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| Posted: Tue Jan 6th, 2009 12:03 pm | 1st Post |
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I've decided to embark on a new career as a tent camper...About a million years ago I was a boy scout, but most of that training has long since been forgotten.. I need a suggestion on what type of tent to buy...ie....one or 2 person pup tent...that can be strapped on the bike?? I'm looking for something decent...not overly expensive..
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| Posted: Tue Jan 6th, 2009 12:30 pm | 2nd Post |
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Long term tent camper, me....... and I've got a few suggestions: First, carry the biggest tent you can. Small size and compactness is attractive, until being inside "small and compact" during a three day rainstorm. If at all possible, I'd suggest a four-person tent for two, and a two-person tent for one. My opinion only, of course...... Specific models: Eureka Timberlines, 2-person or 4-person, $160, Campmor R.E.I. Half-Dome, 2-person, $160, R.E.I. A medium priced backpacking tent is sufficient; 4-season tents or mountaineering tents are overkill.... unless you are trying to get your Goldwing up the Northeast Ridge of Mt. Everest...... (Eureka Timberline 4, alonside the Clearwater River, Idaho) Attachment: Short trip 2008 005.jpg (Downloaded 1004 times) Last edited on Tue Jan 6th, 2009 12:33 pm by Cousin Jack ____________________ First name: Mel (Red's: Sandy) "It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no telling where you might be swept off to." (Bilbo Baggins) |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 6th, 2009 06:17 pm | 3rd Post |
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Eureka Timberline tents are great. I've worn out 3 of them over the years. They're roomy, have a great rain fly, and very importantly they are quick and easy to set up. I'm using a smaller Eureka backpacking tent right now but my next tent will be a Timberline. Q
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| Posted: Tue Jan 6th, 2009 08:57 pm | 4th Post |
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Cousin Jack hit the big one. I've seen so many people who went with the smallest tent (cheapest) tent they could get. They paid for it when they had to spend more than one night in it, there was no room, it got damp and everything got wet. My advise is to look at it from the reverse direction, not the smallest you can strap on, but rather the biggest...... NO JOKES. Myself, I have a large tent that has both a cabin and a netted dining area. It's a bit cumbersum, but it allows me a place to get the bike out of the rain as well without having to carry a cover for it. Also it allows me to keep to keep it secure if I'm in an area where I have reason to worry about someone messing with it. Whatever you get, waterproof it with a good silcone spray every year, it's a quick job and a small investment to stay dry.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 6th, 2009 10:05 pm | 5th Post |
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Although I didn't pose the question, thanks for the advice. I was looking at a 2 man tent for 2 people. Had decided to spend in the 150 range for a decent one. I'll do some measuring and figure out what I can safely carry.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 6th, 2009 11:14 pm | 6th Post |
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Don't forget the airmatress!!! Our old bones just don't like laying on the cold hard ground.  I think that after just one or two trips you'll start catching on as far as what to take and what to leave at home.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 6th, 2009 11:33 pm | 7th Post |
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Cousin Jack wrote: Long term tent camper, me....... and I've got a few suggestions:  Could not have said it better, when they tell you 2 man that's about all that you will get in it. Remember you will need to put a sleeping bag and a sleeping pad or matress of some kind in there to. Unless you have a place to stow your gear outside it's not going to fit inside. Just some tips from a long time camper  Winger 82
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| Posted: Tue Jan 6th, 2009 11:34 pm | 8th Post |
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We use a trailer so our carrying space is a bit more. We have a 6 person Coleman cabin tent. It takes a bit more to set up and take down but we like it a lot. We use cots for sleeping so the straight walls were important. There is also room for us to sit inside in lawn chairs if the weather is in an uncooperative mood. It has been through some nasty thunder storms and never got wet inside. We used it over 3 days that were raining most of the time and it stayed warm and dry inside. No doubt it is way easy to get a tent too small. Keep in mind when they say sleeps 2 they mean just exactly that, You can sleep 2 people but that is if they are not large people, and are very friendly. That leaves no room for bags, or other gear. If you are going with 2 people a 4 person tent is the absolute minimum I would consider.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 01:25 am | 9th Post |
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Good venting that will also keep those vicious mosquitoes Out 
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| Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 02:57 am | 10th Post |
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Before I'd worry about a tent and camping gear, I'd go buy some clothes........
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| Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 03:39 am | 11th Post |
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Foodman wrote: Before I'd worry about a tent and camping gear, I'd go buy some clothes........ 
____________________ First name: Mel (Red's: Sandy) "It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no telling where you might be swept off to." (Bilbo Baggins) |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 07:03 am | 12th Post |
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And that air mattress will suck the heat right outta yer bones. So blankets - lotsa blankets - is a MUST. Take it from a frostbitten Michigander.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 10:25 am | 13th Post |
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Foodman wrote:Before I'd worry about a tent and camping gear, I'd go buy some clothes........ You make a very good point! Clothes first and then a tent.. Thanks Chester Gunn/Chula, GA
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| Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 10:34 am | 14th Post |
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Richardrwg wrote: Cousin Jack hit the big one. I've seen so many people who went with the smallest tent (cheapest) tent they could get. They paid for it when they had to spend more than one night in it, there was no room, it got damp and everything got wet. Do you have pictures? The wife and I tour the US and I pull a Bushtec trailer so I think the tent yor using would be no problem carrying. I like the idea about covering the bike.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 10:39 am | 15th Post |
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When looking at the size of the tent, and you are looking at how many it will sleep, remember no human sleeps in the positions listed on the box. (Unless the are very intimate with each other) Kevin E
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| Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 12:00 pm | 16th Post |
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Panatellos wrote: When looking at the size of the tent, and you are looking at how many it will sleep, remember no human sleeps in the positions listed on the box. (Unless the are very intimate with each other) I thought that was the point!!If I'm camping with Nancy, I don't mind her being close... If I'm camping with a bunch of guys, they better have their own tent!!
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| Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 12:15 pm | 17th Post |
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Panatellos wrote: When looking at the size of the tent, and you are looking at how many it will sleep, remember no human sleeps in the positions listed on the box. (Unless the are very intimate with each other) Well I guess I better buy a bigger tent! Melissa snores way too much for me to be intimate with her.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 12:20 pm | 18th Post |
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 A-Men on there own tent  Last edited on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 12:25 pm by Rabbit ____________________ Jim & Louise "The government cannot give to anyone anything that it does not first take from someone else." "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed lamb." Benjamin Franklin Masons check out http://masonicwings.com/forums/ 1998 Goldwing SE Honda 50 |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 01:04 pm | 19th Post |
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One of the most important points in buying a tent, for me, is getting one tall enough to stand up in. Hate having to pull on my jeans all hunched over.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 05:26 pm | 20th Post |
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bel25455 wrote: Richardrwg wrote:Cousin Jack hit the big one. I've seen so many people who went with the smallest tent (cheapest) tent they could get. They paid for it when they had to spend more than one night in it, there was no room, it got damp and everything got wet. I'm sure I do somewhere, let me see what I can find. It may take awhile, I'm still unpacking and missing things from moving here last year.
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