Riding & Camping

[wolfman1]

Hey Pete, Look here: http://forums.delphiforums.com/WolfRider/start It's called the BackRoads Motorcycle Campers Forum that I've started. It's already got lots of info on it.

 

Steve

[dray]

Hey Pete, Look here: http://forums.delphiforums.com/WolfRider/start It's called the BackRoads Motorcycle Campers Forum that I've started. It's already got lots of info on it.

 

Steve

 

i went and looked all i see is very little like the site was started as advertisement for the other two sites their promoting there is no info that you cant find here as far as campers and trailers go infact i would bet you will find a lot more here on both

 

 

 

OH ya and this would be the site on delphi to check out anyways as there is a ton of info on M/C camping and tent camping

 

http://forums.delphiforums.com/MCcamping/start

 

 

Dray

[WilCruise]

I've done it a bit with a trailer I got last year (same as Randya's). It works out really well for me. Most campgrounds have reasonably clean facilities and the sleeping quarters are as comfortable as you make them. The only glitches are rain and overly cold or hot weather. I have a little fan / heater I take along and I try to get sites with electricity. I enjoy it, but we have a small RV and we really like the whole camping experience in general anyway.

[Naked Rider]

i am looking at a pop up trailer for mine here is the web page.

www.timeouttrailers.org

[Animal]

There has been a lot of good information passed on in this thread .

 

The only thing that I would advise is a week or two before your trip do a night in the back yard testing everything you may use (Rainy night would be best)

 

If you have an equipment failure in the back yard it's not a big deal...

40 miles from nowhere is a big deal!

 

learn your gear and get comfortable with it.

 

(now where were those tent directions)

[petekadish]

Yep! I hear ya. My wife suggested the very same thing. Right now, it's just about as cold outside here as I could ever imagine it getting during a summer camping trip anywhere that I would be. Any colder than that, and I'll definitely be in a hotel.

 

Isn't it funny how sometimes our spouse will make a suggestion or a comment, and we don't really consider it much? But, then when our riding buddies say the same thing, we think they are really smart. That's where this term comes from . . .

 

Yes dear. You're right. I'm wrong. I'm a man. I'm sorry.

 

Thanks!

Pete.

[McBrush]

Hey Pete, Look here: http://forums.delphiforums.com/WolfRider/start It's called the BackRoads Motorcycle Campers Forum that I've started. It's already got lots of info on it.

 

Steve

Every source of information helps! Information gets added to all the sites as time goes on, so each link has the potential of becoming more valuable during the season. Thanks for the link.

 

One of the biggest hassles I had was setting up camp too late in the day. Darkness, even with a flashlight, can be a real hinderence when looking for firewood when there's none for sale nearby.

[Mariner Fan]

Well Pete, you live in an area that would be great for camping.

 

BTW, I lived in Wendover during my high school days. Most people don't know that you can't drive on the Salt Flats except in the summer. I think the tow truck drivers in Wendover made a killing pulling people off the salt after their cars sunk in the mud......

[petekadish]

Oh yea! I always get a kick when I drive through the Salt Flats on I-15, and you can see where so many people decided that it would be fun to try and pull off the road a little to try and drive on the salt on the roadside. In almost every instance, you can see how they were able to go about twenty feet, and then the tire tracks show that they either backed-out or were pulled-out. I've thought about it, but that little voice told me that I would regret it. So I never tried it myself.

 

I can just imagine how many dads in their mini-vans on vacation, have been stuck in the salt and mud with their wife and kids telling him what a bonehead he was. Truly a classic Kodak vacation moment to remember. Even in the heat of the summer, I don't think that the stuff on the side of the highway is ever worth trying to drive on.

 

Pete.

[OutKast]

Wife & I planning our first cross country. We live in VA, and our daughter attends USC in LA, CA. Fellow gave me a great idea other day. Ship a box of laundry to our daughter for the return trip. When we get there, empty the box into the trailer and fill the box with the dirties and ship it back. Shipping laundry is as cheap as laundry machines, and more time for riding.

 

The way he used this idea is he packed a self-addressed box when he went to a far off rallye, and threw his dirties and souveniers in it till it was full, then shipped it home.

[Guest tx2sturgis]

Wife & I planning our first cross country. We live in VA, and our daughter attends USC in LA, CA. Fellow gave me a great idea other day. Ship a box of laundry to our daughter for the return trip. When we get there, empty the box into the trailer and fill the box with the dirties and ship it back. Shipping laundry is as cheap as laundry machines, and more time for riding.

 

The way he used this idea is he packed a self-addressed box when he went to a far off rallye, and threw his dirties and souveniers in it till it was full, then shipped it home.

 

I've done that several times when attending the Sturgis Rally....I end up with a big pile of dirty laundry, and several new shirts and other souvenirs, that all need to be packed home. I walk into the post office at Sturgis, and buy a big box, then walk out and pack all the grungies in it. I also pack my camping supplies, shower shoes, and other stuff. Address it to 'me' and off it goes. About 2 weeks later this package will arrive on my porch with not much I really want, just thought I did.

 

One time, 11 months after the tragic events of 9-11, I was finishing taping up the boxes and handing them to the clerk. He asked, 'Any hazardous materials in there?'...I answered, well, yes, my dirty clothes.

 

He was NOT amused, and wanted to look inside...so we took off the tape, he looked it over, and then we taped it all back up. No sense of humor in that guy. Guess I'm lucky he didnt 'GO POSTAL' on me.

 

 

 

 

[dray]

many years ago i had some older friends who would tour all over the US. they towed a trailer behind their wing and would put their dirty clothes in a bucket each night with some water around 3/4 full and soap the next day they would drive all day and then take out the clothes rinse and hang them to dry they always said they came out nice and clean

 

its just a thought if your towing a trailer and have room for a bucket with a lid

 

Dray

[petekadish]

That's one of the most creative ideas I have ever heard of. I don't imagine that I would ever have enough room for a bucket of sloshing laundry, but it's almost tempting to try.

 

Thanks!

Pete.

[Guest tx2sturgis]

many years ago i had some older friends who would tour all over the US. they towed a trailer behind their wing and would put their dirty clothes in a bucket each night with some water around 3/4 full and soap the next day they would drive all day and then take out the clothes rinse and hang them to dry they always said they came out nice and clean

 

its just a thought if your towing a trailer and have room for a bucket with a lid

 

Dray

 

Sounds like they just invented a portable washing machine!!

 

 

I've heard of Kenmore, and Whirlpool, now we got Goldwing washers??

 

Can you imagine, if, god forbid, they were in an accident...and the slippery soapy water went everywhere on the road? Dang...it might turn one accident into several!

 

No thanks. My bikes dont do laundry!

 

 

 

 

[rod]

Just a quick note on tent trailers. Last weekend we went camping in a county park we have used many times. Our friend had a tent trailer in the tent area, same as we used many times before. We came back from a walk and had a note from the ranger "you are illegally parked". New supervisor and he said if it has a license plate that it is an RV and must use the RV Area. More $$$ and in a crowded area for RV parking. He is now selling his tent trailer if any one is interested. Rod

[Guest tx2sturgis]

New supervisor and he said if it has a license plate that it is an RV and must use the RV Area. More $$$ and in a crowded area for RV parking. He is now selling his tent trailer if any one is interested. Rod

 

At many of the big campgrounds in Sturgis and other rallies, the rule is, if it has wheels and you sleep in it or on it, its an RV...and they charge you accordingly.

 

Good point in the difference between cargo and camping trailers for motorcycles...another reason to do the 'tent thing'...

 

 

[petekadish]

Hi Everyone!

 

Well, we have received such a great bunch of replies regarding our questions about riding and camping, that we have decided to give it our best shot this summer. If everything comes together as planned, we should be riding through:

 

Begin in Utah (Orem). Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,

Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, Colorado, and then return to Utah.

 

Of course, we have some specific destinations we are headed for, but if you have any suggestions for “can’t miss” sites, please let us know. There are just so many great places to ride and visit in this great country.

 

As part of our summer camping preparation, we have decided to purchase a couple of Cabela’s very nice Alaskan Guide Cots & Semi-Self-inflating Mattress Pads, a Eureka Timberline Outfitter 6 Tent, and a couple of folding camp chairs. I believe that we are well on our way to discovering the art of comfortable camping. Roughing it was fine, back in our teen years. But, this time around it’s all about being as comfortable as possible, while still sleeping in a tent.

 

Anyway, here’s our question . . ., one of the thoughts I had recently (while mentally collecting stuff for our trips), was that it’s bound to be really hot and humid at many of the places where we are planning on riding and camping this summer. That’s going to make it pretty uncomfortable to try and sleep at night. So, our question for you experienced tent campers is, have any of you found a good-quality fan that works well in a tent? We figure that some of our campsites will probably have power outlets which we can plug in to. In those instances, any kind of small fan should work all right. But, we will also be in places where there won’t be anything to plug in to. Someone must have invented a decent AC/DC powered fan by now, right? We would like to find a small one that we can pack in our (pull behind our bike) trailer.

 

I looked on-line, and I found a couple of small tent fans made by Colman, but the reviews I read (for the most part), were pretty poor. People said they were underpowered and mostly ineffective. But, like everything else I have discovered, I am sure that there is something out there which will keep us cool and comfortable – I just need to find it. Can you guys suggest anything to help us out?

 

And, thank you for all of your great feedback!

 

Be Safe!

Pete & Sandy

[Animal]

Most tent fans are pretty useless and I personally would not recommend a loose drop cord in a tent they do get hot and nylon melts.

 

I have personally camped in just about every environment know to man (Amazon Rain forest to high mountains "with snow") the most miserable I have ever been was in the heat and humidity.:sick:

 

If its that hot and humid either head for higher altitude or just don't fight it and check into a Hotel for the night (Your bod and wife will thank you for the relief) :cool10::cool10:

[Big Daddy]

I don't like camping much, I want a building to be in if it starts raining. I don't mind riding in the rain (as long as it is not too cold) but I don't like sleeping in the rain.

 

If you research the campsites available along your route you can usually find nice ones with nice heated showers.. That alone makes camping much less difficult. And sometimes with laundry facilities. And if you want to save money but not always camp, many places offer cabins, just a room with a bed and you use the same showers the campers use.

 

:crying::crying::crying::crying: Hi Al! (wussy)

[Big Daddy]

For many years I pulled a trailer frame with a car top carrier bolted to it. Inside was a tent, sleeping bags air mattresses, cook stove and of course up front a cooler to hold cold drinks on the road. It is surprising what you can take if you pack right. I would take a motel ever couple of nights but never on weekends as usually motels are more money on week ends. Loved it. And was surprised at how many people talked to you from other campsites about your outfit.

Well now a days I still camp most time, but I pull a camper. In two minutes it is up and ready to sleep in. I have everything in it to cook,clean and relax with.

Hope you try it out.

There are also fold up cots that you can get so you sleep well off the ground.

All the best

Darrell

 

I would like to point out that this guy USED to camp but now with his promotion to president (MTA) he is too "fancy" for us campers. Its ok we all know where the party is at right D?

[beyeker]

My Idea of camping is leaving the window open at the Best Western. After several hours on a motorcycle my wife and I need in this order.. Shower, cold beer, good steak, soft bed with heat/air conditioning.