New Bikepacking Tent

[Rich W.]

I bought an instant-up tent a few years back and I will never go back to anything with shock rods or whatever... Lay it flat, do up a snap or two on each of 4 rods and the tent raises itself. Job done. Integral rainfly actually works, too. I can carry it on the back of my longtail, too.

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got a link for that tent?

 

[Vewlix]

Here is an example of a quick up tent:-

Tent webpage.

 

[Viking1]

We full time RV, so here is our take. Wink wink.

 

[Viking1]

This guy is classified as a bicycle tent. We use it for other things as you can tell.

 

[Rich W.]

We full time RV, so here is our take. Wink wink.

We don’t full time, but I’m planning to be able to take a day or two and for little side trips where the coach will not go. The idea started with the addition of the jeep, but now its evolving to bike trips to small, isolated CGs within about 40 miles of our stop. So tent camping is back on my radar.

 

[dariusf2]

Thats awesome, I'm also getting ready for some backpacking this summer. Just got a new Big Agnes Fly Creek HV UL2 Bikepack tent to replace by old Big Agnes Copper Spur UL 2 Classic backpacking tent.

 

[Mr. Coffee]

Ultralight tarp setup. I rode out an atmospheric river with 35mph winds and about 0.75 inches of rain overnight at this location, but I was nice and dry until I started riding. An hour later I was soaked to the skin, though.

This is a Gossamer Twinn tarp, which retails for about $120. I had an Oware Bivy Sack ($75) inside the tarp to provide some splatter protection. Total weight is about a pound and a quarter with extra guylines and stakes.

 

[Art Deco]

Well, I got the tent and put it up. It was fairly easy to put up, but I don't know about a wind. I would stake it out first in a wind. Need to pound the tent pegs they won't just push in but they seem secure. The tent is sideways inside and airy. The tent will keep out all the bugs but the bugs like getting under the vestibule.
The big question was; Does the bike fit under the vestibule and the answer is yes. I can squeeze it in and still get around it and put up a chair to sit outside in the rain. I think it will work and it's fairly light for what I got. About the same as my other tent, around 6 pounds total. I can zip up the rain fly over the bike if the pack is removed from the rack. View attachment 126690View attachment 126691View attachment 126692
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I like the bigger vestibule for the bike. Mine was only big enough for a backpack and boots.

 

[PDoz]

This is a Gossamer Twinn tarp, which retails for about $120. I had an Oware Bivy Sack ($75) inside the tarp to provide some splatter protection. Total weight is about a pound and a quarter with extra guylines and stakes.

Can you tell me more about that bivy ?

I'm getting too fussy to sleep well due to the tapered foot area of my bivy , and that looks like a luxury model with a rectangular design? Is that a full size exped fitting inside the bivy ?

I'm intrigued by that draw cord bug net in the head section - is it viable to set up the longer bivy so you can sleep without tarp in light rain and still breath? Beats the hell out of closing mine and relying on the " breathable" material !!!

BTW , I'm intrigued by the response to the earlier comment re mountaineers and girls. Perhaps it's a linguistic or cultural thing, but in Aus we consider mountaineering an extreme sport. So is it offensive to equate girls to being more extreme than boys? Fact check - they ARE more resilient. Has equality swung so far that we can't express our admiration?

 

[Mr. Coffee]

Can you tell me more about that bivy ?

That is a 3/4 length mattress, and the foot area is pretty tapered.

You can still breath in a light rain or mist and stay pretty dry. There is a tab that you can use to tie off (to a tree branch, trekking pole, or your bike) to keep the netting off of your face.

If you want roomier options there are bug bivys from Katabatic Gear that are pretty nice. I use one of those (the Pinion) for buggy summer trips. They definitely have a lot of room at the feet.

I'd again say that the tarp plus bivy combination is extremely stormproof. I've ridden out literal hurricanes with them.

As for girls and mountaineering. The stoutest climbers I know were all of the female persuasion.

I'm getting too fussy to sleep well due to the tapered foot area of my bivy , and that looks like a luxury model with a rectangular design? Is that a full size exped fitting inside the bivy ?

I'm intrigued by that draw cord bug net in the head section - is it viable to set up the longer bivy so you can sleep without tarp in light rain and still breath? Beats the hell out of closing mine and relying on the " breathable" material !!!

BTW , I'm intrigued by the response to the earlier comment re mountaineers and girls. Perhaps it's a linguistic or cultural thing, but in Aus we consider mountaineering an extreme sport. So is it offensive to equate girls to being more extreme than boys? Fact check - they ARE more resilient. Has equality swung so far that we can't express our admiration?

 

[PDoz]

That is a 3/4 length mattress, and the foot area is pretty tapered.

You can still breath in a light rain or mist and stay pretty dry. There is a tab that you can use to tie off (to a tree branch, trekking pole, or your bike) to keep the netting off of your face.

If you want roomier options there are bug bivys from Katabatic Gear that are pretty nice. I use one of those (the Pinion) for buggy summer trips. They definitely have a lot of room at the feet.

I'd again say that the tarp plus bivy combination is extremely stormproof. I've ridden out literal hurricanes with them.

As for girls and mountaineering. The stoutest climbers I know were all of the female persuasion.

Thanks

I use my bivy without tarp, it's my light weight overnight camping option - mostly on more extreme motorbike trips , where I'm too stuffed at the end of a day to set up a tent / tarp and just need a safe water and bug resistant place to collapse into. String to bike to keep it off my face if I have the energy.....

And yes, my experience matches yours - female climbers are hard core! Which was why I was confused - nothing to apologise for saying you were brought up to respect mountaineers and females that sleep in a tent hanging from a cliff!!!

 

[Aushiker]

I have been using a Tarptent Double Rainbow for some time now. Weighs in at 1.2 kg according to my scales. The only issue I have from a bike packing perspective is its packed size, which is 43 cm. Okay, when backpacking, it's not so convenient on the bike.

The Gossmar Gear The Two is very appealing: it is lighter, and its packed size is much more suitable for the bike.

The Tarptent Double Rainbow in action bikepacking:

Camped at Roses-Quallup Beach by Andrew Priest, on Flickr