Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 Bikepacking Tent
Big Agnes Rapide SL Sleeping Pad
Sea to Summit Ember Down Quilt
Nemo Fillo Elite Camping Pillow
Nemo Moonlite Reclining Camp Chair
MSR Pocket Rocket 2 Stove
Maxi Titanium Dual Pot
Exped Widget Pump
Video was intriguing given overall size and weight fitting into backpack. Obviously not the cheapest. But genuine curiosity to hit similar size and weight.
Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 Bikepacking Tent: $493–$580
Big Agnes Rapide SL Sleeping Pad: $100–$200
Sea to Summit Ember Down Quilt: $300–$400
Nemo Fillo Elite Camping Pillow: $70–$80
Nemo Moonlite Reclining Camp Chair: $150–$200
MSR Pocket Rocket 2 Stove: $45–$55
Maxi Titanium Dual Pot: $50–$60
Exped Widget Pump: $30–$40
Prices not great. But… specs/weight for comparable alternates is ideal. Probably a much bigger discussion or winter workshop (I probably missed a historical one).
I’m no vet, but…I have Agnes and Nemo items and find them to be excellent. Thoughtfully designed: the right details where you need/want them to be, which makes set-up, use, and take-down as easy and convenient as possible. That ease-of-use is worth the price of admission for me, at my age and given where I am on the learning curve (low).
The only thing I duplicate directly from this list is the Nemo chair. It’s one of my favorite pieces of gear: bulletproof attachment points, big mesh, adjustable, light, rad-looking. I have an Agnes C Bar 3 tent which is big enough for me, my boots, and my trunk bag if need be, with enough room to get dressed in, and a small “porch” for things that you’d rather keep outside; a Nemo pad which comes with a nifty separate inflator sack that still requires you to inflate with lung power but helps do so comfortably and efficiently; REI 19 degree bag (a quilt strikes me as too light to use in sub-50,60 degree conditions…? not speaking from experience here); Sea-to-Summit pillow that packs down to 1.5” x 3”; and a Jet Boil.
I can get it all into less than half of my medium 33L Tusk dry bag. Could go smaller on the tent, but small tents dont seem worth the discomfort unless you’re bike-packing. On the moto there’s no need to go full weenie, IMO.
Happy to look up the specific products if you want more details.
I splurged for a Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 bike packing tent and their Anvil Horn 15 degree sleeping bag/system with sleep pad, however, I get decent discounts on them through Expert Voice, who offers good discounts for veterans and similar. I did go cheap on the camp chair (Tusk Rocky Mtn ATV) and pillow (Costco special), but only use my Jet Boil for freeze dried meals and coffee, no pots or pans. I do need to invest in a compact electric air pump, sick of getting light headed at elevation while airing up my pad and pillow
The Bike packing items allow more compact space, but do hit the wallet harder.
I started with cheaper items and slowly upgraded.
Just a back up opinion - but I have the same Big Agnes tent/bag/pad set up as Terminous - also got a very good industry deal. Pros - very small with regards to packing and storing on your bike. The tent I would reconsider. Yes - more space with a larger one on your bike - but the smaller bike packing/single person - if you are out on a 5 day trip and get weather like we did on BDR - very hard to bring a lot of your riding gear into the tent at night to keep it dry. And electric air pump is a sure win. Mine is some cheaper Amazon one that also works as a light for inside the tent, etc. Works well.
Yeah, similar to @Terminous my set up started in bikepacking. I got this super fucking cool Alpkit Aeronaut 1 one-man tent that has no poles, only an inflatable hoop that you can use you bike pump or a CO2 cartridge on. It is rad. Since there hasn’t been much time for bikepacking at all, I think I’ll post it for sale here on BCADV.
The punchline to.my original reply is that you can get within what looks to be a liter or two of Dork’s kit size while adding a bit of room and convenience to the tent while savimg $250 (C Bar is $350).
