let's see a picture of your camping setup and how it all fits on your bike... please

DKADV · Jun 9, 2007

Kind of heavy loaded, but I get by...

ClearwaterBMW · Jun 9, 2007

ChiTown said:

Solo camping setup

I mostly try to camp where I can fish and catch some dinner. Hmmm fish.... I carry 2 poles when solo, but had 4 on my last 2-up trip. Jetboil to cook them (in a frying pan), Chinook tarp, Kelty Pole, my 2 man is a North Face, the 3 man is a Mountain Hardware.
A side bag comes off at night to hold ice and beer, or fresh food when available, act's as a good cooler.
Nalgene bottle to transport minnows, then they go in a mesh bag in the lake, also used to dry clothes when riding.
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great post
terrific pictures
thanks for the words as well

sounds like you have it all figured out
riding
fishing
camping

a great trip, indeed

ClearwaterBMW · Jun 9, 2007

Vance said:

Bike packed and ready to ride:
<img src="https://vanceforster.smugmug.com/photos/11432076-M.jpg">

The reality is...I'm just too addicted to riding to give a fat fuck where I sleep.
<img src="https://vanceforster.smugmug.com/photos/15616516-M.jpg">
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nice big "TENT"
thanks for the post

riding is a wonderful addiction

ClearwaterBMW · Jun 9, 2007

Owlseye said:

This is me set up for 3 weeks of camping

My sleeping bag is in the left pannier, my clothes in the right, tools compressor, and food and water in the top. In the dry bag, my speeping pad goes around the perimeter, and my cooking utensils fit perfectly within that cylinder. Tent, fly, poles and pegs, and small tarp go on top of that, and the stove and 2 fuel bottles make up the rest. Being old and soft, I now use an old pillowcase and stuff my jacket in it to use as a pillow at night.

Sorry I don't have a picture with both the bike and tent, but this is an old Mountain Equipment Co-op 3 man. Weighs 5 pounds as we carry it- when we're backpacking I carry it and my wife carries the poles and 5 pegs. The tarp is useful where we hike as it is usually raining, and it is a nice shelter to cook under (far, far away from the tent), or to use as a temporary shelter (like at lunch and it's pouring rain).
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nice setup
how far DO you go from the tent to cook..... to "avoid the bears?"

ClearwaterBMW · Jun 9, 2007

40miledesertrat said:

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cool tent
quite different than most

beautiful picture
thanks for posting it

ClearwaterBMW · Jun 9, 2007

wibby said:

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cool setup
nice shots
thanks for sharing them with us

ClearwaterBMW · Jun 9, 2007

GSbiker said:

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setup to go ANYWHERE
great shots
thanks

where WAS that, by the way?

ClearwaterBMW · Jun 9, 2007

Ensey said:

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perfect pictures
just what we were looking for

thanks, david

ClearwaterBMW · Jun 9, 2007

mark1305 said:

Not the greatest pics, but not planned for illustrating the camping setup...

On this trip (I also use a tent that straps on the back with the chair and table sometimes) I used the little purple job in the extreme right side of the pic.

It packs to about 18" X 7" but in reality needs more space on the mornings when the fly is really wet. I'll normally pack it all in one ofth panniers, but when its really wet and hard to pack I will separate the fly and fit it somewhere else.

This is the cook kit I've been using most often on recent trips. Trangia type alcohol stove and Swedish Army? cookset. Hormel has a line of entrees (some of which are actually good, as in Swedish Meatballs) in oval dishes which fit neatly in the oval pot and pan. See the pic. Boil some water, heat the entree then set two tab top cans of vegetables in the boiling water to heat and you have dinner within 10-15 minutes and no pans to scrub.

And the way it fits on the bike....

This pic was on arrival back home. Usually the tent and cook set and food supplies live in the panniers. The green dry bag holds sleeping bag and clean clothes. I normally use the Ozark Trail big yellow bag from Walmart because its easier to pack, but I swore that skinny little fucking Sealine bag wasn't going to whip me on this trip. Take that comment as it was meant. The black bag is a folding table (yeah, it's worth the bulk to carry it). Blue bag is a small camp chair. Green Thermarest stuff sack. And lastly, the foldable soft-side cooler on top. I had decided to leave it behind, but needed one more object to stretch the bungee straps enough, and that was the first choice in optional/luxury gear.

The tank bag usually holds the compressor, Slime, sippy cup of tire lube, extra maps, camera bag, and extra ear plugs. And other stuff as adjusted from trip to trip.
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mark......
the pictures are great
but, the text is even better
i appreciate the description of how it all went together
very cool cooking setup

interesting about HORMEL making those shaped containers

NO CLEAN-UP.... is a wonderful thing on the road

Winterbiker · Jun 9, 2007

Hi,

big tent, 2 sleeping bags, 2 chairs, 1 table, the complete camping gear for two is fitted on this rig. May be too much, but it works.

By the way, we made a new video of this combo. If anybody is interested....

http://www.myvideo.de/watch/1647417

Winterbiker

Winterbiker · Jun 9, 2007

...we´are packed like here. No camping gear, only clothes, tools and spares.

Winterbiker

GB · Jun 9, 2007

Moved to Equipment..

GSteve · Jun 9, 2007

Welcome to Labrador! Loaded for six weeks of riding, camping and seeing the sights.

Set up in the Forillion National Park, Quebec.

Morning coffee and a magazine,

w1ley · Jun 9, 2007

longtallsally said:

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This is the "light" version (for when you go off a cliff and someone has to take back your side bags due to your stupidity):
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Ssssooooo,
what happened?
I am not sure that you can say that without SOME sort of detail.

GSBS · Jun 9, 2007

from March...

GSBS · Jun 9, 2007

very compact with Jesses...

jfremder · Jun 9, 2007

Packed
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Unpacked
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Wyalusing Wisconsin

G.Gordon · Jun 9, 2007

Clearwater,

This is a great idea for a thread, but one does need to respond to every poster by RE-posting his pitures and all. Makes for a frustrating thread to keep up with as far as what is actually a new post and what is your "quoting" post of a previous post. Just an FYI.

PK · Jun 9, 2007

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