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Old 03-25-2011, 03:33 PM
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Anyone ever tried sleeping in out of these. Did it for 3 nights. Not fun. WAY TO SMALL. Anyone know of a good tent that fits on a bike. In a Saddle bag that doesn't take up much room. But.....IS way bigger than this thing.
 
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Haven't tried one of those but i could only imagine!!
I recently picked this one up off amazon(Eureka Apex 2XT Adventure Two-Person Tent). Great tent for the money, fits right in the bottom of a saddlebag even with the HD liners installed. You only lose 6".
Looks like the price went up. I paid $80 a few weeks ago.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00..._ya_os_product
 
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Old 03-25-2011, 03:57 PM
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Go to hammockforums.com. My buddy shoves one of these in his saddle bags and takes off. He swears by them.
 
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R E I sell those tents, that you looking for ,single $65 double$80
 
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The rule of thumb for tent capacity is to always buy for one more person than will be sleeping in it. You'll need the extra person's space for gear you don't want to leave outside.
 
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I used the Eureka Apex 2 XT too. Great tent for the money($100 +or-). Packs down about as small as any 2-man tent out there. Eureka makes a very similar model that has aluminum poles instead of fiberglass that costs about $25 more. When I was in Sturgis, my fiberglass poles were bending backwards in the wind so bad that I expected them to break but they held up.
 

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My second tent was a 5x7 Boy Scout tent (green). I still have it, along with my first pup tent (orange). Both rolled up small enough to fit inside the sleeping bag, which I then used for a back rest.
 
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I have a two man Eureka with fly that I bought in 1975. Works great, lasts a long time.
 
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Three years ago I bought a cheapo Ozark Trail 3 man tent from walmart for 35$ plenty of room for 2 people my queen size air mattress pretty much takes up the floor space. It's been to Sturgis twice and held up when much more expensive tents blew away in the wind, I used it at least 4-5 times a year and it is still in good shape. I pack the poles and stakes in a saddlebag, and roll it up and tie it down with my sleeping bag on the luggage rack. This year I splurged and bought the 5 man model it only packs a little bit bigger and is 13'x10'x6'. 59.95$ I think http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Trai...-Tent/14089866
 


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