ULTRA-LIGHT MOTO CAMPING. WHAT TO BRING AND HOW TO PACK IT!
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- This is a video on what I call ultra light Moto camping. It's basically a form of camping that brings only the bare essentials, makes the bike lighter and easier to move around on dirt roads and get us closer to the true meaning of camping in the woods. I explain the items I bring and why, as well as what types of gear I think work best in an ultra light setup.
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Did you do anything with the skid or is it stock?
Right now I have the stock skid plate on it, but I have ordered another one because the factory skid plate is junk
The advantage of the rear tank is it’s lower than a standard, so lower center of gravity. I got the Rade Garage storage for under the seat which will hold 1 1/2 gals. in an Armadillo fuel bag.
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I get that. But I still think it makes the front end light so the bike wants to wash out around turns. Might just be me though.
Just found your channel. Good stuff. Love your regular guy perspective on things. I'm in Frisco and did the Breck side of Geogia yesterday. Crazy torn up washed out and technical since last year. Fully modded CRF300L.
Thank you for your support. I’m looking forward to doing Georgia to Breck on the 701. I don’t think the GS is a good option. Probably wouldn’t be near as fun. 😂
I've been a huge fan of ultralight camping since reading Colin Fletcher's hiking books in the 1970s, and I apply most of the same techniques to motorcycle camping, with the exception of a very generous sized tool roll, about twice the size of the Cruz Tools roll in this video. I have tubeless tires so I have a much more compact plug kit instead of a tube patching kit and spare tube. I carry a small ATB pump that's a fair amount of effort to fill a motorcycle tire but it's lightweight, reliable, field maintainable, and has unlimited use compared to CO2 cartridges.
I don't have a tank bag. I fit everything into a 66 liter waterproof roll top duffel back on the rear rack and pillion. Most people turn the bag sideways across the seat to hang over panniers. I have no panniers and I turn the duffel longitudinally so it doesn't hang over the sides of the seat, so there is no aerodynamic drag on the road and no catching on trees when off road.
I'd be anemic if I tried to sleep without mosquito netting around here. I carry a Hennessy hammock which packs fairly small, has a rain fly and mosquito netting. It's also a very comfortable lounge chair so I don't need to carry a folding chair and I can sit under the fly and cook. It's a lay-flat hammock which I need as an older guy. I can sleep on my side and roll over in the night. I put an inflatable mattress in the hammock for thermal insulation on cooler nights. For cold weather there is a Reflectix aluminized Mylar heavy duty bubble wrap insulation sheet but I never need that for warm weather motorcycle camping.
I have a large 2.9 liter titanium pot that's more of a luxury item because I often want to cook a large meal for dinner without it boiling over, but it doesn't take up much more room when packed because all of my cooking stuff fits inside - stove, fuel, etc. I have the original Pocket Rocket stove and it's very nice, but I don't like the isobutane canisters. They're heavy and I don't like sourcing them on the road. I use an alcohol stove. I can buy the yellow bottles of HEET fuel additive at most convenience stores, many grocery stores, truck stops, any auto parts store, etc. Alcohol is also a good disinfectant, hand sanitizer and emergency fire starter.
My Sawyer mini filter is smaller than the Katadyne, even with the two bladders that I use for unfiltered and filtered water. I hang the water bag and let gravity filter the water while I'm setting up camp. That said, I carry too much water. It's heavy and bulky. I'm a bit paranoid about not having access to water. I also have a rather luxurious 32 ounce HydroFlask knockoff vacuum insulated wide mouth bottle that's great to fill at a lunch stop so I have an ice cold beverage with dinner in camp that evening.
I haven't started fires in the woods since the late 70s. It's a lot of work and makes me smell like wood smoke and feel camp grungy. That said, I have three methods of starting a fire if needed in an emergency and I know how to start a fire.
I avoid freeze dried food but yours looks a lot better than the typical bag of salty disappointment.
I don't pack a knife because my everyday carry pocket knife is a SOG Spec Elite II (sadly discontinued). It's a 5" bladed heavy duty folder that's designed to have strength comparable to a fixed blade full tang fighting knife and for all of its beefy strength, it's surprisingly light.
I love your 701 Enduro. It's a shame they stopped making the long range version. I don't like the location of the fuel cap, though. I need to get a Seat Concepts seat for my baby GS, but it's reasonably comfortable on long trips, particularly with the $15 Amazon air flow seat pad that's probably made in the same Chinese factory that makes the expensive name brand version.
Thanks for the comments. That’s a lot of great info and I’m going to try some of the gear you mentioned as well as read the book you talked about.
@@upshiftingadventures4034 - The technical aspects of Colin Fletcher's books are outdated 50 years later but he's an excellent writer and the books were still available the last time I checked. They're ultralight hiking classics. The how-to ultralight camping guide, The Complete Walker was updated to keep up with technological advancements but the latest, The Complete Walker IV was last updated approximately 20 years ago. The concepts and strategy are still valid but advancements in material science have made some of the new ultralight gear nearly magical.
The Man Who Walked Through Time is a wonderful tale of walking through the Grand Canyon. There will be some ultralight camping techniques that could be absorbed through osmosis, but this is more adventure entertainment and motivation. It's now available as an audio book.
Thanks for sharing your ultralight motorcycle camping experiences. I'm always eager to see how others do it, with an eye toward improving how I do it. I'm going to share my take on ultralight motorcycle camping in case there is anything that might benefit others. I started a channel called Ultralight Motorcycle Camping several months ago, but am uploading the first public content later today. The first video is more of a trip narrative (with a side of carnage and bike recovery), but my goal for the channel is short single topic educational videos describing equipment and techniques. I have no interest in becoming a UA-cam star, monetization or anything like that. My goal is to share niche info that might benefit others.