you are worried about… your tent getting rained on?
blp9 on
I’m pretty sure the bikepacking version of the bag is waterproof. The non-bikepacking version I have is fairly waterprooof.
But like, the amount of water you can get in a packed tent is fairly small– which is to say, it doesn’t really matter if your tent itself is wet.
Feralest_Baby on
I do strap it to my handlebars, but I live in a very arid climate.
tomascosauce on
Most my bikepacking trips have had wet weather at some point. Not a single time did I ever worry about the included tent sack that my tent would get wet. EVERYTHGING is going to get wet. The bags your tent, just about any brand, is going to have some water resistance, but I’m more concerned about putting away a wet tent than it getting wet while on the bike. If you get rained on, try to get it aired out, dried out as soon as reasonably possible to prevent any mold/mildew smell. Ride for a few hours, get some sun at lunch, lay out the tent in the sun while you eat.
Helpful-Intern-677 on
Various dry bags out thereÂ
popClingwrap on
I’d say it doesn’t really matter. If you are on a wet trip then your tent fly will get wet when you pitch it, then the inner will get wet when you pack it all into the bag together.
I absolutely love my Copper Spur but I didn’t get on with the bag so I keep mine in a fork bag
DIY14410 on
Tents are designed to be rained upon.
flannel_lorde on
I used it on a week long tour, got rained on, didn’t get the inside wet. I sprayed some nikwax on there and it worked like a charm. Nothing to worry about, best bikepacking tent on the market imo.
MadeThisUpToComment on
I have that tent and while I don’t hang it on my handlebars, I do have it strapped loose on the top of my rear rack.
Dew on the bottom when I rolled it up in the morning lead to more moisture in than rain. This was a 2 week tour of the Netherlands.
I love this tent and and if I eventually need to replace it I hope it’s still on the market so I can just buy another.
I doubt it would be a serious problem but I have ended up putting it on a fork bag most of this time, inside a dry bag if rain was threatening.
IWantSteakFrites on
Before you put it in the stuff sack, wrap the tent in the rain fly. I have that tent and that has worked for me.
DoctorrrAcula on
If my fly gets soaked and the tent body is mostly dry I stuff the body into a bag separate from the fly but most of the time do what others suggest by wrapping the body like a taco with the bathtub out/netting in and the fly around that. It keeps the innards sort of dry. I also use a footprint pretty often and will use that in between the tent body and fly (the top of the footprint should be mostly dry also).
atorthebold on
The new version does have a dry bag for big Agnes.
jgan96 on
Put it in a plastic bag before strapping it to your bars if you’re worried. Free.99
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you are worried about… your tent getting rained on?
I’m pretty sure the bikepacking version of the bag is waterproof. The non-bikepacking version I have is fairly waterprooof.
But like, the amount of water you can get in a packed tent is fairly small– which is to say, it doesn’t really matter if your tent itself is wet.
I do strap it to my handlebars, but I live in a very arid climate.
Most my bikepacking trips have had wet weather at some point. Not a single time did I ever worry about the included tent sack that my tent would get wet. EVERYTHGING is going to get wet. The bags your tent, just about any brand, is going to have some water resistance, but I’m more concerned about putting away a wet tent than it getting wet while on the bike. If you get rained on, try to get it aired out, dried out as soon as reasonably possible to prevent any mold/mildew smell. Ride for a few hours, get some sun at lunch, lay out the tent in the sun while you eat.
Various dry bags out thereÂ
I’d say it doesn’t really matter. If you are on a wet trip then your tent fly will get wet when you pitch it, then the inner will get wet when you pack it all into the bag together.
I absolutely love my Copper Spur but I didn’t get on with the bag so I keep mine in a fork bag
Tents are designed to be rained upon.
I used it on a week long tour, got rained on, didn’t get the inside wet. I sprayed some nikwax on there and it worked like a charm. Nothing to worry about, best bikepacking tent on the market imo.
I have that tent and while I don’t hang it on my handlebars, I do have it strapped loose on the top of my rear rack.
Dew on the bottom when I rolled it up in the morning lead to more moisture in than rain. This was a 2 week tour of the Netherlands.
I love this tent and and if I eventually need to replace it I hope it’s still on the market so I can just buy another.
https://preview.redd.it/7hyztx3vopkg1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6807315d4f6e6fd72a58c6a9d6bd46b39350920a
On a rainy morning.
I doubt it would be a serious problem but I have ended up putting it on a fork bag most of this time, inside a dry bag if rain was threatening.
Before you put it in the stuff sack, wrap the tent in the rain fly. I have that tent and that has worked for me.
If my fly gets soaked and the tent body is mostly dry I stuff the body into a bag separate from the fly but most of the time do what others suggest by wrapping the body like a taco with the bathtub out/netting in and the fly around that. It keeps the innards sort of dry. I also use a footprint pretty often and will use that in between the tent body and fly (the top of the footprint should be mostly dry also).
The new version does have a dry bag for big Agnes.
Put it in a plastic bag before strapping it to your bars if you’re worried. Free.99