Tents

[the Ferret]

Riding in the rain is not particularly fun, but camping in it is miserable lol.

here's a good website for guys who like to camp on motorcycles run by a great fellow from the ST forum

http://www.motocampers.com/forums/forum.php

[Rocky_imp]

Riding in the rain is not particularly fun, but camping in it is miserable lol.

here's a good website for guys who like to camp on motorcycles run by a great fellow from the ST forum

http://www.motocampers.com/forums/forum.php

I agree ferret.
In the 90's into the early 20's I did some tent camping on bike trips with a pop-up dome tent, but if the weather was closing in I always had funds on hand for a motel

[Houtman_imp]

Had enough of tents and holes in the ground when doing my military service in Holland. From than on hotels/motels only !

[4 Paws_imp]

Hammocks and tarps for me though I admit to preferring hotels with free breakfast the past few decades.

My wifes idea of a night under the stars involves 5 star hotels though she will consider 4stars if the restaurant is good.

[zippooriginal_imp]

I'm looking for recommendations for a tent to use while touring.
My main consideration is to stay dry during any kind of rainstorm.
Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.[/size]

Do you have defined characteristics you are looking for outside of that?

1 or 2 man, price, luggage space, etc could narrow down the search somewhat.

My wife and I have been motorcycle camping for 25 years now, even though we now can afford hotels we still choose to camp.

Do you have defined characteristics you are looking for outside of that?

1 or 2 man, price, luggage space, etc could narrow down the search somewhat.

My wife and I have been motorcycle camping for 25 years now, even though we now can afford hotels we still choose to camp.

Since I camp alone a 2 man tent is sufficient for me and gear. Price around $250.

[Banned_imp]

I'm looking for recommendations for a tent to use while touring.
My main consideration is to stay dry during any kind of rainstorm.
Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.[/size]

Do you have defined characteristics you are looking for outside of that?

1 or 2 man, price, luggage space, etc could narrow down the search somewhat.

My wife and I have been motorcycle camping for 25 years now, even though we now can afford hotels we still choose to camp.

Do you have defined characteristics you are looking for outside of that?

1 or 2 man, price, luggage space, etc could narrow down the search somewhat.

My wife and I have been motorcycle camping for 25 years now, even though we now can afford hotels we still choose to camp.

Since I camp alone a 2 man tent is sufficient for me and gear. Price around $250.

Do you have defined characteristics you are looking for outside of that?

1 or 2 man, price, luggage space, etc could narrow down the search somewhat.

My wife and I have been motorcycle camping for 25 years now, even though we now can afford hotels we still choose to camp.

Since I camp alone a 2 man tent is sufficient for me and gear. Price around $250.
Here is the updated version of the tent I have been using since 1997:
https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5058-188/Elixir-2-Tent

I have never gotten wet in it, we got caught in a freak storm in Green River, UT in '08 that my wife thought was going to kill us -dry as a bone.

I would recommend a dome tent over a tunnel tent. Dome tents are free standing in case of hard ground where you can't drive pegs in (happens).

[flynrider]

My first priority for a tent is like yours. Stay dry!

For the last seven seasons I've been using a Coleman Hooligan 2 for both plane and motorcycle camping. It's a 2 person tent with a relatively large footprint, so there's plenty of room for gear.

It's a basic single pole tent, so you do have to stake the 4 corners to set it up (i.e. it's not a standalone tent). It sets up in about 5 min.

For weather protection it has a 4 inch, ripstop tub floor. The rain fly comes down below the upper edge of the floor, making it virtually rain proof. I haven't gotten wet, even in torrential downpours.

The tent itself is all mesh, with the rain fly providing weather protection. As such, there is plenty of ventilation.

They retail for about $50.

https://www.amazon.com/Coleman-200000197...B00V85D0EY