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A Rationalised
Bicycle Camping Check List
(Just
about everything you could need)
by Grace Newhaven ~ 2008/ March 25
Rationale for this format | Printing
as one page |
Day trip | Overnight trip | Longer Trip | Bicycle
Kitchen | Other
check lists
Tool Kit
|
adjustable spanner |
multi spanner |
spanners 8/9/10 mm |
|
cone spanners |
Allen keys 2/3/4/5/6/8 |
Phillips head screw driver |
|
Spoke key |
Small flat screw driver |
Crank extractor tool |
|
Freewheel tool [UG or HG] |
Lubricant |
Needle nose pliers |
|
|
Chain breaker |
Chain link tool (home made) |
|
Electrical tape |
Barrier cream ( film bottle) |
Hand
cleaner ( film bottle) |
|
Spare bolts ( film bottle) |
Cables - gear , brake, straddle |
Cable end caps - a few |
|
Tool container,
convenient & waterproof |
|
|
|
sunglasses |
Gloves ( sun or cold) |
|
|
maps / case |
insect repellent |
Swiss knife |
|
sunscreen |
matches |
picnic blanket |
|
helmet / sun hats |
stove/burner/fuel |
thermos |
|
pump |
Camera & radio |
coffee substitute |
|
reflective vests |
coffee & tea |
Milk powder & sugar |
|
wet weather coat |
prepared lunch |
picnic cloth |
|
puncture kit |
dried fruit / chocolate |
phone card / Telecard |
|
compass / whistle |
cup |
|
|
tent |
ground sheet |
Trowel (
fire & toilet uses) |
|
fuel bottle |
sleeping bag / cap |
Sheet ( silk) |
|
thermal shirt / tights |
beanie |
sleeping mat |
|
travel candle |
Torch & headband |
Utility cord |
|
soap ( water proof Tupperware) |
towel |
mosquito coils / holder |
|
toothbrush / paste |
Thongs/shower slippers |
bathers |
|
laundry bag |
prepared evening meal |
alcohol ( Sherry ) |
|
small muesli |
honey / salt |
margarine / butter |
|
fibre supplement |
detergent / scourer
(s/steel) |
spoons / flat knife |
|
plates (*optional) |
pot lid |
bottle cooler jacket |
|
|
bike repair manual |
first aid kit |
|
repair kits: tent & Thermarest |
Rope |
container : for banana skins,
compost |
|
lubricant / solvent |
Bike cleaning (tooth) brush |
water container (wine cask
bladders) |
|
Frame bag
pannier |
laundry kit / soap |
|
|
spare film |
nail brush / clippers |
personal medicines |
|
note book / pen / stamps |
bank card / book |
YHA card |
|
bike lock ( minimal) |
wool inserts (winter) |
address book |
|
reading book |
thermometer |
tourist information |
|
travel scrabble |
sewing kit |
wet clothes bag ( mesh) |
|
spare candles / matches |
sushi mat / tablecloth |
250 ml bottle (empty) |
|
cooking oil |
dried garlic |
dried onions |
|
curry powder |
tomato paste |
storage bag (draw string) |
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shoe polish / brush fly veil |
arrangements for cat meishis / calling cards |
water garden & plants cancel newspaper |
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post office box ( check) |
defrost fridge |
keys for neighbours |
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house all locked |
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This list is intended to be
usefully intuitive, rational & practical.
Like other Bicycle Fish pages, it
is not intended to be definitive, and you can easily add your own favorites as they come to mind - we add to ours all the time !
Unlike most other packing lists I
have found, the list is divided into three parts and " cascades"
cumulatively, that is , it assumes some extra items are required on an
expedition that you might not need if you are only on a day ride, and
that it's useful to separate them accordingly.
Putting the three parts together -
when required - should set you up well for an extended tour.
At home, we keep a copy as a single
printed page, and check off each item from our clipboard as we prepare for a
trip. For a convenient printable format, follow these
instructions : <copy> the HTML version , open a fresh Word document , and
<paste> the text into the new document - with a little editing you should
come up with a "one page" format for your clipboard.
I have not tried to breakdown the
tools section, as I have assumed that you will carry ( almost)
a full tool kit at all times. That's a matter of choice & risk management.
Note also that I have not included much about clothes - apart from thermals
& wet weather gear, those are too much a matter of individualised
preference to list.
Other check
lists ?
Judy Colwell's list http://www.stanford.edu/~jcolwell/bikelist.html
Jobst Brandt
http://www-math.science.unitn.it/Bike/General/Packing_List.html
Thomas Driemeyer
http://me.in-berlin.de/~bitrot/bbook_travel.html
A German language check list http://tandem-fahren.de/Technik/Tour-Checklist.html#Kochen
"Cycle Touring Basics" http://www.accessweb.com/users/rgjames/outdoor/gear.htm#bike
packing list
http://blueridge.databolts.ibm.com/bikes/text/Equipment/TouringPackingList
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