Product Description

A rapidly growing cross-section of motorcyclists have taken to camping, both to reduce travel costs and to add an extremely enjoyable dimension to their adventures. Motorcycle camping offers an inexpensive, comfortable, relaxing way to see the country, enjoy nature, and share stories with your friends around a campfire. With the wide choice of high quality products now available, camping by motorcycle has never been easier. But camping by motorcycle isn't just a matter of buying high-tech equipment. This book is loaded with practical information to help you enjoy the whole experience.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #330812 in Books
• Published on: 2003-12-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

About the Author
Bob Woofter

Customer Reviews

Superb
I found this book really helpful when planning all aspects of camping with a motorcycle. It's got it all, from what gear to bring, what bike to choose and preparing a camping spot, right down to which tent to buy and what food to cook.

I'd give it 5 stars, though it's biased towards camping in America as opposed to Europe which I am planning, though at the heart of the camping experience, it probably doesn't make much difference.

All in all, it's a good book to flick through, and makes for an entertaining and very informative read from cover to cover.

USA Here I Come!
I bought this book because I was trying to find as much technical detail as possible about camping in relation to motorcycling which would assist me in planning future trips, both home and abroad, though not specifically America.

Which is where this book falls down unfortunately. The author is clearly very experienced in both motorcycling and camping but has never done either outside of his home country. As a result the book is aimed squarely at the American market and although a lot of the tips and hints, i.e. knots, water purification and cooking, are universal, all of the information concerning hotels, tourist information offices, campsites, national parks and rallies are of no interest unless you are actually intending to go to the states. Even the guide to tent buying contains only American model tents and it appears from this book that they favour those that can be pitched without a fly, undoubtedly because of the climate they enjoy. In contrast I struggled to buy a lightweight tent of this type recently and gave up trying in the end, which highlights a major difference in our camping cultures, or should I say weather!

Also the book was first printed in 2002 and I don't think that it has been updated much since then. Unlike -The Adventure Motorcycling Handbook by Chris Scott:

Adventure Motorcycling Handbook (Trailblazer)

This is a highly detailed guide which touches on every aspect of the subject, including camping, all around the world, and is frequently updated. Although it doesn't recommend specific makes/models of tent or equipment, this information can be easily gained by an afternoon spent on the internet and telephone, which will give you the most up to date information anyhow.

Overall I did enjoy reading Motorcycling Camping Made Easy and did learn quite a bit, but if I excluded the America specific content it would be a very small read and not worth the money I spent.

PK