Camping

[Phil]

I completely agree that a tent you can sit up in is a good idea, you need somewhere to relax but be a little out of the elements. Mine is good in that respect, but the flip side is that I get a bit stressed in windy conditions that it's going to fly away. Is that a real concern or am I just being paranoid?

Andy

What tent have you got? I cant quite make it out from the photo.
I took spare guy ropes to attach if it was stormy. A bonus is you can use them as a washing line to dry kit on.
I had one really bad night in Croatia, I could hear the next big gust of wind coming as it whipped through the olive trees in the campsite. I didn't use any pegs on the guy ropes as the ground was too hard, I had to attach the guy ropes to rocks. A couple loosely held the inner tent down. A Polish girl was on a cycling/camping trip and did similar. She said she got out of her tent at dawn and saw the wind lift the tent off the ground just held by the guy ropes on the flysheet.

My bike was quite loaded as well, although the panniers weren't totally stuffed full. I left home on the 1st Brands BSB weekend in April so it was cold to start then got much warmer. So taking 2 fleeces to wear in the evening was a good idea, but bulky.



This blokes bike was fully loaded