My gear list is ever-evolving as things wear out, break, get upgraded or the seasons change – but here’s an overview of what I’m currently carrying:
Bikes & Bags
Camping
Cooking
Electronics
Personal
Miscellaneous & Spares
Bikes & Bags
- Surly ECR 29+ Steel frame & fork (L)
- Surly Rear Rack + Front Nice Rack
- Blackburn Outpost Cargo Cages (x3)
- VeloOrange Crazy Bars (780mm)
- WTB KOM Tough i35 rims (32h)
- SON28 Dynamo front hub
- Rohloff Speedhub (14spd I.G.H rear hub – 16t sprocket)
- Vittoria Mezcal 29×2.6 tyres
- kLite Adventure 1300 lumen front light
- kLite USB charger + plus handlebar switch
- TRP Spyre brakes (Shimano B05S resin pads)
- Avid Speed Dial 7 levers
- Brooks Cambium C17 carved all-weather saddle
- Promax 27.2mm steel seatpost
- Ergon GC1 ergonomic grips
- Surly OD crankset (175mm – 34t stainless chainring)
- Shimano Deore XT SPD Pedals (PD-M8100)
- Cane Creek 40 headset (upgraded angular contact bearings)
- WheelsMFG Bottom Bracket (Stainless angular contact bearings)
- Ortlieb Back-roller panniers – reinforced with extra hooks (40L)
- Ortlieb Sport-roller panniers (29L)
- Ortlieb Ultimate Six Pro E handlebar bag (6L)
- Topeak Mondopack XL saddlebag (1.7L)
- Conquer top tube bag
- Custom-made stem bag
- Custom-made frame bag (X-Pac X11 fabric)
- Quadlock handlebar mount
- Shitty sounding bell
Camping
- Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL2 Bikepack Tent (plus footprint)
- Alton Ultralight Aluminium Pegs (x8)
- Big Agnes Dirt Dagger UL tent stakes (x4)
- Crivit hammock (1 person)
- Kathmandu Comet v2 sleeping bag (L)
- Sea to Summit 100% silk liner
- Forclaz MT500 inflatable mattress
- Thermarest Air Head Lite pillow
- Petzl ACTIK Core rechargeable headlamp
Cooking
- MSR Dragonfly liquid multi-fuel stove (plus 30oz fuel bottle & pump)
- MSR Alpine 2 stainless pot set incl pot handle (2L + 1.5L)
- Snow Peak titanium mug (600ml)
- AeroPress coffee maker (incl reusable stainless filter)
- Sea to Summit titanium cutlery set
- TOAKS titanium long-handle spoon
- Opinel No.08 stainless folding knife
- Flint – plus scourer and cleaning cloth
Electronics
- Sony A7 MkIII camera (with Tamron 28-75mm lens and spare battery)
- DJI Mini 2 SE drone (incl 4x batteries and controller)
- GoPro Hero7 camera (incl 4x batteries)
- Asus 14″ notebook (plus protective sleeve & charger)
- Google Pixel phone
- Wahoo Elemnt Bolt v2
- 3x 20,000mAh Powerbanks
- 1x 10,000mAh Powerbank
- Travel adaptor + 4-way USB charging station
- Numerous charging cables + spare memory cards
Personal
- 2x shirts (1x short sleeve, 1x long)
- 1x merino t-shirt (Cactus Outdoor)
- 1x singlet
- 1x merino long sleeve (Forclaz MT900)
- 1x lightweight puffer jacket (Macpac)
- 1x lightweight rain jacket (Van Rysel Racer Ultralight)
- 1x heavier rain jacket (Showers Pass Refuge Jacket)
- 2x running shorts
- 1x walk shorts
- 3x underwear & socks
- POC Ventral Air MIPS Helmet
- Shimano SPD touring shoes (EX500)
- Teva Hurricane XLT2 sandals
- Sunglasses
- Prescription glasses + hardcase
- Contact lenses (up to 3 month supply of daily lenses)
- Toiletries (toothbrush & paste, razor, nail clippers)
- Dr. Bronners 18-1 liquid magic soap (240ml)
- Baby wipes
- Jabra Elite Active 75t headphones
Miscellaneous & Spares
- Lezyne Micro Floor Drive HVG Pump
- Topeak Mini 18+ multi-tool incl chain breaker
- Misc cable ties, replacement tubeless valves, and patches
- 1x tyre lever
- 1x inner tube each
- 4x replacement spokes each (correctly sized per wheel)
- Voile straps (8x in various sizes)
- 10m length of Dyneema cord
- Leatherman Wave+ Multi-tool
- Petzl Spatha folding knife
- MSR Dragonfly field service kit
- The North Face 15L backpack
- Numerous Sea to Summit drybags
- First-aid kit (covering the basics – but hopefully enough…)
- ACR Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)
- ABUS Chain bike lock
- 2x Pepper/bear spray