Is suitable for 2 people and 2 bikes and under £100.
So far I’ve seen some tipi style tents with the cortical pole in the middle to lean bikes against. Only issue is the cheaper ones are only single wall so not fully waterproof and high chance of condensation.
The best so far looks like a 4 person tent. 2 bedrooms with a small porch so bikes could be in one room. Only issue there is nothing to lean the bikes against.
Are you bike touring? We have a mountain craft genesis 350 the same as in the link that we used for many years ,it’s a good weight for carrying on the bike and fit 2tourers + panniers in the front and still left room for cooking and getting in and out. It is over your budget though. http://m.gooutdoors.co.uk/freedom-trail-toco-4-lx-p396810
This is similar and within budget.
Tipi style tents are not great for internal space, a dome is much more practical.
We’ve got an old tent that works well, the dome is about 2.5m square so you can tuck a bike or two in there (although you’ll need to shift them around to get a couple of camp chairs inside.
The sleeping area is a tunnel that comes off the main dome. Seems more practical than most, where you sleep in the dome and have a porch/tunnel at the entrance.
If your anywhere near North Yorkshire I’ve got a Hartford XL (sleeps 6, very big) for sale. Complete with matching windbreak, £100
Last time we used it it was still in very good condition.
If your anywhere near North Yorkshire I’ve got a Hartford XL (sleeps 6, very big) for sale. Complete with matching windbreak, £100
Last time we used it it was still in very good condition.
I’m down in Kent so a bit too far. But thank you for the offer.
Lock them to each other (or a tree) and keep them dry under a tarp? It’s what I do when I’m camping.
This is what I’m thinking. I might make a simple wooden fork rack so I’ll remove both front wheels then lock them to each other and the rack. It’l be a pain for thieves to get it all out in one go.
What about borrowing/hiring a van to keep them in overnight?
This crossed my mind but as I’d like a bigger tent anyway I want to try and fit the bikes in that. Plus highering a van for 3 days is more money.
Sorry, you said you wanted a 2 man tent, and you also want space to have the bikes upright inside the tent right?
If you and the other occupant can share a single sleeping compartment the arpenaz 4.2 I suggested or something similar could be put up with only one sleeping compartment, as it erects outer first, the sleeping compartments just hook in once the outer is up, I reckon you’d have the space to stand two bikes as 2/3rds of the volume of the tent would now be empty space…
Another suggestion for keeping the bikes upright inside a tent without resting on the sides, might be to construct a double A-frame supported Bar to simply hook each saddle nose under, This sort of thing:
You’ll find variations on that design at Triathlons, bike parks and all sorts, look about for some scrap angle, timber or whatever you can find to lash up your own version…
I have a Decathlon 4 man tent, which is (in typical tent spec fashion) great for two, Okay for three. The sleeping section is at one end, the door is along one side, and the remaining section is plenty big enough to hold a couple of camp chairs and baggage etc.
We put the bikes on my towbar rack, locked them in place and moved the rack into the tent at night, for peace of mind.
Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find the tent on their website.
(And I think is was less than £100, too)
Edit:
The Arpenaz 4.2 seems to be the nearest (as suggested by others) – just unclip one of the sleeping pods, and you’re good to go.
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