Tents

[grossohc]

Hi

Well i am looking for a tent and a sleeping bag, never bought this stuff before. Can anyone reccomend one that is really easy to put up, is light and does not take up a lot of space on the back of the bike. there is hundreds out there but would like one that has been tried and tested at rallys, tours etc.

Thanks Gary

[Guzzirider]

The Vango range of tents is pretty good and cheap too.

 

The range starts from tiny to huge. Even our large 4 berth only weighs 8kgs and is pretty compact when packed and fits on my rack fine. It has enough space for a living area to sit in if its pouring down with rain.

 

Get the biggest you are comfortable with and go for easy access- don't want to be crawling in the mud to get in. Best to go to camping shop where they are already erected and have a poke about inside, then look at the bag and hold it in your hands to see if you are confortable carrying it.

 

Ours cost £55.

 

Sleeping bags- go for the warmest you can afford- preferably a 4 season bag- that way you are fine if it is cold but if it is warm at night you can use it as a blanket. Also look at the bag when packed- is it compact enough for you.

 

Hope this helps

 

Guy

[Martin Barrett]

I'm at the cheep end of the market

I've a £20 Asda 2 man tent, and simelar priced Argos 4 season (400g/m2)sleeping bag.

Pricer stuff can pack down smaller. Might be slightly better quality.etc

 

They bungee nicely to my Teknos, see avatar also shown is carrymat.

The sleeping bag is a bit large but I'll never be cold.

The tent is only a single skin co can suffer a bit more from condensation than a fly/storm sheet combination.

I did use an air bed (in tail pack with cooker)(carry mat a bit redundant) but for Christmas I got a new airmat. similar size pack down as tent.

 

What ever tent you go for make sure it has a canopy and not zip in to the side so when you open it the rain doesn't go into the living space.

 

The advantage with cheep stuff is that if it gets damaged it's not the end of the world.

The sky's the limit when it comes to outdoor gear.

 

 

Think how many times you're going to use it a year.

 

 

The big red thing is the sleeping bag.

[antonio carroccio]

The big red thing is the sleeping bag.

77798[/snapback]

I thought it was your helmet....

[orangeokie]

Hi

Well i am looking for a tent and a sleeping bag, never bought this stuff before. Can anyone reccomend one that is really easy to put up, is light and does not take up a lot of space on the back of the bike. there is hundreds out there but would like one that has been tried and tested at rallys, tours etc.

Thanks Gary  

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I've heard nothing but rave reviews about the Hennessy Hammock . . .

 

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[callison]

Very pricey. No poles at all!

 

AirZone

[DeBenGuzzi]

I've heard nothing but rave reviews about the Hennessy Hammock . . .

 

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what if you don't have anything to tie it to???

[Guest redguzziv10]

How about one of these,

only slightly water damaged

Going very cheap

[mike wilson]

Some suggestions.

 

A tent that is one person bigger than the number who will be using it never goes wrong. An entrance at each end (especially with storage space) is useful

A sheet of builder's polythene to go underneath will save a lot of heartache.

Try before you buy - any decent shop will let you.

Don't buy secondhand.

Get extra pegs, including ones for soft ground.

Have something to go underneath you; foam, air mattress, whatever.

 

Have fun,

 

mike

[mike wilson]

BTW, a good, cheap name to look out for is Gelert.

[Frenchbob]

Stay in a hotel:

 

you can have a free shower

you won't freeze

you'll sleep

you can eat properly

if you get lucky, only the person in the next room can hear you

your bike won't look like a refuse wagon for the duration of the trip, and

you can ride accordingly

you WON'T want to go home at the end of the trip

 

....and all for the price of a cheap sleeping bag!

 

Have fun...............

[grossohc]

Stay in a hotel:

 

you can have a free shower

you won't freeze

you'll sleep

you can eat properly

if you get lucky, only the person in the next room can hear you

your bike won't look like a refuse wagon for the duration of the trip, and

you can ride accordingly

you WON'T want to go home at the end of the trip

 

....and all for the price of a cheap sleeping bag!

 

Have fun...............

77974[/snapback]

I would stay in a hotel, my wife is laughing her socks off imagining me putting up and sleeping in a tent and actually finding the place. I want the camping gear for the irish guzzi rally, i imagine it is held in a field so i am going to be a REAL biker and rough it .as long as there is food and beer for sale i,ll survive. No chance of me cooking anything though.

[Guzzirider]

I would stay in a hotel, my wife is laughing her socks off imagining me putting up and sleeping in a tent and actually finding the place. I want the camping gear for the irish guzzi rally, i imagine it is held in a field so i am going to be a REAL biker and rough it .as long as there is food and beer for sale i,ll survive. No chance of me cooking anything though.

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You will enjoy camping at Erin- see you there!

 

Guy

[mike wilson]

Stay in a hotel:

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Which hotel is it that lets you lie in bed watching Gannets diving for food? Then they stop for a while and suddenly a Killer Whale comes to the surface.

 

I want to stay there.

[Guzzirider]

There is actually a hotel at the Erin rally- Creedons Hotel.

 

I prefer to camp though- I think in a hotel you would miss sitting around with fellow rally goers at midnight passing around a bottle of whisky, and sharing tall tales and banter.

 

You can also sleep next to your bike and know its safe, and wake up to it covered in dew, the birds singing, the sun (hopefully) rising and make a cup of char while you enjoy the fresh air.

 

Guy

 

P.S. You can also have a picnic!