im looking for a small(packed) tent for motorcycle camping.

what do you use?

Here is a bunch of small packable tents just be ready to shell out the dough for them. Do a search for tent.

walmart had a cheapy for $30 that was really small.

Or you could really be rugged and use a tarp LOL

Just use a tarp

Check out REI about 10 year ago I bought a lightweight 3 season backpacker tent from them dont remember how much but do remember it was a good deal. I still have it and it works great.

Holy Crap!! You aren't kidding!

And what's with almost everything on the site being on backorder? They've got some slick gear on there.

I use a Eureka Zeus II.

Its a single wall new wind direction design with metal clip on rods for a very fast and easy setup and tear down. It has a very generous stuff sack which makes it soft so excellent for a tie down. 3.5lbs in weight but room for two and a little gear.

Since I use mine for backpacking as well as bike camping, its been used in all weather and seasons. Can't recommend it more highly.

Tj

tarps dont keep out the bugs.

kelty 2 person

a 1 person tent is tiny. a 2 person is right for a single person and a backpack without sleeping on it.
i have this one. its thin and light. get a good sleeping bag.

Da am Barron. You and Scotto seem to have a cool stuff finding search engine. I might sit here in the Hack with the Blackberry and not find anything. Some one asks and you or Scotto (oh yeah some of the other here sorry if I missed you in my rant) post it.
To bad I'm broke.
OBummeromics sux.

But what is "camping" without bugs

enjoyable?

nah we're all just old school gear pigs never satisfied with what we have so we spend forever finding sites that have what we'd like
to the OP, how many persons are you looking to tent, how much equipment would be housed inside with you, what environment for the camps, and finally what kind of weather range?

This post has been edited by Warlike: October 2nd 2009 9:23 AM

just me. the pack has its own rain cover. i found a decent one at academy sports.

then i ended up using a hammock and tarp! lol

I have a Sierra Designs Iota that I love for solo camping. Its big enough for a big guy, his gear, and his dog if you bring one, has a nice rainfly with a decent vestibule for gear that needs to stay out. Its been discontinued for a few years, but you might be able to find one still around somewhere. I really like it a lot more than most of the current solos out there right now.

I bought a bunch of 2 man 3 season dome tents at K-mart last year for $18 each.Our scout troop needed some light tents to use on a backpacking trip so I bought one of these and set it up in my backyard last spring to see how it did.I actually set up 2 more expensive tents next to it to see how they compared.I left thenm out for a couple of weeks through some decent storms and wind and left my yard sprinkler on them for 2 days straight.The $18 tent came through without so much as a leak and it never blew down(one of the better tents colapsed under the wind) I went and bought 12 more for the scouts to carry at Philmont scout ranch.They weighed around 4 pounds and would fold up tight enough to go in a backpack.They took some rain/hail and severe wind in the New Mexico mountains without any failures and the troop still uses them now for Bacpacking and Cub scout outings.They are big enough to hold 2 teenagers and some gear and have a spot out front on each side to store your boots to keep water out of the tent.You dont have to spend a mint to get some decent shelter.