Packing Out

Nine days to go and everything is packed. I have gone light on the clothing and the cooking -emergency only- but still carry forty-four pounds. I have taken warm-weather clothing for the early part of the trip that I plan on shipping home once I am east of the mountain ranges. The list follows.

Camping

• Goose down sleeping bag (warm weather) and flannel sleeper: camping pillow and pillowcase.
• Therm-a-rest sleeping mat, tent, and ground cover.
• Cooking tin, drinking/measuring cup, cleaning materials, beef stew and oatmeal.

Cycling Equipment

• Inner-tubes(3), tire, spokes, brake shoes
• Mini tool kit, knife, rag, electrical tape
• Bicycle Pump, patch kit, lubricant
• Dog Deterrent, panniers, handlebar bag, tool bag
  

Cycling Clothing

• Cycling shoes with four pairs of socks and sock liner
• Sleveless jerseys (2) and short sleve jersey
• Cycling pants (2)
• Cycling glasses
• Long sleve cool-weather shirt
• Thermal shirt (1)
• Leg and arm warmers
• Shoe covers
• Cycling gloves (3 pairs) including one for cold weather
• Bandanas and head scarfs (4)
• Rain jacket
• Helmet

Other Clothing

• Underwear (2)
• Shorts with sewn-in mesh
• Trail cargo zip-off pants
• Short sleve shirts (2)
• Long-sleve cool-max
• Sandals and hat.
• Polar fleece sweater
• Windbreaker.
  

The Rest

• Camera, Cell Phone, Garmen, Telescope, MP3 Player, and memory sticks (2).
• First aid kit, ear-plugs, nail-clipper, shaving and washing kit, microfiber towels, bug repellent, sun block.
• Clothes-line and pegs, first-aid kit,
• Maps, chamois cream and utter-butter.
• Cyclomax additive, gue, Fig-Newtons, and two packages of sunflower seeds.
• Fannypack.
• Reading book and diary.