Hey Guy, just wanted to say thanks for your video. Loved the idea of using the bike for the rig. Tried a slight variation of this last night in the Peak District, Derbyshire, UK. Thankfully had a broken wall to provide some added shelter. Top tips you mentioned that made this work, find a way to keep the front brake on. Mini carabiner and guy lines attached to saddle. This was so Ace ! Was able to keep front bag and bar stuff dry in the rain. Was able to pack everything away under the tarp, then just pop out at the end to load and finally just the tarp to take down. Having the bike staked and braked made it easier to reload saddle bag. Really great. Thanks mate 👍 👌
I was looking ways to use my hammock setup as a bivy while touring and you saved my life sir! Please keep on sharing similar content, there are very few people using such setups.
It looks like you can use this technique to setup a small tent as well. One side would be low. I am going to try it. This video really got me brainstorming.
Awesome Setup and ideas! never thought of staking out the bike... brilliant. So here we have a simple Diamond-fly tarp. I think it could be easily improved by turning it into a half cone fly. If the tarp is long enough, you could even do an arrowhead setup with this. I've heard of a fella with a longer tarp 8x12ft, who used his bike as center poles for the tarp, and set up the thing as an A-Frame over the bike. In bad weather he set the tarp paralel to the bike, giving better coverage, and lying on its side. in better weather he set up the tarp perpendicular to the bike, doing sort of a dining fly setup. I imagine you can have pretty much a bivvy bag with the tarp going under and over you, using the bike on the outside to lift the tarp off of you. With a big enough tarp you might be able to cover both youself and the bike, leaving only one open end, but i do not know if the tarp guy lines would be enough to secure the bike upright.
Thank you! Most of the time, I anchor the tarp to trees and whatnot. It's a lot easier and I have a more sheltered campsite this way. I use this for the rare occasion I can't find anything else to attach to. If I'm going somewhere very exposed, I'll carry a tarp pole or a full tent that's more protected.
Hi.Bikepacking in the States looks great - it’s much more restricted in England (but not Scotland). I set up a tarp by taking the front wheel off the bike, putting it at one end secured by two guy ropes and having the bike fork in the ground (to give stability) at the other end - the tarp then gets attached to each end. Less chance of touching the tarp but a bit more exposed.
For more stability and less head room in bad weather you can remove the front wheel. That should leave the pitch lower to the ground and make the bike more stable as your fork can bite into the ground.
Dravo cemetery! Camped out there two nights riding the GAP. Raccoon got into my bottle/feed bags and ate my peanut bars. Thankfully his claws didn’t rip my bags! Excellent campsite still! Excellent video as well! I use a duplex but like all the ground cover a tarp provides... another idea to play with! 🤙🏽
I'm gonna try this. I live in Canada and ALTHOUGH the weather isn't camping friendly right now, ( camping is where you go outside and stay there until the next day ) I'm gonna go ahead and go try this by the river
WHAT? No taught line hitch. You are crazy. What are you doing? Who let you out of the.....oh wait made up for it on the trucker's hitch. All good. Keep up the good work. I always wanted to figure out a way to use my bike as a part of my sleep system. Aside from using my front tire as a pillow I never got a good setup. Your setup is perfect. Thanks.
Hahaha, I'm not the biggest fan of taught lines! I find the truckers hitch just works better for me and is more flexible! Hope it works for you, good luck out there and happy trails!
Depending on frame geometry this will be more or less steady. To fixate the handle bar I have made a line with two prusik knots that slide up and down the line. I make a larks head with the line around the seat post and then put the prusik knots on the handle bar on each side.
That's awesome! Have a great time. I'm hoping you take that stove with you! I'm glad I hooked up with you the other day. Be safe and have fun! I'll be watching for your videos.
Dude, have a great time! I'm glad I hooked up with you the other day! Have a safe trip and I'll be watching for your videos. I'm hoping you take that stove on your trip! Take care buddy.
Yep, Cuban fiber which is now known as “Dyneema Composit Fabric” because of copyright or something 😂 The company that makes this one is Zpacks. Also, sorry for the delay. Was offline a while.
Nice vlog, but I don't believe that is the trucker's hitch I believe what you show is just terminating with a half hitch on a bight. A real trucker's hitch is used to tension a rope without a knot before tying it off.
Hey Ryan, thank you for this! Do you have a video or thoughts on pitching a tarp using your bike for stormy weather? I'm imagining something where the bike is on the ground and the tarp is pitched quite low. Thanks for any advice/suggestions :)
Hi Alisse! Ideally, I’d attach the tarp to something else in a storm with it pitched in a “half-pyramid” with the front doors closed and lots of rocks on the stakes! If you had to make the bike work though, just pitch it super low anyway that you can. Maybe with the bike upside down and the the tarp attached low on the bike. Also, I’d again pitch it “half-pyramid,” - with the tarp anchored from a middle tie-out to the bike instead of the corner. Better coverage that way. I hope some of this makes sense. It’s not the easiest to explain and I don’t have a tarp atm to make a video! Also, if you’ll be camping in lots of open spaces without places to tie the tarp too, it might be worth carrying a tarp pole or trekking pole to help set it up. It’s a lot easier (studier too) than using the bike each night and the weight is negligible. Something like this: mountainlaureldesigns.com/product/carbon-fiber-tarp-poles/
Btw, I just bought a train ticket to Albuquerque (Can anyone actually spell this without auto correct?!). I leave next Wednesday to ride a big loop through New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado.
Forgot to include that! When there are bugs, I use mosquito netting that clips / hangs off the tarp and stakes into the ground around me. Here's a link: bit.ly/37kjKrv It's also great for lunch breaks and whatnot. I'll just hang it off a tree above my head and let it drape around me when the mosquitoes are real bad. Did this a bunch backpacking in the Sierras. (And it's only 3 ounces!)
This setup is a true revelation - I'm totally in love with this idea.
Hey Guy, just wanted to say thanks for your video. Loved the idea of using the bike for the rig. Tried a slight variation of this last night in the Peak District, Derbyshire, UK. Thankfully had a broken wall to provide some added shelter. Top tips you mentioned that made this work, find a way to keep the front brake on. Mini carabiner and guy lines attached to saddle. This was so Ace !
Was able to keep front bag and bar stuff dry in the rain. Was able to pack everything away under the tarp, then just pop out at the end to load and finally just the tarp to take down. Having the bike staked and braked made it easier to reload saddle bag.
Really great. Thanks mate 👍 👌
I was looking ways to use my hammock setup as a bivy while touring and you saved my life sir! Please keep on sharing similar content, there are very few people using such setups.
Thanks, will do!
it's funny how I keep trying to figure out how to set this with the side of my bike and never thought of the front handle bar. thanks a lot!
This makes my little bushcrafting heart happy! 😁
I might start sharing a little more of my inner bushcrafter! 😁
It looks like you can use this technique to setup a small tent as well. One side would be low. I am going to try it. This video really got me brainstorming.
Hell yeah! Good luck tinkering
Fantastic, clear instructions and demo. Thanks a lot!
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome Setup and ideas! never thought of staking out the bike... brilliant.
So here we have a simple Diamond-fly tarp. I think it could be easily improved by turning it into a half cone fly. If the tarp is long enough, you could even do an arrowhead setup with this.
I've heard of a fella with a longer tarp 8x12ft, who used his bike as center poles for the tarp, and set up the thing as an A-Frame over the bike. In bad weather he set the tarp paralel to the bike, giving better coverage, and lying on its side. in better weather he set up the tarp perpendicular to the bike, doing sort of a dining fly setup.
I imagine you can have pretty much a bivvy bag with the tarp going under and over you, using the bike on the outside to lift the tarp off of you. With a big enough tarp you might be able to cover both youself and the bike, leaving only one open end, but i do not know if the tarp guy lines would be enough to secure the bike upright.
Thank you! Most of the time, I anchor the tarp to trees and whatnot. It's a lot easier and I have a more sheltered campsite this way. I use this for the rare occasion I can't find anything else to attach to. If I'm going somewhere very exposed, I'll carry a tarp pole or a full tent that's more protected.
Hi.Bikepacking in the States looks great - it’s much more restricted in England (but not Scotland). I set up a tarp by taking the front wheel off the bike, putting it at one end secured by two guy ropes and having the bike fork in the ground (to give stability) at the other end - the tarp then gets attached to each end. Less chance of touching the tarp but a bit more exposed.
Sounds like a great alternative!
For more stability and less head room in bad weather you can remove the front wheel.
That should leave the pitch lower to the ground and make the bike more stable as your fork can bite into the ground.
Great idea!
@@RyanKodakBrown you can also use your wheel at the bottom of the diamond to lift the top line of tarp a bit and give you a more uniform head height.
Or just tie the corner to the top of the fork
Or guy the bike sideways and hook to it lower down
Dravo cemetery! Camped out there two nights riding the GAP. Raccoon got into my bottle/feed bags and ate my peanut bars. Thankfully his claws didn’t rip my bags! Excellent campsite still! Excellent video as well! I use a duplex but like all the ground cover a tarp provides... another idea to play with! 🤙🏽
What?!!! Freaking raccoons man! Glad to hear your bags survived though!
I'm gonna try this. I live in Canada and ALTHOUGH the weather isn't camping friendly right now, ( camping is where you go outside and stay there until the next day ) I'm gonna go ahead and go try this by the river
WHAT? No taught line hitch. You are crazy. What are you doing? Who let you out of the.....oh wait made up for it on the trucker's hitch. All good. Keep up the good work.
I always wanted to figure out a way to use my bike as a part of my sleep system. Aside from using my front tire as a pillow I never got a good setup. Your setup is perfect. Thanks.
Hahaha, I'm not the biggest fan of taught lines! I find the truckers hitch just works better for me and is more flexible! Hope it works for you, good luck out there and happy trails!
Wicked set up mate, deffo gonna be using it
Thanks a lot for the shared info, I found it very handy for my next trip. Cheers!
Glad it was helpful!
Parabens! Menos é mais. Comecei a praticar a ideia da Bike como estrutura Tarp, inspirado em seu video
Genius ! Thank you for sharing 👍
great and different way of setting up ..good job shared to my facebook page bikepacking
Thanks so much!
Great video. Waiting for Fall riding weather to ditch my tent without being eaten by mosquitos!
Thanks! You can also use a lightweight mosquito netting like the Sea to Summit “Nano”
Depending on frame geometry this will be more or less steady. To fixate the handle bar I have made a line with two prusik knots that slide up and down the line. I make a larks head with the line around the seat post and then put the prusik knots on the handle bar on each side.
Very nice setup, thanks for sharing it!
No problem!
That's awesome! Have a great time. I'm hoping you take that stove with you! I'm glad I hooked up with you the other day. Be safe and have fun! I'll be watching for your videos.
nice video. Clear, concise, useful.
Thanks, glad you found it useful ✌️
Over the top!! good idea for my future trips..... the problem is with mosquitos.. i think
I carry mosquito netting! Sea to summit Nano. Weighs a few ounces and hangs off the tarp tie out.
Brilliant. Me and my motorcycle works great ❤.
Awesome!
What a great setup !! Thank you for sharing 👍. rgds from germany
love it. my first tarp set up will be this.
Awesome! It’s much easier when there’s trees around to anchor to but this works well enough when you need it
Dude, have a great time! I'm glad I hooked up with you the other day! Have a safe trip and I'll be watching for your videos. I'm hoping you take that stove on your trip! Take care buddy.
Nice setup, I will use it as my new set up , thanks
Awesome setup
Thanks!
you sir are a boss! ......... 1:58 do you say Cuban Fibre? Company link?
Yep, Cuban fiber which is now known as “Dyneema Composit Fabric” because of copyright or something 😂 The company that makes this one is Zpacks. Also, sorry for the delay. Was offline a while.
@@RyanKodakBrown yes did ultimately find. Cuban was just such an odd word to hear. Would not have guessed to do this type of setup. Really smart idea.
Glad you were able to find!
Good idea!! I will try.
Great idea, thank you for sharing :-)
You are so welcome!
great job chap!
Nice vlog, but I don't believe that is the trucker's hitch I believe what you show is just terminating with a half hitch on a bight. A real trucker's hitch is used to tension a rope without a knot before tying it off.
Hey Ryan, thank you for this! Do you have a video or thoughts on pitching a tarp using your bike for stormy weather? I'm imagining something where the bike is on the ground and the tarp is pitched quite low. Thanks for any advice/suggestions :)
Hi Alisse! Ideally, I’d attach the tarp to something else in a storm with it pitched in a “half-pyramid” with the front doors closed and lots of rocks on the stakes! If you had to make the bike work though, just pitch it super low anyway that you can. Maybe with the bike upside down and the the tarp attached low on the bike. Also, I’d again pitch it “half-pyramid,” - with the tarp anchored from a middle tie-out to the bike instead of the corner. Better coverage that way. I hope some of this makes sense. It’s not the easiest to explain and I don’t have a tarp atm to make a video!
Also, if you’ll be camping in lots of open spaces without places to tie the tarp too, it might be worth carrying a tarp pole or trekking pole to help set it up. It’s a lot easier (studier too) than using the bike each night and the weight is negligible. Something like this: mountainlaureldesigns.com/product/carbon-fiber-tarp-poles/
@@RyanKodakBrown Thanks so much for all these thoughts! Really appreciate your time responding here :) Stoked to try out these ideas in the wild :D
@@alisse13 No problem! Good luck and enjoy the nights out!
Brilliant, thanks for sharing
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it!
1,,great video.
2, Nice hat
Thanks!!! Had to retire that hat unfortunately. It’s pretty gross after years of adventure 😅
This is cool
Hi , I'm your new subscriber 😄👍
That was the easiest tarp set ever saw
Glad you found it useful!
Clever idea! Thanks for sharing. If you get a minute please check out mine. Cheers 👍
Nice setup Kodak! I think you could of used an extra in your video though! Be safe my man.
Thanks Buddy! You should have jumped in!!!!
Btw, I just bought a train ticket to Albuquerque (Can anyone actually spell this without auto correct?!). I leave next Wednesday to ride a big loop through New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado.
Hi, what handlebar harness are you using?
Way cool!!
Nobody seems to ask the obvious question. Bugs?
Forgot to include that! When there are bugs, I use mosquito netting that clips / hangs off the tarp and stakes into the ground around me. Here's a link: bit.ly/37kjKrv
It's also great for lunch breaks and whatnot. I'll just hang it off a tree above my head and let it drape around me when the mosquitoes are real bad. Did this a bunch backpacking in the Sierras. (And it's only 3 ounces!)
maybe amazingly easy to pitch a tarp in pooring rain, god gear. OH WAIT... :D
guyline details?
What happens if its windy
Yeah, if it's crazy windy I use a more closed off pitch or really low to the ground. Camping in strong wind is always miserable though....
may God guild your journeys safely
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it took only moments to set up