Maybe this ?

i have to say that hennessy hammocks are fantastic and i am using one in europe at the moment and yes you dont need trees ,that takes away the comfort factor back to mere tent status ,but you can sleep so comfortably for a full eight hours and wake very refreshed unlike in a tent ,i even stayed laying in mine for two whole days in norway while it pissed down rain in and was cosy as ,but i recommend getting the hex fly as you can fit all your gear under and out of the rain and it will go over your bike as well

I can highly recommend the VAUDE Mark II. I've had the long version (usefull if you are over 6')for some years now and can only say:

Bomb proof, cleverly engineered, put-up/take-down in about 3 min - each! Loads of room, 2 porches, and the poles are on the outside, just hook them in! Use from 2 to 12 pegs - depending on weather.

Best tent I ever had - and there have been a few.

Groundsheet/footprint is a good idea with any modern tent with lightweight floor. Protects from nasty sticks and stones that make the floor leak. (Mark II floor is thin but superbly waterproof. I had to put it up in a bog once and no problems!)

Draw back? Not excatly cheap!



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Haven't tried one but just found out about tents from Nemo.
http://www.nemoequipment.com/products_tents.asp

The Hypno looks like it would be good for moto camping. Light and supposedly easy to set up and take down. Pricey, but so are lots of the better ones.
http://www.nemoequipment.com/products_tents_hypno.asp

http://www.nemoequipment.com/p_photos/hypno_1.jpg

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Jay

I've used a Hellsport Borgefjell for 13 years now. think it's great small super light super fast tent.

only dissadvantage is that it's not free standing, that's why I'm considering a tapdole, and if room permits, a tarp to provide some outside shelter/compensate for the lack of a vestibule.

I have the Tadpole 23. I like having the option of using just the tent (when no threat of rain, but for keeping bugs out) or just the rain fly (when rain may be a factor but a complete enclosure is not necessary or wanted). The Tadpole also packs smaller than most. Be sure to get something that has pole clips rather than sleeves for quick setup/takedown.
Mike

I have used a Nemo Hypno EX airbeam-supported tent for the last six months, and love it. I'm 6'4", so I either sleep diagonally or stake the middle of one door out to create clearance. That's as close to a negative thing as I can say about it. I bought an Ahwahnee after coveting one for decades, spotted the Nemo a week later and ordered it, and have never used the Ahwahnee.

The Hypno EX is 84" x 53" x 36" tall, weighs 4lbs 2oz and stuffs to roughly the size of a volley ball with compression (8" x 9" per company lit). A hand pump comes with it, and a foot pump is available. Either way, you can have it inflated in a minute or so. To break camp, deflate in 5 seconds or so, stuff, and you're done. Fastest tent I ever had, and without poles to contend with, also the smallest bundle for that size tent.

It is single walled, waterproof and breathable, and had no condensation inside on a rainy night at the HU meeting in North Carolina last weekend. You can vent low and high, crawl out through the bottom of the door without unzipping the upper zipper (if you're athletic?), and spend as long as you want extolling its virtues to interested parties. In fact, another rider bought mine last weekend (I had a new one plus a Morpho AR--the next size up--waiting for me at home. Gadgets will be the death of me!).

The Hypno EX is not in the 2007 line-up (they say they intend to lengthen it for 2008, as requested), but would be worth looking for (discount camping gear companies, ebay, etc.). I haven't tried my new Morpho, yet, but expect equal results except that it won't pack quite as small (it's 112" x 64" x 42" tall. For comparison, the Ahwahnee is 90" x 53" x 45" tall and weighs 6lbs 11oz packed vs 5lbs 11oz for the Morpho.).

does anyone make a tent/sleeping bag us tall chaps can fit in properly? never mind, at least we can touch the ground with both feet when we're on our bikes

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Hiya

I've read the whole of this thread with great interest but it's not answered my initial questions I had....

My better half wants to travel with some kind of camp bed on her bike... don't ask why I've been trying to convince her otherwise....

So this would put her 8 inches of the ground.... but still about the same size as her thermarest..... I really like the Vaude Mark II having used them before and I can't take my ever trusty Terra-Nova Trisar as it won't fit in...

She wants a tent with an END ROOM - for storing bike gear in... and big enough to get the camp bed in.... oh and me.... any suggestions...

Tony.

PS: She'd love to stand up in it too... if that's not too much to ask...

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Tony,
Such tents exist of course but you need a trailer to carry them; lots of families will be camping right now, all over Europe at least, in such contraptions complete with the kitchen sink!

Good luck in your quest for the perfect tent.

Naturally, they are not fast to put up, nor to take down, especially in high winds.

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Camp beds are not the way to go if you're going to be sleeping in a cooler climate. The air gets underneath the bed and makes for a very cold night - even if you have a good sleeping bag. Cold air on the back all night = stiff back in the morning = uncomfortable riding during the day.

I use the Coleman Cobra II.

Its a good shape, goes up in about 8-10 mins, has a seperate outer and iner, but, when i went backpacking up the lakes for a week i got sick of seperating them all the time so just left them as one unit. Pull them out of its wrapper, lay it on the ground, insert two poles and its up. The rest of the time is taken up by puttin in the 12 or so pegs, but unless its windy you wont need them. In fact in the New forest on my first night i found i had left my pegs at home so used sharpened sticks. They worked a treat.

It sleeps 2 fairly comfortably, but with just 1 there is loads of room, enough to get my 80 litre backpack in with me. Its high enough to sit up in comfrtably and has pockets and stuff inside.

I dont work for Coleman honestly but would recommend this tent all day long. Quite innexpensive too, only £50 delivered on ebay. Weighs in at 2.7kg if i remember rightly, but light enough to carry on my back for over a week.

I bought a Euraka Zeus. It leaked the first time it rained and then 10 months later one of the poles snapped. I emailed and asked if I had a lemon or if all their tents where built that bad and they said to call.

I disappeared off the earth for a while and haven't called. Mostly I never think about it until it's after business hours.

--Dave

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Hi madmarco
There's no getting away from Khyam tents - try the Eiger model. The moving parts are minimal - one knuckle joint on each pole. That's nothing. Your bike has scores of moving parts hasn't it?

Has anybody had any experience with the Vaude Taurus Ultralight tent?

I've narrowed my choice down to the Vaude or the North Face Tadpole 23. They seem to be a similar price...

Any suggestions welcome! I have a friend visiting the US, so if I decide quickly, I can get her to pick up the tent/sleeping bag/thermorest all at the same time!

Cheers,
Charles

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