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Originally Posted by Xist
I thought this was clever and wish the guys from the original video had done something like this.
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That little teardrop made from bicycle components wouldn't last very at 70 mph. There is a reason that motorcycle pop-up trailers weigh what they do.
Some friends have one that is about 25 years old and still going strong.
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Originally Posted by redpoint5
I have an enormous, gratuitous family tent that sets up in like 1 minute. Don't know why people are opposed to tents. Probably paid something like $40.
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Tents don't actually set up in 1 minute. More like 10 - 15 minutes to prep the site, set up the tent, and then properly guy it out so it survives a windstorm. Then it is 20 - 30 minutes to take the tent down, dry it out, and repack everything into the little bags it came in. (That assumes the tent dries out and you don't end up putting it away wet and then sleeping in a wet tent the next night)
That doesn't even include pulling out the sleeping pads and blowing them up, laying out sleeping bags, getting your camp stove and kitchen kit out etc. Then you have to pack all that stuff up again the next night.
Then on a motorcycle all that stuff has to be packed away or tied down on the bike. Didn't get the tent quite all the way back in the bag - try again because now it won't fit into the saddlebag / topcase.
With a little pop-up it takes about 10 minutes to set up / 10 minutes to tear down. All the bedding, etc stays in place as does your clothing. My friends even had a little cassette toilet in theirs.