tent question

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My son & I got a Exped Venus III for 2 people with gear, exped down mat,and Exped Water bloc down bag - we love Exped gear

 

[bmwgsrider]

Here's how I transport my tent:

The roll on the top of my radio box is my Therma-Rest "Dreamtime" sleeping pad. At home, I'll unroll the sleeping pad out on the floor, lay the tent body, groundsheet, and fly on the pad, use the tent poles as a spindle and then roll the whole thing up into the "bedding burrito" that sits on top of the bike. When I get to camp, I take the entire burrito off the bike, plop it on the ground, and unroll and then set-up my tent and mattress. When it's time to pack up, I'll put the mattress on top of a picnic table or on the grass and put the tent body, groundsheet, and fly on top of the mattress, roll it all up once again, strap it to the bike, and I'm off to the next destination.

I highly recommend this procedure if you have the place to strap a "bedroll" across your bike - like across a rear seat or rear rack if you have the options.

What happens when you are riding in rain...doesn't your tent and bed roll get wet? I like the idea but wondering about riding in the rain.

I had a REI 4 man half dome tent... I loved it. I lost it in a fire back in 06' I never knew REI guaranteed their product for life. I guess it wouldn't be guaranteed if lost due to fire though. I got an MSR tent but wish I went back with REI. I am not saying I don't like the MSR tent... REI was nice and quick to put up but they had changed the design on the half dome since.