Wednesday, May 8, 2019

The weight list


My intent is to camp, the fewer hotels the better and cook meals as often as I can. I've used some gear from my backpacking day's and the rest I've bought over the past year.
Here's how it all wrapped up: The bike with three full water bottles, racks, fenders, pump etc weighs 41.5 pounds. Camping gear, clothing, all that's on the list below weighs 59 pounds. Foods extra, I'll try to keep that at a minimum, some sections will have little or no food stores so I'll need to carry extra at times.

Bike setup:
Surly Disc Trucker 56cm, 26", fenders
Brooks B17 saddle
Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tires
Tubus Tara Big Apple Lowrider Front Rack
Tubus Logo Evo Rear Rack
MKS Lambda peddles with power grips
Zefal Frame Pump
Bike bell
Plastic bag for seat cover

Bike clothing and misc:
Arkel 45L Rear Panniers
Arkel 35L Front Panniers
Arkel 7.5 liter handlebar bag
2 Bib Shorts

1 Light Cycling Shorts
2 Cycling Tops
High Viz Vest
Arm/Leg warmers
Gloves/Winter 1/Summer 2
Drencher Glove Covers
Rain Jacket
Rain Pants
Rain Shoe Covers
Buff 1
Face cover
Socks/2 medium weight/2 light weight
Helmet
Helmet Rain Cover
Reflective Safety Straps 2
Slip on Merril shoes
Riding glasses/cloth pouch
Cable and lock
Headlamp/helmet mount

Rear safety flashing light
Triangle Reflector

Off the bike clothing:
Icebreaker 100 weight long sleeve top
Nylon pants
Tuque/Ball cap
Socks 1
Underwear 1
Undershirts 1
Shorts/soft belt
Swim shorts
Down jacket/also a pillow(reversible fleece lined stuff sack)
Nylon bag for laundry/shopping
Thermal underwear bottom/top
Crocs 1pr

Camp stuff:
Sierra Design Half Moon Plus 2 man tent
Ground sheet
Sleeping bag/bag liner
4 season Therm-a-rest sleeping pad/patch kit
Scoot Guard 3'x3'
Dry bags 2
6 nylon straps
Tent Candle lamp/1 spare candle

Cooking stuff:
Gaz butane/propane stove
Stove fuel/1 lb bottle
Flint and Steel
Cooking pots/large/small
Vietnamese coffee dripper
Bowl
Plastic mug
Plastic spoon/fork/knife
Leather-man multi purpose knife
6L water bladder(empty)
Campsuds/sponge

Tool kit:
Tire levers/patch kit
Spare tube
Allen wrenches 6
15mm/8mm wrench
Chain oil dry 1
Chain Brush
Cleaning cloth
Zip ties/electrical tape/duct tape(small rolls)
Latex gloves 1 pr
Brake pads 2 sets
Tire Pressure gauge/digital
2 spare master links
Light weight ratchet/torques, Phillip bit
Spoke wrench

Personal:
Sunscreen
Sudocrem
Nok Cream
Water pills
Tylenol/Ibuprofen
Deodorant
Bug repellent
Mosquito net for head(might help)
Small selection of band-aids
Tooth brush/paste/floss
Bar soap/container
Wet wipes
Small brush
Reading glasses/case/glass cleaner/cloth
Eye drops
Sunbum lip balm 2
Nuun electrolyte tablets 2 

Camp towel/flannel
Light rope for laundry line
Wallet
Pen
Mighty ear plugs
Q-Tips
Cloth pegs 6
Large nail clippers
Antibiotic ointment
Passport
National park pass

Electronics:
Nomad 14 plus solar panel/3 small bungy cords to secure to back rack)
Misc charge cords/wall plugs
Ravpower battery pack 26800 maH
Iphone 6/holder/ear buds
Ride with GPS software



Gear

I soon realized camping with panniers was going to require some organization. I marked the left pannier handles with duct tape. Using a small set of kitchen scales I weighed all the gear. The bike was weighed using bathroom scales.
I entered the data into an Excel spread sheet. It allowed me to move the gear around to distribute for weight and bulk while trying to keep things grouped in a somewhat logical order. I then grouped items in mesh stuff sacks.
Here's an example of the screen shot I have for reference on my Iphone.


Right Front Pannier Gear List

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