Plan is 6 days along the GAP/C&O (3/3)

Shelter: BA Copper spur 2 Bikepack version , exped 3R sleeping pad, rei 30° down quilt, helinox camp chair, Nemo fillo pillow, ba cotton bag liner

First aid: first aid kit, Leatherman, Tylenol, magnesium, vitamins, Sunscreen, bug spray, 3L life straw gravity water filter (iodine tabs also) trowel, chamois cream, embrocation cream, wipes, deodorant, chapstick, mosquito head net, ear plugs, toothbrush and paste, q tips

Cooking: firemaple stove, 1 gas puck for stove,

Long ti spork, 750ml pot, aeropress Go, yeti mug, 1L Nalgene, 1 750ml sport bottle (also 2.5L camelback bladder in frame pack)

Nutrition: lots of peak and mountain house meals. Sour patch kids, pistachios, slim Jim's, granola, cliff bars for snacking (plan on grabbing lunch daily, excuse to stop) LMNT and tailwind for electrolytes

Bike repair: topeak ratchet roll, wolftooth pack pliers, extra tube, tube patch, tire patch, tire levers, trusty L keys, squirt chain lube, zip ties

Electronics: garmin 540, polar HR strap, 2x 20kmah battery banks, moon Rigel pro headlight (not taking the varia) chargers and cables for all, wireless phone charger

Clothing: showerspass rain shell and pants, showerspass packable windbreaker, BA puffy jacket, 1 bibs, 1 padded shorts, 2 cycling jerseys, 2 hybrid bike shorts (1 for keeping nice to wear in DC), thermal warm set of clothes for sleeping/camp, thermal set for riding, 4 pairs of merino wool socks, 2 compression shorts, waterproof cycling gloves, toe covers, fingerless cycling gloves, buff, full face buff (if colder), NPS sun hoodie,

Wrist brace (bc some nerve pain) spd shoes and spd shimano sandals

I think I have all my bases covered plus some added redundancy on items that don't take up space. Do I have anything im missing or blind spots? Anything I can do to condense my packs?

I'm so excited this will be my first non-overnighter

by dealershipdetailer

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  1. Your packing list doesn’t look really long, but it looks like a lot in the pictures of your loaded bike. Does it handle ok? Are you able to get to the levers ok, and have enough clearance to shift?

  2. Royal-Advertising260 on

    This is way to much gear, it looks like your are moving instead of bikepacking..

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