Timeline for Is it possible to construct an overnight shelter using a bike as the upright?
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| May 10, 2020 at 10:21 | answer | added | Chris H | timeline score: 13 | |
| May 23, 2019 at 15:49 | vote | accept | Chris H | ||
| Nov 28, 2018 at 4:42 | answer | added | Jeff | timeline score: 2 | |
| Nov 13, 2018 at 8:47 | comment | added | Chris H | @Criggie in the UK that's highly restrictive. We don't have many sites with cabins or similar by the night, and they have to be pre-booked (in practice even if in theory you can just turn up). So you have to know when and where you're going to sleep in advance. You'd actually have more luck with B&Bs or cheap hotels. I'd certainly plan on having a list of proper campsites with hot showers not far off the route. | |
| Nov 13, 2018 at 8:12 | answer | added | Criggie♦ | timeline score: 2 | |
| Nov 13, 2018 at 8:05 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | The ultimate go-light bikepacking is to carry no tent, and stay in camping ground cabins. Plus, hot showers! | |
| Nov 13, 2018 at 2:46 | answer | added | coteyr | timeline score: 9 | |
| Nov 12, 2018 at 20:03 | comment | added | Nathan Knutson | I've used an old GoLite Cave tarp shelter for a lot of bike camping. You just find a stick to use for an upright, or two sticks if there's not a tree for one end. On a bike you presumably even have a few miles to find yourself a good stick if you're worried about trying to camp where there are none to be found. | |
| Nov 12, 2018 at 18:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackBicycles/status/1062042489459228673 | ||
| Nov 12, 2018 at 14:11 | comment | added | Chris H | BTW whatever I go for (assuming it's not just taking my existing tent), I'll be able to try at home overnight, and of course I'll take pictures | |
| Nov 12, 2018 at 10:38 | comment | added | Chris H | @Michael but (i) those tents are expensive (apart from a few junk ones) and (ii) I've already got an old 1 man 1.9kg tent, which I have used for bike camping and it's great. But it's bulky & inflexible to pack - there's no way I'd avoid panniers with it taking all the space behind the saddle. (iii) pitching a full tent at the side of the road is rather obviously a proper overnight stop which isn't allowed. A quick shelter (maybe using the bike, maybe not) is less obtrusive. Just (e.g.) wrapping the tarp round a sleeping bag would do on a clear night. I'd like a campsite every 2 nights min. | |
| Nov 12, 2018 at 10:26 | comment | added | Michael | I honestly doubt it’s a good idea. If you plan to use a tarp (with all its disadvantages) the bike could serve as a last-resort anchor point/pole if you can’t find anything else. But I wouldn’t plan on using it regularly this way. Reliable 1-man, double walled tents with less than 1.5kg are readily available. | |
| Nov 12, 2018 at 9:28 | answer | added | Andy P | timeline score: 16 | |
| Nov 12, 2018 at 9:26 | answer | added | Grigory Rechistov | timeline score: 9 | |
| Nov 12, 2018 at 8:56 | history | asked | Chris H | CC BY-SA 4.0 |