I am in starting the looking phase of purchasing a tent for bike camping
and was wondering if any of the group had any recommendations. I need the
tent to fit two people at most (I may go with the wife sometimes) but
usually it will just be me. I guess top priorities would be weight, I would
Well Ryan, this isn't the cheapest tent on the market, but I highly
recommend it.
http://www.backcountrygear.com/black-diamond-mega-light-blue-grey.html?gclid=CPrYrYec5qsCFcjc4AodMjaGIw
When I was an Outward Bound instructor and worked as a climbing guide for
other folks, I lived in one of these
So what is the deal with tents without a floor? Do you just sleep on the
ground? what about bugs and dirt and all that?
Kevin
Chicago, IL
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Well, you can just sleep on the ground, and I frequently do. However, you
can use a ground sheet (which you should also do with a floored tent to keep
the bottom of the tent from wearing prematurely) under your bag. One of the
beauties of a floorless tent is that it doesn't really matter if you
I sleep in my bag on a pad on a groundcloth on the ground. Yes, bugs
have easier access to you, as do reptiles, birds, and small mammals.
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Kevin M kpmulc...@gmail.com wrote:
So what is the deal with tents without a floor? Do you just sleep on the
ground? what
at night
without crawling over each other.
Larry Powers
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:34:20 -0700
From: rmerr...@murraystate.edu
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] A tent for bike-camping???
I am in starting
Yeppers the bottomless tent sounds great to me.. NOT... :) Doesn't make them
bad just not for me. Then again my Marmot 3 person that has lasted well,
withstood 50 mph winds and torrential rains that soaked the ground around and
under without getting me wet, will not appeal to others. They
+ 1 on the Quarter Dome T2 Plus
http://www.rei.com/product/787394/rei-quarter-dome-t2-plus-tent
I did a ton of research, tried different tents on, and this is such a
fabulous tent. Highly recommended.
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I just bought an MSR Hubba Hubba for bike camping. It's not a cheap tent and
you do need to buy the ground sheet separately (should be included IMHO). I
love it here in Hawaii. It's for 2 but is very nice for one large guy.
We have really big centipedes here (think 4-6) so sleeping without a
