Motorcycle campers and the RT

[easysuper]

Campers and the RT

Great information for those who are able to "rough it" with trailer camping. I still prefer the hotel and restaurant thing. :yes:

We like to take the trailer as that gives us the option of staying in a campground or grabbing a motel room. There are many places where we want to take extra time but no hotels close but some great campgrounds, I also pack a small porti-potty in the Aspen so my bride doesn't have to wander around the campground at night and that seems to work for her. At 66 years old we still enjoy camping if the weather is nice and we don't have to sleep on the ground. We had some great camping when we went to Glacier Park this summer and am glad we did because there were some bad fires later that will take years to recover.

 

[WA5VHU]

What type of mileage do you get towing with the 1330?

Someone always asks. OMG, what does that do to your gas mileage?

It goes down somewhere between just a tiny bit or it goes all to hell.

I don't care. I want to go camping. I want to go camping on my motorcycle.

I only do it once or twice a year, so I don't care what the gas mileage is. If I was too worried about it I would stay home.

I guess if I was a full-time roamer towing a camper to a new location every few days it might make a larger impact on my gasoline budget, I might care then.

:shocked:

 

[easysuper]

Someone always asks. OMG, what does that do to your gas mileage?

It goes down somewhere between just a tiny bit or it goes all to hell.

I don't care. I want to go camping. I want to go camping on my motorcycle.

I only do it once or twice a year, so I don't care what the gas mileage is. If I was too worried about it I would stay home.

I guess if I was a full-time roamer towing a camper to a new location every few days it might make a larger impact on my gasoline budget, I might care then.

:shocked:

I agree ! I just want to go camping and if I was really concerned about mileage I probably would not have bought 2 Spyders, one for me and one for her ( she actually bought her own) but essentially it cuts our mileage in half because we are filling 2 tanks to ride the same distance, but its about the ride not the mileage. We do get anywhere from 30 to 42 pulling the trailer but we stay off the freeways and stick to the back roads and really get to see this great country.

 

[ARtraveler]

We like to take the trailer as that gives us the option of staying in a campground or grabbing a motel room. There are many places where we want to take extra time but no hotels close but some great campgrounds, I also pack a small porti-potty in the Aspen so my bride doesn't have to wander around the campground at night and that seems to work for her. At 66 years old we still enjoy camping if the weather is nice and we don't have to sleep on the ground. We had some great camping when we went to Glacier Park this summer and am glad we did because there were some bad fires later that will take years to recover.

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Back in MN, we used to do camping the "hard way." As in Canoe Country portaging, packing in, and tenting on the ground. Many wonderful trips to beautiful places over 40 years. We had special mats to "protect" us from the ground--which kind of worked. One cool fall morning I ended up needing assistance to get up off the ground. That was the beginning of the end for wilderness canoeing. I don't miss it, because I have found some pretty nice hotels/motels over the subsequent years. :yes:

 

[ARtraveler]

Someone always asks. OMG, what does that do to your gas mileage?

It goes down somewhere between just a tiny bit or it goes all to hell.

I don't care. I want to go camping. I want to go camping on my motorcycle.

I only do it once or twice a year, so I don't care what the gas mileage is. If I was too worried about it I would stay home.

I guess if I was a full-time roamer towing a camper to a new location every few days it might make a larger impact on my gasoline budget, I might care then.

:shocked:

:agree: With :ani29::f_spider:'s, we usually don't buy them for the mileage per gallon they provide us. Its all about the riding, camping, etc. We also have two, but the comfort awarded each rider is worth it. The first year, we did 10,000 miles, two up. It became more of an endurance thing. Buying Linda her own, was a good thing for the both of us. :yes:

 

[wd8ajj]

Stop worrying about gas mileage. It's like a Rolls Royce, If you ask how much, you can't afford it!
I would better if a compilation of MFG'S that make small motorcycle camper ready trailers would be listed ho recurse can be easily done.
With each MFG listing we could compare options ect easily.
With little idea who makes these that would be better than who has what and what was your MPG? There is no one answer due to here in the mountains would be bad compared to flat freeway.
Also being handicapped and still want to camp these would be fantastic to see whats available.

 

[Peter Aawen]

People don't always ask about gas milage just because of the cost per se, for many their potential RANGE between fill-ups is FAAAR more important, and therefore anything that impacts adversely upon milage can become important!! :lecturef_smilie: For example, here in Aus we have many places where you can travel for thousands of kms with few fuel stops, and knowing that you are likely to make the next fuel stop can be critical not only for your enjoyment but also potentially life saving! :shocked:

Besides, regardless of what it may mean to YOU & YOUR ryding, there can be a whole host of reasons as well as many instances where gas milage IS of a primary concern to the people who ask the question, or they probably wouldn't ask; so it's only polite to take the question at face value just like we take so many others at face value & either answer it if you know something that might help, or refrain from putting YOUR interpretation onto why someone else may have asked a question that you can't answer.... Just sayin! :dontknow:

:thumbup:

 

[wd8ajj]

People don't always ask about gas milage just because of the cost per se, for many their potential RANGE between fill-ups is FAAAR more important, and therefore anything that impacts adversely upon milage can become important!! :lecturef_smilie: For example, here in Aus we have many places where you can travel for thousands of kms with few fuel stops, and knowing that you are likely to make the next fuel stop can be critical not only for your enjoyment bug also potentially life saving! :shocked:

Besides, regardless of what it may mean to YOU & YOUR ryding, there can be a whole host of reasons as well as many instances where gas milage IS of a primary concern to the people who ask the question, or they probably wouldn't ask; so it's only polite to take the question at face value just like we take so many others at face value & either answer it if you know something that might help, or refrain from putting YOUR interpretation onto why someone else may have asked a question that you can't answer.... Just sayin! :dontknow:

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No problem peter with your input. Here in the US there are back roads with gas stations 200+ miles apart and no signage of that. talking to a few others that do also pull trailers of different size and weight on there spiders do not see a real big drop in gas mileage. I was getting 35 last week with the trailer and 42 normally on my RT. Only time I took a real hit was traveling in the mountains.Going from 3000 Ft to 10,000 in a fairly short span did suck a lot of gas. I do carry a 1 gal gas can in the trailer as a oops hoping not to happen.
Here in the states seems like all people who see the spider, the 1st thing they say is how much. Them might ask about the gas consumption but usually tell them the aprox price and they go nuts that someone would spend that much money on a bike. I just giggle.As I mentioned is that I would like to see a list of all company's that make camping trailer for motorcycles to get a good idea whats out there.
Take care..
Gary

 

[grieppc]

Motorcycle campers

No problem peter with your input. Here in the US there are back roads with gas stations 200+ miles apart and no signage of that. talking to a few others that do also pull trailers of different size and weight on there spiders do not see a real big drop in gas mileage. I was getting 35 last week with the trailer and 42 normally on my RT. Only time I took a real hit was traveling in the mountains.Going from 3000 Ft to 10,000 in a fairly short span did suck a lot of gas. I do carry a 1 gal gas can in the trailer as a oops hoping not to happen.
Here in the states seems like all people who see the spider, the 1st thing they say is how much. Them might ask about the gas consumption but usually tell them the aprox price and they go nuts that someone would spend that much money on a bike. I just giggle.As I mentioned is that I would like to see a list of all company's that make camping trailer for motorcycles to get a good idea whats out there.
Take care..
Gary

Thanks for for the photo I like the mountain view as well. But getting back to me earlier remark's about camping I've spent four hours trying to get a motel in Salt Lake City to class events in the city and spent four hours looking for a room on a trip to Duluth Minnesota 150 miles two events in the city couldn't get a room Sturgis south Dakota last minute rooms can run $200 to $400 a night

 

[grieppc]

Motorcycle campers

Some places like Yellowstone or the Minnesota Canada border there are no motels

 

[grieppc]

Motorcycle campers

:2thumbs:

 

[grieppc]

If I want to go to the blue mountain campgrounds near Asheville north Carolina they only have four rustic cabins for rent everyone else is camping no cars pick ups DVD etc are allowed in the campground motorcycles only

 

[grieppc]

Motorcycle camping and rt

That's supposed to say RVs They have a wood bridge accessing the campgrounds and it has a weight limit

 

[ARtraveler]

RE: MN.
The Gunflint Trail out of Grand Marais, has several motel/lodges all the way out to Gunflint Lake. Gunflint Trail provides access routes (by canoe and portaging) to many of the MN/Canada Border Lakes. Also many nice tent camping grounds within a few miles of the Gunflint Trail.

Can I digress with a quick tale? A five mile paddle up
Clearwater Lake will take you to the steep portage that leads to Mountain Lake (the Canadian Border line runs E/W through the middle of the lake). We were dressed in our usual khaki/green camping clothes. When we put in at Mountain Lake, most of the people that were fishing on the American side--suddenly started paddling to the Canadian side. Apparently on the American side for the better fishing. They thought we were wilderness Park Rangers I am guessing. :roflblack:

 

[grieppc]

RE: MN.
The Gunflint Trail out of Grand Marais, has several motel/lodges all the way out to Gunflint Lake. Gunflint Trail provides access routes (by canoe and portaging) to many of the MN/Canada Border Lakes. Also many nice tent camping grounds within a few miles of the Gunflint Trail.

Can I digress with a quick tale? A five mile paddle up
Clearwater Lake will take you to the steep portage that leads to Mountain Lake (the Canadian Border line runs E/W through the middle of the lake). We were dressed in our usual khaki/green camping clothes. When we put in at Mountain Lake, most of the people that were fishing on the American side--suddenly started paddling to the Canadian side. Apparently fishing the American side for the better fishing. They thought we were wilderness Park Rangers I am guessing. :roflblack::yes:

Well I got a good laugh out of it

 

[grieppc]

Speaking of Las Cruces One time I left Clayton New Mexico and drove to Springer that's 89 miles with nothing in between my gold wing would never make it the wife tells me the spider can do about 200 without a trailer

 

[mhopkins2]

Pulled a Bunkhouse with my Harley Ultra and itpulled just fine. I would think even easier with an RT.

 

[UtahPete]

I'm sure all of those trailers have been towed and a bunch more not mentioned ..... IMHO it's not how MUCH the Spyder can tow ( I actually pulled my Toyt Echo 3100 lbs about 25 ft when I testing a home made hitch with my Syder ) It's how much you can SAFELY STOP WITH , is the real issue. I'm 69 years old and have moved a trailer that weighed 1600lbs by hand. If you could fix up a workable electric brake for the trailer ...... 600 lb would be doable ........ Mike :thumbup:

:agree: enough said. Yes, I tow a camper and no I don't knowingly exceed the specs.

 

[CopperSpyder]

:agree: enough said. Yes, I tow a camper and no I don't knowingly exceed the specs.

That took you 2 and a 1/2 years to reply.

 

[UtahPete]

That took you 2 and a 1/2 years to reply.

I had to think on it a bit...