You should look at the Durston X mid 2 , great price, packs small, lots of room, light weight , double wall ,if you don’t have trekking poles , they sell collapsible poles.
@@bulletmtw same ballpark as the lunar solo and the other tents from Six Moon Designs. Both have pros and cons depending on the needs. I'm pretty sure Durston is DTC only.
@@bulletmtw it's going to happen. We just slowed down a bit and want to make it right instead of throwing out something for the sake of making a product.
My ultralight tent is the Snugpak Ionsphere. I've done a 30 day camping trip with that tent. Not much space in the tent but it's well made. My luxury tent is a Wolf Walker mototent, similar to Redverz, not as good but a fraction of the price. My beach trip tent is a single wall Coleman beach tent. I also have a cheap Forceatt tent that has been working well.
I recently lived off my bike for a full year, traveling the US and Mexico. I have a NEMO Dragonfly 2p bikepacking tent and it held up beautifully over appx 340 nights of camping and travel. Twelve inch poles make it pack down quite small.
@@fairwind8222 That's a hell of a ballad you just started lol. Assuming you don't have any camping gear as this was an unplanned stop. You should have a first aid kit on the moto and keep one of those emergency style bivy in it. That way you aren't wasting space packing a special just in case bivy that packs the same as a UL tent.
Fairwind has a fair point. I got stuck in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Navigation error, old maps, fading light. Options were riding with bad headlights over a rock field or descending an unused goat track with a huge drop if there were any errors. Unpalatable choices. Spoiler alert, we survived the goat track but the option of climbing into a bivi and waiting until daylight would have been a better option. I now carry an emergency bivi bag, but for us in Europe (not your target market, I appreciate) we can quite often Airbnb hop but need a back up in case we can't get lodgings. My back up is a Snugpak Ionosphere, a fairly thin and light sleeping bag and a compact Berghaus inflatable mat. I can layer up even in fairly cold temperatures and "basha up" if I need to. This is my insurance camping set up which also works if I'm stopped and forced to drink rum. Ideally Pusser's rum. Which I don't think you American lads can get.
@TheIdlesurfer Good info, thanks for sharing! It does come down to the situation and personal preference. If you aren't planning on camping, do you carry a whole entire camping setup anyway? If I do a long day ride, I don't take any camping gear. Food, water, medkit, and maybe a stove if im doing coffee or a meal. As a just in case I'd have a emergency bivy in my first aid kit. Another part of that every day carry kit could be an Ultralight tarp that packs small and will keep the sun and rain off in the event of a breakdown or being stranded overnight. For me personally, I would not invest in a nice bivy for just in case and would build a day ride or every day carry kit that would cover those types of scenarios where I did not plan to camp and have all my other gear with me.
Great first position with Bike Agnes ultra small bike tent. I am surprised that the MSR Hubba Hubba is not in your favorites for motorcycle camping! Best regards from Montreal.
@trekkydelirium-vroom5821 Thanks for watching! I do like the hubba hubba bikepack especially since it's rectangular and not tapered from the head to feet, BUT that footprint on the Big Agnes goes all the way into the vestibule and it edges out just a hair over the MSR. Both excellent tents and the best 2 bikepack tents out there.
I’ve had earlier versions of both tents. My Hubba Hubba had the seams delaminate after a couple seasons. I swapped it for the Big Agnes Copper Spur & it has been great for many years at this point. I like the design of both of them, but agree with Ben that the bigger ground sheet on the BA is an advantage. I also found it marginally larger inside, so my 6’3” body fit in it better.
Could have been an interesting video if humans from earth could understand any of those strange measurements you said. But thanks for putting the video together.
@SomeRandoInternetPoster I really like the hubba hubba bikepack tent since it has a more rectangular shape to the floor instead of tapered like the copper spur. The dimensions are all close to the same and the stuff sack opens on the side for a wide opening instead of the end which is differe. What won me over with the copper spur is the footprint extends all the way into the vestibule area.
I have the earlier edition copper spur without the bike packing poles. Great quality tent. It’s my go to for a pretty quick setup/teardown daily traditional nylon tent on my GS. My Redverz Series 2 (predecessor to the Atacama) is what I use when I’ll be in a spot for a few days as it takes longer to setup & teardown, but is great for changing into dirt riding gear. I also use a hammock setup for camping on the sport bike as it has no poles and packs really small & is very comfortable for sleeping. But, if your campsite doesn’t have trees the right space apart you are out of luck. Finally for my cruiser, the Wingman on the Road Toucan. A canvas tent with the padding and sleeping bag already in the tent, it’s the fastest setup at
@@MotoCampNerd Thanks for pointing that out Ben, I hadn't noticed that in the specs. Those are long suckers! I'll have to measure the tent pole bag of my MOSKO MOTO kit. It may be long enough to carry those as is.
@blacknight7201 Well to technically answer your question, I believe he's in SD for Get on ADV Fest. Speaking in regards to our channel. He usually makes a couple of videos a month for us and I (Nerd Ben) do more of the product videos and technical teachings.
@blacknight7201 much appreciated! I know we have different styles of making videos, so hopefully, between the two of us, we can deliver camping info in a fun and technical way.
You should look at the Durston X mid 2 , great price, packs small, lots of room, light weight , double wall ,if you don’t have trekking poles , they sell collapsible poles.
@@bulletmtw same ballpark as the lunar solo and the other tents from Six Moon Designs. Both have pros and cons depending on the needs. I'm pretty sure Durston is DTC only.
@@MotoCampNerd oops sorry , that doesn’t help you, maybe you can get back to designing that motocamping tent!
@@bulletmtw it's going to happen. We just slowed down a bit and want to make it right instead of throwing out something for the sake of making a product.
My ultralight tent is the Snugpak Ionsphere. I've done a 30 day camping trip with that tent. Not much space in the tent but it's well made. My luxury tent is a Wolf Walker mototent, similar to Redverz, not as good but a fraction of the price. My beach trip tent is a single wall Coleman beach tent. I also have a cheap Forceatt tent that has been working well.
I recently lived off my bike for a full year, traveling the US and Mexico.
I have a NEMO Dragonfly 2p bikepacking tent and it held up beautifully over appx 340 nights of camping and travel. Twelve inch poles make it pack down quite small.
Yeah, I got the Big Agnes Tigerwall 2P bikepacking tent, very similar to the NEMO Dragonfly. Awesome little packages and very well made tents.
Great list but what about at least one bivy for the just in case scenario.
Pitch me you're just in case scenario.
@@MotoCampNerd ran into a chum with a bottle of rum and had to sleep it off trail side
@@fairwind8222 That's a hell of a ballad you just started lol.
Assuming you don't have any camping gear as this was an unplanned stop. You should have a first aid kit on the moto and keep one of those emergency style bivy in it. That way you aren't wasting space packing a special just in case bivy that packs the same as a UL tent.
Fairwind has a fair point. I got stuck in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Navigation error, old maps, fading light. Options were riding with bad headlights over a rock field or descending an unused goat track with a huge drop if there were any errors. Unpalatable choices. Spoiler alert, we survived the goat track but the option of climbing into a bivi and waiting until daylight would have been a better option. I now carry an emergency bivi bag, but for us in Europe (not your target market, I appreciate) we can quite often Airbnb hop but need a back up in case we can't get lodgings. My back up is a Snugpak Ionosphere, a fairly thin and light sleeping bag and a compact Berghaus inflatable mat. I can layer up even in fairly cold temperatures and "basha up" if I need to. This is my insurance camping set up which also works if I'm stopped and forced to drink rum. Ideally Pusser's rum. Which I don't think you American lads can get.
@TheIdlesurfer Good info, thanks for sharing! It does come down to the situation and personal preference.
If you aren't planning on camping, do you carry a whole entire camping setup anyway? If I do a long day ride, I don't take any camping gear. Food, water, medkit, and maybe a stove if im doing coffee or a meal. As a just in case I'd have a emergency bivy in my first aid kit. Another part of that every day carry kit could be an Ultralight tarp that packs small and will keep the sun and rain off in the event of a breakdown or being stranded overnight.
For me personally, I would not invest in a nice bivy for just in case and would build a day ride or every day carry kit that would cover those types of scenarios where I did not plan to camp and have all my other gear with me.
I love my One Tigris NorthGaze tent
Great first position with Bike Agnes ultra small bike tent. I am surprised that the MSR Hubba Hubba is not in your favorites for motorcycle camping! Best regards from Montreal.
@trekkydelirium-vroom5821 Thanks for watching! I do like the hubba hubba bikepack especially since it's rectangular and not tapered from the head to feet, BUT that footprint on the Big Agnes goes all the way into the vestibule and it edges out just a hair over the MSR. Both excellent tents and the best 2 bikepack tents out there.
I’ve had earlier versions of both tents. My Hubba Hubba had the seams delaminate after a couple seasons. I swapped it for the Big Agnes Copper Spur & it has been great for many years at this point. I like the design of both of them, but agree with Ben that the bigger ground sheet on the BA is an advantage. I also found it marginally larger inside, so my 6’3” body fit in it better.
Could have been an interesting video if humans from earth could understand any of those strange measurements you said. But thanks for putting the video together.
For global audiences (outside of USA) it would be good to mention metric measurements also
Good video. What are your thoughts on the Big Agnes Copper Spur vs the latest MSR Hubba Hubba?
@SomeRandoInternetPoster I really like the hubba hubba bikepack tent since it has a more rectangular shape to the floor instead of tapered like the copper spur. The dimensions are all close to the same and the stuff sack opens on the side for a wide opening instead of the end which is differe. What won me over with the copper spur is the footprint extends all the way into the vestibule area.
Love the big agnes tents, they look very cool.
I have the earlier edition copper spur without the bike packing poles. Great quality tent. It’s my go to for a pretty quick setup/teardown daily traditional nylon tent on my GS. My Redverz Series 2 (predecessor to the Atacama) is what I use when I’ll be in a spot for a few days as it takes longer to setup & teardown, but is great for changing into dirt riding gear. I also use a hammock setup for camping on the sport bike as it has no poles and packs really small & is very comfortable for sleeping. But, if your campsite doesn’t have trees the right space apart you are out of luck. Finally for my cruiser, the Wingman on the Road Toucan. A canvas tent with the padding and sleeping bag already in the tent, it’s the fastest setup at
Man, get a proper microphone for the love of tents.
@kaspersergej finally got a new one the other day, so the next batch of videos will be better.
Great list, you got all the essential details in there, great to see the pack sizes too, keep it up, thanks
@@tmccarthy thank you!
Great info Ben, thanks! At 6'3" 250#, The BA Copper Spur HV UL2 Long looks pretty darn attractive to me.
@907jl only downside is the longer pole sections. There's always the option to make your own or have some custom made as well.
@@MotoCampNerd Thanks for pointing that out Ben, I hadn't noticed that in the specs. Those are long suckers! I'll have to measure the tent pole bag of my MOSKO MOTO kit. It may be long enough to carry those as is.
@@MotoCampNerd Just checked the tent pole bag of my MOSKO MOTO luggage, and the BA HV UL2 poles will just fit and still close securely.
Where’s Ben!!??
@@blacknight7201 There are 2 Ben's. Nerd and Dork
@@MotoCampNerd Dork in the Road, of course.
@blacknight7201 Well to technically answer your question, I believe he's in SD for Get on ADV Fest. Speaking in regards to our channel. He usually makes a couple of videos a month for us and I (Nerd Ben) do more of the product videos and technical teachings.
@@MotoCampNerd Cool, thanks for that info, I will definitely keep watching and liking.
@blacknight7201 much appreciated! I know we have different styles of making videos, so hopefully, between the two of us, we can deliver camping info in a fun and technical way.