Gear list

Most of my gear is off eBay or Gumtree. It's a lot cheaper than buying brand new and usually comes in good condition, just check out the pictures on the ad carefully. Also you don't need all the stuff on this list; I've accumulated different gear for different occasions.

Trying to get our gear dry whilst packrafting on the Franklin river.

Trying to get our gear dry whilst packrafting on the Franklin river.

Cycling:

  • Surly long haul trucker - pretty awesome bike, built for touring.

  • Abus lock - I lock the back wheel to the frame when I'm wild camping just in case.

  • Ortleib rear panniers.

  • Exped 50 litre Work and Rescue pack -placed on my rear rack between the panniers as it means that I have a backpack for if I want to go walking. Can also be tied to the front of a packraft.

  • Repair Kit: Topeak Alien II multitool, a pedal wrench, 2 park tool super patch kits, 2 spare tubes, 2 chain links, lubricant, Topeak road morph pump (although this did actually cease working towards the end of my Indonesia-Nepal trip) and some tenacious tape to patch holes in the tent etc. Some people would carry more bike repair gear, some less, it is up to you.

A night in the outback about 80km from Kings Canyon in Northern Territory. I will admit that maybe the Ionosphere was a bit too small for the 6 months I used it cycle touring in Oz and New Zealand.

A night in the outback about 80km from Kings Canyon in Northern Territory. I will admit that maybe the Ionosphere was a bit too small for the 6 months I used it cycle touring in Oz and New Zealand.

Camping and cooking:

  • Snugpak Ionosphere - This is TINY and good for if you need to hide when camping.)

  • MSR Elixir 1 - its perfect, heavier than the MSR Hubba Hubba NX, but cheaper and more durable.

  • MSR Elixir 2 person - for use as a base camp and for when I have a pal!

  • Alpkit Hunka Bivvy Bag - for microadventures.

  • Sea to Summit voyager III sleeping bag.

  • Sea to Summit Reactor Extreme.

  • Thermarest Neoair Xtherm - I did have the Exped synmat but the baffing popped and it got a few punctures.

  • Sea to Summit Aeros Premium Pillow - used to have the Exped Air UL pillow but again it ended up puncturing.

  • MSR Dragonfly with fuel canister and expedition service kit.

  • MSR Windburner 1 Litre.

  • Osprey Kyte 66L backpack.

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packrafting gear:

  • Alpacka Yukon Yak (eBay!)

  • Aqua Bound Manta Ray fibre glass paddles (eBay.)

  • Latitude Raid life vest.

  • Throw rope and bag - 50m rope.

  • NRS Havoc livery helmet.

  • NRS Paragon pack and dry bag.

  • Overboard 30L waterproof backpack.

Squinty photo but you can see the Anker Solar Panel on the buggy. This managed to keep my phone, kindle and power bank charged throughout Iceland.

Squinty photo but you can see the Anker Solar Panel on the buggy. This managed to keep my phone, kindle and power bank charged throughout Iceland.

Electricals and online useful apps:

  • Anker PowerCore 20100 Power Bank - does 4 full charges of my phone.

  • Anker PowerPort Solar Panel 21W - this is fab, has 2 USB ports and weighs about 500g.

  • Gaia GPS - has loads of random trails that I haven’t been able to find on paper maps and also contour lines for almost anywhere in the world. It is free just for basic maps, but you have to pay a 1 year subscription fee of $17 to download maps offline. https://www.gaiagps.com

  • Komoot - an great resource, plans your route according to your method of travel: cycling, hiking or running. Can also export to GPS device. It is free to use but again to download maps offline you can either buy a region for a one off payment of $3.99 or get the whole world for $29.99. https://www.komoot.com