Tents

Got the previously called 'series 2 expedition tent' in yellow aka redverz Atacama. Only use it in the uk due to its bulk & with biking I can happily stow the ducati. Inside the front porch area & sleep two with kit spread out. The front porch area can be access from three-sides. Meaning if its windy or shite weather, you can use the one in the wind-break zone.

https://www.giviexplorer.com/travelling-with-a-tent/

 

Why are you planning on a bike stowed tent @BabyD ? Used mine a handful of time involving do's for therevcounter guys-n-gals. It's nice to be able to stand up inside a shelter as I'm 6'2". And have the bike dry in the morning & safe & secure...the mototent looks quite a bit smaller but bascially the same design.

Looking to get a vortex cabin hub this year as its insulated & one piece but it requires a four-wheel vehicle for moving about. Though if not been used in winter it'll require water-proofing from star-brite or grangers fabsil. Because its not designed for UK weather ...and its from USSA!!!

 

For bike camping I usually look for something light, fast to pitch and relatively roomy.

My current go-to is the Alpkit Ordos 3, and have been using it since 2017 without any stresses. It's lasting well and still looks like new really.

Tent, sleep mats, sleeping bags, pillows, cooking kit and washgear all fits in one pannier.

(everyone I know that's got the - very expensive - bike-garage type has binned it off pretty quickly... just take a couple of microfibre towels and dry your bike off first thing when doing your safety checks. Takes 5 mins)

 

I’d be getting a bike tent just to keep the bike out of view nothing else

 

I’d book in hotel

 

But you is rich

 

Depends where you're camping I suppose...

 

Not

 

Where you intend to camp and where you have to camp are two different things, bike out of sight would be my preference...but I live in Leeds it’s inbuilt to hide stuff ...a lot of crime is opportunistic just hide the bike job done

 

I suppose... sounds like an edgy holiday though.

 

I've used a Vango Omega 350 for biking trips all over europe. It's never let me down. Can't park a bike in it though, but I've never seen the point anyway. Packs down small and light. Easy to pitch. Roomy enough, especially if there's just one using it. I did use an Omega 250 for a bit, but the 350 is pretty much the same size/weight packed, but offers so much more room when pitched. You need to consider where you'll put wet gear at night. You don't want it up against your sleeping bag and you want to give it a chance to dry a bit before using again for the next day's riding.
BTW...Don't know if it's been superceded (?) but it was the recommended tent for DoE.

 

And probably a big tent to hike around on a bike, although if two bikes share the load, unfortunately bikes are targets so always got to be on the ball but people only generally target what they can see

 

You can buy camouflage bike covers - Oxford do one. I have taken this approach when staying in Motels abroad. But be careful where you park it - otherwise someone will knock it over with their car if they can's see it !

 

Should there be a picture there?

 

Redverz Atacama. Fantastic tent. Bit bulky of course, but if you want bike out of sight , plenty room to “ live in “ and good quality to boot , it’s hard to beat I’d say. We did over a week in it on the IOM in 2019 in all that pissing wet weather, and it never let us down.

 

Mmm, don't think I'd get our tent and the rest of the essential Holiday gear on the back of my M900.

Nasher.

 

I use a Vango Banshee 200. It's a small one man tent despite it's claim to be 2 man. Packs down to the size of about one and a half kitchen tissue rolls, weighs not a lot and takes 5 minutes to put up. Used it on multiple trips, still in great condition.

If I want more comfort or somewhere to park the bike I'll book a reasonable hotel on booking.com. In more recent years I've done this TBH but in 2021 at least one of my trips will be, in the main, using this tent.

 

If it becomes a debate about tents or bivys. Personally now I find a wild-camping spot & stow bike, get set up (outdoor research bivy) & do me grub & leave no mess or litter on first-light. Tents are large but if conditions are really bad, you can do a lot of prep inside them compared to a bivy. But a bivy is my preferred route for most good weather camping. Take a camping mini-chair for comfortable eating & resting before bed.

 

I'm guessing you haven't camped at Paul Ricard then DL. They were slicing open tents there and pinching wallets and bike keys, along with the bikes, whilst people were asleep in them.