Scouser I arrived at Kangaroo Island on the bike tonight (No I put it on the ferry before everyone says the ovious) and the ride down tonight was great.Nice and cool after the 40 degree day.For me its a motel or hotel..Nothing better that a hot shower and a soft bed and fall asleep with the telly on...fuck the swag idea

Depends on how pissed I plan on getting or where the party is....I'm happy to swag it in the cooler months.
Can't beat a good bed and a shower and a toilet to spew in, though...then crawl back to bed.......

I don't use a swag due to size and weight.
A one man hiking tent, small sleeping bag and compact air mattress is my choice.
If it rains, you can keep evrything dry.
All depends where your riding to and if there is a good camp ground, or you want to party in the Pub !
Caravan parks can suck at times, but bush camping is great.

I've just had a week on the road, I carried a small tent that I got at BCF for $50. It paid for itself the first night I didn't have to pay for a motel.

I would just ride till I got tired, then stopped at the next rest area I saw. Actually the last few nights I didn't even bother setting up the tent, I would just sleep on a tarp on the ground beside the bike, or on a table under one of those little shelters. I was really lucky with the weather, if it had looked like raining I would have set the tent up for sure.

Actually, next time I'm going to look at some kind of minimal tarp and rope setup to tie to the bike. Something that folds down really small and light. Then I could carry something better in the way of mattress/pillow. I think that would make things more comfortable.

If I go away with the wifre motel if I am on my own then swag, tent and lamp. ( I can see the thing in the dark when I am pissed). Most of the times I go away with the club we go to another property so no where to sleep. Or rally's. ie: Sedan in Feb, will be swag actually all or the runs I go on if I stay over night I take my kit. After 30 yrs in Infantry I learned to be comfortable anywhere... plus when you are pissed you can sleep anywhere.

 If with wifey (which is all of the time now) in motels,only ONCE did she "camp" with me (10yrs ago & still complaining). But before she was on the scene, a hootchie and a wool blanket, thin sleeping bag with a few tools to make/prepare site/bed (and a good fire). Miss those days... not enough to go back to them though... do enjoy waking up without ants and other wildlife sharing my bed.

No choice now the legs are bent and buckled -- motel. If it's a long one we take the motorcycle camper

1 man bivi and self inflating mattress ,small pillow ,polar fleece blanket and a blow up partner

Swags been great for me, specially on my big touring harley( not ).

Motel all the way, getting to old and to many aches and pains to do the camping thing anymore and if you go away with a few mates split the cost of getting a motel room, and it pays for itself when you are sleeping in a nice warm dry bed when it's pissing down rain outside like what happen to myself and a few mates on a overnighter last year thank god we wasn't camping on that ride.

as a mate of mine pointed out:
if you take your tent or swag, then you've got choice.

If the weather looks terrible, or if you're feeling a bit sore [or even if you just need to recharge your phone] you can always grab a room anyway.

 Kinda depends 

If there are a few of us and the weather is bleak we might chip in for a room & pile the swags in.

 

Generally, an overnighter is the swag only (which has a sleeping bag and pillow wrapped up in it) :

ps: the "blue thing" tied on the back is one of those shopping cooler bags - makes a great fold up esky for when you get where you're going 

 

Recent longer trip was swag and cheap arse two man tent to have somewhere to get changed and stow gear when we were looking around :

Doesn't really matter - as long as you're getting out and about I spose . . 

Philthy

 

Take a swag / tent then you have choice, particularly of its lookin like rain.

But I prefer park cabins, pubs or as a last resort , a motel, over camping.

But places like Thunder West (VVMC) and the like; there is no choice - so I throw the tent up.

I need a new tent before Thunder West.  

Just noticed Aldi (NSW) has a small four man tent for $50 commencing on sale 7th February.

It is a dome tent with Tent size is 240 x 210 x 180 high.

http://aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/2827_20353.htm?WT.mc_id=2012-01-03-08-41

Plently of room to store gear and roll around.

 

 

always done the hotel thing the more stars the better but now as getting older like the camping thing

1 Box of beer
Drink beer put box on head
Fall over
When the suns up you still think its night
and the flies dont go in the box coz your breath smells like cats arse