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Touring: Tent or Bivi

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  • June 3, 2013 at 1:35 pm #18982
    Gkam84

    There are bound to be some touring people’s on here.

    Now that I have alot of my fitness back. Changed out some of the components for my needs. I’m thinking about doing a little tour of the country. I don’t know where yet though.

    I was planning on taking a small tent, but I can’t decided on it vs a bivi and tarp set up.

    I’m going to carry a tarp anyway because I’ll need to cover the trike.

    So my thinking was, pitch a couple of poles, cover the trike and its big enough, I can bivi down beside it under the tarp….

    Thoughts….

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  • June 3, 2013 at 6:39 pm #740065
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    Gkam84

    When I say Bivi, I am meaning
    When I say Bivi, I am meaning something like this. Its a “bivi” tent

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0056SOA48/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2BFDS54O9FX5

    June 3, 2013 at 4:27 pm #740063
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    Gkam84

    The problem with hotels and
    The problem with hotels and youth hostels is, it limits my routes. So that’s why I am going with the tent/bivi options. It means I can go anywhere and don’t have time limits or route worries.

    I am not worries about weight issues with the trike, It doesn’t make a big difference what I haul. I am just thinking about easiness. Setting up a tarp over the trike is simple, then I have room to set up a bivi under that. Giving me quick shelter if the weather turns, Rather than trying to pitch a tent aswell.

    I am just wondering what others use

    June 3, 2013 at 3:43 pm #740061
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    NeilG83

    Cycle touring always seems to
    Cycle touring always seems to be a compromise between weight and comfort. A tarp and a bivi is probably the lightest and cheapest option, but not very comfortable.
    I think a light 1 man tent would be best or have you thought about youth hostels which are more likely to have somewhere to store the trike than hotels and are cheaper.

    June 3, 2013 at 3:29 pm #740059
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    Gkam84

    700c wrote:Hotels.
    That’s

    700c wrote:
    Hotels.

    That’s rather expensive, I do like the idea of credit card touring….but not the money that you need to do it.

    Can you see this being ok in a UK hotel??
    http://trikegypsies.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/100_1692.jpg?w=1000&h=

    June 3, 2013 at 3:23 pm #740057
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    700c

    Hotels.
    Hotels.

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