How to pack for my next cycling trip
OMIT |
- tons of unnecessary toiletries
- too many changes of clothes
the target should be max 35 liters
note: never wear undies when cycling long distance! just apply vaseline and go au naturel in your cycling shorts or you will be sorry!
BRING |
- passport
- credit card (s)
- cash
Toiletries
- toothpaste
- toothbrush
- feminine hygiene stuff
- deodorant
- moisturizer
- soap
- shampoo
- clothes detergent
- face cloth
- towel
- mesh sponge*
this may seem surplus but it will make your soap go further and you can shower a lot faster
Drugs
- charcoal tabs
- pohchai pills
- aspirin
- antihistamine
- sunscreen
- bug spray
- teatree oil
Misc
- earplugs
- clothes line
- spare plastic bags
- camera
- pencil / pen
- magazine and/or book
- [music]
Clothes
- T-shirts
- shorts
- socks
- undies
- cap
- all purpose shoe
- sweatshirt
- bathing suit / goggles
Cycling Specific
- vaseline
- gloves + spare pair
- one camel backpack 2 liters
- 1 power bar per day
- protein bars to substitute for crap food on offer
- book to record distances
- pump
- spare tire / tire irons
- lights for night riding
- reflector strip
- 2 pairs cycling shorts