Gear
Bike
- FRAME Specialized Crossroads Sport (not much left from the original bike, really)
- RIMS Alexrims Adventurer 28″
- 32 holes in the front w/ DYNAMO HUB (Shutter Precision SP-8), TIRE Specialized Trigger
- 36 holes in the back w Shimano Deore XT HUB, TIRE Schwalbe Marathon Plus (the best purchase!)
- DISC BRAKES Avid (BB7 MTN + ROTORS G2 Cleansweep)
- DERRAILEUR Shimano Deore 8-rychlostní
- SADDLE Brooks Cambium C17
- PEDALS MEC City Light
- REAR RACK Topeak Super Tourist DX
- FRONT RACK Sport Arsenal 204
- 4x SIDE PANNIER Sport Arsenal 312
- HANDLEBAR BAG Sport Arsenal 310
- SLEEPING-BAG PANNIER/BACKPACK Sport Arsenal 313
- CYCLING COMPUTER Sigma 5.12
- HAND PUMP Lezyne Sport Drive HV Pump
- REAR BLINKING LIGHT Lezyne Femto Drive Rear Light 7L
- REAR LIGHT ON RACK
- FRONT LIGHT + USB CHARGER Busch&Miller Luxos U
- BIG BOTTLE CAGE Salsa
- BOTTLE CAGE MEC
- BIDON Polar Bear 0,75l
- BELL
Packraft
PACKRAFT Alpacka Denali Llama Red- Alpacka Cruiser SPRAYDECK
- PADDLE Aquabound Manta Ray Hybrid
Clothes
- 7 PAIRS OF SOCKS
- 7 BOXERS
- 2 SHIRTS
- 3 T-SHIRTS
- SWIMMING SHORTS
- WATERPROOF PANTS MEC Revolution Pants
- COTTON-WOOL PANTS (into the jungle)
- SANDALS Keen Clearwater
- PADDLING TOP Level Six Bonavista
- LONG-SLEEVED THERMAL T-SHIRT (if I were to cross the Andes by accident)
- BANDANA, CAP, GLOVES (if I were to cross the Andes by accident)
- THICK SWEATER (if I were to cross the Andes by accident)
- CITY SHORTS
- CITY JEANS
- A PAIR OF CONVERSE FOR THE CITY
Sleeping
- HAMMOCK Hennessy Hammock Expedition Asym Zip
- SLEEPING BAG Husky Biker (800g, 12/8/0°C)
- SLEEPING MAT Therm-a-rest Evolite
Cooking
- GASOLINE STOVE Coleman Unleaded Feather Stove
- COOKING SET Var Antiadhez
- TIN CUP
- CORKSCREWW
- KNIFE Victorinox Original
- Some SPICES and SALT
- Always a bit of OLIVE OIL
- Often a pack of RICE and a kilo of PASTA
- TUNA CANS are eternal
- SNICKERS!
- and the rest according to country and imagination
Electronics
- LAPTOP MacBook Air 13″ 2013
- PHONE iPhone 5c 16GB
- ACTION CAM SJCAM M10 + CASE a MOUNTS
- CAMERA Nikon D3100 + LENS Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G
- 3 BATTERIES Nikon EN-EL14 + CHARGER
- PHONE CASE HitCase, CHEST MOUNT HitCase ChestR, SELFIE STICK HitCase ShootR
- TRIPOD UltraPod
- EXTERNAL DRIVES Western Digital Elements (1TB) a My Passport (2TB)
- POWERBANK XiaoMi 30000mAh (made in China so the real capacity would be more like 15000mAh)
- Bluetooth KEYBOARD Logitech (when writing on my phone)
- HEADLAMP
- CABLES & REDUCTIONS
Tools & other
- SPARE INNER TUBE, BOWDEN CABLES, SPOKES
- WRENCHES, SET OF ALLEN KEYS, CASSETTE WRENCH
- CHAIN TOOL
- SPOKES KEY
- 2 TIRE LEVERS
- 2 INNER TUBE REPAIR KITS
- ZIPTIES, ELECTROINSULANT TAPE, SUPERGLUE
- NEEDLE & THREAD, PINS
- LUBRICATION WD-40
- AA BATTERIES Duracell
- SPARE SCREWS etc.
- STRAPS OF VARIOUS LENGHTS (to attach all to my packraft)
- MEDICAL KIT (DOXCYKLIN! (malaria), PREDNISON (Crohn’s), PENTASA (Crohn’s), BRUFEN (pain), IMODIUM (digestion), JODISOL (desinfaction), ZODAC (alergies), VOLTAREN GEL (muscles, pain), CONDOMS, WATER FILTER)
- REPELENT 30% DEET
- HYGIENIC STUFF (TOOTHBRUSH, TOOTHPASTE, MOUTHWASH, SHOWERGEL 2IN1, TOILET PAPER)
- PASSPORT + VACCINATION CARD
- DIARY + PENS
What I have started with in the beginning
Meet Baghira, the Bike
Packing list
Item prices in brackets (or missing) mean that I did not buy the item for the purpose of this journey – I got it as a gift or I already had it from my previous travels.
| BICYCLE | |
| BIKE Specialized Crossroads Sport | $187 |
| REAR RACK Sport Arsenal 215 | ($23) |
| FRONT RACK Sport Arsenal 204 | $25 |
| 4x SIDE PANNIERS Sport Arsenal 312 | $128 |
| HANDLEBAR BAG Sport Arsenal 310 | $32 |
| TOP-RACK PANNIER/BACKPACK Sport Arsenal 313 | $27 |
| PUMP Author AAP One | ($6) |
| CYKLOCOMPUTER Sigma 906 | ($22) |
| HORNS | $14 |
| 3x BIDON HOLDER | |
| 3x BIDON PowerBar | |
| FRONT LIGHT Moon Gem 2.0 | $16 |
| REAR LIGHT | |
| SERVICING BIKE & SPARE PARTS | |
| CHAIN Shimano | $9 |
| CHAIN RIVETER | $5 |
| CHAIN JOINT $2 | |
| WHEEL NIPPLES | $2 |
| NIPPLE FASTENER | $2 |
| 2x INNER TUBE | $9 |
| 7x INNER TUBE REPAIR KIT | $10 |
| LUBRICANT WD-40 | $5 |
| WIRES (brakes and drivetrain) | |
| OTHER TOOLS (wrenches, pliers, …) | |
| OTHER PARTS (screws, etc., …) | |
| CAMPING | |
| TENT Coleman Phad X2 | $141 |
| SLEEPING BAG Husky Ruby (1870 g, -1/-8/-14°C) | $65 |
| SLEEPING MAT Loap Cayman (3,5 cm) | $28 |
| COOKING | |
| GAS COOKER Coleman Unleaded Feather Stove | $100 |
| COOKING KIT Var Antiadhez | $20 |
| CORKSCREW | |
| CLOTHES | |
| SHOES McKinley Diamond AQX M | $80 |
| WATERPROOF JACKET Husky Bumdy | $52 |
| WATERPROOF PANTS Husky Lexen | $66 |
| GLOVES Nakamura Morton | $21 |
| CYCLING SHORTS+JERSEY TriVelo | |
| CYCLING JERSEY | |
| LONG CYCLING PANTS | |
| 2x FUNCTIONAL T-SHIRT | |
| UNDERPANTS | |
| 2x SHIRT | |
| JEANS | |
| WINTER JACKET Gate | ($23) |
| WARM SWEATER | |
| LIGHT SWEATER | |
| RUSSIAN STYLE CAP | |
| BANDANNA | |
| 4x BOXER SHORTS | |
| 6x SOCKS (3x warmer, 2x short, 1x ultra-warm) | |
| HYGIENE | |
| SHOWER GEL 3in1 | |
| TOOTHBRUSH Curaprox | $4 |
| TOOTHPASTE | |
| TOWEL | |
| DISPOSABLE SHAVING RAZORS | |
| SHAVING GEL | |
| TOILET PAPET | |
| MEDICAL KIT | |
| 2x PREDNISON 20mg (for relapses of Crohn. d.) | |
| PENTASA (inflammatory meds) | |
| WIDE-SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTICS | |
| TUSSIN (cough) | |
| ACTIVE COAL (bowel gas) | |
| ENDIARON (bowel disinfection) | |
| ZODIAC (alergic reactions) | |
| 4x JODISOL (disinfection) | |
| SLIVOVICE 1L (traditional folk panacea) | |
| BANDAGES, PLASTERS,... | |
| LIBRARY | |
| Maria Kaguševa: Speak russian in 24 days | |
| Monika Mey: Chinese not only for self-learners | $23 |
| Jack Kerouac: Desolation Angles | |
| Jack Kerouac: Dharma Bums | |
| Richard Halliburton: Thousand and a Half Adventure | $3 |
| ATLAS EUROPE Marco Polo | ($13) |
| MAP TURKEY Marco Polo | ($9) |
| MAP CENTRAL ASIA Freytag & Berndt | $9 |
| MAP CHINA Marco Polo | $9 |
| ELECTRONICS | |
| SMARTPHONE Apple iPhone 3GS | |
| NOTEBOOK Apple MacBook 13" 2007 | |
| DSLR Nikon D100 | |
| LENS Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G | $69 |
| SOLAR CHARGER Power Monkey Explorer | ($82) |
| VARIOUS | |
| KNIFE Victorinox Original | |
| GASOLINE TANK 1,5L | |
| FUNNELS (for water and gasoline) | $2 |
| WATER TANKS | |
| PROPAGATION MATERIALS (about my city, region and country) | |
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