Trip advice

[KnightofNi]

We are going to be camping off the bikes.  Any advice about that?   You guys mostly eat at restraunts or did you find some way to cook at camp?

for cooking you can pick up some freeze dried meals and boil water over a campfire in a cleaned out tin can.
or you could save the space and buy fresh at a local grocery store. a lot of places located near campsites also sell bundles of wood so if you don't want o bring a saw or hatchet you can get wood.

or you could buy a camp stove. there are some taht run off of multiple fuels so in a pinch you cna drain some gas from the bike and cook that way.

personally, i always carry beef jerky and some water with me so i at least have something to munch on if i need to eat and can't find a restaurant or can't/don't want to start a fire.

check out camping stores like REi or EMS for supplies. keep in mind that you have a limited amt of space and you won't use half of the shit you pack. cooking gear can take up quite a bit of space as can the food itself.

once again, check out advrider as there are people there that do this sort of thing all the time.

[akmnstr]

check out camping stores like REi or EMS for supplies. keep in mind that you have a limited amt of space

Keep in mind when your shopping for camping equipment, cheap gear will fail you when you need it most  like a tent that leaks in a storm or
the sleeping bag that you freeze in on a night that is colder than you expect.  REI and EMS sell good stuff, stay away from Wallmart for your gear.  Consider waterproof bags rather than rain covers over soft luggage.  Cooking over an open fire is romantic but not always practical.  Firewood may not be available, it may be raining, or the wildfire danger may be high and fires may not be allowed.  I always carry a backpacking stove.

[angler]

Ultra-light backpacking gear offers a lot of options for moto travel.

Build a beer can stove.  Uses alcohol and is super light. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverage-can_stove  - best part is you have to drink at least 2 cans of beer to make it.   I have used one for years.  Works at high altitudes where others fail.  I also have an old coleman single burner multifuel which works great but you could fit like 5 beer can stoves in the same space and probably 20 beer can stoves for the weight. Damn near free.

I have an REI ultralight 2 man tent that is the bomb http://www.rei.com/product/728308 . Weighs 5 pounds and packs small. I'm 6'4" and I fit in it comfortably with guest.  It has handy vestibules in the rain fly so you can keep your other gear dry outside the tent.  Make sure to get the ground cloth too.  Not terribly expensive

Ultra-light sleeping bags rock.  I've got a Western Mountaineering http://www.westernmountaineering.com/ mega lite.  It is a 30 degree bag, which is plenty for most of what I do. It weighs a little over a pound and compresses to the size of less than 2 rolls of TP.  Not cheap.....

Good luck

[BastrdHK]

Make sure you invest in a Dry compression sack.....can be had for under $30.  Pack your clothes, sleeping bag, and tent.   They have waterproof and water resistant which is all you need(tested 500mi in a down pour personally).  The water resistant bags will compress your gear down to 30% of its original size.  I also strap a blow up sleeping pad...hatchet and tent poles to the rear grab handles.  I have a pic that I will post.  I have done 2,500 mi with this setup...and 500 of that with a passenger.  Worked like a champ. 

Bungees are your friend...go high quality nylon covered not all rubber.  Again quality is important!

That and pack a camp stove like this for under $100:

.....cook ware like this....

.....it all packs down to 6in high x 6in in dia....


....and nothing will limit how far/long you can go except your weather tolerances

[BastrdHK]

Here is a pic with the monster loaded to the hilt after a quick stop at the store to buy groceries for the campsite....



....if you look closely you can see the sausages i mean 

Thots naught ah knife..... thes isa Knife! 

[Jarvicious]

Wow, some of these pics look familar.  Stopintime was just inquiring about gear.  It seems there are quite a few folks on this board who frequent the out of doors.

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=17849.0

[BastrdHK]

Wow, some of these pics look familar.  Stopintime was just inquiring about gear.  It seems there are quite a few folks on this board who frequent the out of doors.

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=17849.0

Ahh....caught red handed.....my cut and paste cons are through in this town 

[Jarvicious]

 

I love me some outdoor gear discussions. 

[akmnstr]

This is from a tour around Alaska my wife and I did a few years ago.  I'd go with waterproof bags from aerostich rather than the ones in the pic.  I have no idea who the ugly dude in this pic is  .