I tried to minimise my load a bit, compared to the South-America trip. Less cold weather gear and less rain gear, a lighter sleeping bag, etc… to create some space for extra food and water.
I’m still a big fan of Hilleberg tents, but the large Nammatj 2GT would be overkill for Australia, and it would be a pity to expose it to the Australian burning sun. So I will be leaving with the same small Salewa Micra tent I also used for my trip up and down to Spain last summer. It’s a freestanding tent, which makes life easy when I have to pitch it in loose sand or on rocky surfaces. Meanwhile, I keep dreaming of a small Hilleberg Unna.
Carrying water will be a big issue. I have two 10 liter and one 4 liter water bags. Together with the bottles on the frame and maybe some extra plastic bottles, this allows me to carry 30 + liters.
Bicycle:
- Frame: Santos Travelmaster 2.6 alu, 19inch
- Rims: Front Exal 36 spokes – Rear Rigida Andra 30
- Tires: Schwalbe Marathon Mondial 2.0
- Gears: Rohloff hub (chain rings: front 43, back 18)
- Breaks: Shimano Deore-XT V-breakes
- Front Racks: Tubus Ergo + Racktime Topit
- Rear Rack: Santos travel rack (made by Tubus)
- Saddle: Selle San Marco Rolls
- Handle bar grips: Ergon GP5 BioKork
Bags:
- 2 Ortlieb front roller classic panniers (25 L)
- 2 Ortlieb back roller classic panniers (40 L)
- 1 Ortlieb rack pack (31 L)
- 1 Ortieb PS490 dry bag (13 Ltr)
- Ortlieb Ultimate 6 L Plus Handlebar Bag with camera insert & Map Case
- AcePac Fuel Bag
- 2 AcePac Fat Bottle bags
- Small Saddle Bag: Decathlon
- Daypack: Sea To Summit Ultra-Sil
- Various dry bags
- Big bag to transport panniers on plane: Tatonka
Camping / sleeping:
- Tent: Salewa Micra II + footprint
- Matrasses: Thermarest Neo Air + Thermarest Z-Lite
- Sleeping Bag: Cumulus Panyam 450
- Liner bag: Cocoon Travelsheet (Egypt Cotton)
- Pillow: Sea To Summit Aeros Premium Pillow
Cooking:
- Stove: Optimus Nova multifuel expedition stove
- Fuel bottle: Optimus 1L
- Windscreen: Allcamp
- Pots: Optimus Terra Lite HE cook set
- Plate: Plastic supermarket plate
- Mug: Primus 4 seasons
- Cutting board: no brand
- 2 lighters
- Water filter: Katadyn Hiker Pro
- Cutlery: Primus
- Large plastic Ikea spoon
- Sponge
- Small towel
Jackets:
- Rain jacket: Gore Bike Wear Paclite
- Down jacket: Ayacucho
- Fleece jacket: Haglöfs
Shirts:
- T-shirts: 1 short sleeved & 2 long sleeved t-shirts
- Long sleeve merino wool shirt: Icebreaker Pursuit GT260
Pants:
- Cycling shorts: 2 Gore Bike Wear Power 3.0
- Rain Pants: My 14 year old North Face rain pants
- Casual pants: Quecha
- 1 pair light running shorts (doubles as swimming pants if needed)
- 1 Boxer shorts
Hand & head gear :
- Cycling gloves
- Warm Gloves: Sealskinz (All Weather Cycle XP)
- Beanie
- 2 Buffs
- Field hat
- Helmet: Zero Rh+ Zy carbon
Shoes & socks:
- Cycling / hiking / every day Gore-Tex shoes
- Sandals: Keen Newport
- Overshoes: Gore Bike Wear Road Thermo
- Thin socks: 3 pair cycling socks
- Waterproof socks: Sealskinz
Photography:
- Camera 1: Sony A5000 system camera with 16-50 mm & 55-210 mm lenses
- Tiffen 40,5 mm Circular Polarizer Filter
- Camera 2: Nikon Coolpix S5200 compact camera
- Tripod: Joby Gorillapod
- Batteries for Sony camera (3)
- Camera & lens cleaning sets
Electronics:
- Laptop: MacBook Air 11”
- Laptop sleeve: Case Logic
- External hard drive: 2 x Western Digital Elements 1TB
- E-reader: Kindle Paper White 6”
- Phone: Motorola Moto E4 Plus
- Gps: Garmin Etrex 30x
- Cycle computer: VDO M4 + spare battery
- Mp3-player: Sony NWZ-A15 16gb + extra 16gb micro sd-card
- Headphone
- Head Torch: Petzl Tikka Xp + 3 spare AAA batteries
- Rear bicycle light
- Solar pannel: Goal Zero Nomad 7 + Guide 10 plus recharger
- Power Bank: Xtorm power bank 9000 Mah
- 10 rechargeble AA batteries for gps
- Various chargers, cables & SD memory cards
- Usb stick: Maxell 32 gb (usb + mini-usb connectable)
- World travel adapter
- Small distribution plug
Bicycle Spare Parts & Tools
- 2 tubes
- 1 brake cable
- 1 Rohloff shifter cable
- Rohloff oil change kit (5 refills)
- 5 Rohloff Oil Drain Screws
- 1 Rohloff ‘easy-set’
- 2 pairs break pads
- 1 chain + chain lock
- Spare spokes
- cable ties
- screws
- Optimus, Thermarest & Ortlieb repair kits
- Multitool: Topeak Mini 9
- Swiss Army knife ‘Huntsman’
- 2 small screw drivers (flat + Philips)
- Allen key nbr….
- Spanner nbr 8 & 15
- Small pliers
- 3 Tyre levers
- Pump: Lezyne pressure drive
- Puncture repair kit
- Spoke tightener
- Chain breaker
- KMC missing link opener & remover
- Chain oil
- Chain brush
Toiletries:
- Shaver: Philips PT927
- Tootbrush + toothpaste
- Shampoo (used for hair, dishes & laundry)
- 2 Washcloths
- Towel
- Sun cream
- Lipbalm
- Mosquito repellent
- Tick remover tool
- Nail clippers
- Tweezers
- earplugs
- Toilet paper
- Dental floss
- Imodium
- Plasters
- Bandage
- Disinfectant
- cloven
- Thermometer
Miscaleneous:
- Nite Ize gear ties (to attach solar panel on the bike)
- Elastic luggage net
- Bungees
- Bicycle lock
- Sunglassess
- Binoculars: Celestron 8 x 21
- maps (Hema maps Australia + Reise-Know-How maps Myanmar & Thailand)
- Book: Birds of Australia (Dean Ingwersen)
- Pen
- Waterbladders: 2 x Ortlieb 10L + 1 x Msr 4L
- 5 Water Bottles
- Wallet
- Duct tape
- Passport + ID card
- Passport pictures
- Drivers license
- Debet cards Maestro
- Credit cards
- Small device for ‘Home Banking’
- Health Insurance cards
- Rope
- 5 clothespins
- Spare shoelaces
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