[QUOTE=raydog;12615088 I hired Shuttleguy.com so my tent and gear will be set up each night when I arrive and taken down and transported to the next destination each night. The only way to camp![/QUOTE]

I have a dollar to a dount that says that there are a lot of people in this community, including myself, who do not feel the same way.

Whether I am on my own tour or participating in an organized event (I have done three Cycle Oregons among others, I like chosing my own camping gear and my own campsite. Even if I take my large 4P tent, it's 10 min. max to set up and break dowm. Less if I am with someone. A few more minutes to sutf the sleeping bag and roll up the mattress. And I have no problem carrying my own bag or tipping "sherpas" to do so so they can buy new sports equipment or take a class trip to NYC.

On Cycle Oregon, of which I have done three, they have something similar called tent and porter service. All the tents are set up extremeley close together in a large open space. The eleimnates the possibility of fiding a more secluded site under a nice tree and away from such thigns as rows of porta-potties, the doors of which some inconsiderate people will let slam shut in the middle of the night. I would definitely bring earplugs in the event you are sleeping next to the same people very night like on CO. You might get stuck next to loud snorers, frequent coughers, extra-early risers and/or people who get up to use the bathroom several times a night.