I've loved hammock camping since the mid 1970s but now that I'm old, it's nearly a requirement. It's a pain to crawl around and try to get comfortable on the ground, although a 3" pad would help a lot. I hate public campsites, and it's challenging to find a flat spot for a tent when dispersed camping or stealth camping, but two trees 13-20 feet apart is easy. Lowering the fly on top of the hammock ridge line and letting it hang straight down instead of guying it out increases the comfort range by +15 F.
As someone who has been moto camping since long before we called it moto camping, we just called it camping. Period. Thats all. This is rock solid perfect advice. The only thing I would add is, Be very tidy & mindful of your food, even dried food, dish-soap, toiletries, anything fragrant. Get it in ziplocks, stored in a waterproof bag & hang it high or secure it somewhere, away from where you sleep. Critters have amazing sniffers & are alarmingly persistent when it comes to getting food.
I’ve found that if you aren’t camping in a place with water, it’s sometimes better to take canned soups than dehydrated meals. If you can’t get water at camp, you had to pack it in and the canned soups have exactly what they need already and often taste better than the dehydrated stuff and much cheaper. (Get the ones with the tabs on the top so you don’t need a can opener)
Nice video, much more direct than others! I also wanted to report that the checklist link in the description doesn't work, it takes you to the site but doesn't download any files.
there seems to be two types of people. those who camp to ride, and those who ride to camp. im a camp to ride person. I don't take a stove, or any luxury items. I only eat one meal a day, breakfast at a mom and pop shop. get my coffee, calories, and whatnot. if im camping at a legitimate site, ill befrend people who have food and alcohol if I'm desperate haha.
@john0270 As someone who does do both styles depending on the trip and my mood, I thoroughly enjoy meeting others at camp when I'm riding to camp with plenty of food to cook for and host them on their journey. I know others do the same for me when we camp to ride and get invited over for food and drinks.
@@DorkintheRoad I don't know why you'd feel self conscious about being a thing on RU-vid. I did a RU-vid search on Moto Camping on my kids computer, DitR wasn't number 1, but 3 videos in the first 10 were DitRs.
I normally wouldn't recommend someone else's channel in the comments, but please take a look at Moto Giant's recent misadventure where his sleeping bag fell off into his rear wheel at 80 MPH and he lost his right foot... not to discourage you from moto camping (it's awesome) but so you are meticulous in how you attach your gear to your bike. This is essential info for moto camping noobs.
Good video. I do have a more advanced question. I would like to Basecamp. I would like to put the tent down and go see the sites around the campsite. How do I keep some of my gear secure around the campsite from animals and humans while I am away?
@checkingreality That's a great question! There's only so much you can do from other humans. I usually go by the out of sight, out of mind method and put everything in the tent except for food and smelly things. Most of the time others camping are respectful but I have heard of stories where people come back to camp and everything is gone. If you have a hard top case it can double as a rodent/critter/lock box to keep them out, not necessarily a bear box but it's better than soft sided bag. There's a debate about hanging food and scented items from a tree branch on what critters and bears can still get to it and if it's even worth doing. Sometimes in those base camp instances it's nice to be closer to other camps so it can be easily seen if someone trys to take your stuff, but also in the same situation, everyone can see what you have.
And if you're like me, you'll totally over pack your fist time out. Now I carry bare minimum and get what I need like bottled water when I get closer to the site. MREs make for a good meal and don't take up much space.
