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The first item to purchase is your tent
Ideally, your tent should be long enough to stretch out, large enough to accomodate
two normal sized adults and their clothes, tall enough for entering, dressing, and moving about, weather tight, and
lightweight.
Unfortunately, no tent is perfect. Each has its strengths and limitations. Therefore, you must
review the facts, decide which criteria are most important to you, and find the tent that best suits your needs. For
example, if you ride a motorcycle with limited packing space, you may have to purchase a smaller tent that packs into a smaller space;
if you live on a tight budget, you may have to purchase an economy tent that is less weatherproof.
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| The Ozark Trail Sport Dome is an economy tent sold by Wal-mart |
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| The Northwest Territory Dome is an economy tent sold by K-Mart |
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| The Eureka Timberline 4 is long and spacious but requires more packing space |
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| The old Kelty Gunnison 4 is long and spacious but requires more packing space |
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| The Sierra Designs Sirrus 3 packs very small but is a little short for tall guys |
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| The Mountain Hardware LightWedge 3 is my current tent |
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| Tyler & Amanda packed this Eureka Autum Wind 2XD on a Kawasaki 650 |
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| Some motorcycle campers prefer to sleep in hammocks during the warm summer months |
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This book lists over forty different tents suitable for motorcycle camping (and
available in 2009) with lots of information that will help you find the tent that best suits your needs.
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