Motorcycle solo camping gear review New Zealand
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- I go over the gear I took to New Zealand on a motorbike camping adventure for 25 days, this time having to strip back to the bare minimum to get under the 23kg (50lb) for the checked bag on the plane. It includes, the camping gear, bike gear, tools, clothing and camera gear.
Great info as always Joe. Love your under the radar riding aesthetic. Nice to see another rider who doesn’t want to look like a Power Ranger.
Power Rangers wear those one piece leather suits, I think he was referring to the adventure riding jackets, the safari look.
Yes, if you're into that adventure gear look that's awesome, but yer it just not for me and I use what I already had and it gets the job done.
Hi mate, enjoyed the series. I’ve been using farm bib overall rain pants with a Scott over jacket of same material for over a decade now and they have served me well in the wet and cold keeping rain and wind out. Just a thought. Cheers. Keep up the good work 🤙🏻
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you enjoyed the series. Thanks for the information, looking at rain gear now.
You have the credentials for packing, with all your travels.......can't wait for next trip....maybe on the new 450 Himi.....? Here we need a license for drones over 249 grams....I had big drones for camera's....lift a 35 mm without a hick up...didn't have the range or battery life the small ones have today......I think I'm getting old. 🤔🤔🤔 Garth
although I have some experience with packing for traveling it seems I am still refining what I need. Not too long before I'll be on the next journey, I can't wait to see what it will bring.
Thanks Joe for another brilliant series. Looking forward to the next one 😊
Thank you for the support Bruce, it is greatly appreciated and will go towards the next series. It should only be a few week away.
Cheers Joe, that was most interesting listening about the gear you travelled with.
For 23 kilos that was most impressive,but maybe bring a small gas cooker so you can have warm food,drink on those cooler temperatures.
Can’t wait to hear about your next adventure.
You’re a bloody legend and Thanks for taking us along,I throughly enjoyed every moment 👏👏👏🫡
thanks mate, yes having to get everything under 23kg included the bags/panniers etc make it a little tricker.
at the end of long days I am pretty stuffed and I still have to download and back up footage/photos and try recharge everything, so if I also have to cook, then clean it gets really late. Also if you have cooking gear you need cleaning stuff to. I have found it easy to find fruit, tin tuna etc... and then pick up stuff when going through towns, also I carry a few extra kg so eating less is a good thing.
Yes should be only a few weeks until the next series.
If it were me I'd really appreciate some tea or coffee. Baseline is just a titanium cup, windshield-stand, and simple alcohol stove at
Gidday Joe , I enjoyed your no BS New Zealand series over tracks ive travelled on my bikes over the years, I was impressed with your tenacity and that little RE what a weapon. I also enjoyed yourvgewr review who needs a 2.5k Klim suit eh. I'll go back and look at your auzzie travel videos, cheers john
Thanks mate, it great to hear you enjoyed the series. Yes the bike did everything I asked of it so to me that the perfect bike. Yes I wouldn't want not having all the "right gear" stop me from exploring, I use what I have as to me it's all about the experience. Hopefully there are a few episodes you might enjoy in the Australia series, The ones int he Flinders Rangers area fun.
Brilliant info Joe. Thanks for sharing.
Annie 🐧
I hope it helps or at least gives you some idea.
@@freewayproject hi Joe. I’m shopping my bike over in January and will take most of my luggage on the plane. I plan to camp and spend most of my time in the South Island and check out some of your roads!!!
Where are you now??
Annie
Great stuff Joe, always interesting listening, showing what gear people have ..... looking forward to next series ... received the NZ poster, awesome ...... cheers 🦘🦘🦘
Great to hear you found it interesting. Thanks for the support of getting the poster, it all helps. Next series only a few weeks away.
Cheers for the gear run down Joe. You inspired me to get a few other items, and up-date some others. Thanks 😎👍
Glad it might help mate. I hope you're having fun out there. I am on top of a very high mountain pass at the moment, 5799.
Thanks, great video. Thanks for the thank you note and the sticker after my donation, that's so nice. BTW, the sticker is really cool! I love it. 🤩
Thanks for the continued support, it does help.
Last time I flew (quite a while ago) to Aotearoa they were happy for me to carry a helmet as carry on.
If they're not happy about it, just tell them it's a hat!
I had a backpack full of camera gear (probably over weight) so I didn't want to draw attention to myself with a second item.
@@freewayproject very sensible!
Excellent. I find making gear lists and route planning keeps me happy between trips ;)
Awesome,
I'm a little bit different, it normally a last minute thing so I am scrambling to grab gear and pack, then I get to the start and think where should I go, I'm not the best planner.
Thanks Joe for sharing....look forward to next series 🙏
I hope you got something from the gear review. It shouldn't be too long before we are on the next journey.
Good work. Your all cleaned up and fresh. Look forward to the next journey.
thanks mate, yes fully recovered and reseted, ready for the next one.
Really enjoyed your NZ series, thankyou for sharing. Will dive into your library to watch more of your adventures. Good gear overview too, keeping it simple wins hands down!
Thanks Kathleen, it's great to hear you enjoyed the series. There are a few series in there from Australia. Hopefully it will only be a few weeks until we're on the next journey.
Great info Joe! Can't wait to hear where you're traveling next. :) You're a legend! Mount up, ride on and take care.
Thanks Indi, should only be a few more weeks until we are on the next journey .
Cheers Joe for the heads up on the gear you took to NZ mate. Pretty cool that it all came under your weight limit. 👍🍻
You are welcome mate, yes you don't need that much to do a trip like this.
Thanks Joe a great insight on how light you can travel see you on the bike again soon
Thanks
Dave
You are welcome David, yes you don't need much to do a trip like this.
Great wash up Joe! 👏
I really like my Rev'it rain gear. Also over the boot (OTB) pants with waterproof boots are the go. Rhinowalk looks to be pretty good. 👍😊
Another vote for Rev'it gear! A little expensive but worth it.
yes looking at a proper set of rain gear this time 😂. Yes for the price the Rhinowalk get the job done.
Hi Joe, thanks for sharing your list of gear. I think you did extremely well keeping to the weight limits.
I have some Rhinowalk bags and have found them to be very good. Mine can be used as panniers or you can strap them flat on the back.
Thanks again Joe, keep up the great work. I really enjoy what you do. 👍🇦🇺
You are welcome Kent, it amazing what you can do when you have a limit to stick to. Yes for the price they do a great job, I sure the $1500 panniers do a great job too but under $200 I can distort seven sets of panniers and still be ahead.
Great review by an experienced traveler. Really enjoy your Y/T trips !
Thanks mate, I hope some of it was useful.
Love your work! Great to see you in the south island. Riders need to be aware that its not always cold! I done a trip 2024 up the west coast SI and it was HOT!!! 25 deg pus the whole way.
Can't wait to come over the ditch and burn a few Ks your side.
Thanks Anthony, Yes I got really good riding conditions into April it was great.
You'll have a ball over here, lots of different stuff to explore.
Yes the John - Do pants are fantastic, they say water resistant and the knee armour is adjustable ( up and down) that’s one ☝️ of the reason I brought them as I short . When I went to NZ I also wore my riding gear as with you my camping gear / helmet was check in . I hired a bike with panniers so that help with the storage. I alway go the XXL in paints and I’m a medium in pants , actually got mine in a camping shop in Invercargill , they are still going strong and I got them in 2017 .was a fantastic watch mate , I’m up in the Atherton tablelands at the moment ( been here for the winter ) when I get back to Wodonga will be riding to WA - Perth in October, NOT like when you did it in the cold 🥶 mate 😂😂😂. Really enjoy your NZ Vids.
Yes they are very comfortable and get the job done. It'd be a great time of year to be up there. Yes October sounds like a much better time of year to do that ride over to the west.
It's great to hear you enjoyed the series. Hopefully it will only be a few weeks until we're on the next one.
Thanks for that Joe, always good to see what others carry, I am not a photo pr film guy so do not have that to be worried about.
Check out the Static V sleeping mat, probably half the size of your current.
I took a Tier gear quilt last trip (made in Tassie) I wish I found quilts about 3 sleeping bags ago, they are the best thig ever.
Thanks again for sharing.
Yes I only worked it out (quilts), really surprised me so will be quilting it from now on.
Brilliant! Tips and feedbacks from practicing traveler! Unfortunately I didn’t understand names of some brands (I’m not native speaker), it would be great if you can list them (or links to it) in the description
I am glad to hear you got something from the video. If there is anything specific you are interested in finding out just let me know and I'll try find the relevant information for you.
Funny how the gear changes over the years but once ya find what works ya stick to it aye great breakdown of your gear man cheers
Thanks mate, yes it takes some time but you do start to work out what works best for you.
@@freewayproject absolutely mate
Thanks for the journey Joe. I lived in Invercargill for 30+ years and now have a view of Mt Taranaki from my driveway. My father in law in Ireland and I loved your series. He's coming over at the end of the year and Im hoping we can do something similar together. Will you be back to tour NZ again? Thanks for the information about the gear. It is very exciting planning a trip. Need to get a suitable bike first. I ride a Harley Heritage Softail so not really suitable for the kind of journey you just did. Looking at a CF Moto 650 MT If you have any thoughts or advice it would be greatly appreciated.
It's great to hear you both are enjoyed the series. I have not tried a lot of bikes but if you can get something that handles the dirt a bit it allows you to get to more places. I have head the New Himalayan 450 it an upgrade on the 411 version in nearly every way and a very similar price. I have not seen the CF Moto 650 MT it's probably great too. As long as you have something that can get you out there.
I must say I've been tempted by the Rhinowalk stuff. There is certainly some good gear out there nowadays and with better design it just keeps getting lighter.
I had no option as the other brands were 4 to 8 times the price which I could not afford, The Rhinowalk got the job done so happy with it.
Excellent Joe. I always look forward to another interesting video.
Will you be riding the Himalayan again or something different?
Thanks mate. It's great to hear you are enjoying the videos. I will be riding anything I can get my hands on if I am overseas (in Australia my Himalayan)
@@freewayproject You've made the Himalayan and Scram both very appealing. I finally got my 2023 Himalayan paid for and will be picking it up in about a week. Please don't cause me to fall in love with another motorcycle; I can't afford it 😆.
Actually, I was already buying the Himalayan; that's what led me to you. Take care and thanks for the great content
Mate you should make a calendar of your prints
Thanks for the idea Frazer, I am just setting off on the next journey so I'll have a look at the logistics of it when I get back.
PLS Joe, make a video on tutorial for solo bike ride making such amazing cinematic shots. really really interested on how you take those shots, the gears you used, the story behind each. and I recently vistied your website. OH MY .......Amazing. Also if you happen to visit ladakh India. would really be happy to accompany you on the trip:)
Hi Piyush, I am currently on the road but will have a look at the idea when I return.
Also check out the Big Agnes sleep system. Similar concept. I love it.
Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out.
Love your vids 👍Tip with your towel take a large thick hand towel drys quick less room
Thanks for the tip Brett. It's great to hear you enjoyed the series, it should only be a few weeks until we are on the next one.
Thanks Joe nice work. I noticed you don't use a cooking system, so no hot brews or food just do with tins and packet foods and just get warm stuff when you want.??
yes, not cooking, a few reasons, at the end of long days I am pretty stuffed and I still have to download and back up footage/photos and try recharge everything. Also if you have cooking gear you need cleaning stuff to. I have found it easy to find fruit, tin tuna etc... and then pick up stuff when going through towns, also I carry a few extra kg so eating less is a good thing, on this trip I drop 5kg so win win.
Wet weather pants , over the top ones. Go to a couple of golf retailers and check out what they have. You may find that they have good fitting ones that don’t RUSTLE. Zip up lower legs, good ones not cheap.
Thanks Peter for the information I'll have a look.
Hi Joe really enjoyed the series. Your videos are put together so well, you really deserve more views and subscribers. I live in the north island and just brought a Himalayan for my first bike and plan to take it around New Zealand. Was curious what time of year you did this trip and what time of year you think is best taking into consideration water crossing, weather etc
Hi Daniel, it's great to hear you enjoyed the series, I was there at the end of March into April. Apparently the best time is February and March, which I was aiming for but was still trying to work out getting a motorbike there so was pushed back. Saying that I gather I was a little lucky still being there in April as although it was cool it was not freezing cold.
I hope that helps and have an epic time on your adventure around the south Island.
@@freewayprojectThanks Joe
Your helmet can be carried in your hand and it's classed as safety equipment, so shouldn't be included in the weight limit.
That drone is massive, I have the DJi mini pro 3 wich is under 250g and doesn't require a license in any country.
Get yourself some Rok straps, best quality out there and so easy to use.
I enjoyed the series mate, hope to visit NZ someday, although it's half way round the world for me.
My back pack with all the camera gear in it, is well over weight, so I tried to avoid them taking notice of me so they don't ask to weigh it, so the less gear I have the less likely it is that they'll notice me.
It's great to hear you enjoyed the series. If you ever get the opportunity it's definitely worth it.
Thanks Joe. Good info.
You are welcome mate, hopefully there is something useful in there.
Recommend Outdoor Research Foray GTX pants. Cheap goretex rain pants with long leg zipper for easy on off. And packs really small.
thanks for the info mate, I'll check them out.
Nice one Joe. So you did not take a laptop or your big solar charger with you? How did you charge your gear and store your videos and photos after each day? May be you can make a video on how you shoot video (setup), store and manage, decide what to shoot, decide which footage to use and where do you source you music from and if you dont mind your workflow for editing videos. I know I am asking too much. You can decline as most of the "established" bikers have this as an offering in a course... thats an option you might want to think about. There are people out there who loves your style and wont mind paying $10 to $50 for a simple DIY video.
My camera bag has not changed for the last 4 trips so I didn't go over it again, Yes I still had laptop in the camera bag. I did not bring solar panel or batteries. I stopped ever 4- 5 days somewhere where I could recharge everything.
I am not sure i am the best teacher, but I'll have a think about it, thanks for the idea..
I saw at another motor channel someone recommending military surplus raingear. Cheap and sturdy. Might be worth a shot.
Thanks for the info, I’ll check it out
I was wondering how you carried all those individual moto bags on the flight; that Osprey bag is a great idea 💡 👍
I had it from a lot of through hiking travels, when I tried the airporter I was surprised it worked so well.
Thanks for posting this vid Joe. I found the camera equip part very interesting. I was wondering how you got those selfie shots so good with the blurred background. Makes sense with the 24/1.4 lens. Is your 70-200 f4 or 2.8?
I glad you found it interesting. The 70-200 is a 2,.8
@@freewayproject Cheers.
Rain pants and jacket
Go Scott they are awesome
Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll check them out.
Awesome, thanks Joe. Was hoping you'd do a video of your gear. As a resident of the South Island of NZ and (recently) a Scram 411, this is all very useful to me! Quick question, for your Rhinowalk tank bag, did you have a tank base for that as well or just strap it to the tank? Did it cause any marks?
No I did not use a base and not issue with the paint after 7000km. This Friday will be the review of the Scram
@freewayproject ah great, thanks. Looking forward to the review :)
Really enjoyed this series. What is the GPS navigation system you use when you are out in the sticks with no internet access?
It's great to hear you enjoyed the series. I am using GaiaGPS, it allows you to download the maps for offline use and it is really simple you just drag a rectangle over the area you want to download (you can drag several rectangles over different areas and it automatically joins them all together. It not too expansive, definitely worth it when you are in the middle of nowhere.
@@freewayproject Thanks. I'll have a look
Thanks for that Joe. I was hoping for more information on the big over bag you stuffed the other bags into, now I have it. I've been living off the back of my Himalayan for just over a year with similar gear, it's amazing how little you can get along with if you have too. The Rinowalk side bags are of particular interest to me. I'm looking at leaving the Himalayan in either Mexico, where I am now, or the US, and going to Asia to ride for a while. Since I don't know what I might be riding, flexibility is needed. I have the Rinowalk 30 Liter bag, I have almost 9,000 miles on it and there's been no issues. It is an acceptable size for a carry on bag, so my laptop, cameras, and other fragile gear can go in that. I notice you didn’t mention your laptop, did you take it with you?
You're welcome Terry.
This is the airporter I use
www.osprey.com/airporter-large-airports23lg-550?color=Black
I had done reviews of my camera bags before and nothing has changed so didn't want to repeat the same thing. Yes I took my laptop.
Asia should be fun
"The other major brand I struggle to keep working" 🤣 Yep!! Not one single filmed ride is drama free with my GoPro's. Starting to hate them with a passion...lol DJI Osmo 4 coming up. Catch ya
oh you feel my pain haha. I have had no issues with the Osmo action 4
How do you go starting and stopping camera on your chinmount? I'm trialling the insta360 ace pro with its voice activation, but am finding the noise is just too much to consistently start and stop with confidence. You never really know if it's recording. Unless I'm cabled up to my phone on the handlebar mount.
I press the button on my Osmo action. I have done it that many times I can tell when I have clicked it on successfully. Also I can see the screen.
I have a Insta360 One RS and they make a small handbar mounted button so you can easily press it to record and stop. It also shows you the battery life and time elapsed, but like Joe said, the more I've used my camera it's pretty easy to use and know when it's recording, the Ace Pro at least has the screen that flips up so you could verify it's actually recording
@@sethruteror simply look at yourself in the rear mirror and check if the red recording light is blinking 😉
@@danisukamoto 🤣 yup
Thanks!!!
You are welcome Paulo, hopefully there is something useful in it.
Hi Joe, what’s the brand of the small tripod you use. Thanks for sharing your journeys and providing an insight into the gear you take.
It's a Benro, it has Spiderman SC08 written on it. It's great to hear you enjoyed the series.
Nice wrap up to the series Joe👍.
Did you lose any weight this time. I usually lose 2-3 kgs a week when I'm on the road but I do have a lot to lose😂😂.
well I can tell you 6kg, so impressed myself with that one haha.
You are quite the minalist. 😅
Having less does simplify things, but on this trip there was never a time I though I was missing something.
Does the down puffer jacket fluff up enough to be fully effective under the pressure of a heavyweight motorcycle jacket?
Hi mate, I was warm when riding the bike so I think so. The jacket I road with isn't super tight around me so I gather it wasn't totally compressed.
Hey Joe, what settings etc you use on the Action 4? I have an action 3. Trying to work out the best settings for filming and also editing… cheers!
From what i can remember, I shoot everything at 24 frame rate. Then the D-log and the standard not the wide or super wide. But using this every shot will have to be graded back (exposure, colour etc..)
Did you have any problems bringing the drone into NZ.
Not issue taking the drone to New Zealand and it as carry on and not one questioned it.
Theres another brand of panniers now even cheaper thsn the rhinowalks, wild heart. Id put money on them being built in the same factory as rhinowalks, they look ide tical. Also seems ever since the wildheart have come onto the market the cheap rhinowalks are no longer svailable.
They do look similar, slightly different buckles and material but basically the same shape.
You can still get Rhinowalk off Amazon and a few other Australia websites like offtrackmoto
It's always good to have options, I am sure the brands that sell the top end ones for $1850 are really great bags, but I can use that kind of money to ride around a country.
@@freewayproject yeah rhinowalk is still available, I don’t mean it had disappeared. What I meant was the cheaper options have disappeared, I was looking at them for $180 for the 36l rhinowalks, now they don’t seem to be around. But now you can get wild heart same size same price, it looks like they’ve made some of the buckles from plastic instead of metal and some other small changes.
More of a cheaper build than the rhinowalks maybe.
@@mj_aussie_coaster_travels8310 oh got ya now, sorry I miss read it. Yer mine are the 48L at that price, that's a bummer they have gone up.
Did you cook or stop in restaurants?
To do the trip I needed to be on a really tight budget so no restaurants, I had tin tuna, fresh fruit and veggies from when ever I passed a store. With filming the trip at the end of the day I have to download all the footage and charge everything, and I am normally tired so to have to then also cook and clean means I am going later into the night which compounds day after day and I tried to not ride tired. Also bring cooking gear would have put me over the weight limit on the plan.
@@freewayproject thx for your reply. Did you at least allow yourself an occasional hot drink ie tea or coffee?
@@stuartneal700 I grew up in the Northern Territory in Australia (extremely hot) so I never got into drinking hot drinks, so it was just good old fashion water for me.