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  • May 20, 2011 at 12:37 pm #99930

    Nick Jackson
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    I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread to find out what camping gear works for you on an adventure ride. The best products will be quoted and moved to a sticky at the start of the Adventure / Dual sporting category as a reference section for riders wanting to set up their camping gear.

    Here are a few things that have worked for me…

    The tent I have been using on adventure rides is the Blackwolf Dragonfly , its a copy of the MSR Hubba Bubba, the only difference is the price , the Blackwolf is $289 and the MSR is over $750.
    It weighs under 3kg and takes only 5 minutes to put up. it is totally waterproof and has an entry to put your bike gear out of the weather too.

    Below are a few pictures of the tent, its very light and compact with the poles all joined together to make it easy to put up. It has a bucket floor which means no pegs are needed and its ideal for camping on sand ;)

    I would give this tent a 10 out of 10 ,

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    This air mattress worked a treat on the last 4 adventure rides. The only catch is the price its around $300 so its very expensive

    it compresses down to 63mm across and 300mm long and weighs 550g, it has 4 chambers to stop cold from the ground rising and your body heat dissipating.

    I would give it a 8 out of 10 as its a perfect bikers air mattress but its a bit expensive.

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    The stove I use is a MSR Whisperlite. It’s very light and compact and the best part is it runs on unleaded fuel straight out of the bike. Cost is $160 and $30 for the 1 litre bottle.

    Rating 8/10 I can’t fault the stove or build quality but again it’s a bit expensive.

    All you need in a compact bag

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    The kit unpacked

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    Assembled with wind shield fitted

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    Fill the fuel bottle with unleaded , give it a couple of pumps.

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    Light the stove

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    I put on 1 litre of water

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    In 5 minutes it was boiling

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    All you need to do to keep the flame burning is pump the fuel every 10 minutes.

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    May 20, 2011 at 1:07 pm #201667

    Brendon Carre
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    Great idea there Nick, we can sit in our armchairs and have a look at gear thats been tested and see if it works before we buy!! B)

    May 20, 2011 at 3:39 pm #201672

    Chris
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    Yeah good one Nick, I bought the KTM sleeping bag and roll up mattress from Suttos when they were on special, both have been excellent sleeping bag is rated to -4 so o.k in the cold of winter, the mattress rolls up to about 9inches * 6 inches it’s fairly narrow but O.K for 1 night, of course there is then my trusty swag and 4 dome tent, depends on what I’m doing as to which one I use.

    Cheers

    June 5, 2011 at 12:26 am #201668

    Greg
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    August 11, 2011 at 12:37 pm #201669

    steve burr
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    Hey Nick,

    Am currently tossing up between this tent, the MSR Hubba Hubba and a Big Agnes Copper Spur. If this one is near the dimensions it claims of 2.6 x 1.2m along with the price its a clear winner. Any chance you could get some measurements of the inside of the tent? Length and Width of inner only. Blackwolfs measurements for their gear are done by eye I think.

    If anyone knows of someone in Sydney who stocks it even better, I have spent 45 minutes on the phone trying to find one.

    Thanks,

    Steve

    August 11, 2011 at 1:44 pm #206820

    Nick Jackson
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    Apparently the blackwolf Dragonfly is a straight copy of the Hubba Bubba but a 3 rd of the price. I will measure the inside when I finish work today.

    If it’s any help I am 6 ft 1 and have no problems with space and I also take in my lid , jacket , riding pants and backpack. The awning is good to keep boots and knee braces dry ;)

    August 11, 2011 at 2:04 pm #206828

    murph the surf
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    Hey Nick,
    The awning on these little tents are called a vestibule
    Wise to use the word awning though.
    How many people would know what you were talking about if you used vestibule. :huh:
    2 cents worth of nothing from Murph
    Cheers

    August 11, 2011 at 2:14 pm #206829

    Nick Jackson
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    Murph the surf wrote:
    Hey Nick,
    The awning on these little tents are called a vestibule
    Wise to use the word awning though.
    How many people would know what you were talking about if you used vestibule. :huh:
    2 cents worth of nothing from Murph
    Cheers

    Cheers Murf
    I will call it a vestibule from now on mate !! And try slip my new word randomly into conversation today !!! :laugh: :laugh:

    Cheers

    Nick

    August 11, 2011 at 10:43 pm #206830

    steve burr
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    Thanks Nick, that would be awesome.

    Only a few inches taller than you so hope it wont be a prob. I normally try to buy a tent that is longer than necessary for two reasons.

    1. I’m claustrophobic and tents with walls that are close to my head make it hard to sleep.

    2. I woke up one night as I had my feet hard up against the end of the tent, meant the rain could come in at that end and soak my down sleeping bag, not a pleasant night.

    August 11, 2011 at 10:54 pm #201670

    steve burr
    Member

    Sleeping bags for the normal sized guys.:whistle:

    I dont fit in standard size sleeping bags, no way I can get my shoulders in. Found a good solution here:-

    http://www.bigagnes.com/Products/SleepingBags

    They make oversize semi rectangular bags (similar to mummy but with plenty of room) with no fill in the bottom. Used with an exped or the like they are big, plenty warm and comfortable while saving packed size and weight.

    August 11, 2011 at 11:05 pm #206868

    glenn
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    This camping gear works ok for me,, a little bit rough, but hey I`m from the bush so she`ll be right.

    August 11, 2011 at 11:30 pm #201671

    Brendon Carre
    Member

    I put my Vestibules in a pot and cook em!! :woohoo:

    August 11, 2011 at 11:41 pm #206869

    Dwayne O
    Member
    Boony wrote:
    This camping gear works ok for me,, a little bit rough, but hey I`m from the bush so she`ll be right.

    Says Boonit, the tough bushman who took the piss about us using the caravan park at Nundle cause he “camped out in swags on the mountain” :laugh:
    Then is the first to book a ****Cabin every time theres something on up there :P :laugh:

    Back on topic,
    I still have my $30 Big W dome tent :laugh:
    It will do for a while yet ,,,,,

    August 12, 2011 at 12:03 am #206871

    murph the surf
    Member

    Hey boulder, that just doesn’t sound right.:laugh: :laugh:
    And there lay the reason to call the damn thing an awning, I guess. :blush: :blush: ;)
    Cheers
    Murph

    August 12, 2011 at 12:30 am #206874

    murph the surf
    Member

    By the way, Eagle
    Your bike is going to be the one to buy when you sell up. ;)
    It will be a pisser – only riden to church on every second Sunday. :blink: :whistle: ;) :cheer: B)
    And then only if the weather is fair. :P :P
    Cheers old mate
    Murph

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