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

[Carl_T]

Uhhhhh.....

Karen...


Someone needs to tell you guys that that the terrain the bike is on in that first picture isn't really a road ( and a Beemer isn't really a boat) :crackup

The second one qualifies as a road, but where is the salamander heater? you need a construction size salamander kerosene heat blower to camp in that temperature (at least I would) :

 

[Capt_Gruuvy]

... ( and a Beemer isn't really a boat)

However the ST is ...

 

[Carl_T]

However the ST is .

:crackup Nice!

 

[Ripshod]

Here's how I do it. The panniers have the kitchen, including the charcoal grill and axe and shovel for campfire management. The pole bag strapped to the side holds poles for the rain fly.

Yeah, I'm definitely not a minimalist. It's about 80 pounds of gear but I like to be comfortable and I like to cook and sit in a chair and do it all in the pouring rain if I have to.

 

[VFR]

Ripshod, that looks like a Motofizz bag on the back. I have thought about getting one of those. How do you like it? What all is packed in it?

 

[river]

I'm interested in what kind of bag that is too. Looks l like a good size with lots of compression straps.

Thanks...

 

[Ripshod]

Yeah, it's the Motofizz, size large. It's meant to be mounted sideways but with both side extension panels opened, it's way too wide. It fastens nicely like that but of course only if you're riding one up. One of the smaller sizes would be better mounted sideways, the way it was intended. It does have a lot of straps and tie-down points. I like that the inside is just one big compartment. I pack some long gear so it's good that there are no dividers in there.

As to what I pack in there - Oh man, it's a bunch of stuff and I don't know if I can remember it all but ...
tent, sleeping bag, air mattress, kermit chair, footstool, 12' noah's tarp, pillow, LED lantern, folding table, littlejohn (to avoid that cold trip to the outhouse at 4am), fire extinguisher, sometimes I also pack a thermarest for extra bed cushion ...
I know there's more stuff but I can't think of it right now. There's always some extra room at the rear for a small bag of charcoal, a folded cooler and other stuff I pick up along the way. There's a cinch strap to pull it all up tight when I'm done. It's a great bag and it's very rugged. I'm tough on my gear and I'm sure it'll last a while. The thing opens wide from all angles so it's easy to get stuff out from any direction. I recommend it.

Over the years I've come to appreciate having everything inside one bag. I used to lash down separate pieces of gear but it's very nice just to unsnap four buckles and carry the whole thing off with the pole bag lashed to it. No bungees, no ropes, no hooks. The few times I (reluctantly) have to hotel it, it makes it very easy to carry in all my camping gear with one trip.

Now those extra panniers, that's a different story. I only put those on if I'm going to be cooking, but that's most of the time. I usually just unload them and leave them on at the campsite but if I'm concerned about security it's not a big deal to pop off the seat and carry them in too. I must admit that usually I just take off the big bag and put the cover over the bike and don't worry about the extra panniers all that much. If I'm parked in front of a motel I usually just chance it.

 

[ridewfo]

when i was looking to buy a bike a guy emailed this photo upon request and i got a kick out of it.

 

[VFR]

when i was looking to buy a bike a guy emailed this photo upon request and i got a kick out of it.

That one looks like ST1300Alicia. When she was at SeaSTOC she had her KLR loaded higher than she was. I'm nervous with stuff stacked anywhere close to that high but she had no problem.

 

[VFR]

Yeah, it's the Motofizz, size large. It's meant to be mounted sideways but with both side extension panels opened, it's way too wide. It fastens nicely like that but of course only if you're riding one up. One of the smaller sizes would be better mounted sideways, the way it was intended. It does have a lot of straps and tie-down points. I like that the inside is just one big compartment. I pack some long gear so it's good that there are no dividers in there.

As to what I pack in there - Oh man, it's a bunch of stuff and I don't know if I can remember it all but ...
tent, sleeping bag, air mattress, kermit chair, footstool, 12' noah's tarp, pillow, LED lantern, folding table, littlejohn (to avoid that cold trip to the outhouse at 4am), fire extinguisher, sometimes I also pack a thermarest for extra bed cushion ...
I know there's more stuff but I can't think of it right now. There's always some extra room at the rear for a small bag of charcoal, a folded cooler and other stuff I pick up along the way. There's a cinch strap to pull it all up tight when I'm done. It's a great bag and it's very rugged. I'm tough on my gear and I'm sure it'll last a while. The thing opens wide from all angles so it's easy to get stuff out from any direction. I recommend it.

Over the years I've come to appreciate having everything inside one bag. I used to lash down separate pieces of gear but it's very nice just to unsnap four buckles and carry the whole thing off with the pole bag lashed to it. No bungees, no ropes, no hooks. The few times I (reluctantly) have to hotel it, it makes it very easy to carry in all my camping gear with one trip.

Now those extra panniers, that's a different story. I only put those on if I'm going to be cooking, but that's most of the time. I usually just unload them and leave them on at the campsite but if I'm concerned about security it's not a big deal to pop off the seat and carry them in too. I must admit that usually I just take off the big bag and put the cover over the bike and don't worry about the extra panniers all that much. If I'm parked in front of a motel I usually just chance it.

Whoa, didn't realize that was a Large!!! No wonder you can't remember everything you put in it. Those things are BIG!!! I figured the medium would about do it for me. Everything I've read about them has been positive but the overriding comment has been that the large is waaaaay too big..... I see now why you have to mount it like that.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Styles]

My ST1100 in power camping mode.

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Seat and back fabric from a collapsing chair cinches my bag, tent, and second chair (I found the first in a dump).

Note my wheeled top box made from a Heys bag ("World's Lightest Luggage") bought at Costco in '07 ($50).

Beyond the camping, at motels "wheeling in" is, I trust, a properly cheap delight, too.


Styles

 

[river]

Looking good, Styles.

Ripshod, how water resistant/proof is the motofizz? I know it's not a dry bag.

 

[Ripshod]

Well I guess you could say it's resistant but I always put on the cover in the rain. Don't want to test it. The cover is huge. It fits over the fully-expanded bag easily but it tucks in tightly under the bag ends with the extensions zipped up. Since the mounting straps are located a few inches away from the bag ends, there's plenty of room to tuck the cover in under the ends. I haven't noticed any billowing or flopping in the wind.

 

[STreaker]

My '03 ST and my buddy's Vstrom in the snow at Crater Lake, OR. October, '07. Yours truly in the foreground.

 

[VFR]

Here is a photo of my VFR loaded for a trip to the Sierras last year. Clothes & sleeping bag are in one saddlebag with misc. stuff in the other. All camping gear is in the Roadgear duffle on top.

 

[OneSided]

Me and my buddy doing the BRP

 

[voyager]

Hi Still have small T-Bag to go on top of rack.

 

[voyager]

We take 7kg each side roll bag ie his and hers and 6kg in top roll bag for various wet over gear . and leave top box empty for handbag (not mine) this allows stopping and dumping jackets etc while sight seeing.
Also added is a ant racing rear view camera system and extra screen mirrors.
Added saftey is Touratech ZTS 01-070-0271-0 Tyre pressure monitoring system (product photo) for high speed crusing. Gives constant PSI + TEMP readings from chip mounted inside tyres.

Yes we are overloaded to the honda manual try camping and not be.

 

[Finewest]

We take 7kg each side roll bag ie his and hers and 6kg in top roll bag for various wet over gear . and leave top box empty for handbag (not mine) this allows stopping and dumping jackets etc while sight seeing.
Also added is a ant racing rear view camera system and extra screen mirrors.
Added saftey is Touratech ZTS 01-070-0271-0 Tyre pressure monitoring system (product photo) for high speed crusing. Gives constant PSI + TEMP readings from chip mounted inside tyres.

Yes we are overloaded to the honda manual try camping and not be.

Now that's some wacky back passenger's arm rests! What do you have there?

 

[DAS]

How about the light side. July 10, 2008 headed out for 10 days and 4500 miles. Slept on the ground every night but ate all meals at restaurants so no cooking gear included. Kit included sleeping bag, tent, and air mattress. 950 lbs total. Bivouacked 2 nights, RV park cabin one night, campground 4 nights, and 3 nights tenting on fair grounds at BMW rally in Gillette. Thunderstorms in Gillette just about forced my brother and I to find a motel.