Could make about 5 out of 1 sheet.
Saves carrying a cheese grater when camping.Had one.........................binned it
Like a fecking cheesegrater, when you cleaned the fecking bike
Saves carrying a cheese grater when camping..........Had one.........................binned it
Like a fecking cheesegrater, when you cleaned the fecking bike
I think this is everything... so here's what I pack and where it lives because everything has a home and I know exactly where to put my hands on something when I need it.
Tank bag (Wolfman Rainer)
Main compartment
• First aid kit including a cyalume
• Small WC bag (bog roll, wet wipes, small shovel, hand sanitizer… you get the picture)
• Documents (passport, V5, insurance, breakdown cover… etc)
• Write in the rain notepad & pens
Map pocket
• Maps... not surprisingly, LOL.
Front pouch
• Wallet
• Mossie head net
• EDC (Every Day Carry) Emergency items on a locking black karabiner
Right Pouch
• Multi-tool
• Head torch
Left Pouch
• Spare ear plugs
• Mossie spray
• Pipe & Tobacco
Back Pouch (handlebar)
• IPhone
• Ipod
Panniers (Touratech Zega Pro 38L)
Right side
• Tent & poles Vango Tempest 200
Big enough for one with a modest porch for stowing gear, it also packs very small and its discrete colour and low profile makes it ideal for stealth camping.
• Tent Pegs
• Basha
Great for extra shelter from a blazing sun or torrential rain so that you can get on with personal admin. It's also great for hiding your bike from view when stealth camping. I have snake skins on mine, which make striking and breaking camp a doddle
• Ground sheet footprint
• Exped 7DLX sleep matt (simply the best matt available)
• Sleeping bag
• Netbook & electricals (chargers, plugs and adaptors – inside the Touratech lid bag)
• MOD Survival Knife
My preference over the axe when it comes to chopping or splitting wood for the fire
Left side
• Optimus Nova+ stove
Expensive but excellent and packs very small!
• Optimus terra cookset & kettle (with Ti Spork & Microbites utensils)
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• Meal kit, brew kit & rations
• FSM flag (for bike meets on busy campsites)
A beacon of reason and a helpful marker for finding my way back to my tent when I'm pissed!
• Grilliput & fire bowl with fire kit
I prefer an open fire but these are great when you want a BBQ but there is no fire pit on the campsite - it packs into a tube FFS
• Spare bike parts & bike sundries (if required)
• Spare front & rear HD tubes & tyre compressor (inside the Touratech lid bag)
Pannier Accessories (strapped to outside)
Left
• 1L Nalgene bottle & GSI Mug
• 1L Optimus fuel bottle for the stove
• 2L Nalgene water bag (in a Kriega US-10 strapped to the top)
Right
• 2L Jerrycan (strapped to outside)
• 2L Nalgene water bag (in a Kriega US-10 strapped to the top)
That leaves plenty of room in the Kriegas for BBQ & Beers!
Tail Pack (Oxford)
Main Compartment
• Security chain & disc lock
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Heavy but no fecker is cutting through this! Unlike some other well known brands that are bolt cropped in seconds!
• Bike cover
• Waterproof trousers & jacket
• 2 x spare Rok straps
• Clear visor
• Chain lube
Lid
• Power pack for charging AA batteries on the move
Back pocket
• Rain covers for tank & tail bags
Across the seat
• Camping chair & basha poles
Duffel Bag (Overboard 60L)
• Wash kit
• Clothes: boxers x 3, socks x 3, T-shirts x 3, zip-off cargo trousers x 1, fleece top x1, baseball cap
• Cold weather pack (woolly hat, woolly gloves and a shemagh)
• Sandals
On my person
• Spare key around my neck
• 2L Platypus Hydration bladder back pack with spare 2L platypus bag (in the front pocket is an Aquamirra water filter, chlorine dioxide tablets and a cyalume)
• Interphone F4 & Vio POV camera mounted on the helmet
• Small digital camera (in my top pocket).
• Dummy wallet (expired bank & credit drivers, expired drivers license, old receipts, and small change…)
On the Bike
Under the seat
• Spare keys for ignition, panniers, tool box, chain & disc lock
• Owners manual with emergency credit card & £20 note
• 12v power socket
• Stop ‘N’ Go tubeless tyre repair kit, including 2x CO2 cartridges
Handle bars
• Zumo 660 (wired into can-bus)
• Vio POV camera remote
Tool box (Touratech box mounted BMW enduro bash plate)
• Tool kit
• Bits & pieces kit: zip ties, gaffer tape, wire… etc
• Cyalume
John Dere tool tube (mounted behind right pannier)
• Tyre irons & puncture kit, including a small hand pump
• Cargo strap
• Cyalume
I have three of these strategically located for when I need them in the first aid kit, tool kit & puncture kit.
This is my extended stay set-up. If I'm only away for a few days I will alter what I take. For example, I might dump the Optimus multi-fuel stove and cookset and take the Optimus Crux Lite and Solo cookset instead. I might dump all the camping gear if I'm staying in hostels... but I usually stealth camp and stop in a hostel now and then to rest, re-couperated and clean up proper. I may not take the netbook if its a short trip or I may not bother with the security chain. The chain weighs a lot but If I'm leaving it outside a hostel in a dodgy part of town without secure parking I want every possible bit of security I can get... and that means Almax chain, disc lock and bike cover!
Hope this helps? It seems like a lot but when it's all packed up it's not as much as you think...
xXx
I officially have the worst.
It came with the bike and will very quickly be replaced.
(sorry, it's the only photo I've got showing it)
I ordered this on flea-bay - came direct from maker in Germany. Made from 2mm laser-cut stainless-steel. If I remember correctly he did various logo's to suit the model.
