Hey, I have been trying to find a tent without poles. One that uses the bike or a tree to give it its shape.

Anyone owned/know where to buy one and got an oppinion on how good they are?

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I would look for a "tipi" style tent. You know, with one pole in the middel or just a piece of string tied to a branch.

Personally I dont think it is a really good choice since the tents versatility is severely dented.

You will never be able to get it up in the desert (the tent I mean) and in very dense woods it might be a problem too.

Do you have a specific use for it since you want this setup or is it just an idea?

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perhaps a little backpackers tent, that you could tie to a tree or your bike? pretty tiny though. how about an inflatable dome tent? ive seen them about but they seem expensive and heavy and im not sure i would trust it. or look on the quechua website at their pop up tents, they do one now that folds down to 55cm diameter, but its not strictly poleless.

must it not have any poles at all? because you can make poles that break down to any length you need, you dont have to be stuck with what comes with the tent.

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Couple of thoughts off the top of my head....

A simple basha - tied one side to your bike and then peg the other down.

NATO Aproved Jungle Basha

(one place to buy one but there are many)

Another idea would be one of the smaller 2" tents - not what I'd take - but Stace is taking one with us to Russia - he's found a good way to put it on the bike. No poles - just 'pops' up.

Quechua : 2 Seconds Tents

Otherwise you could go with a simple bivi / swag bag

Biker Swag from the Aussie Shop (scroll down)

The AussieShop

Or a simple bivi bag

Bivi Bag (TracPac)

For total cut down no pole solution I'd suggest a bivi bag combined with a basha would be adequate - simple and fast to put up each night too - and if you use the bike as one side of the shelter - perfect suitable.

I just put together a simple video on tents - but funnily enough didn't include any without poles!



If you're interested in the swag option this video is about the Coolabah - but probably not suitable for your needs



Hope that helps :-)

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Khyam sell a "pocket tent" would pitch with two walking poles or fence/tree/bike.

Khyam Dome Tents01

Hey that pocket mono looks like you could use the bike rather than walking poles too - that's a really good option - cheap too.

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For warm areas:

Buy 2 "Highlander" Adventure hooded Poncho's and four lengths of string about 4 meters long. And a Mosquito net if necessary.

They have popper studs on the sides which allow two Poncho's to be connected together, making a shelter surface area of 2meters by 3meters. You will also need at least four lengths of string/cable/rope about 3 meters long and 4 tent pegs.
All of this will easily fit into a pack 8 inches long by 5 inches in diameter, easily fitting anywhere on a bike

You can either:
Drape it over the bike and peg it down on the other side. creating a bivi shelter on the side of the bike.
Or:
Attach the middle of one end to the bike handlebars, the other end to a stick to use as a tent pole, or pegged to the ground. then use the string to spread out
(Instead of pegs you can use tyre irons or rocks)
Or:
Hang it underneath trees as a rain shetler. I have even used them above my hammock (diagonally, but not as rain proof as I would like)
Or:
Above you cooking area alongside your regular tent to keep rain off the cooking area. I have had a lot of joy with this under trees. It makes cooking so much more pleasant something often forgotten whilst camping on a bike.
Or:
You can use it with two sticks as tent poles to create a groundsheet-less A frame tent.

As an aside they can also be used as a very effective rain coat for two people too!

All in all these are an unbelievable useful accessory that will always find a place to be useful.

Cheers G

Depending upon what you're looking for this might work.

AirZone Recreation

Take a look at Exped tents. They've got a poleless tarp-tent:
http://www.exped.com/exped/web/exped...E?openframeset

A proper 2-person tent which can be erected with walking sticks or suspended somewhere:
http://www.exped.com/exped/web/exped...E?openframeset

Exped offers excelent quality, but the prices are pretty stiff

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The Robens summer wind seems to hit the nail on the head.

Its 1/2 person and designed for use with or without walking poles, decent weight quhttp://www.simplyhike.co.uk/products/Robens/SummerWindTent.aspxality and price if you search.

Just need to convince the missus to let me spend the money

but I found one cheap here see link above

it was recently reviewed in TRAIL magazine and got a good write up

Hornet, no one seems to have asked the question: Why do you want a tent without poles?

If it's to save weight, there are roomy and sturdy poled tents on the market that weigh three pounds (Stephenson, Black Diamond Firstlight, etc.). If you're worried about pole breakage, buy a high-quality tent and the chances are scant you'll ever break one. If it's for versatility, as someone already pointed out, you'll be losing versatility, not gaining it. Always being forced to camp right next to your bike will limit your options severely.

If you just want something without poles that is still weatherproof and bugproof, with a real floor and venting options, I can highly recommend the air-supported Nemo Morpho someone mentioned. We tested one last year and gave it a value award, and it's been in constant use since then as a motorcycle camping tent. It's held up admirably. Very roomy and lightweight.

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backpackinglight in the uk are selling the go-lite shangri-la 3 or 4.

Shangri-La 3 - Nest

you buy the outer, and then the floor/inner/poles if you want.

nice and light, very few pegs, easy to pitch, versatile =

If you use your bike to attach part of the tent to, be very careful to keep a good distance from it just in case the bike tips over at night, ( stand sinks in soil or some asshole sits on it ), etc. and it falls on to where you are sleeping.
After lots of you have had a laugh, I hope you remember this post and it saves someone a lot of grief one day...cheers.

Hey there, I was hoping someone else would have answered this pictorially instead of telling you about different types of POLED tents. Simplez.

You want to use your bike as the structure to your tent...

My friend Alex did this whilst camping this summer using a tarp he got from a building site. using rocks/logs and luggage to weigh it down around the bike he had a nice little shelter he did this for about 2 months, he also carried a hammock and used the tarp overhead for that using para-cord.



It's ok for summer usage, but frankly it's not that good if you're thinking RTW, I'm by no means a naysayer when it comes to inexpensive solutions. He did have some problems at high altitude and near water due to lower temperatures and mozzies. Your call pal, it's a good idea but still quite limiting.

I hope this gave you some insight, and helped you make a decision. As for an off-the-peg solution, No there isn't one to my knowledge.

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