Big tent, camping bed and airbed on top! Agreed! More comfortable! But a bit difficult to get on a bicycle. BTW, has anyone got any experience of camping France? I'm off to Normandy in a week or so.. Anyway, off I go with the DD Traveller hammock that I've just ordered, along with the usual suspects: tarp, snakeskin, and I should be safe from excited land-owners and cops, what with it all being olive-green and deep in a wood and all. Google Earth is great for reconnaissance and I've found loads on my intended route. As for hammocks, I've used them loads in Mex and Guatemala and they are really comfortable. Oh, and at sea, then you've got your own gimbals. Just a thought. Montrez cette espace. Cheers.