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
- Identification - when going to USA
need birth certificate
- Cheque book
- Address book
- traveller's cheques
- Cleaning
- Electric razor
- towel
- roll of toilet paper
- toothbrush
- small radio
- Camera
- camera
- 2 times extender
- extra film
- Monocle / spy glass? -single
binocular
- small day pack which has no foam
padding so wraps into a small package
- Large bag that holds all luggage
- labels for luggage
- Notebook (to keep a diary
Bike stuff
- Bike helmet
- bicycle shoes
- bike safety vest
- bike pump
- water bottles
- bicycle light
- bicycle lock – for evening
- bicycle bags, front & rear (and
handlebar?)
- map case for handlebar
Bicycle Tools
- Spare tubes
- spare spokes
- patch kit – check glue is
still good
- spare tire
- spare derailleur
cable
- spare brake cable
- oil
- extra nuts and bolts that fit bike –
in case some get broken or lost
Clothing
- Small waist pack for carrying wallet
and traveller's cheques
- Sun glasses
- Glasses strap for sun glasses
- Around camp gear
- old pair of blue jeans
- baseball cap
- running shoes
- Rain gear
- pants
- goretex jacket
- rain boots for cycling – shoe
covers?
- General clothing
- 3 weights for different
temperatures
- warm weather
- t-shirts
- bike shorts
- polypropylene under shorts –
dry fast
- bike gloves
- thin polypropylene socks (cottons
socks take too long time to dry)
- cool weather
- sweat shirt and/or long sleeved
t-shirt – for cool, but not hot days
- bike shorts
- polypropylene running tights
- over mitts – leather?
- Thin wool socks – dry easier
after washing
- cold weather
- synthetic sweater (polar guard)
- polypropylene long johns
- long sleeved polypropylene
t-shirts
- polypropylene underwear bottoms
with wind barrier on front
- heavy polypropylene (or wool)
bicycle tights
- nylon over mitts with synthetic
liners
- wool hat
- bicycling booties
- swim suit and goggles
- running shorts – great for
wearing in laundromat
- soap for cleaning clothes (in small
container)
First Aid
- first aid kit
- vaseline
- 1st aid cream
- insect repellent
- sun tan lotion
Camping Stuff
- Plate, bowl, drinking cup
- eating utensils
- Duct tape – for general
repairs
- compass
- flashlight or bicycle light
- rope – for hanging food in
tree
- hatchet?
- Hunting knife
- small camp saw
- Swiss-army knife
- MSR stove
- wind shields
- fuel bottle
- extra fuel bottle
- matches
- extra matches stored elsewhere in
gear
Sleeping
- tent and fly
- air mattress
- space blanket (ground sheet)
- sleeping bag
- compression bag to stuff sleeping
bag into
- liner sheet for sleeping bag
- tie downs for sleeping bag (to
attach to bicycle or pack)
Food
- tea – regular or herbal or
both
- peanut butter
- jam
- oatmeal – in small
multi-flavoured packages
- minute rice, instant rice
- bread bag
Hiking
Gear
Other
- paper and pen
- book
- toothbrush
- sunglasses
Kitchen
- canteen
- water bottle
- gas stove
- white gas bottle
- pots
- spoon
- knife
- salt shaker
- matches
- “terry”
tubes
- plastic containers (bottles for
food)
- plastic zip lock bags
Food
- coffee
- milk
- juice
- rice
- soup
- rye crisp
- granola
- chocolate
- cans – fish, stew, etc.
- Fruit
Sleeping
- sleeping bag
- neoprene padding
- ground sheet
Clothing
- Weather
- anorak
- sweater
- rain gear
- swimming
- swim suit
- towel
- swim cap
- socks – 2 pair of double
(liner and outer)
- boots
- shorts
- jeans – long
- underwear
- 2 t-shirts
- 1 flannel shirt
- handkerchiefs
- belt
- hat
Tent
- tent
- poles
- pegs
Emergency
- 1st aid kit
- emergency blanket
- rip stop nylon repair tape
- toilet paper
- hand soap
- extra plastic garbage bags
- flashlight
- 50 foot rope
- needles and thread – to fix
clothes
- map
- compass
- inset repellent
- salt tablets
- extra battery for flashlight
- extra small pieces of rope or
tie-ons