Seems to me that the Tensa4 would be hard to beat as a (mostly) stand-alone solution for moto camping if the weight and space are acceptable. If not, the Solo would work for single tree or hangable stand-in solution that works most of the time. The last time I camped (below alpine) w/o a single tree in the campsite, I was surrounded by miles of active sand dunes which is a situation I'm not likely to see again.
I've done a fair bit of car camping with the Solo and often as not, I do not use either the boomstake or screw for anchorage although both work well in the right situations. Sometimes it might even be easier but it is much more fun and satisfying to rig something up from existing structure than drive a stake in the ground. With a bit of creativity and a few ounces of dyneema strap and amsteel, good solid structural anchorage points are there for the using. Trees, roots, rocks, posts, logs, car wheels, parking bumpers, site designation signage, fencing, picnic tables etc. are abundant at most campsites and it only takes a few minutes to rig a deadman on the beach.
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