Things To Take on Biking and Camping Trip

*** Pat Buckley ***

Gee, did I remember it? Well, here's the stuff I used the last time...

Personal

  1. Identification - when going to USA need birth certificate
    1. Cheque book
    2. Address book
    3. traveller's cheques
  2. Cleaning
    1. Electric razor
    2. towel
    3. roll of toilet paper
    4. toothbrush
  3. small radio
  4. Camera
    1. camera
    2. 2 times extender
    3. extra film
  5. Monocle / spy glass? -single binocular
  6. small day pack which has no foam padding so wraps into a small package
  7. Large bag that holds all luggage
  8. labels for luggage
  9. Notebook (to keep a diary

Bike stuff

  1. Bike helmet
  2. bicycle shoes
  3. bike safety vest
  4. bike pump
  5. water bottles
  6. bicycle light
  7. bicycle lock – for evening
  8. bicycle bags, front & rear (and handlebar?)
  9. map case for handlebar

Bicycle Tools

  1. Spare tubes
  2. spare spokes
  3. patch kit – check glue is still good
  4. spare tire
  5. spare derailleur cable
  6. spare brake cable
  7. oil
  8. extra nuts and bolts that fit bike – in case some get broken or lost

Clothing

  1. Small waist pack for carrying wallet and traveller's cheques
  2. Sun glasses
    1. Glasses strap for sun glasses
  3. Around camp gear
    1. old pair of blue jeans
    2. baseball cap
    3. running shoes
  4. Rain gear
    1. pants
    2. goretex jacket
    3. rain boots for cycling – shoe covers?
  5. General clothing
    1. 3 weights for different temperatures
    2. warm weather
      1. t-shirts
      2. bike shorts
      3. polypropylene under shorts – dry fast
      4. bike gloves
      5. thin polypropylene socks (cottons socks take too long time to dry)
    3. cool weather
      1. sweat shirt and/or long sleeved t-shirt – for cool, but not hot days
      2. bike shorts
      3. polypropylene running tights
      4. over mitts – leather?
      5. Thin wool socks – dry easier after washing
    4. cold weather
      1. synthetic sweater (polar guard)
      2. polypropylene long johns
      3. long sleeved polypropylene t-shirts
      4. polypropylene underwear bottoms with wind barrier on front
      5. heavy polypropylene (or wool) bicycle tights
      6. nylon over mitts with synthetic liners
      7. wool hat
      8. bicycling booties
    5. swim suit and goggles
    6. running shorts – great for wearing in laundromat
  6. soap for cleaning clothes (in small container)

First Aid

  1. first aid kit
  2. vaseline
  3. 1st aid cream
  4. insect repellent
  5. sun tan lotion

Camping Stuff

  1. Plate, bowl, drinking cup
  2. eating utensils
  3. Duct tape – for general repairs
  4. compass
  5. flashlight or bicycle light
  6. rope – for hanging food in tree
  7. hatchet?
  8. Hunting knife
  9. small camp saw
  10. Swiss-army knife
  11. MSR stove
    1. wind shields
    2. fuel bottle
    3. extra fuel bottle
    4. matches
    5. extra matches stored elsewhere in gear

Sleeping

  1. tent and fly
  2. air mattress
  3. space blanket (ground sheet)
  4. sleeping bag
  5. compression bag to stuff sleeping bag into
  6. liner sheet for sleeping bag
  7. tie downs for sleeping bag (to attach to bicycle or pack)

Food

  1. tea – regular or herbal or both
  2. peanut butter
  3. jam
  4. oatmeal – in small multi-flavoured packages
  5. minute rice, instant rice
  6. bread bag



Hiking Gear

Other

  1. paper and pen
  2. book
  3. toothbrush
  4. sunglasses

Kitchen

  1. canteen
  2. water bottle
  3. gas stove
  4. white gas bottle
  5. pots
  6. spoon
  7. knife
  8. salt shaker
  9. matches
  10. terry” tubes
  11. plastic containers (bottles for food)
  12. plastic zip lock bags

Food

  1. coffee
  2. milk
  3. juice
  4. rice
  5. soup
  6. rye crisp
  7. granola
  8. chocolate
  9. cans – fish, stew, etc.
  10. Fruit

Sleeping

  1. sleeping bag
  2. neoprene padding
  3. ground sheet

Clothing

  1. Weather
    1. anorak
    2. sweater
    3. rain gear
  2. swimming
    1. swim suit
    2. towel
    3. swim cap
  3. socks – 2 pair of double (liner and outer)
  4. boots
  5. shorts
  6. jeans – long
  7. underwear
  8. 2 t-shirts
  9. 1 flannel shirt
  10. handkerchiefs
  11. belt
  12. hat

Tent

  1. tent
  2. poles
  3. pegs

Emergency

  1. 1st aid kit
  2. emergency blanket
  3. rip stop nylon repair tape
  4. toilet paper
  5. hand soap
  6. extra plastic garbage bags
  7. flashlight
  8. 50 foot rope
  9. needles and thread – to fix clothes
  10. map
  11. compass
  12. inset repellent
  13. salt tablets
  14. extra battery for flashlight
  15. extra small pieces of rope or tie-ons