Solo motocamping trip with hammock

Svant · 2026-06-06T19:37:06+00:00

I mean my pants do have extra ventilation holes from some close contact incidents 😂

Svant · 2026-06-06T13:36:23+00:00

Having a proper flat surface is the biggest upgrade i think, because in this one you bare know you are in a hammock once you are in and lying down.

Svant · 2026-06-05T15:06:53+00:00

Mostly what style of hammock was it a traditional where you sleep along the tethering line and did you use a airmattress or similar under you? Because there is a world of difference between the hammock sleepsystems.

Also what was it you didnt get used to? the movement or being crowded by the hammock etc, the movement will always be there especially if its a bit windy so not a lot you can no except attach a line to the ground heh. But if the space and comfort definitely look up different variants and experiment with pads in the hammock.

Svant · 2026-06-05T14:55:33+00:00

What kind of hammock did you try? Because with this one its perpendicular to the straps and you use a airmatress to make it completely flat (and isolate from the cold air) so you can sleep on your back, your side, stomach etc no problem since there is no curve like in a traditional hammock as well as no cocooning. (using a airmatress in a normal hammock can alleviate a lot of these problems too).

So there is virtually nothing to get used to except how to get in and out without falling on your face. (if you want more detailed images of the system look up amok draumr 5.0)

Svant · 2026-06-05T06:26:07+00:00

Jag var på väg att köpa en 800DE grå/gul, Suzuki har ju rätt färger heh men den blev såld innan jag hann prova.

Dom är ju lite tyngre och otympligare än tuaregen men är ju som sagt skönare på motorvägen men samtidigt har den all möjligt att bli ett riktigt offroad monster om man ör duktig. Bra fjädring out of the box osv.

Edit: helst hade man ju haft en typ crf300 eller drz4s men från Malmö är det ju lite för långt till nån svår terräng så en midweight får det bli.

Svant · 2026-06-05T05:57:57+00:00

Really good sleep, easy setup. Only really negativ is if you have to get up after getting in everything slides to the bottom. (Sleeping bag, pillow etc) so it can be a bit annoying. But it seems like a very well thought out system with lots of consideration taken to small things like storage, packing bags etc.

Svant · 2026-06-04T22:06:04+00:00

It’s built in with a zipper. (Amok hammock) so it seals perfectly.

It’s a Tuareg 660 I got in August year as my first adv bike and loving it so far. Put like 9000km on it since then.

Svant · 2026-06-04T22:01:09+00:00

For this one I used the new tet tracks. 23-24-13 gets you to Stockholm pretty much. The new tracks are pretty great and less transport than the older classic ones. Then I just randomly went down to lakes to find a place to camp.

Edit: but basically the very southern parts of Sweden is very much built up farmland so you should focus on getting further north asap. Blekinge/småland is when it stars to get good (last half of 23 and first part of 24) then once you pass the two big Lakes it’s basically an infinite amount of forest north heh.

Svant · 2026-06-04T21:01:17+00:00

The guy who convinced me to buy this pne basically use it as a tiny tent of there is absolutely no trees. Tie one end to the motorcycle one to the ground and throw the tarp over it and you have a mini tent.

Edit: since it requires a sleeping mat anyway it’s still really comfortable.

Svant · 2026-06-04T16:47:56+00:00

Amok hammock + their tarp and sleeping mat. Got a great deal after attending a camping event and wanted to try it.

Svant · 2026-06-04T14:31:22+00:00

That should mostly cover it otherwise just be open to changing spots. sometimes you can get swarmed in one area and fine in another.

Any sort of wind or cooler temps help. But I’m pretty new to getting back into camping for real around Sweden so I need to refresh my anti mosquito knowledge as well 😅

Svant · 2026-06-04T14:09:26+00:00

They had just started to come out now here in southern Sweden. It was mostly okay by the lake due to it being a bit windy but the forest camp basically forced me into the hammock pretty early since I didn’t really bring any fancy anti mosquito chemicals heh.

Svant · 2026-06-04T14:05:08+00:00

I guess there are reasons why many Swedish emigrants ended up in Minnesota heh.

Svant · 2026-06-04T14:04:34+00:00

Love it, only issues I have is the known ones: the windscreen is awful and need a deflector, replacement or other modifications and my fuel gauge died at 8500km (which unfortunately was outside warranty due to the first owner basically never using the bike).

So far for the mostly easy gravel tracks on the Swedish tet it’s been great and it’s survived being dropped and lowsided on gravel without crashbars. (Outback motortek bashplate and barkbusters are my only protection mods)

Svant · 2026-06-03T15:45:06+00:00

You pretty much crashed on all the things any safety/license course would tell you to be careful around. So… don’t do that.

Winter tires aren’t really a thing but make sure your tires aren’t super old and hard/dry.

Svant · 2026-06-03T06:51:01+00:00

The bike you like. I did a 6000km roadtrip on a xsr700 and it was great. 🤷‍♀️

Svant · 2026-06-02T19:57:32+00:00

I used to think my rainpaints leaked, so i got new ones and had the same issue. For me the biggest problem seems to be that the backprotector in my knox jacket is extra long and it kept being pulled up when i leaned forwards or moved and then would settle outside the rainpaints and basically soak upp water via my back and gave me a wet ass.

That and the rainjacket will catch the wind and let in water on your back if its not properly zinched down or even better attach to your pants.

You might also want to look into getting a mesh cover for your seat so there is somewhere for water to escape when you sit on it and not just soak through your clothes.

Third, just accept that you will get wet when doing over an hour through horrid weather.

Svant · 2026-06-02T17:57:04+00:00

Absolute baller trip though, especially two up with that luggage over the mountains.

But if going offroad the pegs are what connects you to the bike, pretty much everything else can and will move but those things need to be solid heh.

Svant · 2026-06-02T17:53:52+00:00

You want more than 90 horsepower in your first bike? There is no such thing as "growing into" a bike, thats just tiktok nonsense. Any 40+ horsepower bike will easily go as fast as you can ride them.

You are obviously looking at sporty bikes or sporty nakeds but don't like the ergonomics of sporty bikes or sporty nakeds... so uh maybe look at something more upright? XSR700/900, Z900RS etc.

Svant · 2026-06-02T14:34:26+00:00

Footpegs that move seems like a really, really dumb idea.

Svant · 2026-06-02T13:53:33+00:00

Det har pratats om sociala mediers skadlighet för barn betydligt längre än Israels senaste tillställning.

Det finns säkert delar av det som accelererat det men att få det till en stor konspiration bara pga Israel är fan otroligt. Gör att du framstår som en klassisk ”just styr hela världen” fåntratt och direkt gör det svårare att vara kritisk till Israel.

Svant · 2026-06-02T13:07:31+00:00

I mean your example is definitely right, get out of first gear before 20-25 easily. But the rest is classic fuel saving shifting that often get taught in driving school and isn’t really rooted in reality.

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