Selecting a Tent for your Bicycle Tour

Darren Alff from www.bicycletouringpro.com tells you what to look for when selecting a tent for your long distance bicycle expedition.

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[valkabo]

Something else to note about stealth camping is that it really is about timing as much as location. I.E. Most people are asleep from 10pm-6am. So, if your out by 5:45 AM, no one will know. You don't need to be far from people, just "removed" from them. (Tree's, bushes, fence, whatever), so that they won't possibly wander into your camp at 4am and scream.

[EASTWOODO4]

im gonna use a good tarp two poles and some small rope

[RadioIlluminaticom]

How come it doesn't matter if it is a youtube about how to purchase a teddybear or cycling. Americans always make it sound like a life and death military operation thing. Stealth camping hahaha I had to subscribe to this channel. I love it. I will ride a cycle for 1500 miles + in the near future. Sounds great.

[BlueReishiMan]

@caesiume so true so true

[wwood14]

Great stealth camping advice! I like a tent that I can streatch out in, sit up in, and offload my gear into to put out of the weather. I was stuck in a huge rain downpour in a very nice Bivy Sac and was miserable. My tent right now is the cheep REI dome tent. Works for me and I can put it up in 5 minutes.. peace

[caesiume]

Stealth camping? FUCK, the open landscape shouldn't fucking belong to just one fat greedy motherfucker. The world belongs to all of us. Fuckers.

[hartleymartin]

Depending where you are, you can actually quite legally stealth camp. Quite a few national parks allow camping in certain areas so long as you practice minimum-impact camping practices - ie no pit fires - only camp stoves.

In any case, in North American where you have bears, I would strongly recommend cooking and eating several hundred yards from where-ever you plan to camp. Food smells attract bears.

[Masowai]

STEALTH CAMPING! I fuckin' love this guy. hahaha I can imagine all of the locations he has squatted with that tent.

This dude is livin' his life and camping where the hell ever he wants. Awesome.

[bankofthepacific]

lol, wink wink, nudge nudge... free campin. nice.

[snakeamerika]

One other thing...when stealth camping you might be setting up in the dark. 3 LEAVES IS BAD! Make sure not to forget to check for Poision Oak/ivy etc.! Phones make good lights if you dont want to draw attention and they also make great alarm clocks, that is if its battery isnt dead yet :)

[buddhadrummer2]

stealth camping is not being at a camp desinated area. It could be in the woods, or in a farm field, etc. The important thing is the leave no trace rule. I think it should be mentioned about sit-up hight. My friend had a one man bivy tent and found it not to be very much fun. You'll appreciate being able to sit up when changing or if you're stuck in it during a morning storm.