Australia: The Gear List.

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