A Bicycle Touring Packing List for a Gadget-lover!

The Technophile Trolley bag list

• ·         4 Ortlieb Pannier bags
• ·         1 barbag (optional)

Gadgets

• ·         1 Smart phone, with apps, such as, maps.me installed
• ·         Rechargeable lights with usb
• ·         An independent source of power: a dynamo hub, a solar panel or combination of the two
• ·         A phone charger with 1 usb plug
• ·         1-2 backup battery. (Ideally, 20,000mAh)
• ·         1 laptop/notebook
• ·         1 reading device – Kindle, Nook or iPad
• ·         iPod and earphones
• ·         Bicycle computer
• ·         Front and back lights. (USB rechargeable)
• ·         1 camera with backup batteries & charger
• ·         1 Go Pro camera
• ·         A tripod and/or a selfie stick
• ·         A journal & pen/a Dictaphone
• ·         Rear view mirror
• ·         Mosquito head net
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Cooking

• ·         1 stove: MSR whisperlite /Vango ultralite stove/Kelly Kettle jet stove
• ·         Fuel: gas canister/fuel bottle.
• ·         Cooking pot – steel, not aluminium
• ·         Bowl
• ·         Mug
• ·         Titanium cutlery

Camping

• ·         1 tent, freestanding
• ·         A down sleeping bag
• ·         1 silk sleeping bag liner
• ·         1 air mattress/self-inflating sleeping mat
• ·         1 eye mask
• ·         1 pair of ear plugs

Clothes

• ·         Bicycle helmet and gloves
• ·         A light weight puff jacket or gilet (sleeveless puff jacket) or fleece jacket
• ·         1 rain jacket and pants
• ·         1 pair of cycling shoes (or) 1 pair of trekking shoes
• ·         Cycling tights
• ·         3 pairs of socks
• ·         2-3 pairs of shorts
• ·         2-3 cycling tops – mixture of short and long sleeved
• ·         3 pair of underwear.
• ·         1 buff
• ·         1 cap
• ·         Sandals/flip flops (optional)
• ·         Sundry
• ·         Sunglasses
• ·         2 spare inner tubes & patch kit
• ·         Mini-pump or floor track pump
• ·         2 tyre levers
• ·         Toiletries
• ·         1 quick drying towel.
• ·         Sunblock & After-sun lotion
• ·         First Aid Kit
• ·         Insect Repellent
• ·         1 penknife
• ·         1 bicycle multi-tool
• ·         Plastic zip ties (3)
• ·         Chain lube and rag.
• ·         Duct tape
• ·         Spare clipless-pedal-cleat bolts
• ·         1 Derailleur cable
• ·         1 brake cable
• ·         Spare nuts and bolts
• ·         Spoke wrench
• ·         Pedal wrench
• ·         Spare spokes and brake pads
• ·         Chain tool 

Is there anything you would change in this packing list? Feel free to comment below. For additional advice on packing, read How to Pack for a Bicycle Tour.