I am often asked what do I carry on a cycle camping tour. My full equipment is:

 

Dawes Super Galaxy Bike

With Tubus racks (Logo rear. Duo front.)

Ortlieb Panniers (Bike Packer Plus rear. Sports Packer Plus front.)  

3 Bottle cages

 

Camping List

Tent (Hilleberg Nammatj 2GT for solo. Nammatj 3GT when Pauline is with me)

Groundsheet (Footprint)

Exped Synmat 7 More comfortable and warmer in cold weather than a Thermarest. It takes longer to inflate but that is the only drawback.

Sleeping Bag (Down)

Inner Bag (Silk)

Pillow  Ajungilak Air Pillow. Lightweight, packs small and it is comfortable.

 

Cooking List

Stove (Primus Gas)

Plumbers mat

Kettle

Pan Set (Teflon)

Knife fork spoon set. (titanium)

Water Carrier (Source)

Mug

Dish

Scourers

Washing up liquid (small bottle)

Cleaning Cloths (30 for a £1 type)

Emergency food

 

Other items

Small lightweight stool

Ortlieb Sit Mat

Book

Notebook, pen and pencil (pencil for when pen stops working)

Radio (with short wave for abroad and long wave for Britain)

Headtorch

Wiping Cloths (high water absorption)

First Aid Kit

 

Personal items list

 

How Panniers are packed

 

Tool Kits

 

Camping

Stormcure glue

Downmat patches

Tent material

Gas adaptor (Camping Gaz to Coleman)

 

Bike

Crank Brother Multi-tool 17

Hypercracker

Leatherman CS

Puncture kit

Cable ties

Hand cleaner

Thin rubber gloves

 

 

Bike Spares

Cables (Gear and Brake)

2 Inner tubes

Spokes

Chain lube

2 Chain powerlinks

 

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