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Ha, yeah, it's the only tent I've got, and it's pretty nice.
Amazingly, the only thing that went in the passenger seat was the duffel bag with my clothes and stuff. I got a 4 person tent, twin air mattress, sleeping bag, the soft top, a (folded up) kite, an empty backpack, a camera bag, and some other stuff in the trunk.
When I show a newbie an Elise' boot, I remind them that I have lived a week out of a backpack about half that size. Including food and shelter and spirits (etc)!
A friend of mine over here took his wife to Cairns on the other side of the country 3000 miles away. They went in the Elise and were away for 3 months and camped!!!
Anything is possible.
My wife and I have gone camping on my Triumph sportbike before. Just a matter of getting the right gear that packs up small. I honestly would be much more worried about getting the Elise to the camping spot without smashing the front clam than getting my stuff in it...Still nice job though.
Oh yeah, I did that too... Hasn't everyone done that? :shrug:
Sadly I had to sell the bike because I'm pretty sure it was plotting to kill me. I promised myself I'd get a Lotus if I did though. Now I just make sure I choose a camp site that I can get into without smashing the clam.
David, I don't worry too much about tree sap. Any decent synthetic wax will protect the paint well enough unless you left the sap on there for weeks.
Anyway, very nice job waelsie. I'd be too worried to beat up the car doing all that.
Giles shipped his S1 Elise from Australia. Picked up his car in LA and then drove around the western US and up to Alaska and to the Arctic Circle. The vast majority of his stops were in campgrounds.
Yes, and I survived !!! Got a bit chilly at times !!!!
Here's car with a boot rack and extra trunk about to cross Yukon River at Dawson !!! Dirty because I had just driven across the Top of the World Hiway from Chicken !!!
It's kinda funny to see this. One of the outings next year for the GGLC Sacramento chapter that we have been discussing is a Lotus camping trip! Stay tuned as it continues to have a lot of interest!
Love camping in the Evora..........at a Weston Resort........
I did a little camping on my CX500, 16,000 miles in 2 1/2 months. Thats the last time I went camping or rode the bike. 35 years with a M/C as primary transport. I just love the Evora's heated seats.
The Sacramento chapter of GGLC has a Lotus group campout planned for Memorial day weekend! If interested sign up on the GGLC website or send me an email.
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