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Old 12-07-11, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by TenThousandSuns
Obligatory blurry shot from the first tour earlier this year.

Camping in Voorhees State Park (NJ). Pictured are Kona Sutra which fared nicely and Kelty Grant Mesa which didn't. Replacing with a smaller, lighter, better ventilated tent for my next tour.
Nice, just a couple of miles away from my post in this thread which is from Spruce Run S.P....
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...1#post13552740
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Old 12-07-11, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jakerock
Nice, just a couple of miles away from my post in this thread which is from Spruce Run S.P....
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...1#post13552740
That was my first destination, but somebody recommended Voorhees instead. Allegedly Spruce Run was more of a family picnic area/camp grounds. Or something. Maybe next time I'm in the area I'll give it a try.

(Also hello fellow Brooklyn-ite. What a coincidence. )
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Old 12-07-11, 12:47 PM
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Man this thread is inspiring. Not like we aren't already motivated to go on tour.

First photo is on the Fortine Cr Rd in MT. 2nd is on the GDMBR by Spray Lake. The last, a yard sale on the KVR by Chute Lake. Different tents in all of them. The middle one is our Marmot Bise 3p and works great for two.
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Old 12-07-11, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by iforgotmename
This is my Coleman??? I got it free from my sister and my Surly LHT set up in lightweight mode. Total gear is about 10 lbs...not counting the beer I picked up in town.
Hey, I have one of those! Love it! Yours is the only other one I`ve ever seen and don`t think they offer the model any more. Don`t remember what I paid for mine, but undoubtedly less than $50. Here it is with The Mighty Schwinn near Bridgeport, CA. Then my Quarterdome T2 at an overpriced and overcrowded campground at the south end of Lake Tahoe. I use the QD when there`s a high probablility that I`ll find myself holed up in the tent. If it`s "just in case", the Coleman is about the same weight, but more compact.
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Old 12-07-11, 09:33 PM
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Amongst the redwoods in Jedediah Smith State Park

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Old 12-08-11, 08:22 PM
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In a campground in Switzerland. The cowbells kept me up half the night.

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Old 12-10-11, 08:15 AM
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I use a really roomy coleman 2 person tent from their Exponent line.

That photo shows about everything I carry except for clothes.

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Old 12-10-11, 12:18 PM
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And the first day of the family vacation:

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Old 12-11-11, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Pedaleur
Is that your table?
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Camping in the Netherlands



and the next morning...

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What a stunningly beautiful picture with your bike in silhouette, Grace!

morning after... not so much! still, great photography.

edit: Are those sponsored ad photos for MSR?

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Originally Posted by Simon Cowbell
All I've got is this one of drying out at Cape Lookout.

Salsa Vaya and a Big Agnes Seedhouse 2.
Same place, same tent, with my LHT.

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Old 12-11-11, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Ekdog
Is that your table?
It's carbon fiber, so it's not so heavy to pack.
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What a stunningly beautiful picture with your bike in silhouette, Grace!
Thanks for the compliment!

edit: Are those sponsored ad photos for MSR?
No they aren’t. My husband is a photographer and that evening he decided to test how much light our new headlamps produced by taking a “lighted tent” photo. They are fun to take – you just need an interval timer on your camera plus a tripod (and I also recommend a couple of bottles of wine). Of course after the wine we didn’t feel like packing away our camping gear – so that’s how the second photo came about.
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Tarptent Hogback, a great ultralight tent for the whole family. Two adults, two kids and all our gear (8 panniers) fit into the tent. The tent is also light and compact enough to take it for backpacking trips.

This campsite was our best one along the Katy trail in the town Hartsburg. It was free, clean trail head restrooms, gazebo (rain shelter if needed) and playground near by.




Playgrounds are always great to have near by but these sprinklers ... ... there were closer ones and I didn't find out till middle in the night. (Marthasville, $10 with access to showers, also had a large covered area with concrete floor, hint: where there is grass the sprinklers will reach it)
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Mec Tarn 2, Rocky Mountain Sherpa 10, on the shores of the baltic
(with gears gears in the sand)

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Mec Tarn 2, Rocky Mountain Sherpa 10, on the shores of the baltic
(with gears gears in the sand)
Yikes..............
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Old 12-12-11, 11:51 PM
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lots of fun looking at these photos.

Nice shot smin, pretty light. You must be Canadian cuz of the Mec tent.
and yup, chain and all down in the sand--doh!
What was the route of the trip?

(ps, funny to see a 2CV in Buenos Aires...the yellow job)

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Originally Posted by 10 Wheels
Yikes..............
yikes indeed!
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Originally Posted by smin


Mec Tarn 2, Rocky Mountain Sherpa 10, on the shores of the baltic
(with gears gears in the sand)

+1 on the Yikes!

BUT that is a great first post...nice pic!
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imi wonder would that guy with his bike in the sand have a solution to your problem.
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yepp, that was the picture that made me start the "sand" thread hihi

why on earth he lay it down like that when there's a perfectly good park bench and tree close by?
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I'd say it's a little safer to have the bike close to the tent, also the things one can do when one is tired.
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I'd say it's a little safer to have the bike close to the tent, also the things one can do when one is tired.
Yeah, at the end of a long day, legs and brain can turn to rubber
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