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The Allure of Motorcycle Camping
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As someone who has an overflowing garage, with a portion of that being camping gear that I haven't touched nor needed in 10 years (because I have duplicates of a lot of things, or it's just the sort of gear I wouldn't use anymore), I would politely disagree lol.
Fair lol. I would counter with need more storage. That runs out too easily.
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Last time I went wilderness camping alone, I just drove my van deep into the bush. The "road" I chose was, according to Google Earth, supposed to end at a small lake, otherwise completely inaccessible, but the "road" slowly petered out into overgrowth and large rocks taking chunks out of my undercarriage. Found a small clearing, made a fire, cooked up some marinated chicken I had brought along, tasted a bit off, later felt unwell, went to sleep, and dreamt of bears looking in at me thru the windows and salivating Next day, extremely unwell, drove to the nearest hotel in Sudbury 2 hours away and spent the next 24 hours going back and forth between the bed and the toilet. Next day went to Bears Den Lodge on the French and grabbed a cabin. Fished out of a canoe. The next day, I went home feeling somewhat deflated.
Since we got into glamping, we've started to collect duplicates of everything as well.
Large air mattress if we're taking the truck, small and lightweight air pads if we're sticking it in the panniers. Starting to do the same for tent, sleeping bags and cooking stuff. Why be uncomfortable if you have the space to pack the luxury camping items?
Large air mattress if we're taking the truck, small and lightweight air pads if we're sticking it in the panniers. Starting to do the same for tent, sleeping bags and cooking stuff. Why be uncomfortable if you have the space to pack the luxury camping items?
Mad Mike
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I don't I need or want a lot of gear. I did a month on the road with a bivie, aluminum pot, 7C bag, KFS, 50' paracord, a bic lighter and a leatherman. I don't travel that light these days, today is I prefer a 2 man tent, and carry a butane stove, a Melita coffee dripper and mug, and a Thermacell - I can still get my motorcycle glamping setup into a 45l duffel.
To me the point of camping is to be easy setup/packup and minimalistic.
My feeling is you don't need a lot of camping gear, you need a lot of motorcycles and tools.
Riceburner
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I have almost always camped when MC touring. Only stayed in a motel or hotel a couple of times in the past few decades. Only due to torrential rain. Only remember going camping via MC once...was meeting up with some buddies in their car. Fire road on a street bike(V45 Sabre) was just passable. lol
More info on the bag? I need a decent cold weather bag for the shoulder seasons. Supposed to be camping next weekend at a buddies B day bash and I'm looking out at 2inches of white fluff.
I know it's overkill. But like i said, i hate being cold!
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Ouch!I know it's overkill. But like i said, i hate being cold!
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My comment was mostly related to the different gear needed for different seasons/conditions. You don’t need a lot on each individual trip
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I know it's overkill. But like i said, i hate being cold!
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Damn that’s a lot of ducats! Hopefully it’s worth it
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Mad Mike
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I like the cold -- I only use a Hotcore +7 bag (2.1lbs, packs to 10"x6"in its stuff sack). I woke up at -15 this winter in an ice hut, still comfortable in that bag.
Works as long as I'm sheltered and not directly on the ground.
As long as I have my thermarest pad under me I’m good down to -10 for the most part, a good sleeping bag and layers of clothing are needed below that
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Nikola Tesla
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Where was this??Nice.
I enjoy motorcycle camping, but we did it primarily as a way to save money. Motel fees add up the longer you spend time on the road and putting up a tent and taking it down everyday for months becomes a bit tedious. Especially when you're doing it in the rain or snow.
The best camp sites were situated somewhere with a great view.
Lysebotn Harbour, Norway
Swimming in Norway with ABBA
So wet here. And our waterproof gear isn't. And also ABBA...
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I know it's overkill. But like i said, i hate being cold!
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Air is an excellent insulator. Along the same lines, we picked up a thick blow-up camping mattress, mainly for comfort and the ability to sleep on our sides instead of flat on our backs. And 15 cms of insulating air means they keep you well off the cold ground, so you don't need as thick a sleeping bag.
Not something that's easily carried on the back of a bike though...
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I'm already scheming for next year as this year will be a bust. Planning on taking 3 months of parental leave (or however long the company tops up for) and 1-2 weeks of that will be spent on a bike.
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