The Bike and Panniers:
Surly Long Haul Trucker of my own build. On a whim, I decided to ride to Maine and needed a bike to carry me there. I had little money so I purchased the frame-set and built it up from my road and mountain bikes. Since that trip, the bike is mostly it’s own now, but still bears the mark of a franken bike.
- Drop bars
- Downtube shifters (bar ends are to expensive. I paid $10 for the set of downtubes)
- Brooks saddle (it used to be green)
- Surly rear rack
- Salsa down under front rack (with attached minimalist top rack)
- Shimano XT rear dérailleur (from my mountain bike)
- Schwalbe Marathon Mondials 700x40c
- I would prefer 26″ but I already owned 700c wheels and needed to build it as cheap as possible.
- I continue using it because I have it.
- SPD pedal
- Topeak Road Morph pump
- Ortlieb Front and Rear Roller Classics
- Ortlieb Ultimate 5 handlebar bag
- Fenders
- Bontragger Bike Computer
Sleeping system:
- Tent – Tarptent Moment DW (I began with the REI Quarter Dome T2)
- Sleeping pad – Therm-a-rest z-lite
- Sleeping Bag – REI Majove 15
- Bag Liner – Sea To Summit Thermolite Reactor
- Pillow – clothes in stuff sack
- Old tent footprint (beach blanket, afternoon naps, ground liner for tent on questionable ground)
Cooking System
- Trangia 25-7 UL/HA
- (The following is stored inside cook-set)
- 4oz bottle hot sauce
- 4oz bottle fuel
- spatula
- pot gripper
- flint (how I light my stove)
- Spirit Burner
- Salt/pepper shaker
- Military can opener
- Cutting board (DIY – cut to fit under lid)
- Small micro fibre towel (dish rag)
- Bandanna (drying towel)
- 1 liter plastic bottle for fuel stored in rear pannier
- Sea to Summit aluminum spork
- Extra spices (currently poultry seasoning and garlic powder)
- Coughlands roll tube filled with butter
- Zip-lock bags
- Small locking Tupperware container
- Ontario Rat-3 knife
- One-cup Coffee Maker
- Blue enamel mug
Clothing and Accessories:
Worn Riding:
- Under Armour long sleeve synthetic shirt
- Serfas Mountain Bike Shorts
- Exofficio underwear
- Buff (as sweat band)
- Bandanna around neck (sun protection)
- Smart wool socks
- Fingerless riding gloves
- Helmet
- Native Sunglasses
- Fake Wallet
- Compass
- Lip Balm
- Pepper spray (defense against dogs)
- Shimano MO88 Mountain bike shoes
- Bike Peddler Take-a-look mirror (BEST THING EVER)
- I like it so much I carry a spare
Carried:
- Tee shirts 2x (won one during world cup final in Portland!)
- Wool Sweater
- Marmot Zeus Down Jacket (Such a luxury! Found in REI garage brand new for cheap. My pillow every night.)
- Old rain jacket
- Smart wool socks (3x total)
- Exofficio underwear (2x total. No longer wear padded shorts)
- Bandanna (3x total)
- Zip-off synthetic long pants
- Cycling tights
- Long fingered riding gloves
- Skull cap
- Minimalist running shoes
Electronics:
- Camera – Fuji x100
- charger
- polarizing filter
- UV filter (For the rare moments it’s too dark for the polarizer)
- extra battery
- Gorilla Pod
- Extra memory card
- Computer – Acer Aspire V5 (cheapest, smallest, lightest laptop I could find used)
- Charger
- Neoprene case
- USB flash drives 2x
- External SD card reader
- Smart Phone – Samsung Galaxy S4
- Charger
- Rubber case
- Serves as a GPS and simple communucation
- MP3 player – old Sansa Fuze (slowly dying but still works)
- Charger (Too much weight in chargers!!)
- Headphones
- External Battery – 10,000 mAh Anker
- E-reader – Nook
Misc:
- Journal and pen
- Passport
- Real Wallet
- Headlamp
- Extra Headlamp
- Extra batteries
- Lighter
- Spanish – English Dictionary
- Spanish textbook (soon to be gone, copper canyon calls)
- Sunscreen
- 6L MSR Dromedary Bag
- REI Flash 18 Backpack
- Folding Bucket
- Small knife sharpener
- Cable and lock
- Extra cycling mirror
- Mosquito head net
- Extra pen
- 20ft 3mm cord
- Mosquito repellent
Bike Tools:
- Topeak multitool with chainbreaker
- Leatherman Skeletool
- Patch kits
- Extra tubes
- Extra tire (Only carried outside US)
- Extra Spoke
- Extra Bolts
- Extra brakes
- Extra cables
- Fiber fix kevlar spokes -2x
- Brooks saddle tool
- Crescent wrench – small
- Lube
- Lok-tight
- Tire lever -1x
- Tire Boots -3x
Toiletry Bag:
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste (sometimes!)
- Dr Bronners peppermint soap in 4oz bottle
- Dental Floss
- Sm. bottle contact solution
- Extra contacts
- Cotton swabs
- TP
- Nail clippers
- Scissors (beard trimming)
First Aid Kit:
- Duct tape (around tent pole repair sleeve)
- Super glue
- Sterile gauze
- Neosporn
- Iodine tabs (Emergency water treatment)
- Acetominophen
- Ibuprophin
- “Real” Painkillers
- Anti-diarrheal medication
- Tweezers
- Safety pins
- Zip ties
- Tick Twister (I’m from the northeast. It’s a habit)
- Silicone seam sealer (for tent)
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