, Camped by Hoover dam on lake Mead for $10
tent camping
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From: MD just outside DC
Hover damn by lake mead is some nice camping... Used to live in Vegas and went out there a lot.
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Nobody here has ever spent a night in a modern canvas tent. The Springbar Compact 2000 is a great high end two person tent for motorcycle camping. Check it out a www.springbar.com. The canvas tent is 100% waterproof (more waterproof than some motels I have been in!), cool in hot weather, impervious to winds, single wall construction (you do not need a rainfly), fast to set up and break down, and 100% made in America. Kind of retro cool, like Harley Davidson, in fact you might say that Springbar is the Harley Davidson of tents. The drawback compared to an REI three person dome style tent is more weight. The canvas tent weighs about 20 lbs compared to 12 pounds for the equivalent sized nylon dome tent, the extra weight is why they are not popular with backpackers. There is one other drawback in that the Springbar tent must be staked into the ground, it cannot stand up by itself. I used to think this was a problem until I discovered that I could use lag screws for stakes, they will go through asphalt...Check out the Springbar tents. I love the security of knowing I will be dry and comfortable in any weather.
If I wasn't a computer neanderthal I would post a picture or a direct link...
If I wasn't a computer neanderthal I would post a picture or a direct link...
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From: Brunswick, OH
Here's my Dyna packed for a few days of camping:
And here's my campsite, with beautiful views of the lake and the Mackinaw Bridge during my trip to the U.P. last year. I love camping off the bike, to me it feels like much more of an adventure than hotel-ing. But, it does suck to have to carry so much more stuff.
And here's my campsite, with beautiful views of the lake and the Mackinaw Bridge during my trip to the U.P. last year. I love camping off the bike, to me it feels like much more of an adventure than hotel-ing. But, it does suck to have to carry so much more stuff.
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From: The Great Southwest Desert
I have an Optimus Rider stove, I don't recommend it. It has ALWAYS been problematic, but it does fit into my cooking kit.
Here is a pic of my Eureka I've been using for 20+ years. (That was 6 years ago on my Concours at the Colorado River in Parker)
This is how I prefer to do it now that I'm over 50.
Here is a pic of my Eureka I've been using for 20+ years. (That was 6 years ago on my Concours at the Colorado River in Parker)
This is how I prefer to do it now that I'm over 50.
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
You get what you pay for in a tent, PERIOD,
If you do not get a full coverage fly on your tent, when it rains you WILL be unhappy,
I highly recommend this tent,
Eureka
I have one and love it,
Not a Eureka but a single person tent I used on a Blue Ridge Parkway Trip is pictured, Good tent but cramped for even one person with gear,
A Thermarest brand sleeping pad is a necessity,
Thermarest,
If you do not get a full coverage fly on your tent, when it rains you WILL be unhappy,
I highly recommend this tent,
Eureka
I have one and love it,
Not a Eureka but a single person tent I used on a Blue Ridge Parkway Trip is pictured, Good tent but cramped for even one person with gear,
A Thermarest brand sleeping pad is a necessity,
Thermarest,
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From: MD just outside DC
All this talk about tent is making F**king wish winter 
was over... I want to go for a long ride then have a few drinks nex
t to a nice camp fire then sleep in a tent under the stars...
OK I will quit my bitching
was over... I want to go for a long ride then have a few drinks next to a nice camp fire then sleep in a tent under the stars...OK I will quit my bitching
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From: LI, and New York, NY -- N 40 44.985 W 73 00.910
we use canvass for the scouts. they last forever, and they are quite sturdy. i have never found one light enough for my motorcycle camping. i just checked the springboard site, and their lightest is 25lbs. that is over 4 times what i will allow for my tent. you will however be the happiest camper in a rain, or hailstorm.
nice tents on that site!
nice tents on that site!