Camping kit suggestions please - The Harley-Davidson Riders Club Great Britain

**Baff** · #1 08-01-2009, 12:41 AM

As I'm intending doing as many rallies, weekends, parties & runs as possible this year, I've started buying some kit to enable me to do it in a modicum of comfort, bearing in mind I weigh eighteen stone without my riding gear.

The Dyna already has leather saddlebags, a long sissy bar, and one of the stupid (5kg max -LOL) racks. I'll be riding it solo, so I've got space in front of, and behind, the sissy bar. The rear shocks are on max, I'm putting a couple of spacers in the forks to cut down on the diving under braking, but I want to try to keep the weight down. I'll probably use the panniers for clothes, tools and tape.

Today, I ordered:

Tent: Vango Alpha 300 - 3 man tent, 3.6kg, inner first pitching, all the reviews I've read gave it great marks.
Sleeping bag: Snugpak Softie Autumn. 3-season bag. Weight: 1.4kg, length 2.2m, chest 165cm + expansion. It has the Chrysalis Expander Baffle System (for fat bastards like me). Comes in its own stuff sackNot a cheap bag, and again seems to get good reviews.
Pillow: Snugpak Snuggy Pillow - packs away into its own integral stuff sack.

Sleeping Bag Liner: Asked for, and was given for Christmas, a micro-fibre liner, which came with a:
Torch: wind-up, LED, pretty ferkin powerful.

I've got loads of different sizes of self-seal plastic bags and rugged plastic bottles.

What else can anyone suggest? Recommendations of particular makes? I guess I'll need a airbed/mattress, groundsheet to protect the one in the tent, eating utensils, etc.

Cheers in advance.

Baff

**Brigg** · #2 08-01-2009, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Baff

As I'm intending doing as many rallies, weekends, parties & runs as possible this year, I've started buying some kit to enable me to do it in a modicum of comfort, bearing in mind I weigh eighteen stone without my riding gear.

The Dyna already has leather saddlebags, a long sissy bar, and one of the stupid (5kg max -LOL) racks. I'll be riding it solo, so I've got space in front of, and behind, the sissy bar. The rear shocks are on max, I'm putting a couple of spacers in the forks to cut down on the diving under braking, but I want to try to keep the weight down. I'll probably use the panniers for clothes, tools and tape.

Today, I ordered:

Tent: Vango Alpha 300 - 3 man tent, 3.6kg, inner first pitching, all the reviews I've read gave it great marks.
Sleeping bag: Snugpak Softie Autumn. 3-season bag. Weight: 1.4kg, length 2.2m, chest 165cm + expansion. It has the Chrysalis Expander Baffle System (for fat bastards like me). Comes in its own stuff sackNot a cheap bag, and again seems to get good reviews.
Pillow: Snugpak Snuggy Pillow - packs away into its own integral stuff sack.

Sleeping Bag Liner: Asked for, and was given for Christmas, a micro-fibre liner, which came with a:
Torch: wind-up, LED, pretty ferkin powerful.

I've got loads of different sizes of self-seal plastic bags and rugged plastic bottles.

What else can anyone suggest? Recommendations of particular makes? I guess I'll need a airbed/mattress, groundsheet to protect the one in the tent, eating utensils, etc.

Cheers in advance.

Baff

Three man tent - always sounds a bit gay to me....lol

**the_monster** · #3 08-01-2009, 12:46 AM

that's just for his gut !!!!

have you thought about getting a camper van and a trailer ? both quite popular down your region I believe

BaZa® · #4 08-01-2009, 12:56 AM

I hope you got a great club discount from Club member Foxy?

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**Baff** · #5 08-01-2009, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Brigg

Three man tent - always sounds a bit gay to me....lol

What he said:

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Originally Posted by the_monster

that's just for his gut !!!!

Brigger - you followed my gut around Suffolk for a couple of hours. You must've noticed the 2-man tent I was wearing was a tad snug on my manly frame.