Bikamper bicycle tent?

[PamNY]

i just threw a dollar store shower curtain secured by a couple of clothespins over my bike.

I hope you didn't have much wind. Guess you didn't have to worry about condensation, though.

Pam

[Zen]

I hope you didn't have much wind. Guess you didn't have to worry about condensation, though.

Pam

Not to use as a tent,is that what you thought? No,to keep my bike dry!
I used a tent for me i

[PamNY]

Not to use as a tent,is that what you thought? No,to keep my bike dry!
I used a tent for me i

Yes, that's what I thought. Must be time for bed. Glad you had a tent.

Pam

[DebW]

This tent looks nice for bike camping - freestanding with shelter for your bike also. http://www.rei.com/product/779410

Here's two photos of my bike and an 8x10 silnylon tarp turned into a very functional shelter. I did this in the back yard and haven't actually camped with it. It would be fine unless the bike was muddy, and then it might be messy crawling past the bike into the shelter.

On my last bike camping trip, I used a silshelter, which weighs 14 oz, plus 2 oz poles. It's a tent-shaped tarp, like a floorless tent. I also often use a hammock and tarp, no poles needed but it weighs more than the tarp alone.

[DebW]

Here's a picture of my Silshelter on the C&O Canal trip. It was October so not much problem with bugs. I did have slugs on my gear one morning, though. If it had been summer, I would have brought my bug bivy http://www.trailspace.com/gear/adventure-16/bug-bivy/.

[Tri Girl]

Deb- that mountain hardware tent sure is pricey, but MAN what a great idea for touring!!!!! If I were going cross country I'd definitely snap that tent up. What a brilliant idea to not have to worry about the bike in the elements- and nice space for all the bags with it. Cool!
I like the setup you had for your bike and what you used on the C&O.

[Aggie_Ama]

That mountain hardware tent is really neat. We spent about that much on our MH tent and they are so well made it was worth every penny. I am not sure I would for 1 person. We pretty much car camp and just put the bikes in the car for sleepy time but I like Deb's methods.

[Zen]

Here's a picture of my Silshelter on the C&O Canal trip. .

But there's no fly or floor. If it rains you're SOL and
I don't want snakes huddling next to me for warmth

[DebW]

But there's no fly or floor. If it rains you're SOL and
I don't want snakes huddling next to me for warmth

I was lucky I wasn't camping in the rain. My groundcloth was not much wider than my sleeping bag. I only saw one snake the whole trip, so wasn't too worried about that. It was sure nice to have light pannier.

[Jolt]

But there's no fly or floor. If it rains you're SOL and
I don't want snakes huddling next to me for warmth

Good point about the snakes--yuck! I'm not one to be afraid of snakes but that doesn't mean I'd want to share my sleeping bag with them... I was thinking about experimenting with tarp camping on a backpacking trip or two this summer but the critters are definitely a potential issue as is rain. The hammock-camping idea is also intriguing, especially given that at some campsites you have to pitch your tent on a wooden platform which is HARD (pitching the tent on it as well as sleeping on it)! Has anyone done either/both of these and have recommendations? Sorry if this is a bit of a thread drift...