Alright, so this is going to be my first bikepacking trip. To be honest, I’m shocked about the amount of gear that I’ve amassed over the past couple of weeks.
Destination is the south of Spain, duration is two weeks. I plan to do a bit of regular camping and a bit of credit card camping. Lots of gravel kilometers planned from the couch, but irl I’ll be taking it as it comes.
So what am I bringing?
5l Evoc handlebar bag with softshell jacket, fleece vest, rain jacket, legwarmers and gloves.
1l Apidura top tube bag with food, probably jamón and protein bars.
5l Apidura frame bag with electronics (power bank, headlights, rear light, old phone) and small stuff like tubless säft, a cable lock and a spork.
2l Woolf Tooth pump bag with pump, tubes, brake pads, quicklinks and other spare parts.
Up to 16l Evoc saddle bag with two changes of bike clothes, 1st aid stuff and sleeping kit (tiny sleeping bag, lightweight inflatable mattress, bivy bag). Bit of toiletries. Currently about half full.
Oh, and two Blackburn Cargo Cages with 1.4l Nalgene bottles on the forks and two 1l bottles in bottle cages inside the main triangle. I hear there isn’t exactly an overabundance of water where I’m going.
I’d really like to bring less gear, but I’m at a loss where to start culling. Can’t bring less water, won’t bring less mechanical stuffs, don’t really want to bring less clothes (imo I’m not bringing that many anyway). I barely have any comfort items to begin with, it’s pretty much all essential(?) gear.
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Alright, so this is going to be my first bikepacking trip. To be honest, I’m shocked about the amount of gear that I’ve amassed over the past couple of weeks.
Destination is the south of Spain, duration is two weeks. I plan to do a bit of regular camping and a bit of credit card camping. Lots of gravel kilometers planned from the couch, but irl I’ll be taking it as it comes.
So what am I bringing?
5l Evoc handlebar bag with softshell jacket, fleece vest, rain jacket, legwarmers and gloves.
1l Apidura top tube bag with food, probably jamón and protein bars.
5l Apidura frame bag with electronics (power bank, headlights, rear light, old phone) and small stuff like tubless säft, a cable lock and a spork.
2l Woolf Tooth pump bag with pump, tubes, brake pads, quicklinks and other spare parts.
Up to 16l Evoc saddle bag with two changes of bike clothes, 1st aid stuff and sleeping kit (tiny sleeping bag, lightweight inflatable mattress, bivy bag). Bit of toiletries. Currently about half full.
Oh, and two Blackburn Cargo Cages with 1.4l Nalgene bottles on the forks and two 1l bottles in bottle cages inside the main triangle. I hear there isn’t exactly an overabundance of water where I’m going.
I’d really like to bring less gear, but I’m at a loss where to start culling. Can’t bring less water, won’t bring less mechanical stuffs, don’t really want to bring less clothes (imo I’m not bringing that many anyway). I barely have any comfort items to begin with, it’s pretty much all essential(?) gear.
So, comments? What do y’all think?