XPLOR Camping

	Camping
Wildrider Joined: May 01, 2007 Location: Fredericksburg, VA	Do any of you go camping on your bikes? I just went on a three day camping trip. Stayed at Willville motorcycle (only) camp ground which is just off the Blue Ridge Parkway at the Meadow of Dan area. This was very nice and inexpensive. Here is my camp and bike. Here is the bike packed and ready to go home. Here is where I went on a side trip. Grandfather mountain. This picture is the highest pedistrian suspension bridge in USA. The wind was over 75 MPH and the railing were singing with the wind (sounded really scary). This was a real blast. The K1200GT handled the camp gear just great. I had it strapped to the rear hand holds which make great strapping points. Has any one else gone camping? Tell me about it. Posted on 08/05/2008 at 18:56
Flowupstream Joined: Dec 25, 2006 Location: fresno, CA	Re: Camping I did tell you about it.....back in March, http://www.bmwxplor.com/forums/topic/show/2569#new --------------------------------- If you meet the Buddha, kill him Posted on 08/06/2008 at 00:21
Csteinman Joined: Dec 24, 2006 Location: Austin, TX	Re: Camping Nice rig. That actually looks like fun and my idea of camping is a Holiday Inn Express. C --------------------------------- Another sunrise, These bright and crystal moments, Crow flies overhead. Posted on 08/09/2008 at 09:16
Harderkev Joined: Jul 08, 2008 Location: Paso Robles, CA	Re: Camping Here's my bike loaded for camping... My campsite... Getting ready to come home from the roofing store....! Posted on 08/09/2008 at 17:35
Jdluke Joined: Mar 27, 2007 Location: Ridgewood, NJ	Re: Camping Absolutely! I'd honestly rather sleep in my own bag in my own tent than in a hotel room most of the time. Here's my bike packed up and ready to head out for XPLor Blue Ridge. I expected to camp out, and so I was fully outfitted. The soft bag is, far superior to the top case I've used in the past for cargo capacity, although I feel a bit nervous leaving the bike with it attached. Of course, I"m 6'3", so my clothes take up WAY too muich room. It's so much easier for my five foot nothing wife to load up a small bag for a weekend. My campsite setup is simple. A Eureka Backcountry 2 tent that packs down very small, sleeping and cooking gear, and clothes. I also carry a tarp, which in the picture below was used to cover the bike. This was XPLor the Adirondacks, and it rained HARD just after I started setting up camp. The cooking gear is still stowed in my hard bags at this point, so there's really nothing to see but the cooler bag full of ice and beer on the table. Posted on 08/10/2008 at 08:17

Joined: May 01, 2007

Location: Fredericksburg, VA

Do any of you go camping on your bikes? I just went on a three day camping trip. Stayed at Willville motorcycle (only) camp ground which is just off the Blue Ridge Parkway at the Meadow of Dan area. This was very nice and inexpensive.

Here is my camp and bike.

Here is the bike packed and ready to go home.

Here is where I went on a side trip. Grandfather mountain. This picture is the highest pedistrian suspension bridge in USA. The wind was over 75 MPH and the railing were singing with the wind (sounded really scary).

This was a real blast. The K1200GT handled the camp gear just great. I had it strapped to the rear hand holds which make great strapping points. Has any one else gone camping? Tell me about it.

Posted on 08/05/2008 at 18:56

Flowupstream

Joined: Dec 25, 2006

Location: fresno, CA

Re: Camping

I did tell you about it.....back in March,

http://www.bmwxplor.com/forums/topic/show/2569#new

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If you meet the Buddha, kill him

Posted on 08/06/2008 at 00:21

Csteinman

Joined: Dec 24, 2006

Location: Austin, TX

Re: Camping

Nice rig. That actually looks like fun and my idea of camping is a Holiday Inn Express.

C

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Another sunrise, These bright and crystal moments, Crow flies overhead.

Posted on 08/09/2008 at 09:16

Harderkev

Joined: Jul 08, 2008

Location: Paso Robles, CA

Re: Camping

Here's my bike loaded for camping...

My campsite...

Getting ready to come home from the roofing store....!

Posted on 08/09/2008 at 17:35

Jdluke

Joined: Mar 27, 2007

Location: Ridgewood, NJ

Re: Camping

Absolutely! I'd honestly rather sleep in my own bag in my own tent than in a hotel room most of the time.

Here's my bike packed up and ready to head out for XPLor Blue Ridge. I expected to camp out, and so I was fully outfitted. The soft bag is, far superior to the top case I've used in the past for cargo capacity, although I feel a bit nervous leaving the bike with it attached.

Of course, I"m 6'3", so my clothes take up WAY too muich room. It's so much easier for my five foot nothing wife to load up a small bag for a weekend.

My campsite setup is simple. A Eureka Backcountry 2 tent that packs down very small, sleeping and cooking gear, and clothes. I also carry a tarp, which in the picture below was used to cover the bike. This was XPLor the Adirondacks, and it rained HARD just after I started setting up camp. The cooking gear is still stowed in my hard bags at this point, so there's really nothing to see but the cooler bag full of ice and beer on the table. applause

Posted on 08/10/2008 at 08:17

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