My First Motocamping Trip

[kaosbandit]

I wasn't on my little Ninja, but I know you guys like a decent story and pretty pictures

New experiences and motorcycles are always a great combination. Here's a story about my newest motorcycle experience.

http://www.spiritstrike.com/blog/201...tocamping-trip

[csmith12]

Bats are awesome!

[NevadaWolf]

Cool report. I've yet to go motocamping but that will probably be on the list of adventures this year.

I have gone car camping off in the boonies. One of the funny ones was when i was with some friends at a hot spring. As night fell and we settled into our tents, we heard crunching sounds on the decomposing granite around us. Then all of a sudden

iiii-ahhh!!!!


We had these guys hanging out by the springs!

Link to original page on YouTube.

[Klondike1020]

nice write up! I went motorcycle camping once , but I was camping at a race track and ended up crashing on somones couch with my sleeping bag under the stars(the couch got picked from the leftovers of a yard sale on their drive to the track)

I like your tent? what kind is it? I recently found one online that is a compact two person
It is called the tarantula and its under 100$ they also have an even lighter version with aluminum poles and different material base called the scorpion

dual doors and covered entry ways for storing your pack

I need to put together a travel camping setup!

If you want to meet up and camp later this summer let me know!

[jeffb502]

Originally Posted by NevadaWolf

Cool report. I've yet to go motocamping but that will probably be on the list of adventures this year.

I have gone car camping off in the boonies. One of the funny ones was when i was with some friends at a hot spring. As night fell and we settled into our tents, we heard crunching sounds on the decomposing granite around us. Then all of a sudden

iiii-ahhh!!!!


We had these guys hanging out by the springs!

Awww no video of the donkey noise? I love how people talk to animals like they think they understand heh. "Go away, no food." I think it would be cool to hang out for a while with the burro.

Funny...looks like about 4 of the 12 videos that popped up to click on after your video involved burro sex. Darn internet...

[jeffb502]

Originally Posted by kaosbandit

I wasn't on my little Ninja, but I know you guys like a decent story and pretty pictures

New experiences and motorcycles are always a great combination. Here's a story about my newest motorcycle experience.

http://www.spiritstrike.com/blog/201...tocamping-trip

Great story. Makes me want to go dual sporting/camping some day. Sounds like it was worth the trouble, even with riding sick in the rain with no rain gear on and forgetting the air mattress. Did you bring any bear protection?

[NevadaWolf]

Originally Posted by jeffb502

Awww no video of the donkey noise? I love how people talk to animals like they think they understand heh. "Go away, no food." I think it would be cool to hang out for a while with the burro.

I haven't had a burro get that close to me before. Usually I see them off in the distance and the ones up north aren't as used to humans as the ones around Vegas (as seen in this video).

Link to original page on YouTube.

The only sound that seemed a good one was off this site, but my ipad wasn't letting me grab the source file.

http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/...on/wss/id/2400

[kaosbandit]

Originally Posted by jeffb502

Great story. Makes me want to go dual sporting/camping some day. Sounds like it was worth the trouble, even with riding sick in the rain with no rain gear on and forgetting the air mattress. Did you bring any bear protection?

I used a dry bag to hang my food and toiletries in a tree and I had a small handgun, but I wasn't too worried about it.

[Motofool]

Originally Posted by kaosbandit

.........New experiences and motorcycles are always a great combination. Here's a story about my newest motorcycle experience...........

We used to combine that with diving and fishing 3-day expeditions.

Why is not the KLR in your list of motorcycles?
Is it a 250 or a 650?

How much do you deflate your tires for gravel?

For being so true, I love this part:
"After I got camp set up and things settled down that mountaintop became a lonely place. Sitting up there alone in nature and looking out over those mountains was a great time to clear my head. I know I have mentioned the meditative qualities of helmet time before. It was like that, but even quieter. Camping solo presented an unexpected opportunity to meditate, pray, and really get refreshed mentally and spiritually."

[kaosbandit]

Originally Posted by Motofool

We used to combine that with diving and fishing 3-day expeditions.

You mean scuba diving? You hauled that much gear on your bikes?

[Motofool]

Originally Posted by kaosbandit

You mean scuba diving? You hauled that much gear on your bikes?

No tanks; just snorkels, flips, masks and one spear gun.

I also had a little trailer as a back up.

[kaosbandit]

Originally Posted by Motofool

No tanks; just snorkels, flips, masks and one spear gun.

I also had a little trailer as a back up.

Nice! That's sounds like a ton of fun. I've done a lot of scuba diving, but never gone spear fishing.

[konigralph]

Originally Posted by NevadaWolf

I haven't had a burro get that close to me before. Usually I see them off in the distance and the ones up north aren't as used to humans as the ones around Vegas (as seen in this video).

Link to original page on YouTube.

The only sound that seemed a good one was off this site, but my ipad wasn't letting me grab the source file.

http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/...on/wss/id/2400

LOL! That is pretty epic... I love the video, almost tempted to go find some burros next time I'm in vegas.

[Kscreations08]

Originally Posted by Motofool

No tanks; just snorkels, flips, masks and one spear gun.

I also had a little trailer as a back up.

"oh yeah, no biggie. Just snorkels and flippers and goggles... oh and did I mention, I CARRY AN EFFING SPEAR GUN ON MY BIKE. Watch this cager run!"


Or is the spear gun for squids? lol

[Motofool]

Originally Posted by Kscreations08

...........

Or is the spear gun for squids? lol

We were all squids back them, ........ ...... a helmet protected the whole body .........

[Kscreations08]

For shame Hernan, for shame. It's live and learn though

[csmith12]

I sooooooo want to give an achievement here but that would not be my style.

Stay calm and pet burros!

[exploring/carolina]

Excellent write up & trip report.

Here's another place to camp in the Carolinas when it's hot. Mount Pisgah NC on the Blue Ridge Parkway. When it's in the 90's in the lower elevations, the highs are in the 70's at Mount Pisgah Campground @ 5000' elevation. They have nice showers, too.

[kaosbandit]

Originally Posted by exploring/carolina

Excellent write up & trip report.

Here's another place to camp in the Carolinas when it's hot. Mount Pisgah NC on the Blue Ridge Parkway. When it's in the 90's in the lower elevations, the highs are in the 70's at Mount Pisgah Campground @ 5000' elevation. They have nice showers, too.

Looks like a great campsite. We were riding through Pisgah last weekend. Nice up there.