Gear List

April 12, 2013
Miranda NZ

Getting spoiled staying at campgrounds. Seems to ease the factor of early sunsets and cold nights. Got kitchen and shower and hot tub tonight.

Also people :). Met this amazing Maori woman, Yvonne, who blessed my Maori necklace (since I bought it myself) and also is going to hook me up to stay on a marae up in the Far North. A marae is a Maori community center for lack of any other definition. I've been wanting to stay at one, but knew the opportunity had to come to me. That's how I flow.

I've been asked by a reader to list my gear that I'm taking, like I did my food. Since I'm snuggled in my tent, I'll do it from memory for now. I have 2 yellow panniers on my rear rack and 2 pods that hang off the seat. I have a seat pocket, a rack sack, and various items tied on. Also a belly pack.

Coffee mug in cup holder
Camera in mesh pencil case gear tied onto front boom
Bandanna flag on 8 gauge NZ wire
Bike headlamp on headstrap tied to seat back
Pee rag bandanna tied to seat back
Helmet hooked on seat back and hidden under gear bags
Umbrella hanging from # 8 wire/flag
Hawaiian sari folded on seat to prevent chaffing
Solar charger hooked in back sack

Seat pocket:
Pad and pen in ziplock
Rag picked up by side of road for next chain cleaning
Tool bag: 3 tire irons, 2 Allen wrenches, a flat wrench
2 bottles of chain lube (old and new)
Disposable gloves


Left pod:
fuel canister
Pot
Backpacking stove
Olive oil
Vinegar
Peanut butter
Jam
Empty plastic bottle for soaking lentils
2 water bottles (one with sipper spout for drinking at night)

Right pod:
Water bladder and drinking tube
Charging bag: outlet adapter, power strip, 2 Apple plugs and cords, spare earbuds, Apple camera kit for iPad, camera cord, rechargeable batteries 3 sets and Goal Zero battery pack
Foldable tire
2 extra long bungie cords
Portable tire pump
Bear line for hanging clothes
Spare inner tubes
Bike lock...hardly, if ever, used

Right pannier:
Ziplock of clothes detergent
Clothes:
1 pair nylon pants
1 pair nylon capris
2 t shirts (only need 1)
3 undies
2 bras
2 sports bra (one is Marino wool, I just bought and is too hot for this menopausal power surging woman:))
2 tops with built-in bras (only 1 needed for off the bike)
Lightweight crop top to cover risqué top with too much boob exposure...got in NZ...need to rethink tops...not happy with choices
1 pair shorts
bikini
1 silk boxers
1 cycling skirt (with boxers:))
1 cycling top, ultralight mesh
1 buff
1 wool cap
1 pair lightweight gloves
1 pair rain mitts
1 long sleeve hooded zip shirt/jacket. (Like design...needs to be bigger)
1 nylon long jacket just got. Classy. Doubles as bathrobe. Got it to replace above shirt/jacket but not ready to give it up.
1 fleece hoody
1 heavy rain jacket. The North Face. HyVent. Great in bike!
2 pairs wool socks.
Stuff sack for clothes.
Ziplock with detergent
iPad
Spare reading glasses
Towel

Toiletries:
Shampoo, conditioner, dr Bonners soap in bottle, sunscreen, deodorant (used rarely), vitamin A ointment to heal chapped lips (works great!), nail polish (color matches bike skirt:))56333333233, vitamin E capsules for oil, bar of goat milk soap (gift from Del), Aveeno lotion, baggie of Q tips, baggie of cotton balls, toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, razor, stimudents, hair pick, bandanna for washing, small towel.

Repair bag: couple of Velcro straps, natural sleep aid, seam grip, liquid laundry pkts, extra stimudents, extra razor blades, norfloxacin tablets, band aids, lots of ibuprofen, Imodium, anti motion tablets, neosporin pkts, duct tape, safety pins, clean cotton rag, Vicodin tablets, and pepto bismal tablets. Note to self, bring more duct tape:). Never enough.


Left pannier:
Straps for shipping box or putting bike on car
Large pack liner for bedding:
sleeping bag (Montbell Ultralight Super Stretch #7...good to 50*)
sleeping pad
merino wool long johns top and bottom (cold weather jammies)
nylon tank top and nylon shorts (warm weather jammies)
silk liner
Pillow case with sheep's wool loose inside
Plastic gallon bag with watercolor book, paints, brushes, and pen
Plastic gallon bag with current paperback and any maps and tour guides and headlamp and extra batteries.
Plastic gallon bag with pee bottle and baggie of toilet paper.
Plastic gallon baggie with copies of passport and other documents.

Rear sack:
Tent
Flip flops
Fry pan
Yoga travel mat (useful for dry seating as well as yoga)
Windscreen for stove
Large plastic bag for covering bike seat at night from rain or dew

Small backpack holds most of food and hangs on seat post. Also foldable bowl, spork, and folding knife.

Belly pack: wallet, 2 iPhones (old uses NZ SIMM card and new has apps and wifi), iPod, passport, pencil, folding brush/mirror, lip block, eyeglass rags, can opener earbuds, and various little treasures collected.

OMG! Sure reads like a lot of stuff, but it packs up nicely and I feel flush.

BagLady










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