My stuff
This is probably more useful for me than you, but hopefully it will be useful to someone planning a similar trip in the future. Most of my kit planning invoved looking at other blogs to see what other travellers had taken.
There's plenty of kit reviews out there for all sorts of stuff, but for a trip like this it's not all that useful to know that something was great for a weekend, or even a season. I've included the dates I had stuff and an estimate of how many km/days/nights they lasted before retirement.
My Gear
(42.22kg)Bike (18.54kg)
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Rear-view mirror
: B'Twin mirror
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Bike
: Marin 1993 Bear Valley SE
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Lock
: Master Lock D-Lock
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Wheels
: Ryde Andra 40
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Dynamo Hub
: Schmidt Original Nabendynamo Klassik 28
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Tyres
: Schwalbe Marathon Mondial EVO
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Groupset
: Shimano 1993 Deore LX
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Cassette
: Shimano HG 11-34 8 speed
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Small ring
: Stronglight Steel 24t
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Middle Ring
: Spécialités T.A. 7075 36T
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Big Ring
: Stronglight 5083 46T
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Bottom Bracket
: IRD Quad QB55 Square taper
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Pedals
: Rockrider Resin spike platform
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Bottle cages
: Lezyne Power cage x2
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Fuel Cage
: Decathlon Cage
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Front Dynamo Light
: Busch & Muller Lumotec IQ Fly N Plus
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Rear dynamo Light
: Busch & Muller Toplight View Plus
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Saddle
: Brooks B17
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Stem
: Meroca Suspension stem
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Handlebars
: On-One Geoff
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TT bars
: Decathlon Tri bars
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Grips
: Ergon GC-1
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Chain
: SRAM PC 850
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Luggage (3.84kg)
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Straps
: Sea to Summit Stretch-loc
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Front Panniers
: Thule Shield 13
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Rear Panniers
: Thule Shield 25
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Rack drybag
: Sea to Summit Big river 35l
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Bum Bag
: Decathlon Beige
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Front Rack
: Tubus Grand Expedition
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Rear Rack
: Tubus Logo classic
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Sleeping (3.23kg)
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Tent
: Nemo Dragonfly Bikepack OSMO
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Sleeping bag
: Mountain Equipment Helium 250
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Pillow
: Decathlon Inflatable
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Sleeping bag liner
: Decathlon Silk
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Eye mask & earplugs
: Amazon/Loop Special
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Poop Trowel
: GSI Cathole trowel
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Headtorch
: Petzl Tikka Core
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CCF sleeping mat
: Decathlon Folding
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Cooking (2.65kg)
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Multifuel stove
: Primus Omnilite Ti
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Stove accessories
: Primus Various
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Stove tools
: Primus Various
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Pot
: MSR Alpine stowaway 1.6
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Stove bag
: Primus included
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Twig Stove
: Bushcraft Essentials Bushbox
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Mug
: Generic Steel
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Fuel bottle
: Primus 1l
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Water Chemicals
: Katadyn Micropur Forte
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Vitamins
: Boots Multivitamins
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Water Carrier
: Sea to Summit Watercell X 10L
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Whetstone
: Opinel Portable
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Knife
: Opinel No. 9
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Cutlery
: Decathlon Stainless set
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Clothing (5.51kg)
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Towel
: Sea to summit Pocket towel
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Socks
: Bridgedale Wool
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Thermals
: Smartwool Merino
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Beanie
: Patagonia Beanie
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Zip-off trousers
: Trespass zip offs
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Shorts
: Prana Mojo
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Long sleeved top
: Montane Dart
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Short sleeved top
: Ronhill Belfast fun run
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Shirt
: Peter storm shirt
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Padded Shorts
: Decathlon shorts
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Hat
: Decathlon Cap
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Cycling gloves
: Portland Design works 1817
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Cycling gloves
: Decathlon gloves
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Light Jacket
: Mountain Equipment Kinesis
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Waterproof Trousers
: Peter Storm Packable
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Waterproof Jacket
: Mountain Equipment Lhotse
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Warm Jacket
: Patagonia DAS Light
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Warm Gloves
: Montane Switch
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Buff
: Montane OHVR
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Sunglasses
: Decathlon Sunglasses
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Helmet
: Decathlon Road
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Shoes
: Merrel Moab Vent
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Sandals
: Teva Hurricane XLT2
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Gadgets (3.91kg)
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Chromebook
: Lenovo Duet 5
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Kindle
: Amazon Kindle
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Point & Shoot
: Olympus TG-4 Tough
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Mirrorless Camera
: Sony A6300
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Battery pack
: Anker Powercore Essential 20000
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GPS Watch
: Suunto Vertical Solar
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Phone
: Unihertz Tank Mini
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Electronical Gubbins
: Various Various
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Satellite Communicator
: Garmin InReach Messenger
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Drone
: HOVERAir X1
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Dynamo charger
: Sinewave Revolution
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Tripod
: Joby Gorillapod
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Tools (1.21kg)
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Lube
: Silca Synergetic
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Toolkit
: B'Twin 920 multitool
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Multitool
: Leatherman Rebar
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Adjustable spanner
: Stanley Spanner
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Microfibre Cloth
: Decathlon Cloth
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Chain Checker
: Decathlon Chain checker
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Pump
: Topeak Mini Morph G
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Grease
: Weldtite TF2
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Threadlocker
: Locktite Blue
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Spanner
: Park Tool DCW-4
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Zip toothbrush
: Generic bamboo
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Chain Toothbrush
: Generic Bamboo
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Superglue
: Loctite mini
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Chain breaker
: Ye chou Chain breaker
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Spares (1.26kg)
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Cable Inners
: Shimano SLR
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Fabric repair bits
: Gear Aid Seam grip/Tenacious tape
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Tyre repair
: Decathlon/Park Tool Patch kit/TB-2
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Pannier clips
: Thule Clips
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Buckles
: Sea to Summit Field repair buckle
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Small bits of metal
: Various Various
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Brake pads
: Kool-stop Salmon cartridge
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Spare spokes
: Sapim Strong
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Zip ties
: Generic Generic
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Electrical tape
: Diall Black
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Spare suspension stem spring
: Meroca Green
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Pump rebuild kit
: Topeak Road morph
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Cord
: Simond 3mm
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Spare Skewers
: Shimano Steel
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Inner tube offcuts
: Generic Came on bike
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Spare Inner tubes
: Schwalbe 26" Schrader
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Spare lights
: Decathlon/Aliexpress Rechargeable
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Misc (2.06kg)
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Paper Maps
: ITM/Marco Polo Africa
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Passport x2
: Irish/UK Passport
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Document Wallet
: Lifeventure Passport
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Pants
: Decathlon Merino
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Insect Repellent
: Incognito PMD Roll-on
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Malaria Prophylaxis
: Generic Doxycycline
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Soap
: Lifeventure All purpose
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Suncream
: Boots 50+ SPF
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First aid
: Various Various
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Alcohol gel
: Generic gel
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Toiletries
: Various Various
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Journal
: Rite in the rain Waterproof
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Picture book
: Point it book
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Cards
: Various Cards
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Yellow Fever Cert
: NHS Certificate
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