things I took
This list is very similar to last year's trip from New Orleans to Nashville, with just a few tweaks. The most prominent change is my cellphone holder. I bought a Peak Design case and mount. It remains very firmly attached, but is amazingly easy to attach and remove. Another nice feature is that when I remove it from my bike, I grab the wallet accessory from my handlebar bag and magnetically attach to the back. It's much, much better than the QuadLock I'd been using.
I listed the brand names more for my interest than anyone else's, so I can look back in a few years and see how outdated the items I'm taking will be.
BICYCLE 33.8 lbs
- rear rack (Tubus) 786 g
- rear panniers (Ortlieb) 752 g x 2 = 1504 g
- phone holder (Peak Design) 82 g
- phone case (Peak Design) 47 g
- front rack (Bruce Gordon) 509 g
- front panniers (Ortlieb) 1160 g
- handlebar bag (Ortlieb) 543 g
- water bottle cages (3)
- water bottles 85 g without water x 3 = 255 g
- tire pump (Topeak Road Morph) 207 g
- straps with buckles (3) 62 g - They're probably okay, but I don't completely trust bungee cords for the majority of my stuff. Straps don't tend to break, and last forever.
- combination lock 424 g
- saddle cover (Brooks) 21 g
- headlamp (SON Edelux II) 85 g
- rear light (Toplight Flat S Senso) 108 g
CAMPING
- tent + rain fly (3-person Copper Spur) 1115 g
- tent poles 560 g
- tent stakes 103 g
- footprint (aka ground cloth) for tent 228 g
- sleeping bag (Sidewinder) + compression bag (Event) = 1035 g
- sleeping pad (Thermarest Base Camp) 1247 g
- blue cloth sleeping bag liner (also used as a sheet when sleeping on top of the bag on warm nights) 488 g
- inflatable pillow (Trekology) 100 g
- inflatable pillow (Nemo) 83 g
- headlamp with strap for forehead (Foxelli) + batteries 91 g
- picaridin insect repellent 186 g
- chair (G4Free) 1270 g
- waterproof matches 18 g
CLOTHING
- cycling gloves 57 g
- cycling sandals (Shimano) 980 g
- helmet (Giro Register) 285 g
- cycling mirror (EVT) 110 g
- cycling jerseys:
- Pearl Izumi 128 g
- Scott (blue) 159 g
- RAGBRAI 176 g
- sunblock sleeves 43 g x 2 pair 86 g
- cycling shorts:
- Garneau Sensor 2 208 g
- Garneau Optimum 208 g
- Pearl Izumi 208 g
- mountain biking outer shorts 302 g
- flip-flops 468 g
- bandana 25 g
- long sleeve shirt (Club Ride Jersey) 237 g
- underwear: ExOfficio 63 g
- socks:
- smartwool crew socks 41 g x 2 = 82 g
- Bingham Cyclery (no relation) smartwool ankle socks 44 g
- Pearl Izumi ankle socks 29 g
- thick ankle socks 49 g
- T-shirts:
- Retirement Plan 157 g
- Is This Heaven? No, It's Iowa 157 g
- overshorts (Zoic) 175 g
- short pajama pants 131 g
- rain jacket (Showers Pass) 431 g
- helmet rain cover 16 g
- windbreaker (REI) 108 g
- rain pants (GoreTex) 283 g
- sunglasses + extra lens + case 92 g
- neoprene booties 121 g
- overshoes (Gore Tex) 96 g
- full-fingered gloves (Garneau Ergo Air) 70 g
- merino head cover 19 g
- merino gaiter/neck cover 43 g
- merino upper base layer 232 g
- thick head cover 48 g
- merino base layer for legs 204 g
TOOLS/SPARE PARTS
- patch kit 73 g
- spare tube 175 g
- emergency tire boot 17 g
- tire tool 26 g
- 25-in-1 tool 215 g
- needle nose pliers 122 g
- crescent wrench 125 g
- pedal wrench 60 g
- lubricant 125 g
- spoke wrench 16 g
- brake cables 72 g
- derailleur cable 28 g
- spare spokes:
- front: 292 mm x 4 = 21 g
- rear drive: 286 mm x 4 = 21 g
- rear nondrive: 288 mm x 4 = 21 g
- Fiberfix spoke repair 26 g
- cleaning cloth 0 g
- degreaser/hand cleaner 77 g
- duct tape 9 g
- electrical tape 5 g
- chain tool 137 g
- handiwipes (handlebar bag) 54 g
- nuts and bolts + spare chain links 82 g
- saddle wrench 29 g
ELECTRONICS
- cell phone 301 g
- cell phone charging cable 6 foot 20 g
- cell phone charging cable 6 inch 9 g
- Aftershokz charging cable 12 g
- micro USB (Kindle) charging cable 14 g
- Aftershokz headphones 26 g
- earbuds 12 g
- Canon camera (no case) 660 g
- Canon charger 82 g
- Canon extra battery 37 g
- extra SD card 0 g
- power bank (Cinqred 20,000 mah) 417 g
- Apple watch 65 g
- Apple watch charging cable 19 g
- Kindle 298 g
- firewire USB adapter plug 30 g
- 1-port USB adapter plug 25 g
HYGIENE/TOILETRIES
- toothbrush 26 g
- toothbrush cover 10 g
- toothpaste 26 g
- dental floss 14 g
- Woolite detergent (4) 38 g
- Soak detergent(3) 20 g
- sunscreen 246 g
- sunscreen (handlebar bag) 32 g
- lipscreen 8 g
- soap = shampoo 35 g
- soap holder 24 g
- shaving cream 19 g
- toilet paper 45 g
- camp towel 47 g
- razor/blades 23 g
- hand held mirror 35 g
- skin lotion 15 g
- Handiwipes (for handlebar bag) 490 g
- biodegradable handiwipes (bathing) 502 g
MEDICAL
oral meds:
- cephalexin 500 mg, #6 13 g
- loperamide 2 mg, #6 4 g
- naproxen (+ canister) 13 g
- ondansetron 4 mg, #8 4 g
- diphenhydramine 10 g
- famotidine 12 g
- loratadine 12 g
creams:
- chamois butt’r packets #8 92 g
- miconazole antifungal cream 31 g
- antibacterial ointment (3) 5 g
- triamcinolone steroid cream 20 g
- vaseline 17 g
- zinc oxide 17 g
- first aid
- hydrogen peroxide (if you ever get blood on anything this will completely get rid of it; the H2O2 lyses the red blood cells and it's like magic) 173 g
- alcohol wipes (~10) 35 g
- Coban (1 roll) 21 g
- Ace bandage (1 roll) 47 g
- paper tape (1 roll) 4 g
- bandaids (enough) 17 g
- tweezers 12 g
- butterfly closures (2) 8 g
MISCELLANEOUS
- passport 35 g
- money 15 g
- paper notebook for journaling 51 g
- pen 5 g
- Swiss Army knife (small) 21 g
- extra ziploc bags 0 g
- hand sanitizer (handlebar bag) 39 g
- garbage bag (for dirty laundry) 54 g
- earplugs + case 5 g
- eye mask 15 g
- sewing kit 1 g
- playing cards 38 g - as mentioned in other journals, this is the only item I've taken with me on every single one of my trips
- handlebar bag organizer 143 g
- heart rate monitor + chest strap + transmitter 93 g
- heart rate monitor batteries 11 g
- face masks N95 #4 20 g
- face masks KN94 #3 41 g
- lens cleaning fluid 42 g
- lens cloth 12 g
- right wrist splint 50 g
- left wrist splint 50 g
- click-stand 102 g
- Canon camera remote 10 g
- credit cards, driver’s license, insurance cards, National Parks pass, etc 1 g
- COVID tests (5) 69 g
- coins
- sink stopper (to wash clothes in a sink without one) 5 g
- flask + liqueur 721 g
COOKING
- camp stove (Pocket Rocket) 82 g
- fuel canister 374 g
- pot/pan combination (Primus) 272 g
- long spoon 19 g
- telescoping red cup (Sea to Summit) 42 g
FOOD (didn't weigh it this year, but it was heavy)
- breakfast granola
- tortillas 815 g
- individual peanut butter packets
- individual Nutella packets
- banana chips
- individual tuna packages
- individual mayo packets
- salt/pepper
- dehydrated meals
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