Sunday, May 7, 2017

My travel necessities

I'm almost ready to leave on my big adventure.  Here is a list of things I'm taking.
Sleeping bag
Tent
Air mattress
Sleeping bag liner
Jet boil stove
Fuel for above
Extra batteries
Maps
Fire tablet
Cell phone
Battery pack to recharge phone and tablets
Front and rear lights for bike
Various cords to charge all above
Cup
3 water bottles
2 extra water containers
Inflatable pillow
Tooth brush and toothpaste
Alleve claritin and tums
Misc. Baggies
Razor and shaving cream
Swiss army knife
Bike lube
Dental floss
Extra reading glasses
1 spork
Toilet paper
Handiwipes
Flashlight
25 feet of 3/16 rope
4 cloths pins
Soap and shampoo
Sun block
Bug spray
2 spray cans of Halt (pepper spray for dogs and people but perhaps only a condiment for bears)
Bandaids and ointment
Butt lube for long days in saddle
Baby powder for the same
Matches
Money
Credit card
ID
Pencil and pad
Sun glasses
3 pairs bike shorts
3 short sleeve jerseys
Light weight bike jacket
Rain jacket and pants
Fleece vest
4 pairs socks
Bike shoes
Light weight canvas shoes
2 pairs light weight shorts
2 tee shirts
Bathing suit
2 pairs underwater  That's underwear (damned auto-correct)
2 hats
Helmet and rain cover
1 small light weight towel
Coffee
Peanuts
Peanut butter
Crackers
Ramen noodles
Bike cable lock
Spare tire tubes bike tools and patch kit
CO2inflater
Sportscoat slacks tie and shirt  (not really)
That's about it. I think that all this with 3 full water bottles will weigh about forty pounds, and my bike with the empty panniers front and rear will also weigh about 40 pounds. Can't wait for the. Hills.



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