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Gear

One of the most helpful resources when preparing this trip was other tourers gear lists. It takes some of the guess
work out of what equipment is necessary to bring. It may be boring to some, but extremely helpful to others.
If you have any questions on how some of the gear has held up or performed, don't hesitate to contact me.

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1. Bike Surly Long Haul Trucker complete, 62 cm 
2. On the bike  
Saddle Brooks B-17 Special 
Pedals Shimano PD-A530 
Racks Surly Nice Racks (front & back) 
Fenders SKS P50 
Mudflap Velo Orange leather 
Chainstay protector Velo Orange leather 
Bottle cages basic aluminium(2), Klean Kanteen bottle cage(1) 
Tires Continental Contact 700c x 37, Schwalbe Marathon Plus 700c x 32 
Brake shoes Kool Stop V-type break holders w/ Kool Stop salmon cartridge pads 
  
3. Bags & on bike accessories  
Handlebar bag Arkel Big Bar Bag 
Front panniers Arkel GT-18(1), GT-18bp(1) 
Rear panniers Arkel GT-54(2) 
Bag covers all Arkel rain covers 
Saddle cover Aardvark standard 
Kickstand Click-stand 
Head light DiNotte 200L-AA, NiteRider MiNewt 350 (current) 
Tail light Planet Bike Superflash stealth 
Bike computer Sigma BC 1609 
Pump Zefal HPX frame fit 
Water bottles CamelBak Podium 24 oz(2),Kleen Kanteen widemouth 27 oz 
Rack straps REI side release buckle 
Bike lock 7ft 10mm cable w/ combo lock, Kryptonite Evolution Mini w/ 4' flex cable (current) 
Dry bag Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil, 13L (2), 2L (1), Sea to Summit eVent compression dry bag, 13L 
Mirror CycleAware Reflex helmet mirror 
Misc  
  
4. Bike tools & maintainance  
Bike multi-tool Crank Bros. Multi-17 
Cassette removal tool J.A. Stein Mini cassette lockring tool 
Tire levers Pedro's (2) 
Crescent wrench 6" adjustable 
  
Tire boot Park tool 
Tube patch kit Park tool (2) 
Lubricant Boeshield T-9 
Grease Phil Woods 
Spare tire Schwalbe Marathon Supreme, 700 x 35c, folding 
Spare tube 700 x 35-38c (3) 
Spare spokes Front 294 mm (4), Rear 292 mm (6), Fiberfix emergency spoke (1) 
Spare brake pads Kool Stop salmon (3 sets) 
Spare cable Jagwire shift (1), Jagwire brake (1) 
Spare chain links SRAM (4) 
Spare cleats Shimano SPD 
Misc duct tape, zip ties, random nuts & bolts, Loctite blue, Proofide leather dressing, electrical tape, cable housing, hose clamp, latex gloves 
5. Camping Gear  
Tent MSR Hubba Hubba w/ footprint 
Sleeping bag Marmot Pinnacle 15 degree, Marmot Helium 15 degree, long (current) 
Sleeping bag liner Sea to Summit silk, long rectangular 
Camp pillow Therm-a-rest compressible camp pillow, medium 
Sleeping pad Therm-a-rest Prolite 4, large 
5.a Cooking gear  
Camp stove MSR PocketRocket 
Cook system GSI Dualist 
Eating Utensils Sea to Summit Alpha light spork, knife 
Travel sink Sea to Summit Kitchen sink, 10L 
Kitchen knife Kuhn Rikon serrated 
Stove fuel MSR IsoPro 
Other  
5.b Camp accessories  
Water treatment Aquamira drops 
Trowel U-Dig-It 
Camp towel MSR Packtowl Personal XL, MSR Packtowl Ultralite L 
Compass Silva Polaris 
Multi-tool Leatherman Juice Cs4 
Headlamp Petzl Tikka Plus 2 
Fire start Light My Fire Firesteel 
Knife Kershaw Leek 
Water storage Platypus Platy Water Tank, 2L 
  
Toiletries Dr. Bronner's for most everything, sunscreen, hand sanitizer, bugspray, Gold Bond, lip balm, etc. etc. etc. 
Misc Sea to Summit clothesline, 2 mm rope (40 ft), sewing kit, thread, McNett Seam Grip Field Repair Kit 
  
  
6. Electronics  
Cell phone LG VX8360 
Camera Nikon Coolpix S640, Cannon SD4000is (current) 
Battery charger Energizer compact AA/AAA charger 
Power source Solio classic (not carrying) 
Batteries Energizer rechargabler AA(4) & AAA(8), spare for bike computer 
Picture storage Sandisk SDHC, 4GB 
  
  
7. Clothing  
Helmet Bell Slant 
Cycling shoes Specialized Tahoe 
Socks Smartwool ultralight mini-crew (4), light crew (1) 
Underwear ExOfficio Give-N-Go boxer brief (4) 
Shorts Endura Singletrack, Rivendell MUSA shorts, Patagonia Duck shorts 
Pants ExOfficio Nio Amphi convertible pants 
  
Long sleeve shirt  
Shortsleve shirts Patagonia Puckerware, T-shirt (2) 
Baselayer top Ice Breaker Mondo zip, Ice Breaker GT Velocity crew 
Midlayer top Patagonia R1 full zip 
Baselayer bottom Ice Breaker leggings 
Hat Ibex Meru, wool 
Shoes Patagonia Boaris 
Sandals Chaco Z/2 
Cycling gloves Pearl Izumi pro pittards gel glove 
Gloves  
Sunglasses Revo Abyss 
  
  
7b. Rain gear  
Shoe covers Mountain Equipment Co-op brand 
Rain pants Showers Pass club convertible pants 
Rain jacket Showers Pass Elite 2.0 w/ hood 
  
8. Other things Address book, novel, stamps, state maps, mace 
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