Combo Pack
Our Combo Pack give you the whole deal and now with a special discounted price and a free Oregon Bedroll bike keychain!
Included: Zip-On Drizzle Cover, T shirt up to XL, keychain.
Oregon Bedroll with NO mattress
If you already have a large sized Therm-a-Rest ™ mattress, it will fit right into our Oregon Bedroll, no need to buy another from us.
Some have tried using foam instead of a Therm-a-Rest, might be worth a try.
Sorry! Out of stock of all bedrolls, next shipment 3/15/2010 (ish). 12/28/2009
The price is always the price posted for the bedroll less the price posted for the Therm-a-Rest.
Zip-On Drizzle Cover included no-charge with every bedroll automatically.
Hoka Hey Challenge and Oregon Bedroll
<< << Hoka Hey Challenge official site click here >> >>
This is a closeup of our Test Drive Station so that you can see how extreme of a test bed it actually is.
We have been doing some testing here in the home office to check out the Ridge rest mattress we
are offering our Hoka Hey racer friends. Our initial results are surprising. On our test bed,
which as you can see is lumpier than anything a normal person would select to put down their
bedroll, the Ridge Rest did not come close to the comfort of the self-inflating Basecamp we
usually use. The self-inflating Basecamp is just amazing how it soaks up the lumps, and the
Ridge Rest mat was about what you’d expect from a 1/2″ mat laying on boulders, not comfy.
Of course, racers won’t be using it on river rock, we’re trying it on more real-world coditions.
Check back Hoka Hey racers, we’ll keep you posted as we do more testing. 1/27/2010
On top you see Therm-a-Rest’s Ridge Rest non-inflating mat, and below you will see
Therm-a-Rest’s new redesigned 2″ Bascamp mattress we use. It’s really not a fair comparison.
<< << Hoka Hey Challenge office site click here >> >>
We spent some time lying around on 2 bedrolls trying to replicate locally the range of surfaces the Hoka Hey guys are going to dropping the bedrolls on. Our test drive station is not reasonable, it’s just too lumpy for a fair comparison.
Based on today’s testing, if you have a relatively flat smooth gravel patch to put it down, the Ridge Rest isn’t bad, worth considering. But as it get lumpier, the more you need the self-inflating mattress. To what degree is up to each rider to decide. 1/28/2010
3/4/2010 Here’s the deal for you Hoka Hey Racers, the special priced 2 mattress package. Each rider would have to try both mattresses and decide for himself. Just for registered Hoka Hey Challenge racers our special includes an Original Oregon Bedroll, our new upgraded Zip-On Drizzle Cover, a Therm-a-Rest self-inflating Basecamp air mattress AND a Therm-a-Rest RidegeRest non-inflating mat.
You try both mattresses and decide. If you can stand the Ridge Rest for the race, then use the other self-inflating mattress for more leisurely rides. If you can’t make the RidgeRest mat work for you, then donate it to a local homeless charity. If you do the math you’ll notice we’re including the 2nd mat free. You can look at it as free racer’s swag.
100% refund to second place finisher, or a new Oregon Bedroll in the off case he doesn’t have one yet. That’s right, a refund or new bedroll for second place.
100% refund for third place finisher if he has purchased an Oregon Bedroll.
Nothing for first place. That guy just got a big paycheck and probably already has an Original Oregon Bedroll, he’s fine. 
3/4/2010
Please note this is a Pre-Order special, bedrolls are currently out of stock. Bedrolls will ship with expedited handling and special attention, but are not expected to ship until about April 15.
Designated Decoy Organization
Oregon Bedroll is happy to host Designated Decoy on our website.
Designated Decoy is a group of motorcyclists with attention getting bikes, who agree to not drink or do drugs while on their motorcycle wearing the Designated Decoy license plate frame.
It is a voluntary group, with no enforcement other than the member’s words.
The name Designated Decoy is from an old bar hopping joke. A police officer is waiting outside a bar at closing time watching a dozen motorcycles in the parking lot. the bar closes and the bikers stream outside, followed by one last biker staggering out and falling. While the other bikes start up and ride off, the last rider is struggling to get on his bike and get it started. After about 10 minutes he get’s it started and pulls on the the street where the officer immediately pulls him over.
“Have you been drinking sir?” the officer asks.
“No, not a drop” the biker says clear as a bell. The cop snaps back “I saw you stagger out of the bar, obviously intoxicated.”
“Oh that” the biker replies “Tonight I’m the designated decoy.”
So goes the old joke that inspired the name of our group: Designated Decoys
We will be offering a low cost lifetime membership and nice license plate frame at cost to members. To be clear it will not technically not-for-profit, but the price will be at cost, and no profit will be generated.
We only want members who are sincere, and absolutely agree to not drink or do drugs while bar hopping on the bike wearing the plate.
We are particularily interested in new members who currently do bar hop and drink, guys with multiple bikes who can designate a bar hopper bike, and do the sober thing bar hopping on that bike.
When asked why you’re not drinking: “I’m the designated decoy”.
Check back here in the coming weeks, we should have memberships available mid summer.
Frost Cover
Oregon Bedroll’s Zip-On Frost Cover will zip onto our full sized bedrolls, the Original Oregon Bedroll and the Cascade Bedroll. This very warm, very thin zip on accessory converts your Oregon Bedroll into a super sleeping bag.
Ad Our Zip-On Drizzle Cover to the top of the Zip-On Frost Cover and you’ve got a truly great set-up for sleeping under the stars, no tent necessary. Wake up to dew or drizzle, throw the generous Drizzle Cover flap over your head and hide.
No tent, let that sink in.
We are expecting to have these ready to ship during March 2010, possibly early in the month. We are hoping to release the Zip-On Frost Cover under $100.
12/15/09
