Here’s my kit list for the 3 week bike and camping trip up in northern Scandinavia this winter…
Please feel free to comment or make suggestions. I’ll be able to give some feedback after the trip.
Bike Stuff
- Bike – Thorn Raven Tour (with Brooks B17 S Imperial Saddle)
- Racks – Thorn
- Panniers – Brooks England Lands End Rear Panniers and John O’Groats Front Panniers
- Handler Bag – Brooks England Cornwall Handlebar Bag
- Drybag – 35L Alpkit Airlok Xtra
- Cycle computer – Cateye Vector
- Bike lights – to get
- Bike pump
- Multi-tool
- Spares – spokes, inner tubes, gear and brake cables, chain links, selection of screws etc.
- Pogies – Dogwood Designs
- Wool Saddle cover
Outdoor / Camping Gear
- Tent – Terra Nova Solar 2 (2-person tent)
- Snow Anchors – Alpkit Ankkors
- Thermarest – Prolite and Z-lite
- Sleeping Bag – Cumulus Excuisite 1200
- Silk Liner
- VBL – Adventure Medical Lightweight Emergency Bivvy
- Alpkit Hunka XL Bivvy
- Stove – MSR Multi-fuel XGK EX
- Fuel Bottle – MSR Large
- Pan
- Mug
- Plastic spoon/fork
- Knife
- Thermos Flask
- Camelbak – 3L
- Headtorch – Zebralight
- Drybags – Exped and Alpkit Airlok and Airlok Xtra
- Waterproof phone case – Aquapac
- Snow Shovel
- Foldable Saw
- Duct Tape and Cable Ties
Clothes
- Waterproof Jacket – Paramo Velez Adventure Light Ladies Smock
- Waterproof Trousers – Paramo Aspira Ladies Trousers
- Down Jacket – Alpkit Women’s Filo
- Fleece Outer – North Face Windproof
- Fleece base layer – Rab PS Zip Top
- Trousers – to get
- Mid-Weight Merino Base Layer – Icebreaker Long-Sleeve Zip Top & Leggings
- Lightweight Merino Base Layer – Smartwool Long-Sleeve Crew Top & Leggings
- Other base layer – cheap old polyester ones
- Padded Cycle Shorts
- Sports Bras & Underwear
- Wool Hat & Polar Buff
- Neoprene Face Mask
- Gloves – silk liners & gloves & The North Face Meru Mitts
- Liner Socks – Coolmax
- Thick Socks – Extremities Toester and Smartwool Mountaineering Extra Heavy
- VBL – Sealskinz and plastic bags
- Shoes – Seeland Grizzly Pac Boots
- Down Slippers – The North Face
- Sunglasses
- Ski Goggles
- Chemical hand warmers – for those really cold moments
Electronics & Camera Gear
- DSLR – Canon 600D + 24-105mm f4 lens
- Compact – Canon S95
- Gorillapod – SLR Zoom (or may actual tripod…)
- GPS
- Phone – HTC Desire HD
- Kindle 3G
- Charger – Tecknet battery pack
- Extra batteries – for DSLR(2), for GPS & Torch (several AA)
- Memory Cards
- Mains adaptor
Other personal items
- Pack towel
- Toiletries
- Shepee – I just gotta try it!
- First aid kit
- Sunscreen
- Passport
- Notebook and pen
- Money belt, wallet, credit card etc.
- Books
- Map
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