Bikepacking Gear List
September 12, 2020
I love to see what other people pack on their trips, so here’s my list from my last bikepacking expedition.
Gear
- Dry bag with 30-deg down sleeping bag
- 1-person tent
- Helmet
- Shoes
- Headlamp
- Pack (with 3 liter bladder)
- Inflatable sleeping pad
- Inflator bag for pad / also serves as pillow
- Spare tube
- Pump
- Mylar emergency blanket
- Leatherman multi-tool
- Flashlight
- Notebook (waterproof)
- Pen (Fisher space pen)
- Mug
- Trowel
- Toolkit Fix-it sticks bike kit (includes chain tool), CO2 head and cartridge, torque key, spoke wrench, chain pliers with spare links.
- Spare parts Derailleur hanger, zip-ties, fiberfix emergency spoke.
- Solar lantern
- Battery bank to recharge Garmin, phone
- Sandals
- “Penny” beer-can alcohol stove
- Stove fuel (denatured alcohol)
- Bowl
- Spork
- Collapsible pot
- Coffee cone (inside pot)
- P-cord
- Cable lock
- Garmin computer
- Spot tracker
- Camera
- Stove accessories: striker, wind screen, pot stand, 1oz squeeze bottle
- Water filter (I actually took a Steripen, since I was heading to lakes)
- 2x 1-liter Nalgene bottles
Bike equipment (not shown)
- Frame bag (custom)
- Seat pack (Revelate)
- Handlebar bag support (custom) to hold drybag
- “Gas tank” (Revelate)
- 2x feed bags (Revelate)
- 2x King Many Things Cage on forks
Clothing (not shown)
For a March trip, somewhat chilly and damp but not at altitude, or I would have brought additional cold-weather gear.
- Liner shorts w/ chamois
- MTB overshorts
- Compression tights
- Wool underwear
- Kneewarmers
- Wool jersey, long-sleeve
- Wool cap
- Wool cycling socks, 2 pr
- Cycling gloves
- Puffy jacket
- Rain shell
Food
I consumed almost all of this, on a strenuous 3-day/2-night trip to Henry Coe State Park. I made coffee at my lunch stops, which I don’t typically do, but it was chilly and I really needed the pick-me-up! As a result, I used up all of my coffee, and nearly all of my stove fuel.
- 2x backpacking meals - dinner
- 4x oatmeal - breakfast
- 2x skratch labs recovery drink mix (This was wonderful at the end of the day! I think it really made a difference.)
- Dried cherries
- 2x miso soup (expired, bleah. But I ate it.)
- Jerky
- 2x skratch labs drink mix
- 2x ramen noodles - lunch
- Dried mango slices
- Sport beans
- 2x fig bars
- Builders protein bar
- Clif shot
- Shot blocks
- Meaty bar
- Gu
- Bag of nuts and choc chips, as oatmeal topping/snack
- Coffee