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Anyone have any plans on moto touring and camping in the next few weeks?
 
Nope.
But I’ll happily live through your adventures.
Keep us posted!
 
Not until July. Balsam Lake is booked for July 3-5. Ride the area. Heading there from Oakville on the Friday morning.
 
Tent, sleeping bag & thermarest are packed in a dry bag just in case for the next month. Planning on one or two nights at least in the tent.
 
I am planning a trip someplace eastern Ontario as i've never riden those roads before. not crazy about staying in a campground so i'll be more looking for a place thats more remote and free camping.
 
Gaoler said:
It'll be a mix of camping/hotels as i have become somewhat If a princess in my old age.
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We camp for two reasons, sometimes we are so far into the bush there aren't accommodations for hours around. And other times, we are in super-expensive places that the only affordable place for non-ballers is sleeping on the ground.

Was in some of the resort-towns in Colorado during high season, cheapest places in Ouray were $500 CAD/night. Yeah... no. We're sleeping on the ground.
 
Lightcycle said:
We camp for two reasons, sometimes we are so far into the bush there aren't accommodations for hours around. And other times, we are in super-expensive places that the only affordable place for non-ballers is sleeping on the ground.
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Both valid reasons...
Im not really into the bush, that was the glorious 80's, but I digress...

During the height of vacation time it's often difficult to even find hotel/motel accommodation... camping expands your options a bit, if you can handle it.
 
Gaoler said:
Im not really into the bush, that was the glorious 80's, but I digress...
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I don't remember much of the 80s actually. Was black-out drunk most of the time.

Is it still camping if you pass out on the ground and there's no sheet of nylon between your head and the sky? What if you do have a tent already set up but you don't actually make it inside?

Asking for a friend...
 
Lightcycle said:
I don't remember much of the 80s actually. Was black-out drunk most of the time.

Is it still camping if you pass out on the ground and there's no sheet of nylon between your head and the sky? What if you do have a tent already set up but you don't actually make it inside?

Asking for a friend...
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Lol... it's a wonder any of us survived.
 
If you're camping in Ontario bring lots of mosquito repellant as it's a terrible year for them.
 
ReSTored said:
If you're camping in Ontario bring lots of mosquito repellant as it's a terrible year for them.
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Has there ever been a "good year" for any annoying insects?
 
oioioi said:
Has there ever been a "good year" for any annoying insects?
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Surprised no swarms of cluster flies, so I'll take it.
 
ToSlow said:
Anyone have any plans on moto touring and camping in the next few weeks?
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I'm planning on a ride towards the end of July to a meet up in New York state. I will be sleeping in my tent when weather is good. (One of my times in the past riding Calgary it was about 38 degrees C (100F) in the prairies and temperature around there so went to a hotel.

over the last few years fires caused me to change my routes and timing of trips.

..Tom
 
willyt said:
not till the end of July. Burlington to Tuktoyaktuk and back
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Seriously?
You gotta share some details on that trip!
Are you part of the Demspter Facebook group? There has been a steady stream of riders already up there every day.
Hope you are bringing extra fuel, they already ran out once at one of the stops.
 
V-Tom said:
I'm planning on a 4,000 km ride towards the end of July to a meet up in New York state. I will be sleeping in my tent when weather is good. One of my times ridingto Calgary it was about 38 degrees C (100F) in the prairies and temperature stating around there so went to a hotel.

After the meet up I might be going-over to Maine to visit with friends and after that into Ontario to say hi to friends and family.


over the last few years fires casued me to change my routes andtiming of trips.

..Tom
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Tom, I take it you are back in the saddle, what bike did you end up getting?
 
sburns said:
Tom, I take it you are back in the saddle, what bike did you end up getting?
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Insurance covered a new bike and I decided to get the Suzuki V-Strom DL800 as it is a little lighter and a smaller. Not the offroad version (Have some psychological issues from the crash. Still doing some healing as my wrists are still sprained a bit and a few other issues. (Veridian Digital Cruise control is helping.) I also will have to get a Russell Day Long seat (RDL) but that will probably happen in the winter.) Right now I have a Corbin but it isn't as comfy as the RDL.

..Tom
 
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