Just.Dave
08-02-2009, 05:39 PM
Hello all. I've been lurking for a few months soaking up useful insights, of which there are truly many. A friend and I just tested them with a 5-day trip from Florida to the Blue Ridge Parkway in NC (returning yesterday). The wife and I go up there a couple times each year (truck/toy hauler), but this was my first MC camping expedition. Thanks to all the accumulated published tribal knowledge, it went remarkably smoothly.
Thank you all; you provide a valuable and entertaining service (IMHO)!
Some notes on specifics that worked well:
CampMor Cot with a pad (Thank you Sandman)
4 person dome tent, just for me (I don't care that I'm overdressed; the room is nice)
Frogg Toggs are awesome! We were rained on every day; I stayed dry, and reasonably cool. My companion (with another brand) did not, although he might have, had he sealed the seams.
Seam-sealing might well be important (Thank you to several who mentioned it). Both tents were sealed and stayed dry through a fair amount of rain.
Wood bead seat pad (Wally World); although not exactly an apples-to-apples comparison (my gl1800 vs. friend's Bonneville), my butt did much better than his.
The site camping checklist is a marvel at prompting for necessary things that might be overlooked (like TP).
Things that didn't work so well:
Camping in SC in mid-summer. We had planned to stay in a motel while in low country, but I got a wild hair (Oh, there's a campground here; let's try that!)...dumb...way too hot for old guys.
Anyway, we had fun, and I look forward to more expeditions. Thanks again to all who post advice. I appreciate it!
Regards,
Dave
Thank you all; you provide a valuable and entertaining service (IMHO)!
Some notes on specifics that worked well:
CampMor Cot with a pad (Thank you Sandman)
4 person dome tent, just for me (I don't care that I'm overdressed; the room is nice)
Frogg Toggs are awesome! We were rained on every day; I stayed dry, and reasonably cool. My companion (with another brand) did not, although he might have, had he sealed the seams.
Seam-sealing might well be important (Thank you to several who mentioned it). Both tents were sealed and stayed dry through a fair amount of rain.
Wood bead seat pad (Wally World); although not exactly an apples-to-apples comparison (my gl1800 vs. friend's Bonneville), my butt did much better than his.
The site camping checklist is a marvel at prompting for necessary things that might be overlooked (like TP).
Things that didn't work so well:
Camping in SC in mid-summer. We had planned to stay in a motel while in low country, but I got a wild hair (Oh, there's a campground here; let's try that!)...dumb...way too hot for old guys.
Anyway, we had fun, and I look forward to more expeditions. Thanks again to all who post advice. I appreciate it!
Regards,
Dave