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Re: Got Me A New Cheap Tent
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:49 am
by Sibbo
I bought an Aldi jacket today ,$99 and just fine thank you ,removable liner , amour ,vents and all .It will go with the quilted lining cool weather trousers I bought last year for $80 !
Re: Got Me A New Cheap Tent
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:35 am
by ME 109
When it comes to tent weight, I win!!
4 man tent I take to the annual Alpine Rally and any other ride where bad weather is expected, usually share this tent with me ol' bro..............................................................................................................15.2 lbs.
2 man tent I take on every other camping ride...................................................................6.8 lbs.
Best of all, my chair that also goes everywhere..................................................................8 lbs.
I think I've smoked a few lb. in that chair by the camp fire.
Why fuck around?
Re: Got Me A New Cheap Tent
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:32 pm
by boxertwinjeff
I like!
Re: Got Me A New Cheap Tent
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:50 pm
by Major Softie
Zombie Master wrote:Major Softie wrote:Zombie Master wrote: To able to camp, yet with the aerodynamic superiority of this set up, requires the smallest and lightest gear available.
No it doesn't. It only requires the smallest. I'm very familiar with the problem you are speaking of, from my own shopping and motorcycle camping. Besides, I once, long ago, worked in a back-packing shop here in Tahoe. Often the smallest units are also the lightest, but not always, and there are far better deals to be had when you concern yourself only with size. Saving 1/2 to 1 lb. is very valuable when back-packing, especially as it adds up amongst all the pieces. It is of little value on a 500 lb. motorcycle, and it can cost you hundreds more.
Sometimes I ride, set up camp and hike too! Less is more betta'
If it's also your backpacking tent, then the weight certainly becomes a bigger issue.
Re: Got Me A New Cheap Tent
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:24 pm
by She'llbe
ME 109 wrote:When it comes to tent weight, I win!!
4 man tent I take to the annual Alpine Rally and any other ride where bad weather is expected, usually share this tent with me ol' bro..............................................................................................................15.2 lbs.
2 man tent I take on every other camping ride...................................................................6.8 lbs.
Best of all, my chair that also goes everywhere..................................................................8 lbs.
I think I've smoked a few lb. in that chair by the camp fire.
Why fuck around?
Sounds like a great chair.
Re: Got Me A New Cheap Tent
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 11:56 pm
by ME 109
She'llbe wrote:Sounds like a great chair.
Well She'llbe, at the recent Alpine Rally Ducati Pete said to me "I've tried all the chairs around the fire (about 16 of em) and I like that one the most, I don't know who's it is."
It was my 8 lb.er.
Re: Got Me A New Cheap Tent
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:20 am
by Zombie Master
ME 109 wrote:When it comes to tent weight, I win!!
Why fuck around?
Why not?
Re: Got Me A New Cheap Tent
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:29 am
by ME 109
Zombie Master wrote:ME 109 wrote:When it comes to tent weight, I win!!
Why fuck around?
Why not?
Y'aint gettin' in a flap now are ye ZM?
We're obviously poles apart when it comes to tents.
Re: Got Me A New Cheap Tent
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 4:07 am
by Zombie Master
ME 109 wrote:Zombie Master wrote:ME 109 wrote:When it comes to tent weight, I win!!
Why fuck around?
Why not?
Y'aint gettin' in a flap now are ye ZM?
We're obviously poles apart when it comes to tents.
Yes I enjoy flaps.
Re: Got Me A New Cheap Tent
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 4:50 am
by ME 109
Zombie Master wrote:Yes I enjoy flaps.
Full flaps are good for comin' in, but there's less drag when they're trimmed.
