TT Report Day 13: The Packing List
Thought people might want to know what’s in all those bags!
Here’s my checklist, which when I’m smart I check every time I set out for the next leg. There are a couple of repeats so I check myself before I wreck myself.
BASICS
Bike
Helmet
Money clip
Passport
Food
Agua
Sense of adventure
LUGGAGE/STORAGE
2x Voilé straps for side cages
2x Voilé rack straps
Bungee for rack
Extra 20” Voile strap
Handlebar bag & joey
20L drybag
2x 8L drybags
SERVICE & REPAIR DEPARTMENT
Air pump
Toolbox 1 (Gerber multitool, quicklinks, allen wrenches, needle, thread, thimble, superglue gel, patch kit, paperclip)
Toolbox 2 (spare brake pads, little plastic thing you stick between your brake pads so you don’t lock them shut, sandpaper, spare derailleur hanger, misc nuts/bolts)
Chain lube
Ultralight inner tube
Tire levers 2.0
Pedal wrench
Tubeless plugger tool
Handlebar hidey-hole stuff (spokes, zipties, chain breaker)
Tire boots
Gear floss
Loctite
Duct tape & electrical tape wrapped around random shit
NAVIGATION & SURVIVAL
Water—1L bottle and 1.5L bottle
Water filter
Wahoo compooter
Bivy personal locator beacon
Advanced Alien Technology (aka iPhone)
Guidebooks
Prescription meds
Pain pills
Chamois roll-on thingy
First aid kit (antibiotic goop, bandaids, athletic wrap, quick-clot, bite-away, blister treatment, benadryl, bonine, imodium, anti-itch cream, 10’ paracord, disposable latex gloves, spray skin stuff)
FOR GOING NIGHT-NIGHT
Tent, rainfly, groundsheet
Tentpoles & their bag
Tent stakes & their bag
Bedroll & its bag & strap
Pillow & its bag
Sleeping bag
Nighttime meds
Tent & bedroll repair tape
Trash compactor bags for sequestering wet things
COSTUME DEPARTMENT
Rain jacket
Rain pants
Puffy coat
Gloves
Merino hat
Longjohns
Long-sleeve merino
T-shirt x2
Undies x2
Triathlon shorts
Giant socks
Normal socks
Light socks
KITCHEN
Cutting board
Kick-ass knife
Stove
Fuel
Lighter
Spice cabinet (cinnamon sugar, salt, chili flakes, Penzey’s Sandwich Sprinkle)
Titanium pot & pan
Scouring pad
Spoonula
Towel scrap
Sand hanitizer
Food!
BASIC BEING OUTSIDE STUFF
Sunglasses w/ Croakies
Toilet paper
Latrine trowel & storage pad
Sand hanitizer
Sunblock
SPF chapstick
Bug spray
Mozzie net if shit gets bad
TOILETRIES
Moufpiece
Prescription meds
Pain meds
Soap/shampoo bar
Floss
Toofbrush
Toofpaste
Nail trimmer
Shower wipes
Chamois butter
ELECTRONICS DEPARTMENT
Headlamp
Spare batteries
Plugger-inner
Charging cable
Headlight
Taillight
Incredibly fucking tetchy motion-sensitive alarm
Wahoo compooter
Bivy PLB
Power bank
Dumbphone (needed for hotspot for Advanced Alien Technology)
Ziplock bags for all this shit
MISCELLANEOUS
Ottolock
Plastic bags tucked away here and there, ditto for duct tape & electrical tape, ditto for peanut M&Ms
Extra 20” Voilé strap
LUXURY ITEMS
Ukulele for no get bored
Old man chair
BiteAway
Journal
Pen
Teensy tiny packable backpack