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General Category => The Knowledge => Camping It Up => Topic started by: Bolt on 20 July, 2020, 05:33:02 pm

Title: Bike supported Tarp Tent
Post by: Bolt on 20 July, 2020, 05:33:02 pm

Even though I'd seen it done elsewhere, it only dawned on me today that perhaps the best way to use the bike as a support is to turn it upside down It certainly saves the faff of running guy lines from the handlebars to use the bike the right way up. The other big advantage of upside down is that it's kinder to the tarp with only the tyres in contact with the fabric.
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Title: Re: Bike supported Tarp Tent
Post by: JonBuoy on 20 July, 2020, 06:12:01 pm

Less likely to wake up with chain marks all over you too.

Title: Re: Bike supported Tarp Tent
Post by: drossall on 20 July, 2020, 10:08:17 pm

Be careful though. If the tarp blows away in the night, leaving you lying there next to an upside down bike, someone will mount a rescue for the crashed cyclist ::-)

Title: Re: Bike supported Tarp Tent
Post by: Nick H. on 20 July, 2020, 10:29:02 pm

A big improvement on this effort:

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Title: Re: Bike supported Tarp Tent
Post by: Quisling on 21 July, 2020, 10:25:25 am

Suggest a look at @cal_james95 on teh Twitters.  He does masses of UK bikepacking and has recently posted a number of interesting pics using a tarp and bike, or a wheel from the bike + dry stone wall etc.

The big advantage of using the bike as part of the rig is that if someone tries to thieve it in the night you'll definitely notice...

Title: Re: Bike supported Tarp Tent
Post by: Ashaman42 on 22 July, 2020, 01:30:17 pm

On the other hand if you want to pitch up and then ride to the pub...

Title: Re: Bike supported Tarp Tent
Post by: faffstein on 27 August, 2020, 09:32:03 am

I like it :thumbsup:, what dimension is the tarp?

Title: Re: Bike supported Tarp Tent
Post by: Bolt on 30 August, 2020, 02:36:04 pm

Quote from: faffstein on 27 August, 2020, 09:32:03 am

I like it , what dimension is the tarp?

It's a 3mx3m tarp from Lomo.  https://www.lomo.co.uk/acatalog/3x3-tarp.html

I used it recently on a South coast tour and it worked brilliantly!
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Title: Re: Bike supported Tarp Tent
Post by: Lightning Phil on 31 August, 2020, 09:43:07 am

Quote from: Bolt on 30 August, 2020, 02:36:04 pm

Quote from: faffstein on 27 August, 2020, 09:32:03 am

I like it , what dimension is the tarp?

It's a 3mx3m tarp from Lomo.  https://www.lomo.co.uk/acatalog/3x3-tarp.html

I used it recently on a South coast tour and it worked brilliantly!
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200830/68cb177359d8a1b97048fb2fb8e2a0d1.jpg)

Looks a different colour in that photo!