FiledCandy, a UK company specializing in outdoor products created to add stylish flair to camping has signed a deal with Indian Motorcycle to offer to produce an Indian branded 2-person “Explorer Tent” that can be neatly fitted inside into a compact carry case easily transported on the back of your bike.
The rustic design has been created to reflect Indian® Motorcycle’s rich American heritage and one that can withstand the extreme conditions the open road can bring. Thanks to a developed printing technology, the design is UV fade resistant, the material 100% waterproof and fire retardant.
Each tent is made in England to the high specifications of an expedition tent. Find the Indian Motorcycle® 2-person tent at worldwide Indian® Dealers or online at Field Candy or Indian Motorcycle. MSRP $695.99 USD ($779.99 Canada). Accessory Part # 2863891
You have got to be kidding!
$700?
Why not?
Love to camp off the bike…… $700 bucks? You can get a back packing ‘exploring’ type tent (if you really need that much tent) for $300-400 at REI. Best return policy in the retail world.
Trying to out Harley at being in your face
A clothing and out doors company with MotorCycle accessories.
If it comes with the rust and dirt stains it is even more of a try hard………………..
It’s like leather Jackets with pre scuffed surfaces and all the weathered and worn looking clothes and kit.. Buy new and shiny and go out and add the scars of living.
My original leather has scars scuffs and even stab holes, every mark,tear and stain is a story.
“your stories” cannot be bought you have to live them !!
That’s almost as absurd as paying $600 for a simple leather jacket because it has a big eagle with a bar and shield on the back.
Yep, this Indian tent will sell…
Shifter is right. New “disstress” stuff sells very well or companies would not offer this style. Even for furniture.
For the rich yuppie.
cant you by a real tent for climbing mount Everest for less ??
gotta get people people slurping up the Indian Kool-Aid some how…….so you might as well give them the Walter White blend first 🙂
LMAO! Does it also come with the 200 watt flood light to place inside the tent and light up the 4X6 logo?
Pesonally I thought it would take them a little longer than this to jump the shark.
Bob, yes! If you order now we’ll throw in this 200w high pressure sodium lamp for free! (Just pay separate S&H) operators are standing by…waiting for the first “hater” who claims it’s actually a Polaris tent with an Indian logo printed on…
Ok, so here goes the marketing thing
Yes, I know it’s a pain & you’re paying extra for a name stitched on whatever it is
(The old joke goes what does H-D really stand for?
A Hundred Dollars, every time you walk into a store)
But it’s worked for the Motor Company for decades !!!
Why shouldn’t Indian cash in on the nostalgia / branding / “I belong to the club(tribe)” too ?
I won’t be buying any, but hey it’s your money ???
This is not a brand thing ! !
It is people wanting to go out and look cool and buy the experience.
Then usually once they have scared themselves and moistened their girl friends nether parts they put this chapter back in the hall cupboard. Where it will gather well manicured dust…. But at least they can tell their cultured friends of their biker lifestyle story with their near tragedy and how she turned his life around .
Makes me bilious.
RE:
“… people wanting to go out and look cool and buy the experience …”
h but then….
What people “want” to buy and what they “get” in the end are typically two different things.
Because, in Reality one can’t buy “credibility” ……. “poser” always shows through…….
-nicker-
Yeah but to some people 700 bucks is nothing. If they want a dirty looking tent with a picture of an Indian on it why not? I know a lot of rich people with no taste, but I also know a lot of poor people with no taste. The only difference is their ability to indulge their lack of taste.
Nicker ( O B 1) I bow to your wisdom,
Your completely right ! Stills gives me a case of the shits though.
FYI, a non Indian FieldCandy tent that size runs about $660.
Yuppie bike. Yuppie tent.
another wild hog