First night out I chose to sleep under the stars at a campground across the river from where the rally would be held. To lazy to setup the tent for a 1 nighter. Here's a pic of the Redverz tent packed on the bike for size comparison. I ended up putting the cot up on the picnic table. Cot is very light weight and small size when in it's carry case. Fits in the back of my trunk. rj