox hard top table for roughly half price. Still pricey at $100ish but they pack down very small, are super light, very strong and I’ve been looking for a hardtop version to replace my soft top knock off. If I’m spending a few days at a campsite I like my luxuries. I’ll sell the other one eventually.
As for weight I still like to keep the pounds off as the bike handles better.
Same. Most trips that involved camping last year I hit the campsite after the riding day was complete to get the tent pitched before dark, got back on the bike to ride into the nearest town to eat dinner, and by the time I got back to the campsite after dinner I was ready to hit the sleeping bag, surf for a bit and catch up on everything, and crash.
I was pretty skeptical about that one honestly. It was a last second purchase 4 or 5 years ago when I went to reach for my much nicer tent in its usual storage spot and then realized that it wasn't there. I then remembered loaning it to someone at some point..and apparently it never came home. And I couldn't remember what friend that was. And I needed a tent that night.
I hit Walmart, grabbed that thing for $39, and YOLO'd it. And it's actually been an awesome little tent - slept through a few rainy nights even and woke up high and dry. Zippers work well, seams are all sealed, nothing has ripped, broken, or tore. Have probably slept in it for 30 or 40 nights myself, and my daughter and her BF used it for several trips (including a 2 week trip out east) last summer as well. Still excellent.
No complaints honestly aside from the fact it uses pockets versus clips for the poles so you have to play the fishing game with the rods.
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That's a nice big bag. I like the colour of it too.
I use a 55L dry bag as well having topbox/sidecases and have never been able to fill my drybag on solo camping trips.
90l -- that's the size of my hockey bag! I've gone 2 weeks with 100l of luggage total, most pack was camp gear, clothes, coffee and vodka.
I have a 40l topcase on my ADV bike, I use a 45l drybag on my ST (no topcase).
Chairs and tables are luxuries that I don't take with me. If I ever needed a chair, I'd can whip one together in a few minutes using paracord and a few branches.
I guess it depends on what you need to bring.
A 50l bag might barely fit a set of leathers, boots and a back protector.
I have a Helinox chair now, I've broken too many of the cheap ones, but I don't always bring it.
@lucky2 , I have one of those Woods 90L bags, its 95% waterproof, where the zippers meet is a small gap in the top flap. Orient it so the big flap top drains away from the gap and its aimed away from the driving wind/rain. Then its a great bag for the money. I have a couple North Face, and a Gill all of which cost double the price of the Woods. The Woods is just fine.
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This exactly the type of chair that's caused us to head to CTC on more than one occasion. That plastic "X" joint is a very high stressed point and it fails.
I actually have one of the foldup style chairs, but from probably 15 years ago when they were built better. The thing has been to hell and back (10 years of RV'ing criss crossing the continent, thousands of days and nights of use, and plenty of abuse...and it's still alive. Looks pretty ratty, but still alive.
I actually have one of the foldup style chairs, but from probably 15 years ago when they were built better. The thing has been to hell and back (10 years of RV'ing criss crossing the continent, thousands of days and nights of use, and plenty of abuse...and it's still alive. Looks pretty ratty, but still alive.
Exactly. I've been dragging the same crap tire folding chair around for about for close to 20 years. Still as good as the day I bought it. When you're a 2 day ride to the nearest CTC it's good to have something reliable.
FWIW I've never brought a chair on a moto camping trip however. I'll use the picnic table usually, or a rock. Or a log on it's end.
Like I said, I seldom sit around anyways. I enjoy a good campfire with the best of them, but after a long day riding, a good dinner, and getting back to the campsite typically after dark, I'm usually ready to crash.
FWIW I've never brought a chair on a moto camping trip however. I'll use the picnic table usually, or a rock. Or a log on it's end.
Like I said, I seldom sit around anyways. I enjoy a good campfire with the best of them, but after a long day riding, a good dinner, and getting back to the campsite typically after dark, I'm usually ready to crash.
A picnic table, a rock and a log all share the same problem. No back support. After a long day (or even a short one) being able to relax and lean back with a pint and a smoke is key. At least for me.
A picnic table, a rock and a log all share the same problem. No back support. After a long day (or even a short one) being able to relax and lean back with a pint and a smoke is key. At least for me.
A picnic table, a rock and a log all share the same problem. No back support. After a long day (or even a short one) being able to relax and lean back with a pint and a smoke is key. At least for me.
I have something similar to this that solves that problem. Packs smaller than a chair as it has no metal. I Dont take it on the bike either. Sometimes camping/canoeing. It can make a very long day in the boat more comfortable
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