Tent & GPS suggestions.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by derf

I've managed for a few years using crappy walmart tents, they are good for a few years of decent use, but they always seem to let you down at the wrong time. But for $30 a pop they can be trashed and replaced without any worries.

yeah, now that I know I won't be using mine regularly. I should of went that route.

[derf]

Just a show of Trip $300 tent vs Two of my $30 tents. The one in the center is probably 5 years old, been carried by bike and on a back pack, and probably has close to 3 months worth of daily setup and take downs. I grabbed the wrong poles, and the fly was missing, the only thing that was wrong with it was the zipper which I tore open with my boot while setting it up. The tent on the right is another $30 walmart special I picked up that afternoon, it has 6 nights on it now and is going strong.

Its a little big for the bike but it will easily fit between my saddle bags, or just hang off the back of the bike a little

[Trip]

Originally Posted by derf

Just a show of Trip $300 tent vs Two of my $30 tents. The one in the center is probably 5 years old, been carried by bike and on a back pack, and probably has close to 3 months worth of daily setup and take downs. I grabbed the wrong poles, and the fly was missing, the only thing that was wrong with it was the zipper which I tore open with my boot while setting it up. The tent on the right is another $30 walmart special I picked up that afternoon, it has 6 nights on it now and is going strong.

Its a little big for the bike but it will easily fit between my saddle bags, or just hang off the back of the bike a little

Mine was only $200 thank you. LOL

[Triple]

Sticker shock. Might go the derf route, considering I'll probably only use it 5-10 nights a year, if that...

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Triple

Sticker shock. Might go the derf route, considering I'll probably only use it 5-10 nights a year, if that...

I went pricey cause I thought I would like camping. I hated it. Poor purchase on my part.

[Triple]

Originally Posted by Trip

I went pricey cause I thought I would like camping. I hated it. Poor purchase on my part.

I'll give you $30 for it (if you can match Walmart.com's $0.97 shipping).

If I toured on a Harley, I'd get one of these...

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Triple

I'll give you $30 for it (if you can match Walmart.com's $0.97 shipping).

If I toured on a Harley, I'd get one of these...

I still plan on using it, just not as much.

Originally Posted by G-Rex

I'm fine with camping, but not when I'm on a motorcycle trip. After riding 500-600 miles in a day, I want a cold beer, a hot shower, and a warm bed. Lesson learned. I highly doubt I'll ever camp again on a moto-trip.

My exact feelings

[G-Rex]

Let me give you another word of advice.

Get a cheaper tent to start, until you figure out if you actually like it or not.

I picked up several hundred dollars worth of camping gear in 2005, in preparation for my trip to MotoGP at Laguna Seca and Alaska. I used the camping gear ONCE, on the north rim of the Grand Canyon. One thing the brochure doesn't tell you is this. The ROMANCE of motorcycling camping is way better than actually doing it.

I'm fine with camping, but not when I'm on a motorcycle trip. After riding 500-600 miles in a day, I want a cold beer, a hot shower, and a warm bed. Lesson learned. I highly doubt I'll ever camp again on a moto-trip.

[derf]

Originally Posted by G-Rex

Let me give you another word of advice.

Get a cheaper tent to start, until you figure out if you actually like it or not.

I picked up several hundred dollars worth of camping gear in 2005, in preparation for my trip to MotoGP at Laguna Seca and Alaska. I used the camping gear ONCE, on the north rim of the Grand Canyon. One thing the brochure doesn't tell you is this. The ROMANCE of motorcycling camping is nowhere NEAR as good as actually doing it.

I'm fine with camping, but not when I'm on a motorcycle trip. After riding 500-600 miles in a day, I want a cold beer, a hot shower, and a warm bed. Lesson learned. I highly doubt I'll ever camp again on a moto-trip.

See and I really like relaxing next to a nice camp fire a warm beer and a nice quiet evening. It has its plusses and minuses but if you are prepared and do it right its pretty damn comfy.

My week long camping trip to daytona was great, the campground I stayed in had hot showers, fresh breakfast, nice campfire every night and cheap beer on tap. Went out riding all day then relaxed at the campground each night on a nice comfy air mattress in my down sleeping bag..

[derf]

Originally Posted by Triple

Sticker shock. Might go the derf route, considering I'll probably only use it 5-10 nights a year, if that...

trips tent will last longer, and wont show signs of its age until it gets ready to give out, then you might have another year before it does finally go. His tent is probably also more water proof, windproof and better designed, but all I ever do is once a year in the spring throw it up in the yard overnight, spray on a thick layer of waterproofer spray and its all good.