Get Lost

[bigreen505]

Nice Scott! Most of my trips start with a general direction, destination and timeline. The reason I bought a GPS was so I could figure out where I was as it usually seemed to be on the edge of two or three topos. The reason I generally travel with my sister is my wife is not big on "getting lost," but from experience that is when I find the coolest places and most interesting people.

 

[chuckn]

How do you like your NEMO tent? Is it worth the $$$.

Chuck.

 

[Scott Brady]

I have two Nemo tents, and use their air beam products for three reasons:

1. There are no poles, which make packing the tent for adventure moto use extremely easy. The GoGo (the bivvy) is the size of a cantaloupe when in its sack, and can even be packed without the sack and just stuffed into open spaces of a soft bag like the Wolfman stuff.

2. High-Quality construction. I have seen too many tents fall apart recently, even from companies you would never expect.

3. Reward innovation. Nemo as a company is innovative and I have meet most of their team. The owner is an overlander and has a BMW 1200GSA and a Tacoma. Solid people, solid products.

I currently use the GoGo for the solo stuff, both in the Land Rover and in the Moto. In reality I rarely deploy it, unless there is a chance of rain. I prefer the tarp/bed roll method if possible. They have a new GoGo called the LE, which is longer. I do wish the tent was just a touch wider, but that is not their fault, as I am sure most who use that tent are not 6'1" and 225 lbs.

For two-person camping, I use the Morpho. This is the tent Brian and I took on the TAT for bad weather camping. Again, no poles, which is a bonus in soft panniers.

The only criticism is that these tents need to be staked out, or use a few rocks and guide-lines for the corners. So far, this has not been an issue.

 

[SoCal_80]

Great images....Thank you for sharing!

 

[jeepmedic46]

Beautiful pictures, Thank you for sharing.:smiley_drive:

 

[Woodsman]

I didn't know Jim Jones was still alive?

Jim Jones was from a little town about an hour north of me. Not one of Indiana's best exports.

BTW, orienteering is a great skill to have as GPS units eat up batteries and of course you want to be prepared for the worst. I took a "filler" class in college back in 1990 and I'm glad I did.

 

[Willman]

Great thread!

:sombrero:

 

[gfiero]

great post, great picture story, great concept. I wonder how many other great adventures are out there if we really did some exploring.

I teach map and compass to Boy Scouts and you would be surprised how many don't have the basic info to use one. the concept of magnetic north is challenging as is reading a map. I have had adults even tell me they need some one to tell them where they are before they can start. map and compass are lost skills to most.

Did you just pick a point on your map and then navigate to it?

 

[FourByLand]

Only a map, and my 15 year old Air Force lensatic compass. This also demonstrated a good use of a roof rack, getting high enough to see prominent land features. Image: Sinuhe Xavier

Here are my attempts at a little photo essay. Sinuhe's images are much better, so maybe he will post a few.

So which rack will you be going with?

:ylsmoke: