My everything was sore when i got back because I'm out of shape but it was worth it. Had some oatmeal after setting everything up and enjoyed myself.
No floor?
this post was submitted on 19 Feb 2024
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I have a similar tent and was surprised how little I missed having a floor.
I'd guess that it'd be different in wet conditions, right?
I just put down a tarp for my sleeping pad. Somehow it makes the tent breathe better in my experience. After an hour or two the ground usually soaks up the water.
This is pretty dumb. The number one thing you want is a floor. The rest of the tent is optional.
Think about it. If it's not raining, you don't really need the tent. If it does rain, water will come in the sides of a floorless tent. You can just sleep on one half of a tarp and use the other side as a lean-to. If you orient it properly, it keeps out the rain.
Could definitely make sense in dryer regions. I'd probably still use a bivy. If you set your tent in an improper spot having a floor isn't going to save you from water flowing beneath your tent.
I think you're misinformed. People sleep under tarps and tarp shelters all the time. You have to be a bit more selective about your location, but not much. For instance, if you're in a large depression in the ground when it rains it doesn't matter if you're under a tarp or in a tent you're still going to get wet if it rains enough. The only time a tent might really save you on that score is if you're setup on a minor slope where a small amount of water will roll through. You also need to think more about wind.
Still it's a perfectly reasonable choice for folks with some benefits like weight, better ventilation, and more.
I'm telling you that a tarp is better than a "floorless tent". This dude has no floor. And literally can't set anything down without bugs crawling on it.
Like, what are you putting your sleeping bag on? The leaves? In that case, why even bring a tent? Sleep under a tree like an animal.
The reason I take a shelter camping is that it rains constantly here. I don't really care about the bugs tbh. Sounds like we just camp in different places and have different priorities
You're outdoors bugs will get anywhere they want regardless (and rodents will chew their way in if they can't find an easier way)
Makes sense. I imagine that must help a bit with the uncomfortable levels of humidity that tend to come with sleeping in tents, yeah.
We have scorpions here. Tent floor is a necessity
A lot of these tents have an inner mesh portion with a bathtub floor you can add. I enjoy having more area I can wear my boots in the shelter, especially when it's cold.
Nice!
Just curious, but is your seat high enough? Obviously I don't have enough information to tell you otherwise, but it just looks low to me even for someone with short legs.
Could be a lens effect that distorts the proportions of the bike, the front looks a bit weird.
It might be. I need to mess around with it a little to make sure.
Top tip, when sat on your saddle place the heel of your foot on the pedal (even though you should actually pedal with the ball of your foot).
Your leg should be straight when the pedal is in the 6 o'clock position.
Once you have adjusted your saddle to the correct height, your proper pedal stroke (using the ball of your foot) will leave a very slight bend in your knee at the bottom of the stroke.
This gives you the most efficient pedal stroke in terms of butt and leg muscles used, and minimises the stress on your knees.
I envy you. I had some things happen, both positive and negative, resulting in me not getting out nearly as much as I'd love to (and need to).
Trying out some new gear, taking some pictures, recording bird audio, baking bread in a fire, simply riding or whatever else justifies being out there... every little trip just adds so much.
Kudos on the 20 mile trip, keep going, you'll be back in shape in no time. Hope you like your new tent as well.
Is that the tent that's built to have a wood stove/heater in it?
Yep! I don't have the wood stove yet since they're expensive and heavy but if I consider going camping in the winter I would definitely grab one.
Tight! Which tent? I just got a Durston Xmid 2 at the end of last summer and am looking forward to checking it out this spring.
Onetigris Gastropod, mostly got it for the ability to peel the front up into an awning since I bought it for festival camping.
It looks like a great tent! GoLite used to have one like that back when they were a new company and I really wanted one, but couldn't afford it. Is that a trekking pole in the center, or does it have a dedicated pole? Is there an optional floor and bug liner?
Dedicated pole, tent is 2.3 meters tall. I'd be impressed if you could find a trekking pole that tall!
Oh wow! So you can totally stand up in the middle of that tent then! Rad.
It's big enough to bring the bike inside with plenty of room for a stove and sleeping pad. Maybe two if you're smart.