Transport, navigation and communication
-Touring bike: Thorn Sherpa (details on separate page)
-Panniers front/rear + handlebar bag + under-saddle bag: all Ortlieb
-Bikelights - Knog type flashers
-Click-Stand
-Helmet
-Headlamp
-Maps
-GPS Garmin Vista Hcx
-Small compass (Silva)
-Wristwatch
-Notepad/pen/pencil
-Spare AA/AAA batteries
-Spare tubes, folding spare tyre, pump, multi-tool, small shifting spanner, small leatherman tool, tyre-levers, patches, chain-oil, lock & keys (Back-in-Five mini-U bolt & short cable)
-Cable ties and electrical tape
-Mobile phone
-Small digital camera (Canon Powershot) + spare battery
-Cash+credit card

Sleeping
-1 person tent inner: Mont Moondance-1
- Mont batwing tarp
-Ultralight, synthetic fill inflatable sleep mat (Exped synmat UL-7 s)
-Short off-cut of thin, foam undermat
- Cheap, very light synfill sleeping rated to 10 deg C+ inner sheet

Eating and Drinking
-Trangia stove/pot set (27-UL series)
-Cup, fork, spoon, scour pad, pocket knife
-Stove fuel (meths-1 litre) and matches
- 3 waterbottles + 4 Playpus 2 L waterbags (total 10+litres)
-Food (dehydes; muesli; powdered milk; nuts; dried fruit, rye bread, peanut butter, olive oil, spices, tomato paste, pasta, scroggin; tea-bags; coffee bags)

Clothing and Hygiene
-Walking/cycling shoes (Scarpa)
-Long cycling pants (Ground Effect)
- Cycling shorts (Ground Effect)
-Two pr. long-sleeve fine wool cycling shirts
-Long-sleeve fine wool undershirt (MacPac)
-Swimmers
-Wide-brimmed hat
-Light head sock (Buff)
-Long sleeve shirt (Solumbra)
-Socks underpants
-Sunglasses
-Cycling gloves (Ground Effect)
-Sunscreen
-Insect repellent
-Toiletries
- Basic first aid kit
-Toothbrush/paste

WEIGHTS:
Bike unloaded with racks, lights, pump, clickstand, empty bottles, spare tube, mirror, tyre levers, saddle bag 16 kg

Total loaded bike with all panniers/bags/food/no water 47 kg (most recent tour it was 34 kg)
Water weighed an additional 4kg -12 kg on this tour.

Rider (with riding clothes, shoes, helmet) 81 kg

TOTAL WEIGHT (bike+rider+load) approx. 128 kg (most recent tour it was 115 kg)
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