I can’t recall if I’ve ever
published a packlist, so maybe it’s about time I did. This list has been
developed over many years of outdoor adventure and I’ve done a fair amount of
research on each piece of gear. Yet, it is important to remember the focus should
be on the adventure, not the gear. Go with what you have and get outdoors!
The packlist doesn’t change much
from trip to trip, so this is pretty representative of my typical bikepacking
packlist. For the sake of organization, the list has been separated into 3
categories: gear, bike build, and bikepacking bags. A few points I took into
consideration:
- Added gloves, leg warmers and down jacket for cool mountain temps.
- Tarp without bugnet, because of the late season bugs were not an issue.
- Large Olympus camera was a luxury, but I wanted great pictures. A smaller camera would have been fine, except for the many scenic opportunities in the San Juan Mountains.
- Water bottle on downtube and 2-liter water bladder were not needed.
- Reading book was a luxury, but given the lengthening Fall nights a book helped fill the dark hours. Podcasts or reading books on iPhone could have sufficed.
- Casual shorts were great, especially for comfort during extended hike-a-bike and around camp.
- Bike gearing: given the mountain terrain I spent a long time in low gears. A 30 tooth chainring might have been more ideal.
Gear list (from top left to bottom right)
Pearl Izumi bike shorts
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OR Helium II raincoat
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DIY silnylon rainpants
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GSI Soloist cookset
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Platypus 2 liter water bladder
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MSR Pocketrocket stove
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Toiletry kit
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DIY wallet
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Sunscreen & bug spray
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Bike lock
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Petzl Tikka headlamp
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Spike the dog
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S/S tech shirt
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Hat and headband
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Gloves
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Pearl Izumi leg warmers
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DIY tarp w/stakes
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Emergency & First Aid kits
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Leatherman multitool
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Spork & knife
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Chamois butt’r x3
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Hand sanitizer
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Compass
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Pearl Izumi headband
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Socks- 2 pair
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Cycling gloves
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Boxers x2
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Icebreaker midweight L/S shirt
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Icebreaker midweight bottoms
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Tyvek ground cloth
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Visor
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Electronics kit
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MSR water purification
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Bandana
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CO Trail Databook
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Reading book
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Olympus M10 II camera
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Iphone 5 (for Gaia GPS)
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Bike repair kit
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Shorts
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Thermarest ProLite-small sleeping pad (not shown)
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Western Mtn Summerlite sleeping bag (not shown)
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Journal (not shown)
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Arcteryx Cerium LT down hoody (not shown)
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Bike build
Advocate Cycles Hayduke frame
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Rockshox Reba 140 fork
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King Cage top cap and bottle cage
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Cane Creek Forty headset
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Shimano XT brakes, rear derailleur, 11-46 cassette
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Jones H handlebar
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White Industry hubs built with WTB Scraper i45 rims
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Schwalbe Nobby Nic 27.5x3 tires
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Praxix Works Cadet crankset and bottom bracket
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Thompson Elite seatpost
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Time XC8 carbon pedals
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Brooks Cambium 17 saddle
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Lezyne Microdrive Floor HV pump
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Lezyne Power bottlecages
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Bikepacking bags
DIY handlebar pocket OR 10-liter stuff sack Bedrock Bags Tapeats (handlebar)
DIY framebag Modified camera bag Bedrock Bags Dakota (top tube)
Oveja Negra Gearjammer seatpack
DIY framebag Modified camera bag Bedrock Bags Dakota (top tube)
Oveja Negra Gearjammer seatpack
So enough out the gear... my next post will delve into The Colorado Trail adventure!
2 comments:
Glad to see you're back at it and posting to your blog again. What are some of your favorite podcasts for when you choose to listen instead of read?
Thanks for reading! I haven't ever saved podcasts on my phone, so please suggest some.
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