Jenny’s Bicycle Touring Packing List
Below is a list of everything Jenny is carrying for our around-the-world bicycle tour. For a rundown of our shared cooking gear, see our camp kitchen post. Our luggage system and bicycle maintenance/repair kit is covered in our Bikes and Luggage post.
Clothing:
- Riding shirt: Patagonia Capilene Cool Daily Hoodie
- Riding shorts: Patagonia Baggies
- Shoes: La Sportiva Wildcats
- Off the bike shirt: Merino wool t-shirt
- Off the bike shorts: Patagonia Tyrolean bike shorts (sometimes worn riding as well)
- Patagonia Chambeau pants – for camp and town
- Montbell lightweight merino leggings for sleeping
- Long sleeve merino top for sleeping
- Darn Tough socks x2
- Riding underwear x2
- Period underwear x2
- Sports bra x2
- Fleece hat
- Melanzana fleece hoodie
- Sierra Designs down jacket
- Fleece gloves
- Patagonia Storm10 Rain Jacket
- Outdoor Research Helium Rain Pants
- Waterproof mittens
- Waterproof shoe covers
- Camp/town shoes: Teva Olowahu flip flops
- Ombraz prescription sunglasses (life changing)
- Reflective vest
Sleep System:
- Enlightened Equipment 20 degree down quilt
- Vaude 7m sleeping pad
- Gossamer Gear Thinlight foam pad to prevent punctures
- Nemo Fillo camp pillow
- Poles, stakes, and footprint for our Hilleberg Anjan 2 tent (Andrew carries the body)
Toiletries:
- Travel towel
- Toothbrush and toothpaste
- Floss
- Shampoo
- Dr. Bronner’s soap – used as body wash and for laundry
- Nixit period disc
- Toilet paper
- Baby wipes
- Kula Cloth
- Travel hairbrush
- Nail clippers
Electronics
- Microsoft Surface Pro 7 with tomtoc laptop sleeve
- Sony RX100 VII with three batteries
- Samsung Galaxy 9
- SanDisk 2TB SSD
- Wall charger with one USB-A port and one USB-C fast charging port (capable of charging the Surface Pro computer)
- NiteCore NB10000 power bank and Voltaic V50 power bank, combined 22,800 mAh of power
- Garmin Edge 830 bike computer
- Garmin Varia tail light
- Earbuds with mic
- Head lamp