Lightweight Camping Gear for Motorcycle Camping
Author: Jonsky Sicuna
If you think that weight is not an issue in motorcycle camping then think again. Any unnecessary weight on a motorcycle is a problem. It doesn’t matter whether it is on a smooth, camping cookware
, surface or off-road, too much weight can be dangerous. It’s also much less fun, hard on the tires, hard on the suspension, slows the steering response, impedes balance and eats up fuel.
The solution for this is to carry only what you need and nothing more. It doesn’t mean you can’t carry luxuries but it means that you only carry them if you’re going to use it. Light hikers know this and there’s much more you can learn from their approach to lightweight backpacking. Another way to lighten up your load is by using lightweight backpacking equipment.
The equipment used by lightweight backpackers, camping cookware
, are suitable for adventure riding.
This includes tents, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, clothing, cookware and emergency equipment. The ten essentials applies in adventure riding too though it’s not as much critical.
Backpackers start with their sleeping system, tent and backpack to reduce their load but since we don’t use backpacks, we’re going to focus on sleeping systems and tents only.
Sleeping System
Your sleeping system consist of your
camping mattress
camping tent
lightweight
sleeping bag
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