I agree about the bug screen. I didn't experience that on the trip shown -- too wet, except for the giant banana slugs that I had to pluck off the inside of the tent walls each morning. I'll take giant banana slugs over skeeters any day. I hate skeeters. I did not bring a floor as it would get torn up with the bike and trailer. I used a bivy on this trip (you can see it in these pix), which does have a face net. I just never needed it.
>________________________________ > From: Tim Gavin <tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com> >To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 6:27 AM >Subject: Re: [RBW] Bike Camping. We are DOING IT WRONG > > > >Yes! That's a cool shelter. Do you lay a piece of plastic down underneath >your sleeping bag/mat? I like that you can park your bike inside! I'm not >sold on a screen-less tent; Iowa has fierce mosquitos in summer. > > >I have this tent (Big Agnes Emerald Mtn SL3), which is crazy light for a >3-person backpacking tent ~5.5 lbs. There is an optional vestibule that is >advertised as big enough to be a bike garage. I may pick one up... > > > >As for retro camping gear, I love it so long as it's lightweight. I used >heavy canvas/military surplus stuff as a kid in the Scouts, but I've upgraded >since. (Modern military gear is pretty good, though; I use my combat boots >and gore-tex suit often) > > >I managed to get a pair of home-built, barely used Frost Line down sleeping >bags for cheap recently. Frost Line was a company that offered mail-order >kits (patterns and materials) to make your own outdoor gear. >http://www.oregonphotos.com/Frostline1.html >Apparently, in the 1970s it was tough to find good mountaineering gear in the >states (probably why Rivendell Mountain Works made such an impression on >Grant). So, many folks made their own. >The pair of bags I found (plus an additional down insert bag, for those polar >nights) are probably built tougher than a modern North Face. They're >lightweight (down!) and super warm. Basically for 40 degrees or colder only, >'cause they're ovens above that temp. > > >Kinda like great vintage lightweight bikes. Retro, light, and just as >excellent now as when they were made. > > >Tim Gavin >Cedar Rapids, IA > > > >On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 5:47 PM, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >Hopefully everyone can see these now. >> >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/8581354@N03/sets/72157602967676122 >> >> >> >> >>>________________________________ >>> From: dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> >>>To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >>>Cc: Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> >>>Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 11:38 AM >>>Subject: Re: [RBW] Bike Camping. We are DOING IT WRONG >>> >>> >>> >>>Ray: >>> >>>Your link connects to a page that says it's private, so we can't view it. >>> >>>dougP >>> >>>On Wednesday, January 15, 2014 9:46:16 AM UTC-8, Ray Shine wrote: >>>We are not all doing it wrong. This was my set up for Oregon Coast ride >>>(with BOB trailer, too!) >>>> >>>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/8581354@N03/sets/72157602967676122/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>________________________________ >>>>> From: Christopher Chen <cc...@nougat.org> >>>>>To: rbw-owne...@googlegroups. com >>>>>Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 9:21 AM >>>>>Subject: [RBW] Bike Camping. We are DOING IT WRONG >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>I can't compete. >>>>> >>>>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/11961422373/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>"I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah -- >>>>>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 rbw-owners-bun...@ googlegroups.com. >>>>>To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups. com. >>>>>Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>>>For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/ groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>>Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> -- >>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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > -- >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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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