Camping gear ??
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If you need more than a solo, here is another excellent tent, 5 lbs. There are a ton of reviews and a video review. Stick with the big names for something like this, that lifetime warranty from North Face, Mountain Hardwear, Marmot, etc... is some piece of mind. They don't put that behind junk, plain and simple.
under $200
http://www.backcountry.com/marmot-li...r-loft-mar1115
under $200
http://www.backcountry.com/marmot-li...r-loft-mar1115
cheap tent from academy, $8 sleeping bag, enough clothes and ammenities to last the trip, good knife, i carry two road flares(you never know) first aid kit and so on... take whatever you are comfortable with, i would prolly take more if it was just me, but that hasnt happened yet 
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Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: New Jersey
Thank you everyone !!! This has been so helpful cant wait to go on this trip .. I'm welcome to any an all input/advice so keep it coming a this will be my first time traveling on my sporty !
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Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Hamilton Ontario
Some specifics worth mentioning
Ok here are a few things that I couldn't live without. These are world class and in many cases not cheap but indispensable.
Trangia Swedish mess kit - probably one of the more famous on the planet at:
http://www.trangia.se/english
There is a Liltech kettle that fits inside this kit so it adds no space and a few grams of weight:
http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Hiking...ech-kettle.jsp
We use a 4 litre water filtration and bladder system:
http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Hiking...-water-bag.jsp
And the filter is a hose with a pump you can put into any water in north america, screw on to the bladder and pump fresh water - no travellers diarrhea etc.
There's more but too much to post here. We learned from some folks who go so far in the bush the closest car is a week's walk away etc. Serious campers, but why not learn from the best?
Hope this helps - I love moto camping too.
Trangia Swedish mess kit - probably one of the more famous on the planet at:
http://www.trangia.se/english
There is a Liltech kettle that fits inside this kit so it adds no space and a few grams of weight:
http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Hiking...ech-kettle.jsp
We use a 4 litre water filtration and bladder system:
http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Hiking...-water-bag.jsp
And the filter is a hose with a pump you can put into any water in north america, screw on to the bladder and pump fresh water - no travellers diarrhea etc.
There's more but too much to post here. We learned from some folks who go so far in the bush the closest car is a week's walk away etc. Serious campers, but why not learn from the best?
Hope this helps - I love moto camping too.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2010
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From: Mass/NH
I hike and I camp light on my Rocker. I have camped for years in a gortex bivy bag (1 person). They are great. It's like a sleeping bag made of waterproof gortex but no insulation. It has a zipper, you put your sleeping bag inside (I have an ultralight/teeny). The bivy has a mesh on top part for nice nights (keeps the bugs off you) or it zips right up as tight as you want. We use them 4 season in new england without any problems. Weighs 1 pound. Costs about $100.00. Got mine at LL Bean.
Here's a couple random pieces of camping gear I want to pick up.
Chain saw.
http://www.amazon.com/Chainmate-CM-2...=2Y1FCCEWWPH8Z
Fire starter.
http://www.amazon.com/Swedish-Firest...=2Y1FCCEWWPH8Z
Chain saw.
http://www.amazon.com/Chainmate-CM-2...=2Y1FCCEWWPH8Z
Fire starter.
http://www.amazon.com/Swedish-Firest...=2Y1FCCEWWPH8Z
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Central Texas
http://www.bushwakkaswags.com/the-lite-rider/
Pricey but outstanding. There's one on eBay right now for $149.
Pricey but outstanding. There's one on eBay right now for $149.
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Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Stockbridge GA
Ive done a lot of hiking/camping in my life but thats not the kind of camping I plan on doing with my bike. Ill be taking the backroads but not in the outback 
The only cooking items Ill need is something to make coffee in the morning (must have). Ill still be eating in dinners and restaurants.
The only cooking items Ill need is something to make coffee in the morning (must have). Ill still be eating in dinners and restaurants.
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