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Farkles, Gear & Accessories => Camping Gear and Touring => Topic started by: terrydj on September 19, 2012, 08:20:35 PM
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Get a tent you can stand up in
Get a Sleeping Bag that has room in it and a Zip that's 2 thirds round so you can unzip it when its hot or just throw it over you
Get some kind of mattress, me I have always used Air Beds
Get a pillow or two. Theirs heaps around on E bay for nicks that are inflatable
Get cooking gear that works and the best I have had and still have is the Whisper-lite stuff as Gas in cold weather don't work
Get a decent tank Bag. One that opens from the top so you can store goodies in to munch on the way
Get a couple of lights. A headlamp is great when you need your hands and an LED torch that's powerful and a small LED for the tent. Store the small LED inside the tent bag with the tent
Get decent tent pegs
Grab a decent knife/machete and a hammer. Just because
Get yourself a Stainless thermos, great for the trip and good for the stay
Get one of them fold up canvas/Plastic buckets
Get yourself some good Occy Straps. Them ones that are about an inch in the old language and flat. You get em from Kmart in the car section, and get em long. You can wrap em around a few timers and they stretch
Now that's a start
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thanks?
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There's no right/wrong as most do what works for them but what you take will depend on the trip etc
For these sort of trips we have all ways had a trailer for the 1100
We have two tents........one to stand up in when we both go.........a smaller three man dome for when I go on my own.
Air bed (queen size for us) plus 12 volt pump for inflate/deflate (need to run bike while doing this)
A sleeping bag each but both can be zipped together in colder months.
A single burner butane stove and spare cartridges
Battery operated fluro light and a couple of those LED keyring torches. I have a gas lamp but not much good unless you have a spare mantels as they fall apart during travel but for three or four night stops they're ok.
A decent eski. One that is strong enough to use as a seat.
Hammer (rarely used) for the tent pegs
Occy straps as well
I have an old gearsack bag to store my cooking gear and plates etc in and another container for food etc
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Been known to take one of the fold-able eskys with me that goes on the bottom of the sleeping bag and tent on the pillion seat.
Before you stop for the night/nights you stops and gets some ice
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should talk to Shiney aboot his "tent" :eek
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should talk to Shiney aboot his "tent" :eek
And why not to spill water in a sleeping bag in near freezing conditions :think1 :|||| :cuss
Tipsy
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Yeah, water in the sleeping bag isn't as comfy as you might think :eek :crazy :'( :fp
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Mmmm I'm more conservative atm. I'll stick to the swag. It keeps me dry if it gets wet. I did pike out tho and picked up an 8cm self inflatable mattress ( thanks for the info Stinky :thumbs. ) Its roomy enough for me to lay in, and put boots and lid in as well. I'll slowly pick up the rest as I find it or feel the need for it. It's mostly me on the bike and I'm used to sleeping on the ground with a hootche over me so the swag is a 5 star hotel for me. :grin