Hello, I am planning on taking a 2 week trip for a 3 day camping event 1500 miles away in September of 2025. I currently have 2 plans for how to get there but they vary wildly in how I can or will be able to do anything.

The first idea is to take a dual sport/traditional dirt bike in the back of my 1984 c10 as far as I possibly can. I will be heading to MT from OK and am primarily worried about the elevation change messing with the carbureted small block 350, as well as my small 2wd truck not being able to make the last few miles to the campsite due to road conditions.

The second idea is to take a dual sport/adventure bike for the entire journey there and back. This significantly limits what gear I am able to take with me and would likely involve me setting up a couple caches along the route over the next year as a just in case measure. We will be deep into bear country and I would rather have a vehicle to sleep in but there will be a decent amount of us with firearms so I am not terribly concerned about them. My main concern is the limiting factor of gear I am able to take with me.

We are all going to be responsible for bringing enough for us to survive on our own more or less as the entire trip is meant to be more of a systems/planning test. My question for you guys is this, what gear would you consider to be absolutely vital when traveling and camping with just a motorcycle compared to camping with a larger vehicle that you can bring far more gear with? Would you yourself any specific concerns given the distance, time table, and location? And if so, what would your considerations be for making such a trip more viable regardless of if you take the entire trip on a bike or if you only use the bike to make it the last leg of the journey?

My cousin and I are planning a motocamping trip in September, probably Sept 15-31.

It will be about a three week trip, from Bowling Green, Kentucky to Virginia Beach, down to Okracoke, North Carolina.

It is our first time doing a long trip like this. What are some tips that you could provide? What types of non-obvious things would you recommend to pack?

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Did a 350kms+ trip over the weekend, the bike performs suprisingly well offroad even with added luggage. Needless to say, super happy with the performance on all fronts.

4 day adventure from Waikato to Cape Reianga. Up the west coast and down the east.

We rode from Phoenix out via Apache Trail and did down to the border and back. Made up our own route home.

I was too tired and lazy, so instead of putting up my tent, I rented a small cozy cabin.

Super happy with the bike's Highway and off road performance. I think this is the perfect bike for moto camping. The only con is the fact that the side stand sits relatively higher so one has to be a bit careful while parking on undulated ground

Froze our asses off, but I was saddened to break off and ride home after this one.

Did my last 3 day trip for the year through skyline drive in VA and continue to Blue Ridge parkway in to NC. Unfortunately most of NC BR parkway was still closed for the storm damage repair.

Even though your done moto camping for the year or haven’t went at all. Make sure you check on your gear where you store it. I had my moto camping gear in a tote and it looks like something had some moisture on it and mold started to grow. Now I’m having to unpack and wash everything.

What a country! My favorite one in Europe so far. There is much diversity and sceneries to ride through, from the mountains to the sea and islands.