Motorcycle Camping (Motocamping) set up and kit on our CRF300
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- čas přidán 28. 03. 2024
- Something we are regularly asked about is our camping kit so Steff and I made a video showing what we carry for our camping set up. It's the same kit for a night, a week, or months
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A super conversation on the kit, I want to thank you both and wish you many happy camping trips.
Thank you for your lovely comment! Same you you :)
That cooking kit was brilliant. All appropriate gear.
We love our cooking kit 😀 Thanks for the lovely comment
The Flextail is worth it's weight in gold. It can also be used used to fan a temperamental fire.
I always put my chair upside down on my bike seat at night. Keeps the chair seat and the bike seat dry from dew and rain the next morning.
I carry a Gomboy as well. We do a lot of bush camping here in Oz and it's already paid for itself.
I find a Sawyer filtration kit packs down a lot smaller too.
Cheers
That’s a brilliant idea! It never occurred to me to use it to help a reluctant fire!
I’ve also just looked at the Sawyer filtration kit. That looks to be a very good alternative to the solution we use. Thanks 😊
I can attest to that, too. It's great as a little bellows.
Great video. Nice setup.
I too do moto camping from my CRF300L Rally here in Canada and the States.
I carry almost the same things you do BUT I carry it in a 28 litres top box and a 25 litre back pack. Granted there isn’t much in the back pack. My tent is a Copper Spur HVUL 1 which works great. Keeps me warmer too on cool night. When I go camping with my girlfriend, we use a Blacktail Hotel 2 with the “garage” on the side for our gear. Great tent. I don’t have as much cookware admittedly.
By the way, your chair is not the Zero. I have a Helinox Chair Zero and it has taller legs. I also carry an Agawa collapsible bow saw for when a fallen tree 🌳 gets in my way and I can’t go around it.
Mini axe too. Doubles as a hammer to pin the tent stakes. The pump is a good idea. I have one too. Even better is a pump like mine that doesn’t have a built in battery. It runs on external USB power. It’s tiny like yours but I can run it off the bike or even a power bank.
I don’t carry a separate light. I find it redundant. A headlamp is all I need. USB rechargeable of course.
I’ve been watching these moto camping videos for years now and it seems like we are all pretty much on the same page. 😃 There’s only so much you can bring on a bike. I also moto camp with my CBR1000RR. Custom made bracket where the passenger seat should be. Give top box and off I go slicing through the canyon roads. 😂 No need to come back at night. 😊 Enjoy your outings. Best of luck to you both.
Good spot on the chair! Thanks for the correction. Steff has the chair zero so I must have been reading her seat bag as I was editing the video
After a while and some experience we do all seem to end up with roughly the same kit. Great to hear all about your stuff thanks for the great comments
In a couple of weeks I’m heading to Sweden and Norway riding the trans Euro trail for a month or so and my trusty kit will be coming with me 🎉
I like your folding kitchen sink but I actually carry a small washing up bowl. My cooking set and loose small items fit inside it. It takes up next to no space and is so useful.
I keep telling Steph our kitchen sink is it great idea, but I’m not sure if she believes me 😂
That Helinox chair is really comfy. There are many camping things you would dispose of at first sight and find out how useful they are afterwards. Happy Easter, Günter/Nürnberg
That’s so true Günter! If we decide to leave a few luxury items at home to save weight we always end up regretting it.
Have a lovely Easter weekend
@@wanderinghonda7963 You got the space on your Rallys, so why leave the good stuff at home? Of course, only if you're heavier laoded than a GS ;-) Have a sunny Easter weekend, Günter (not TET France section 13 this weekend for me, still have a cold)
Get well soon Günter!
Camping kits definitely evolve over time ! Little air pumps are a must, also stop potential bacterial build up during blowing up by mouth and that then freezing in cold temperatures apparently!
It’s really interesting hearing other people’s experience. When we did the video we were certain that people wouldn’t get why we have the little pump.
It just seems such a gimmick
It appears that it’s not just us that love it!
Thanks for the comment 😊
I think you are right to carry everything to make your camping stops comfortable. I do. I’ve never seen the point of roughing it just for the sake of it. I mainly tour on a slightly bigger bike and about a year ago changed from using an inflatable mattress to using a modern lightweight camp bed. Like your chair it’s light and folds away into a small bag. It’s quicker to set up and pack away than an air bed and has taken my comfort level to another level. It also lifts you off the ground if it’s cold.
That’s interesting to hear about the camping cot. It’s something I keep looking at and keep thinking I should get one but when I check the dimensions I don’t think it will fit into our luggage when we’re travelling which is a real shape. It’s good to hear that you find them really comfortable. Maybe one day I’ll look into them again
Its so nice to see ityems ive added to my future camoing trip featured on your Video. Lovely to see you back you happy couple.
Canoeing trip? That sounds wonderful, we’ve never canoed but it always looks to be so peaceful.
Enjoy! 😊
Great video and I love the set up! I ride a CRF 450L and this is applicable to my style of riding as well. Thanks and keep it up.
Cheers! Thanks for the lovely words. The 450 is a lovely bike 😊
Really good video. Look forward to your next adventure!
Thanks for the lovely comment 😊
Excellent informative video, always interesting to what others use and pack and what is considered essential or luxury 🤣 thanks for sharing 🤘🏻
😂 we love having a nose into what other people carry! Thanks for the great comment
Great video on your Motorcycle camping setup. I totally agree with making sleep a priority as if you are not well rested, accidents do happen. I do a lot of long distance hiking as well as bike trips so there is some crossover but the bike kit is slightly bulkier and heavier. For this I tend to use 2x pillows attached to the mat to prevent sliding off. I have and have used many sleeping bags and for motorcycle trips have settled on the Therm-a-rest Questar 20, lots of room for side sleepers. I use this with the Big Agnes Rapide sleeping pad, which is quiet to sleep on and has a good R rating. For cooking I have the trangia setup with a few extras (plate, frying pan etc) that pack into the original design. Have multiple cooking systems but always come back to this for long trips. I have a gas and multi fuel cooker for this, depending on foreseen availability. Flexitail pump a must, as now a new convert.
Thanks for your comment. Absolutely everything you say makes sense and some great kit ideas.
I always love the idea of the trangia but for some reason it never quite works for us. I’m sure it’s user error but it turns everything black no matter what fuel I try 😂
The flextail is awesome isn’t it!
Thanks again for your great comments 😊
@@wanderinghonda7963 That happens when using the original Trangia fuel stove. However Trangia do a gas stove that fits inside and I also have a Primus Omnifuel stove with the trangia conversion to fit inside. That will run on Petrol, Gas or Naphtha.
Good set up! As we title this we’re just loading the bikes to set off to Cornell tomorrow for a well to ride the Trans Euro Trail (and of course camp 🏕️ 🎉)
Ride safe and thanks for all the info
Thank goodness I’m not the only one”feet sticker out the bottom’ person on Earth!!! 😂🤣
😂 Steff thinks I’m weird. I think I’m normal
So.. I am looking at taking on my 1st solo camping trip next year to Norway. I have been abroad on my motorbike before but stopped in AirBnB.....you video has been the most informative one i have found as i research kit.
Thanks for such a nice comment. We don’t often do review kind of videos as our passion is travelling but I’m glad you found it helpful. We’re definitely not saying our kit is right for everyone but it works for us 😊
When we get back from Portugal (it’ll be a month or two before we get get off our lazy asses and edit the video 😆) after a few weeks back in the uk I’m off riding the TET in Sweden and Norway so hopefully that’ll be a preview for you 🎉
Sounds like you’ve got an awesome trip planned next year!
Good vid as usual guys so keep them coming. Just wanted to add a comment about using a pump to inflate the mattresses. I'm a pump user as well because experience has shown that inflating them with warm moist breath can cause mould to form inside 😮 I've seen a few expensive mattresses with visible black staining showing through from the mould growth inside them, which doesn't effect the way the mattress performs, but doesn't look great, and not nice to look at on your 200 squid purchase !
That’s a brilliant point that we forgot to mention! Lovely to hear from a fellow pump user!
My wife and I have much of the same kit for our moto camping. We upgraded our Reckless 80s to Backcountry 35 panniers and it was life changing. Massively more convenient and the storage is in a much more useful shape. Heavier, but worth it.
We have the "bikepacking" version of the Copper Spur tent. Great because the poles are very short and packs the same length of the tent bag.
We also use the Sea to Summit cookware and we really like it. The only thing we didn't like and stopped using was the cup because it smelled strongly of silicone whenever a hot drink was in it.
Try the Gerber complEAT eating utensil set. It's the Swiss army knife of KFS kits. Super handy.
Thanks for the great video!
Thanks for the brilliant tips on the kit you use 😊 the bike packing version of the tents with the short poles is brilliant isn’t it. That’s my “solo” tent
Thanks for the comment and keep enjoying our videos 🎉
Found your channel yday while researching the Pyrenees ACT, and coincidentally drove past you guys through Manteigas today in Serra da Estrela! Your CRFs are def remarkable! Keep up the good work, enjoying your videos!
What a small world! Thanks for your lovely comments. If you do the Pyrenees ACT have a fantastic time, we loved it ❤️
You’ve done well enjoy your trips life is short
We feel exactly the same about life being short. Thanks for your comment 😊
Can relate to a lot of what your saying here. And agree too. Much of our kit is very similar and here's another shout out to the quality of Sea to Summit kit! We are also heading off on a Scandi trip - 22 days to go - when are you heading out there. Great video guys. Keep them coming.
Thanks! Glad you enjoy the videos and thank you for the kind words. We’re currently riding the ACT in Portugal and there’s some awesome footage/episodes to come when we get back. We’ve had a tricky day today 😂
As for Scandi it’s probably a few weeks after you leave. Let us know how you find out and if you have any top tips 😊
Just found your channel- very good! I use my cycle camping stuff for moto camping, so it seems easy when you don’t have to pedal! I agree about the chair it’s no longer a luxury item now I’m almost seventy.
Thanks, glad you’re enjoying it! Motocamping at 70, awesome. I’m feeling the pain at approaching 60 😂
Love seeing stuff! I have the msr whisperlight, similar to yours and while it isnt the smallest, carrying gas cannisters and hoping they last is annoying. Totally agree with the little pump... blowing them up with anything else allows moisture and gunk to get in. Mine has a bag to squeeze air into it... I think its exped, wish Id gone for a wider mat but its good in any weather. The pillow... definately an essential for me, as is a chair, but I have yet to find ones i like... might bite the bullet and get the exped mega pillow and the helinox chair at some point this year.
Brilliant that someone else finds a good pillow an essential! We got that pillow recommended by someone who camps constantly and I’m so glad I bought it.
Thanks for saying hi 😊
Awesome video. Great gear. Some very useful ideas for my lifestyle (I’m 73). I think (from experience) that getting rid of your kitchen sink would be foolish. Anything that compact that holds water is an asset.
I agree. Now we just need to persuade Steff 😆
Feet have to be out of the sleeping bag!! Im a side sleeper and its a right faff at night time....
😂 Good to know Simon isn’t the only oddball!
good thing you have the sea to summit pan, cause we use the bowl to stir fry some stuff, like bacon and eventually failed, it has to be used with liquids always otherway the silicone split between the aluminium
Great reminder about not using the bowl to dry fry stuff. Thanks. 😊
The tiny pump is great.
It really is 😆
The flextail is very essential. I use dry bags for clothes and inner tent and i use inflatable mats. Flextail is a game changer for blowing up but also sucking everything down small
We hadn’t even thought about using it to suck the air out of stuff. Thanks 😊
@@wanderinghonda7963 it gets your mattress and dry bags extra squished
Cool video, informative and well edit”d, just one thing, too much on screen text at various locations at once, it gets very distracting. Keep up the good work!
A very valid comment and good feedback, thanks. Review type videos or kit type videos are not something we tend to do so it’s not my usual style of editing and I probably went over the top on text.
Our main passion is travelling and adventure riding but sometimes we get so many requests from people about a specific subject that we try and cover it in a video.
Thanks for such constructive feedback. If we end up doing another review type video I’ll definitely bear that in mind. 👍🏼
Head torch!
When you say head torch we assume you mean you carry a head torch and find it useful?
It was an oversight, we actually carry one but it isn’t packed into our camping bags as we take them even when we aren’t camping. Thanks for the reminder
Hi, thank you for sharing your knowledge on your camping set up.
Some really good advice that im going to look into. Greatly appreciated.
Just a quick question about your sleeping bag. Do you use the -1 version or the -9 one? Looks a great bag, just what im after for a comfy night.
Looking forward to watching all your back catalog of videos. Really inspiring.
Best wishes to you both for all your future adventures 😊🌎🖐️
It’s our pleasure, thanks for such nice comments.
The bag we have is the “Sea To Summit Ascent ACII” and if memory serves it has a “comfort temperature rating” of -4° and “lower temperature rating” of -10°
I hope that helps, if not feel free to drop us a line again
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JHC. Money to burn on the sleeping mat!
Money to burn? We’ve camped in sub zero temperatures and find it very good insulation in those temperatures 🤷🏻♂️
As we say in the video, this is OUR setup and won’t be perfect for YOUR set up. We definitely don’t have money to burn it simply works for us.
Thanks for the comment though 😊