Motorcycle touring and camping. What gear?
Road Master
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From: Outer Banks, NC
Road Master
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From: Outer Banks, NC
Sleeping Pad - I have a Therm-A-Rest. They say "self inflating", but you still have to blow them up, but it doesn't take much. A good one will be a combination of foam and inflation and will provide a good insulation barrier between you and the cold ground. Mine is a discontinued model but I think the Evo-Lite model replaced it. It's 2" thick when inflated which is adequate. A little thicker may be better so I may upgrade this soon, but it does quite well.
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From: Farmington ,MS
Last "one man tent" I bought at wal-mart wouldn't fit a 12 year old...make sure you test it before leaving...
Tourer
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From: 44.4 North
Two man nylon tent, sleeping bag, thin roll up foam pad. I use my clothes for a pillow.
If it looks like rain, motel.
A good night's sleep is important for me. It makes the next big day on the road so much better.
I do all my eating at restaurants and gas stations.
If it looks like rain, motel.
A good night's sleep is important for me. It makes the next big day on the road so much better.
I do all my eating at restaurants and gas stations.
Road Master
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From: Outer Banks, NC
Yep! I actually use a "4 man" tent. A Coleman I bought at Wally-World. It is tall enough so I can stand up and room for stuff out of the weather. Rolled up it's really not much bigger than a smaller tent, as someone mentioned earlier.
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From: Idaho Panhandle
This is how I travel solo. I remove the king tour which we use two up and add the sissy bar. T-Bag goes on the bar sitting on the rack. That is clothes, accessories for camping. Tent, pillow, bed and bedding go into a waterproof river bag and sits on the seat behind me. It looks like this....https://ibb.co/hTr0AJ]
I have two REI tents. Chosen for short pole length, quality of weather protection, durability, and ease of set up and take down. The smaller is their two man wedge style. Great tent, small footprint, great fly, nought room for your bag and to get your pants on. The other tent is their three man, or two and one half man tent. Slightly larger footprint, but shaped so the shoulder area is wider. A better tent if you know you will be multiple days getting up in rainy weather. I can make coffee in it.
So, I'm in my 70's and only hunting in the wilderness do I sleep on an inflatable pad. Nothing makes me feel human like a good nights sleep, fresh and a coffee in the morning. So my sleeping system is going to seem weird to many of you hard core cruisers.
i use an inflatable twin mattress, fitted sheets, lightweight fleece blanket and a full size but thin pillow. I sleep well and wake up ready to ride all day.
The tent, rolled up mattress, fitted sheets, blanket and pillow all fit in the waterproof river bag with room for a pump, and ground cloth and 6x9 cheap blue tarp that always seems to find a good use in the rain.
I have two REI tents. Chosen for short pole length, quality of weather protection, durability, and ease of set up and take down. The smaller is their two man wedge style. Great tent, small footprint, great fly, nought room for your bag and to get your pants on. The other tent is their three man, or two and one half man tent. Slightly larger footprint, but shaped so the shoulder area is wider. A better tent if you know you will be multiple days getting up in rainy weather. I can make coffee in it.
So, I'm in my 70's and only hunting in the wilderness do I sleep on an inflatable pad. Nothing makes me feel human like a good nights sleep, fresh and a coffee in the morning. So my sleeping system is going to seem weird to many of you hard core cruisers.
i use an inflatable twin mattress, fitted sheets, lightweight fleece blanket and a full size but thin pillow. I sleep well and wake up ready to ride all day.
The tent, rolled up mattress, fitted sheets, blanket and pillow all fit in the waterproof river bag with room for a pump, and ground cloth and 6x9 cheap blue tarp that always seems to find a good use in the rain.
Road Captain
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From: Marietta, GA
before you leave WalMart? I think they frown on that
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From: Virginia
I would like to hear from you guys on how you pack your bikes, what tents?, sleeping bags? and other essentials to take with me on a 1 or 2 week trip. My bike is FLHT with the standard hard bags and a Saddleman s3500 sissy bar bag. Im not planning on cooking or anything like that. I just want to be able to sit up a comfortable sleeping site that is easy to put up, take down, and doesnt take too much space on the bike. OK guys share your knowledge.
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