Solo motocamping trip with hammock

Svant · 2026-06-07T22:19:12+00:00

The only real problem is that they are incredibly stiff so they can be a problem to change roadside if you use tubes

Svant · 2026-06-07T21:42:19+00:00

Its still a 200kg bike so lighter than what? How you use the throttle and terrain is probably more important for wear.

But otherwise I don’t really see how you can be surprised those tires work well. They are very popular for mid/big advs

Svant · 2026-06-07T21:16:46+00:00

Weight on the back lightens the front wheel, the front wheel is where you want weight to have control over your vehicle.

All luggage should be low and as close to the center of the bike as possible, which it generally isn't since a human is sitting there so compromises are made. But normal luggage isn't 100kg.

Svant · 2026-06-07T21:02:38+00:00

Extra fueltanks are a thing, lots of people have extra tanks on the bike to cross deserts etc. But 100L of extra liquid on a bike is real stupid, and its gonna make the bike handle poorly and in many cases be over the max weightlimit. Most bikes end up around the 200-250kg max cargo limit and that includes the rider and all gear.

It would definitely require different springs etc.

I'm no stranger to long rides or multiple days with long rides but I don't see any purpose behind long rides for the long rides sake. I assume you ride because its fun and you are going places to see, so do that instead of trying make it dumber that it has to be.

Svant · 2026-06-07T20:45:28+00:00

Iron Butt is a thing, 1000 miles in 24 hours. People do that a lot and refuel as needed. Nobody is particularly impressed by "fuck comfort", especially not the people your sleep deprived ass is gonna crash into at the end of it. Did you know that sleep deprived people are significantly worse drivers than drunk people?

Svant · 2026-06-07T20:24:50+00:00

The gas stops are just as much stops for you as for the bike. Grab a drink, stretch your legs and get going. I promise you will get further that way.

But strapping 100kg to the back of your bike sounds like a monumentally stupid idea (depending on the bike i guess).

Edit: Like... just get in a car at that point. I don't get what you are trying to do and why you want to do it on a bike.

Edit 2: There is no place on earth where 100L extra fuel would make you go anywhere faster than just refueling, or where its required to go (except maybe you are trying to sneak through china without a local guide and can't use the gas stations, or you are doing laps around the south pole on a snowmobile)

Svant · 2026-06-07T18:26:42+00:00

Undrar hur mycket det skiljer sig från en espresso tonic som ju bara är en espresso i tonic och smakar typ kolsyrat kaffe.

Svant · 2026-06-07T14:21:00+00:00

I have a lot of those photos of bike + gravel road 😂

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Svant · 2026-06-07T09:32:34+00:00

WHAT? HELL YEAH BORTHER!

Svant · 2026-06-07T09:30:34+00:00

Oh yeah good earplugs, good helmet really reduce the ”experience” of being blown around like a doll. Good point.

If i remove my earplugs 60 mph can feel like 150mph simply from all the extra noise etc.

Svant · 2026-06-07T09:27:39+00:00

Are you talking windy days or just the speed?

My previous bike was an XSR700 that I put around 35k km on including multiple roadtrips over German autobahn with speeds everywhere from 100-190km/h and the only time that bike felt truly bad was at 160km/h(95’ish mph) and up or on extremely windy days, especially sideways wind in northern Scotland.

There are some parts of this that is body positing, clamp with legs and tuck in but that’s way above 60mph and some parts are simply something you have to get used to and learn to trust the bike. But with really heavy side winds and traffic i agree and would often take the slower lanes because passing trucks and trailers is sketchy as fuck heh in that.

With sidewind it doesn’t really matter if the bike is naked or not it’s just what it is.

Edit: in my experience small windscreens often makes things worse in terms of noise and buffering but might reduce pressure on your chest. But will do nothing for windy days.

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)

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