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im hoping to go away for a few days camping on my SV650S and would like to know what tent is best to take, i have seen a 2/3 man pop-up tent which is about 18 inches round when packed flat but attaching it to bike is another thing, what tents does any of you have ?
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vango omega 250.
Light, easy to pitch, sturdy in wind, very good and waterproof, big porch for gear with groundsheet.
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Recent article in RiDE has a few that they recommend, depends exactly what you want in the end, the price, the ease of erection (giggle), the size and weigh et cetera.
I'll scan the article for you tomorrow morning if you want. |
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Blacks Octane 1
Very happy with it, from 3ft of snow to the Sahara desert it's done me proud - basic single pole one man tent, packs extremely small , ~12-18" long and 2-3" in diameter including pole and pegs: ![]()
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Currently using one of either of these depending on mood:
http://www.outdoorresearch.com/site/alpine_bivy.html http://www.oneplanet.com.au/gunyah/gunyah-1v.html Both are decent quality gear, so not exactly inexpensive, but worth every cent. Vacuum bags help enormously in reducing the bulk of soft items and getting everything into a pair of mid-sized throwovers (say 30l per side) is fairly easy for weekend trips. If still short on space add a tankbag and/or tie the tent down on the throwover straps. |
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Vango Alpha 300 has served me well the last few times I've been away on the bike... bag is easy to use, which is a benefit when you spend most of your packing up time in the mount position on a sleeping bag that you were sure came out of this bag
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If you've pitched your tent next to an attractive young lady and upon engaging in conversation she say's, that due to the current hot spell she will be sleeping with her flaps open, it is NOT necessarily an open invitation for casual sex......
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Short version: Anything by Vabgo tends to be good.
Longer Version: Use the search this gets covered on an annual basis and I dont fanct repeating myself this morning
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Sorry I missed that, what did you say Dave??
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