8 Motorcycle Camping Gear Essentials for Under $300  Enjoy the outdoors with these lightweight, compact camping gear deals.

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Nothing re-energizes your spirits like a tranquil night of camping under the stars. Adventure Motorcycles allow us to access pristine wilderness areas and remote beaches that few people ever have an opportunity to experience in their life. To ensure an enjoyable camping experience, you need to come prepared with the right motorcycle camping gear.

Motorcycle camping gear is a lot different than what you typically use for car camping. You need compact gear that is easy to store on your bike and it needs to be lightweight to ensure it doesn’t disturb your motorcycle’s handling. Lightweight, compact motorcycle camping gear is especially important when you ride off-road to reach your camping destination. And of course it needs to be comfortable, quality gear that will last for awhile.

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For our motorcycle camping gear list, we include all the lightweight, compact, budget-friendly essentials needed to get you through a weekend to week-long adventure ride — all for less than $300 and weighing 10 pounds.

Floor Dimensions: 90 in. x 32 in. (228.6 cm. x 81.2 cm)

Packed Size: 6 in. x 17.5 in. (15.2 cm. x 44.5 cm.)

Weight: 4.3 lbs. (1.95 kg.)

You can save a lot of weight and bulk with your motorcycle camping gear by choosing a one person backpacking tent. A single person tent is all you really need to stay dry and comfortable when camping for shorter time periods. The weight savings pays dividends out on the trail and a tent with a smaller internal volume also warms up faster on a chilly night.

The Lynx 1 tent is free-standing with a traditional two-pole design that anyone can figure out – a good thing if you are setting up in the dark or are depleted after a gnarly trail ride. Helping to keep the pack size down are the mostly mesh walls that give the tent plenty of air flow for warmer weather (or for a stinky rider!) and the included rain fly keeps the elements out when the weather takes a turn for the worse. The rain fly also includes a vestibule area for your helmet and boots, or anything else you want to keep dry. With a spacious, seam-sealed bathtub floor, it has enough room for taller campers and the entire tent folds down into a small pack that fits inside most panniers.

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