One of the most time consuming aspects of preparing for this trip was paring down the list of what I needed to bring. I sourced ideas from other folks’ blogs, bike touring/bikepacking articles, and drew from my experiences backpacking. This is the list of things I settled on:

Bicycle Gear:

• Surly Bridge Club bike
• Pelago Commuter front rack
• Topeak Explorer rear rack
• Velo Orange Crazy Bars handlebars
• Surly Extraterrestrial 27.5 x 2.5 inch tires
• Ortlieb Sport Roller panniers (front)
• Ortlieb Back Roller Classic panniers (rear)
• 1.5 L handlebar bag
• 0.5 L Topeak top tube bag
• 10 L dry bag
• Crank Brothers hand pump
• Bike maintenance/repair tools
• 3 spare tubes
• Combination bike lock
• Helmet

Any components not mentioned are the standard build of the 650b Bridge Club (e.g. the saddle is the WTB Volt that came on the bike)

Clothing:

• Fleece jacket
• Light Down jacket
• Rain jacket
• Rain pants
• Synthetic “tech” long-sleeve shirt
• 2 synthetic “tech” short-sleeve shirts
• 1 pair athletic hiking pants
• 2 pairs athletic shorts
• 2 pairs padded cycling shorts
• 2 pairs merino wool boxer briefs
• 2 pairs boxers (for off the bike)
• 3 pairs wool socks
• 1 set synthetic Thermal underwear
• Wool hat
• Light gloves
• Heavier Kinco leather gloves 
• Trail running shoes (for on the bike)
• Light flip-flops (camp shoes)
• One off-bike t-shirt
• High viz orange vest
• Bandana
• Buff

Camping/cooking gear

• Mountain Hardwear Strato UL 2 tent
• REI Nooksack +35 sleeping bag
• Sea to Summit Reactor Thermolite sleeping bag liner
• Nemo inflatable sleeping pad
• Backpacking stove
• 2 canisters isobutane stove fuel
• GSI glacier stainless 1-person mess
• Sea to summit plastic spork
• Pocketknife

Electronics

• Smart phone
• Ereader
• Rechargeable headlamp
• 2 rechargeable battery packs (10,000 mAh)

Other items

• Bug spray
• Sunblock
• Bug head net
• 2 L hydration bladder
• 2 nalgenes
• 1 cycling bottle
• Water treatment filter
• Camp towel
• Toiletries
• Paracord and carabiner (for hanging clothing and food)
• Bear spray
• Adventure Cycling Association maps
• First aid kit
• Voile straps