Need me a tent

[Paul the 6th]

hongman - www.outdoormegastore.co.uk - http://www.renntec.co.uk/






Rentecc rack - have a look on ebay for one rrp £60 ish but you can strap loads of stuff to them (above pics show tents/sleeping bags/camping stuff wrapped in bin bags for waterproofing all ratchet strapped to the bike).

Outdoormegastore.co.uk - some crackingly cheap tents, next day delivery to mainland UK... and awesome prices: bought a 5 man teepee for £45 for the isle of man trip and a 5 man dome tent with a flynet for £80... Defo worth finding some sort of rollmatt (I use a 'self inflating' roll matt) otherwise the ground acts as a giant heatsink & saps all the heat from your body. Find some ratchet straps on ebay for a couple of quid, much more effective than bungee straps and you can tighten them up good and propper

[Shellywoozle]

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

IIRC Shell, those pop up tents from Millets are like a massive flat circle...so not good for on the back of the bike, unless you need to use it as some sort of brake sail!

Oooops I would kill the guy on his first trip LOL ... offer still open tho mate I will take in car if you deliver to my addy

You lot are awesome.

Will be back with feedback tomorrow, I'm pooped, bedtime

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by hongman

Tent, overnight bag, sleeping bag, inflatable bed/matt, other essentials??

It'll go on. I took stuff for two people and a tent on the back of my GSXR for AR06.

You'll need some luggage, tailpack / panniers / tankbag.

Put your stuff in the luggage and then bungee the tent / rollmat / sleeping bag across the back of the bike.

Just be careful what you take and only take what you really need. Its only a weekend away so you dont need to take the entire contents of your house with you

As for where to buy try any of these

Halfords
Milletts / Blacks ( same range of stock )
Go outdoors
Or have a look on the web / ebay

This was what I took for a week away in Ireland, again clothes etc for two people



Only thing I'd do differently if I was camping would be to take bungee my tent across the top of it or behind the tailpack. Takes a bit of packing and stacking but it can be done.

[Binky]

Tesco was a great shout for Carty when we went to France.

Cost him less than a tenner i think and was roomy and waterproof, plus an absolute **** easy thing to put up.

Win win really.

Welllll

Went to my local Go Outdoors today for a gander, ended up walking out with one of these.

Queued for AGES (like 20 mins) and complained to the manager who happened to be standing close, and got 25% extra discount. lol. Result!

Pitched it in about 15 mins in my garden, even with my mangled wrist. Then spent about 30 trying to pack it all back into the teeny pack it came with...nearly gave up! Finally got the fecker all in though.

All I need now is...

Airbed + Pump
Sleeping Bag
Small Torch
Overnight bag

Wont need any cooking equipment, I'll burger van it all weekend!

Would really fancy a renntec rack but cant afford it right now

It'll be ok to just bungee it all to the pillion seat/grab rail wont it?

Originally Posted by Paul the 6th

hongman - www.outdoormegastore.co.uk - http://www.renntec.co.uk/

lol, I wouldnt ne able to see where I was going with that on top of the tank!

Keep on eye on ebay for a renntecc rack, I got one second hand just this week for the princely sum of £18.01

I did have a look just now actually, none there

Need me a bargain! Oxford Sports Tank bags are giong cheapish too right now.

Althoug thinking about it, I reckon I wont even have much loaded onto the bike. Probably 3 items?

Overnight Bag, Sleeping Bag, possibly airbed? Rest of the stuff will go in the overnight bag, inc the tent.

But yeah, should be ok to just bungee onto the pillion seat, grab rail and around under the tail?

Originally Posted by hongman

I did have a look just now actually, none there

Need me a bargain! Oxford Sports Tank bags are giong cheapish too right now.

Althoug thinking about it, I reckon I wont even have much loaded onto the bike. Probably 3 items?

Overnight Bag, Sleeping Bag, possibly airbed? Rest of the stuff will go in the overnight bag, inc the tent.

But yeah, should be ok to just bungee onto the pillion seat, grab rail and around under the tail?

My local Tesco are knocking out Campingaz single airbeds for £5.50. They pack down quite small and are over £20 everywhere else I've seen them.