I don't believe you could describe me as a bare bones kind of guy. I tend to collect and hold onto stuff. It's a bad habit.
That said, here is photograph of the items I had packed prior to leaving Birmingham. Missing from the photo are a tent and a sleeping bag, and some odds and ends which I picked up from REI before my trip began.
Justin’s Equipment List
Clothing
Two short sleeved biking shirts (one Louis Girneau, one Sugois)
Two pairs of smart wool socks , one pair cotton
One pair of long pants (Carhart)
Three pairs of cycling shorts - Descente, Louis Girneau, Partner
One pair of quick dry shorts - Columbia
Two Farmland Conservation t-shirts (one green, one white)
One long sleeve shirt (North Face pullover)
One nice shirt for church (short sleeved black shirt?)
One bandana
Nylon rain jacket- Patagonia
Nylon rain pants - Patagonia
Hat – Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
Camping Gear
Tent – REI half dome
Sleeping bag – 40 degree bag
Pillow
Thermorest mattress
Leatherman WAVE
Cooking Gear
Three pot set with rubber handles in nylon bag
MSR stove and fuel bottle in nylon bag
Lighter
Knife-fork-spoon set
Sharp knife – Stove bag
Bike Gear
Air pump - bike frame
Three water bottles - bike frame
Bike lock – bike frame
Handlebar bags
Lube – Red stuff sac
Extra spokes – attached to bike frame
Seat bag – bike frame
Extra Tube
Helmet Mirror
Gloves
Tools
Screwdrivers (flat and Phillips on Leatherman)
Cone wrenches (one 15 mm wrench)
Allen wrench set (two – one with Toolmanator, one standard)
Pliers (attached to Leatherman tool)
Chain tool (Blackburn Toolmanator)
Tire "irons" (Blackburn Toolmanator)
Tire patch kit
Spoke tool (Blackburn Toolmanator)
Spare nuts, bolts, brake pieces
Personal Supplies
Toothbrush – Grey bag
Toothpaste – Grey bag
Floss – Delta bag
Q-tips – Delta bag
Chap stick – Delta bag
Suntan lotion – Nalgene pack
Liquid soap – grey bag
Razor with two backup blades – Delta bag
Shaving Cream – Delta bag
Toilet paper – BOB bag
Contact container and cleanser – grey bag
Glasses case – grey bag
Medicine bottle – grey bag
First Aid Kit – BOB bag
Miscellaneous
One Pen – handlebar bag
One Marker – handlebar bag
One Notepad – shorts pocket
Headlamp - black fleece bag
Wallet – handlebar bag
Checkbook – handlebar bag
Road maps and touring book – Red stuff sac
Don Quixote book – Red stuff sac
Extra nylon bags for organizing
Technical Equipment
Laptop (5.5 lbs)
Timbuk 2 laptop sleeve
Laptop charger – orange stuff sac
Solar panel – orange stuff sac
Battery Charger
Rechargable batteries – 8 AA
Cell Phone
AC charger for cell phone (and car charger for solar panel)
I-pod w/ earphones – Handlebar bags
Canon Powershot IS2 camera- small red stuff sac inside handlebar bag
USB camera cord
I am riding a Novara Randonee bicycle and pulling a BOB Yak trailer.
That's about it.
There is a lot to say about all this stuff, especially the solar panel rig. I actually have a DC battery that I'll be picking up in a couple of weeks to make this fully operational. I no doubt will shed and pick up items along the way. I'll find the balance in a couple of weeks.
By the way, about half of this gear was donated. I will return to this entry at some point and add the name of the donor for each item. In the meantime though check out the donations page of my website. Big thanks to my trip sponsors. Here they are:
Patagonia
REI
Habersham Bicycles
The Hub
Cahaba Cycle
-- Justin
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