Show me pics of your fully loaded out (for camping) bike

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The recent switch from my Gold Wing/Lees-ure Lite camping trailer to my 2016 Kawasaki Versys 650 LT. My first outing on the Versys. To Durango, CO and back.
 

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Trip to Mt Shasta with my dad. And the last one is going from Texas to northern California


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This is a 3-day pack. You can add more days, but I'll usually want to stay in place with a shower by 3.
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NJ to Front Royal, VA. Rode the entire Skyline Drive (camped) then the Blue Ridge Parkway (camped) second Leg of the Blue Ridge Parkway (camped 3 nights). West to ride the Tail of the Dragon (day trip, rode it up and back). Next morning started 3 day trek back home. 8 days total.

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NJ to Front Royal, VA. Rode the entire Skyline Drive (camped) then the Blue Ridge Parkway (camped) second Leg of the Blue Ridge Parkway (camped 3 nights). West to ride the Tail of the Dragon (day trip, rode it up and back). Next morning started 3 day trek back home. 8 days total.20170610_185422.jpg20170610_091827_HDR.jpg20170611_130211.jpg20170611_200616.jpg20170612_200937.jpg20170612_201129.jpg
I like that tarp you have over the picnic table---can you please tell me the name and size ?---thanks
 
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UST (Ultimate Survival Technologies) Tube Tarp 2.0 .... found it on amazon but available at lots of places. I forget the size. Comes with ropes but the poles I also bought on Amazon. They are lightweight Aluminum for backpacking. Everything I outfitted myself with (as that was my first bike camping trip) was for backpacking as all of their gear needs to pack small and be very light.
 
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Duffel bag: Big Agnes sleep pad/bag; Eureka tent/poles/stakes; air pump; cold weather head cap/gloves
Left pannier: bike cover; sleep bag liner, towel, 1qt oil, 3:1 oil, rags, MRS stove, cup, spork, camp shoes, slaps, personnel kit, snacks/food
Right pannier: gloves(3), camp pants, long/short sleeve north face camp shirts, socks, boxer shorts, rain gear, elec jacket/gloves, air pump, tool kit

Gitty up! See ya'll at TentSToc 26-29th Sep!

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New ride. Time to figure out how to pack it. Here it is on my trip to WISTOC last weekend.


Found I can actually pack more in the 50 Liter storage box under the seat than I could on my ST or my CTX saddlebags. Both ST models and the CTX have the same volume bags at 35 Liter each (total of 70 Liters) but different shapes making them each different in what they hold. But the storage box on this Burgman is just one big tub.
 
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Replace cargo net/s with ROK Straps. You'll be glad you did.
The Rok Straps are there. The cargo net is mostly to keep things from flapping around. It also gives me a handy place to stuff gloves, skull/baseball caps, etc if I need to take a pic or something. I'll put my camping towel over my "stuff" but under the web net on a sunny/warm days to let it dry the first 30 miles or so before I repack it.

I carry Qty:4 Rok Strap 18" - 60" and Qty:2 Rok Strap 12" - 42" at all times. If you can't strap it with those... you shouldn't be carrying it.
 

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I used my son's boy scouts dry-bag and Rok straps. Here it is packed and ready to go. On the return trip, I turned it around and it made a nice back rest.
This dry bag is water-proof (of course). You can pack A LOT into it. This bag is a Hydro Venture Seattle Sports 3500. Tacoland had mentioned to me this was a good way to pack because it does not block the rear view in the mirrors. I hadn't thought of that. This worked well enough for camping I may never bother to add a trunk box.
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This was my "camping bike" last month. Thanks to this forum for suggesting Rok Straps. I connected the straps to the tipover bars and back to the two downward facing "hooks" under the top rack. I knew they were there for a reason. In regards to camping gear, I need to upgrade the yoga mat and get something much more comfortable. I decided to buy another set of Rok straps to have a spare.

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This was my "camping bike" last month. Thanks to this forum for suggesting Rok Straps. I connected the straps to the tipover bars and back to the two downward facing "hooks" under the top rack. I knew they were there for a reason. In regards to camping gear, I need to upgrade the yoga mat and get something much more comfortable. I decided to buy another set of Rok straps to have a spare.

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I was looking at the picture trying to figure out what you had mount to the nose of the bike
 

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I just needed to get out of my jacket while walking around to cool off and threw it over the windshield.
 
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