KC, The down side is 100 plus dollars a night for the "comforts". And this is for the super 8. If you can find one. Plus buying your own food instead of cooking it on a camp fire. So bring plenty of wallet.
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Like I said... I'm into my creature comforts. Actual bed, air-conditioning, etc... Yeah it costs. To me, worth it.KC, The down side is 100 plus dollars a night for the "comforts". And this is for the super 8. If you can find one. Plus buying your own food instead of cooking it on a camp fire. So bring plenty of wallet.
The trade off is worth it to me. I did some bike-camping a few times and it was fun. But now I don't care for the unpacking of the extra gear setup camp pickup camp and gear etc. Some riders obviously like it. That works all around. More room at a Best Western for me.red one said:Plus buying your own food instead of cooking it on a camp fire. So bring plenty of wallet.
Hey, ya do what works for you, doesn't matter if it works for everyone just as long as you're enjoying an adventure. Life is too short.
That photo needs a caption...Time to bring this thread back to life.
Now why would anyone do this to a new less than a week old Stwing?
Man that is one good looking bike you have there John. Even that "broke in" side looks great. I never even knew there was a monument there and I lived there 55 years.While everyone was having their fun with the picture, I put another 1230 miles on it this weekend. Made it to the 3 state marker at corners of Missouri/Kansas/Oklahoma, which was down 1/4 mile of single lane gravel road.
And...so I won't be forgotten in the near future, here's the celebration picture from Ferrystoc.
Ride Safe
John
Maybe make that your avatar pic.
Glad to hear it! Especially that the tip-over protectors were on duty and that no Tup was hurt in the making of that image.Hate to break the news to you, but wrong on most all accounts.
Bit of a thread piracy here, but my recent trip to NESTOC was a mixed camping/hotel affair. Based on that I've decided that camping is best done when that is the objective, or when you're staying in one place for an extended time. If you are "just passing through" on your way to another destination, hotels are much simpler. When camping it took a full two hours of steady activity from the time I crawled out of the sleeping bag until I was sidestand-up and ready to roll. Probably the same for the other end of the day, though that's a less critical measurement. Would not matter whether it was on an ST or a Goldwing, or any other bike. (There- now I've brought the thread back to the original topic... )The trade off is worth it to me. I did some bike-camping a few times and it was fun. But now I don't care for the unpacking of the extra gear setup camp pickup camp and gear etc. Some riders obviously like it. That works all around. More room at a Best Western for me.
When I travel locations of Best Westerns are part of the course plotting. Sometimes money is to be saved. Other times it's to be spent. I may get home with an empty wallet but that's OK 'cause there's ramen in the cupboard. And I had a good time.