Packing List
Packing for an extended trip is a long and tiring process. It is very rewarding as you know you are well prepared with compact luggage. Being self-sufficient yet still lightweight is our main goal.
Climbing Gear:
- 1 Maxim Pinnacle climbing rope (9.5mm, 70m)
- 1 Petzl GriGri2
- 2 ATCs
- 18 Black Diamond Hoodwire Quickdraws
- 8 locking carabiners
- 2 pairs of 5.10 climbing shoes
- 2 nylon slings (120mm long, 15cm wide)
- 2 Black Diamond Harnesses
- 2 Petzl Meteor Helmets
- 1 Spatha Petzl Knife
- 2 Prussic cordlets
- 1 toothbrush for cleaning holds
Trike Gear
Panniers: our panniers are made out of two standard backpacking bags and two classic backpacking bags, from which I’ve removed the exterior frames.
- 1 Granite Gear Nimbus Trace 62 Litres
- 1 Granite Gear Ozone 56 Litres
- 1 Wenzel 36 Litre
- 1 Camp Ways 50 Litre
- 2 Topeak handlebar bags
Packing system: we use dry sacks to organize our backpacks/panniers, so even when our rain covers fail, our clothes and sleeping bags will still stay dry. Also, having smaller backpacks is convenient for taking short excursions.
- 2 20-liter dry sacks / backpacks with mesh side pockets
- 4 15-liter roll up sacks
- 4 5-liter roll up sacks
Tools
- 1 Small needle nose pliers
- 1 100mm (small) crescent wrench
- 1 Park Tool, allen wrench set (6, 5, 4, 3, 2.5, 2, 1.5)
- 1 Palm ratchet with Phillips and flat head, and 5/16” socket
- 1 ICE 9 tooth spanner for Capreo Cassette
- 1 Chain tool
- 2 Lezyne Pressure Drive Pumps, 1 pressure gauge hose
- 1 Set bicycle tire levers
- 1 Tube repair kit
Locks
- 1 210 cm Kryptonite Kryptoflex
- 1 185 cm Zefal K-traz Code Lock
- 1 Bell 8” hardened steel shackle
Spare Parts
- 1 brake cable
- 1 shifter cable
- 2 inner tubes
- 1 dozen zip ties
- 10 Assorted bolts/ nuts / washers
Camping Gear
- 1 Big Agnes Copper Spur Ul3 tent
2 Byer Mosquito Net hammocks1 Kelty Noah’s Tarp 12’ x 12’- 1 Big Agnes Q-Core sleeping pad
- 1 Therm-a-Rest ProLite Plus sleeping pad
- 1 Big Agnes multi-use dry sack and pad pump
- 15 meters para cord
- 3 tea candles
- 10 matches in dry container
- 1 lighter
Cooking Gear
- One 23.5 cm aluminum frying pan (Ikea)
- 1 MSR Seagull 1 liter pot with lid
- 2 325 ml (11 fl. Oz) fuel bottles
- 1 International MSR stove
- 1 60 gram Kovea Portable Gas stove
- 2 cheap metal spoons
- 2 cheap serrated knives
- 2 metal plates
- 1 bamboo spoon/ spatula
Clothing
His Clothing
- 1 pair of polarized shades
- 4 pairs of Smartwool socks (2 short, 2 long)
- 4 pair synthetic underwear
- 1 pair of Smartwool long underwear bottoms
- 1 3/4 zip-up Smartwool mid weight long sleeve shirt
- 1 long-sleeve hiking shirt
- 1 short-sleeve hiking shirt
- 1 long-sleeve Heattech synthetic shirt
- 1 short-sleeve Heattech synthetic shirt
- 1 short-sleeve Smartwool shirt
- 1 pair of pants with zip off legs
- 1 pair of stretchy lightweight hiking pants
- 1 pair of running shorts
- 1 floppy hat
- 1 thin synthetic buff (stretchy tube)
- 1 cotton handkerchief
- 1 pair of fingerless biking gloves
- 1 pair of Crocs
- 1 pair of New Balance Minimus shoes
Outerwear
1 thin hooded fleece- 1 Mont-Bell 850-fill down, hooded full zip “sweater”
- 1 Mont-bell Gore-Tex rain pants
- 1 GoLite Gore-Tex Rain Jacket
- 1 pair of synthetic gloves
- 1 fleece hat/ neckwarmer
- 1 Pearl Izumi WXB waterproof shoe covers
Her Clothing
- 1 pair of polarized shades
- 4 pairs Smartwool socks
- 4 pair synthetic underwear
1 tank top with built-in bras- 2 sports bra
- 1 bikini
- 1 Smartwool long underwear bottoms
- 1 3/4 zip Smartwool mid weight top
1 long synthetic tights- 2 long-sleeve hiking shirts
1 long-sleeve O’Neil UV protection synthetic shirt- 1 short-sleeve Heattech synthetic shirt
- 1 short-sleeve thin cotton shirts
- 1 pair of hiking pants with zip off Legs
- 1 pair of shorts
- 1 pair of capri tights
- 1 pair of stretchy lightweight hiking pants
- 1 pair of Fivefinger running shorts
- 1 floppy hat
- 1 cotton handkerchief
- 1 pair of Crocs
- 1 buff
Outerwear
1 thin fleece- 1 Mont-Bell 850 fill down, hooded full zip “sweater”
- 1 SierraDesign Gore-Tex rain pants
- 1 GoLite Gore-Tex Rain Jacket
- 1 pair of synthetic gloves
- 1 fleece hat/ neck warmer
- 1 Pearl Izumi WXB waterproof shoe covers
Electronics
- 1 AA / AAA battery charger
- 1 Sony battery charger
- 1 Nikon battery charger
- 1 Sony NEX 5N with 18-55 lens
- 1 Nikon D60 with 18 – 135 lens
- 1 Nexus 7 tablet
- 1 Samsung Galaxy Note 8 tablet
- 1 bluetooth keyboard
- 1 I-Polar 8400 Mah powerbank
Holux GPS
- 1 bike speaker
- 1 MP3 player
- 4 extra AA rechargeable batteries
- 4 extra AAA rechargeable batteries
- 2 Black Diamond headlamps
2 blinky red tail lights2 blinky headlights- 2 sets small LED head and tail lights
Water Purification & Bottles
- 1 MSR Sweetwater Purifier System
- 1 Steripen Classic
- 2 1-liter Platypus bottles
- 1 2-liter Platypus bottle
- 1 1-liter Nalgene bottle
- 1 1-liter Camelback bottle
- 2 Platypus drinking tubes
Medical Kit
- 2 large gauze pads
- 1 roll athletic / climbing tape
- 20 cloth Band-Aid brand plasters
- 20 alcohol wipes
- 1 compression elastic tube
- eye/ear drops
- Anti-itchy cream
- 1 tube antiseptic cream
- Aspirin – for inflammation / swelling
- Paracetamol – for everyday aches and pains
- Antacid
- Anti-malaria pills
Toiletries
- 2 small bottles of hand sanitizer
- 1 razor with 4 blade replacements
- 1 bottle of shampoo
- 1 bottle of conditioner
- 2 toothbrushes
- 1 shower gel
- 1 floss
- 1 roll of toilet paper
- Sanitary towels
- 1 toothpaste
Misc*
- 2 scuba masks and snorkels
- 2 pairs of goggles
- 2 stuffed rats (1 black, 1 white)