Aug 30, 2012 OAUSA Net Topic - Motorcycle Camping

[NotAMog]

The topic of the next OAUSA net will be motorcycle camping. Below are some pictures to illustrate the discussion.



Here is the Moto Guzzi Norge with the dry bag holding the camping equipment and the 3 liter water bladder. You can also see the 2m/440Mhz ham radio antenna attached to the left pannier. Straps on the dry bag hold it to the hand grips on either side of the saddle. The water bladder is held down by the straps across the top of the dry bag keeping it closed.



The loaded dry bag off the bike.



Here are the contents of the dry bag. From left to right are the sleeping bag, LED light, cot, and tent. The tent bag holds the footprint, tent, poles, and rain fly. Not show is the cooking kit which is also carried in the dry bag. Note that the cot bag has a handy clear plastic pocket on the front to hold the assembly instructions.



Contents of the cooking kit. This is the smallest pot that can fit the stove inside. The pot and lid are teflon coated to make cleanup easier. The lid can be used as a frying pan. The folded sliver piece under the stove pump is a folding wind block for the stove.



A ziplock bag was used to carry a couple of butane lighters, sharp knife, eating utensils, pot handle, and some tea bags.



The cooking kit in use making some morning tea.



A shot showing the underside of the LuxuryLite cot. Here is their web site - http://www.luxurylite.com The tent can be seen set up in the background.



Another shot of the cot.



The complete setup in the tent with cot, sleeping bag, and light. The towel doubles as a pillow when wrapped around the clothes packs. This tent has plenty of screen panels making it suitable for hot weather when used without the rain fly.



Here is an example of a packed pannier. Note the green and mesh clothes pack. These are very handy for keeping your clothes folded and organized with a minimum of extra space and weight. Another ziplock bag is used to hold papers maps on top where they are easily accessed. You can also see a crushable hat, yellow microfiber towel, and the stove fuel bottle. The proximity of the fuel bottle to the muffler looks like a problem but motorcycle magazine tests have shown that there is very little difference in the interior temperature of the panniers regardless of their proximity to the exhaust.



Camp set up in the woods.

[Wintermute]

That cot is awesome, it's a shame at 74" my feet would be hanging off the end.