Friday, July 3, 2009

Another Factiod - What I Packed

You may have noticed that pretty much everything fits in my two Zega's and the tank bag, nothing else. I kinda hate having shit strapped all over the place on the bike, and besides, by trip's end, you'll have shit strapped all over anyway. At the very last minute I packed a lawn chair, and that's what you see strapped to the back.



My pack list is:



CLOTHING:

4 Wicking T Shirts

2 Pairs Jeans

1 Pair of hiking pants

4 pair wicking undershorts

4 pair wicking socks

1 wool sweater

1 long johns

1 Hat

1 Bug Net Hat

Camp Shoes

Bathing Suit

Electric Jacket

Jacket Cord



CAMPING:

Tent

Sleep Pad

Sleeping Bag

Towel

Wash Cloth

Toilet Bag

Unscented Soap

Unscented toothpaste

Electric razor

Toothbrush

Hair brush

Flashlight

Headlight

Ipod (that I seem to have lost)



MOTORCYCLE SUPPLIES:

Tire Repair Kit

Tire Irons

Compressor

Tool Kit

First Aid Kit

Motorcycle Cover

Wire

Various Nuts and Bolts

Wire Ties

Duct Tape (for taping the tent to the ships deck)

Multi Tool

Face Shield cleaner

Rags

Gas Can

Rope (25’, used for strapping the tent to the ships deck)





RIDING GEAR:

One-piece Aerostich

Riding Boots

Racing gloves

Three Season Gloves

Helmet





PERSONAL GEAR:

Extra Eye Glasses

Ear Plugs

Canada Insurance Certificate

Registration

Drivers License

Medical Cards

Debit Card

2 Point and shoot cameras (one on the belt, one was the time-lapse – Pentax WP and Pentax W30. Both are waterproof and dustproof and smaller than a pack of smokes.)

Canon S3 (which self-destructed less than halfway through the trip)

Cell Phone

Battery charger (AA Rechargeable)

Maps

Alaska Books

Toilet Paper



Small Sharp Knife (mini Swiss Army knife)

Leatherman Wave/multitool

3 or 4+ various sized plastic bags (it rains a lot there)

Tire Pump-Electric (Slime pump, works great!)

Spare fuses for bike

Decent can opener (P38 for you vets)

Matches/Cig Lighter

Tire repair kit. (at least half the people in route have a flat)

At least $300 cash for emergencies/tires/tire changes, repairs.

A bicycle cable lock for locking the helmet and ‘stich to the bike when eating or something.



The only thing I'd change when going to a new, cool place is to pack more socks and less t-shirts because you'll be buying plenty. When I bought souveniers for friends back home, I'd usually just send them back to my house instead of packing them along on the trip.



I used everything I packed, and wanted for nothing except duct-tape and rope for the boat. It was my best packing job yet.

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