How do you pack your tent?

Ian said:

I'd wait and see, too.

Their site says it will hold up a 53-lb kayak... but how gently did they set it on top?

Their site says nothing about wind.

Ian

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Nor does it make any claims about resistance to wind pressure generated from inside the tent..........

mully

gsmullins said:

Nor does it make any claims about resistance to wind pressure generated from inside the tent..........

mully

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Re: Tent Packing

magwa said:

I pack mine in the hotel room.

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Hey Magwa I just saw this post with the picture of the Lund Hotel;bike parking on the heli pad was allowed then,but they have now fenced it off.

You were at the northern terminus of Hwy 101-in my town!!

Give us a heads up next time!

Will Do!

Not surprised that they roped that area off. It was usable and a pleasant place to park. Why should bikes be allowed!! 8^)

Hey! I also met an interesting guy with , I think, a /6. He was a shrimp fisherman from Powell River.

I think he hated the American Government and shared with me several examples of issues that reasonably supported why he should.

I think his first name was Brian, but I'm not sure on that one. He and I shared a common malady. I sent him an extra seat, since his was "holy".

You live in one of the most beautiful places on earth.

I'd love to meet you for dinner at one of the restaurants on Powell Lake some time.

Thanks for the note.

Somehow, I lived through this ...

How I pack

I learned this from an Airhead buddy about 5 years ago.

I use a large dufflebag with outside pockets.

I put everything I need for the campsite in the dufflebag. I roll my 7x7 Sundome up like a sleeping bag and tie it with a small bungy. My ground cover is a sheet of disposable plastic I throw away.

I use my saddle bags for food and clothing.

Inbetween camping I empty the duffle and check everything and put it back.

This is a highly efficient way for me to stay organized with most everything in one place all the time.

It's worked well for maybe 15 trips so far.

Here's my tent...(shown next to the most photographed cat in the world-Toby for scaling). As you can see, it packs nice and small into it's own stuff sack. It weighs 2.5 lbs (hence the Expedition 2.5 name) and can be purchased from Hennessyhammock.com....here's a pic of it set up, too.

Guess I can't put more than one picture in a post.....there is also a camo fly included but it's not set up in this picture. By the way..the hammock tents are available in other colors besides camo.

I want to see that baby set up out in the desert

As Hellen2Wheels said, "keep the dirty from the clean".
I packed my bag poles first, the fly, the tent, footprint(drop cloth), last. Goes in the order it will be needed. I put it in a duffle and strapped it to the rack for sitting on the rear seat. 1 inch x 68" straps. I ran the straps through the slots in the rack, used a 'slip ring' (I call it a "M" buckle) to hold it to the rack. Two snap buckles hold the bag to the bike. The duffle was a gym bag so I used the side pockets for water, camera and extra snacks.
Just finished 3400 miles with NO problems.
Great Rally, even in the sun.

lorazepam said:

I want to see that baby set up out in the desert

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Yes, indeed. Unfortunately, trees are not included with the Hennessy hammock...I forgot to mention that!