LYF Cycle Touring
Click on the pannier/item to see what it contains
Equipment for two people on a long tour. Overall weight of the gear was close
to 100 lbs (45 Kilos) for Laurence and 75 lbs (30 Kilos) for Yolanda, including
the panniers.
Handlebar Bag: (Jannd)
Snacks
Swiss Army Knife, Silva Compass
camera (Olympus Infinity Zoom)
ultrapod tripod
Front Panniers: (Nashbar/Cannondale)
Left:
Raingear
pak-towel©
Right:
Cook-kit and stove
Rear Panniers: (Nashbar/Cannondale)
Left: Tool kit (in pockets)
Clothes
"town shoes"
Right:
computer (HP Omnibook 300)
20' nylon clothes line
clothes pins (15)
laundry soap
trowel (to make your own outhouse when rough camping)
Hygiene Kit (Toothbrush, etc.)
0.7L - carries 25 cents worth of unleaded gas. Lasts about a week making morning coffee, dinner, and heating the dishwater.
Sleeping Bag:
Slumberlite sleeping bags - Two season, synthetic fill
Silk sleeping bag liner - they are cheap to make yourself. Weight is a fraction of cotton and they are much easier to wash and dry.
sleeping pad (closed cell foam) - A lot of folks swear by their Thermarest. We weren't willing to lug the extra couple pounds for a glorified inflatable mattress
Tent:
North Face StarFire Extreme tent
Groundsheet (use a sheet of plastic cut to fit under the tent. It's cheap and lightweight)
nylon tarp 7'x9'
Miscellaneous:
Playing cards (get the visually impaired ones with big letters for
candle-lit games)
Passports
maps - the more the merrier
campsite directories
first aid kit (Focus more on a Wilderness First Aid kit than a full EMT
version)
writing pad/envelopes
Lonely Planet Guide
Equipment Sources
The Ox is Slow, but the Earth is patient.
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