How to not get bike stolen when sleeping in tent?

[mudsticks]

As mentioned elsewhere in tents I have a lightweight teepee tent and just put the bike inside with me.

A pyramid with a half sized inner would be a nice compromise.

I do like an inner tent for that extra bit of warmth.

The other half inside the fly could then be for the bike..
More for against rain rather than security .

But a 'mid to accommodate all that takes up more pitching space, and a bit longer to put up..

Hmm, on balance I think I'll stick to present set up..

Maybe just take a very lightweight tarp to cover bike against rain, and disguise from 'casual' thieves 🤔

 

[raleighnut]

My bike is the tent

 

[mudsticks]

My bike is the tent

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That looks funky.
If a little short on headroom.

Does it have a front supporting pole so you can nip down the pub without collapsing the whole thing??

 

[raleighnut]

That looks funky.
If a little short on headroom.

Does it have a front supporting pole so you can nip down the pub without collapsing the whole thing??

Nah the front wheel supports that end of the tent (it sits in a little 'pocket' with a zip)

Packs down tiny though and has strapping to fix to the handlebars.

 

[mudsticks]

Oh ok, good to know, thanks ..👍🏼

So great for a few nights out, in okay weather, when you know you're not going to want to go far from your tent, by bike ..

I don't think I could put up with so little headroom on an extended trip 🤔

Getting dressed / undressed lying down gets quite old quite quickly .

My current touring tent is 1.4 kg (with pole) how much does that weigh.??

Well under a kilo I'm guessing .

 

[raleighnut]

Yep it's only a 'bivvi' size, bought for my (aborted) LeJoG ride (I broke my femur putting a stop to that)

That photo is from a Festival (Off The Tracks) we'd been saying the year before that tents were getting bigger so I took my tiny one.

 

[mudsticks]

Yep it's only a 'bivvi' size, bought for my (aborted) LeJoG ride (I broke my femur putting a stop to that)

That photo is from a Festival (Off The Tracks) we'd been saying the year before that tents were getting bigger so I took my tiny one.

Oh yes.. Bugger the broken femur..

Any chance of doing an 'adapted' lejog with slightly more plush accommodation??

 

[PeteXXX]

I laid my bike on the ground and made sure it was sort of tangled with the guy ropes so any movement would wake me up.
Only one panic moment when I unzipped the door in the morning to see no bike!!!
Panic over when I unzipped the other side and there it was

 

[mudsticks]

I laid my bike on the ground and made sure it was sort of tangled with the guy ropes so any movement would wake me up.
Only one panic moment when I unzipped the door in the morning to see no bike!!!
Panic over when I unzipped the other side and there it was

Ha ha,
Yup done that few times.
If you stop in a new place every night and your shelter is pretty symmetrical you can easily forget which way round you are..

I've had more than a few times when seeming minutes go by before I can remember 'where' I am..

I think tangling guy lines with bike is a recipe for fast abrasion of those lines though .

And excessive noisiness on a windy night too.

 

[Blue Hills]

Freecamp in a wood?
I mean who is going to be wandering around in a wood in the middle of nowhere at night?
particularly if a bit damp?

 

[classic33]

Freecamp in a wood?
I mean who is going to be wandering around in a wood in the middle of nowhere at night?
particularly if a bit damp?

Don't go camping down Hardcastle Craggs then.

 

[mudsticks]

Don't go camping down Hardcastle Craggs then.

Teddy bears picnic??

Or gamekeepers?

 

[classic33]

Teddy bears picnic??

Or gamekeepers?

Folk wandering through the woods, in the middle of nowhere at any hour of the day.

 

[mudsticks]

Folk wandering through the woods, in the middle of nowhere at any hour of the day.

Well why not?

After all trees are pretty nice at any time of day or night..

My problem with camping in woods is the occasional fallen branch damaging my shelter .

And if it rains you get more intermittent bigger sploshes as the water gathers on leaves then releases in big dollops.

Also screech owls do live up to their names.

It can sound like a troop.of monkeys vocalising up there.

And rodents, foxes and badgers are noisier in leaf litter..

'part from all that, camping in in the woods is great 👍🏼🌳🌲

 

[rogerzilla]

Screech owls don't exist in the UK. Tawny owls (the tu-whit-tu-whoo ones) can be pretty loud if they decide to sit over your tent.