Tarps are lightweight and versatile, but often require trees, sticks or support poles.
If out bikepacking, and you can’t find any of these, then you can use your bike as a support frame. In this short film, Cycling UK demonstrates two simple set ups for bikepackers.
For more information and tips see: https://cyclinguk.org/tarp-setup
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13 Comments
Great idea. Sorry: Why is the Standard fork replaced on the Marin bike? Is this a salsa fork? Thanks for the answer in advance:)
I'm gonna try these w/ the rainfly I normally pack.
Great concept. Thanks for making this tent video.
Take your bike to bits or grab a couple of sturdy sticks from the woods to the right.
Have you tried out either of these tarp setups? Maybe you're planning to go bikepacking after watching this video? Let us know in the comments ⬇
All a great idea, just apprehensive about where you can and can't stop off whilst doing a trip and how to avoid getting in trouble with land owners. While I would have no problem asking for permission, most of the time I would feel like I'm intruding on someone's privacy if I were to cycle up to a farmhouse or someone's door to ask to camp in the corner of a field. Or wouldn't even know where to go ask to be honest. Would love if more work could be done towards greater wild camping rights across the UK similar to the rights in Scotland. I have bought all the kit and am a regular cyclist, but not yet really found the courage to embark on something as don't have an idea of where to stay along routes unless trying to map a route between official campsites.
Why? You just wouldn't lol
Cool
That oen idea… as stolen by Topeak. lol
I have an 8×12 tarp I just throw over the top of the bicycle completely without taking anything apart..offers a bigger shelter with more protection, my ground sheet doubles as a bivy/hammock, completely protects the bike too, I run the 12ft side along the length of the bike for longer side flaps in bad weather n sleep parallel to the bike..in good weather i run the 8ft side along the length of the bike n sleep perpendicular to feel the good weather with shorter flaps
Possible if really warm calm weather and no wind. Skills like this are useful for emergencies and other applications in life ie knowing how to tie proper knots and set up tarps etc
Not buying that… I’m going Premier inn they let you take bikes in the room
Have you tried using a tent??