Thank you, everyone. this is really good information and obviously other people are also interested in the topic.
I decided to buy Julian‘s tent as it looks really nice, but if there’s any other information to add to the thread, please do so since other people have an interest. This is such a wonderful community! (this is how far I’ve come – – prior to buying my Riv in 2017, I didn’t realize that you could change out stems and handlebars to make a bike more comfortable— I thought you had to buy a new bicycle! Now I’m looking for tents for bike and kayak camping, but secretly hope to always be able to stay in hotels. 😝) Roberta Philadelphia On Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 6:29:57 PM UTC-5 Julian Westerhout wrote: > Roberta, > > The REI Half-dome is a classic design and a solid tent. I prefer the > design and lighter weight of the MSR Hubba Hubba 2 (no relation to the Riv > tandem!), and Naturehike makes a very nice copy of that tent in both a > heavier polyester fabric and a really nice lightweight 20 Sylnylon ripstop > -- the Mongar 2 https://tinyurl.com/7zsbshjx . I'm a bit of a > tent nerd, and have been really pleased with the value proposition offered > by Naturehike -- in my experience they are high quality, and well priced > -- less than half of the REI tent, and almost all of their tents even come > with a custom ground sheet as well (not strictly necessary, but will add > life to the tent by protecting the floor). > > I have an almost new green 20d Silnylon Mongar 2 that's surplus to my > needs right now (I have 5 tents -- my tent collecting habit is almost as > bad as bike bags for me!) -- if you're interested I'd sell it for $100, and > could bring it to the Philly Bike Expo. > > Julian Westerhout > Bloomington, IL > > On Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 4:42:48 PM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Curious in an academic way: REI used to rent out camping equipment, this >> 30+ years ago. Do they still do that? >> >> On Sun, Mar 1, 2026 at 7:48 AM Roberta <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Camping is not my thing and if I go on overnight bike trips, I’m more >>> likely to stay in a hotel. On Kayak trips, you camp where you pull the >>> kayak out of the water. So those bike days when I’m forced to sleep in a >>> tent as well as the Kayak camping, I’m looking at tents. For biking, I >>> know, shorter pole size and lighter tent is important. Neither of these >>> are important for Kayak camping. I cannot imagine I’d do this more than a >>> few times a year. >>> >>> I borrowed a tent for two trips last year. It stayed dry and I could sit >>> up in it. Opinions? Also, is it worth the additional weight to get two >>> person tent for one person? Other tent recommendations, but around this >>> price point? >>> >>> >>> https://www.rei.com/product/243702/rei-co-op-half-dome-2-tent-with-footprint >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Roberta >>> Philadelphia >>> >>> -- >>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/eb8cef8b-6599-4f23-935a-d6b048e24a4en%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/eb8cef8b-6599-4f23-935a-d6b048e24a4en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >> services >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* >> >> *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* >> >> *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e24a52f1-8909-4273-80b0-43049e774207n%40googlegroups.com.
