Pioneer Camping

[Ragnar406]

I previously used a tent but have moved on to a Hammock - but as @JTW and @Kilo427 mention there is quite a difference between hammocks... Some people have used the Honda Hotel - building a board that extends out the back to allow them a sleeping platform in the bed.
I also use some large dry bags from my canoeing days to keep my sleeping bag, tent, clothes in to prevent the elements as much as possible from getting in.

I found it more enjoyable if I still look as taking the Honda through a backpacking/canoe camping lens - because you are motoring in - does not mean you can carry it all nor does it make sense.

 

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[Montecresto]

Some people have used the Honda Hotel - building a board that extends out the back to allow them a sleeping platform in the bed.

Is that a DYI set up that you are referring to or a product available by order?

 

[JTW]

Monte.. it was @joeymt33 idea.. but this is my take on the Honda hotel. Throw a tarp over the Honda and roll out your bedding. Board skids in and out.

 

[Plumber32]

Monte.. it was @joeymt33 idea.. but this is my take on the Honda hotel. Throw a tarp over the Honda and roll out your bedding. Board skids in and out. View attachment 82661View attachment 82662View attachment 82663View attachment 82664

Easier than a tent to find your way out when ya gotta piss real bad!

 

[Montecresto]

Monte.. it was @joeymt33 idea.. but this is my take on the Honda hotel. Throw a tarp over the Honda and roll out your bedding. Board skids in and out. View attachment 82661View attachment 82662View attachment 82663View attachment 82664

Oh nice, thanks for that JTW!

 

[Montecresto]

Easier than a tent to find your way out when ya gotta piss real bad!

Haha, didn’t mama tell you not to drink anything before bed.

 

[Ragnar406]

Monte.. it was @joeymt33 idea.. but this is my take on the Honda hotel. Throw a tarp over the Honda and roll out your bedding. Board skids in and out. View attachment 82661View attachment 82662View attachment 82663View attachment 82664

So did you ever sleep using yours?

 

[JTW]

So did you ever sleep using yours?

I haven’t used it.. no.

 

[Plumber32]

Haha, didn’t mama tell you not to drink anything before bed.

Just beer if I remember correctly!

 

[trigger]

Monte.. it was @joeymt33 idea.. but this is my take on the Honda hotel. Throw a tarp over the Honda and roll out your bedding. Board skids in and out. View attachment 82661View attachment 82662View attachment 82663View attachment 82664

That's BA! How do you carry it, does it fit right in the bed?

 

[joeymt33]

That's BA! How do you carry it, does it fit right in the bed?

 

[joeymt33]

 

[100Acre]

At that point.. Why not just use a tent?

Because it's off the ground away from moisture and critters and maybe a Gnome or two. It'd become Sasquish for Sasquatch though. Better bring a mobile Ewok tree village instead..But then again, wouldn't Squatches eat Ewoks?

 

[Montecresto]

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Really nice innovation there Joey!!

 

[Montecresto]

Because it's off the ground away from moisture and critters and maybe a Gnome or two. It'd become Sasquish for Sasquatch though. Better bring an mobile Ewok tree village instead..But then again, wouldn't Squatches eat Ewoks?

Lmao, you’re a trip....

 

[100Acre]

Easier than a tent to find your way out when ya gotta piss real bad!

Designated Nalgene bottle. Learned that trick while living on the bathroom floor for 7 months...Don't ask...

 

[BWAF]

Monte.. it was @joeymt33 idea.. but this is my take on the Honda hotel. Throw a tarp over the Honda and roll out your bedding. Board skids in and out. View attachment 82661View attachment 82662View attachment 82663View attachment 82664

How long is that

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[joeymt33]

How long is that

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I’ll have to measure it again but I think it was 74 inches from the back of the bed to the end of the board.

If a tall person needed it to be longer you could put a 1 foot extension on the end with the piano hinge and flip it out.

It makes a great picnic table is well when just riding for the day

 

[JTW]

How long is that

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Right at 6 ft total..

 

[Smitty335]

I’ll have to measure it again but I think it was 74 inches from the back of the bed to the end of the board.

If a tall person needed it to be longer you could put a 1 foot extension on the end with the piano hinge and flip it out.

It makes a great picnic table is well when just riding for the day

@100Acre would need a foot and a half, HA! Does it make a lot of noise hammering down the trails? Had a small short chain in the back for a while, it made a lot of racket, it drowned my wife out, the chain just made a loud whack, the wife, RICKEY,RICKEY, RICKEY! Think I like the chain better!