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These are the odds & ends that travelled with me across the continent.

    Tools & Parts:
  • 2 screwdrivers
  • 5 Allen keys
  • spoke wrench
  • ratchet
  • 6" shifter
  • 4" shifter
  • 30ml grease
  • 30ml oil
  • dozen spokes
  • 3 spare tubes
  • 2 patch repair kits
  • tyre pump
  • spare tyre
  • front & back lights
  • screws & nuts
  • brake shoes
    Clothes:
  • thermal top
  • long johns
  • gloves
  • beanie
  • shorts
  • 2 tshirts
  • warmish jumper
  • thai pants
  • clean collared shirt (for performing)
  • 3 pair of socks
  • sneakers
  • thongs
  • underwear
  • waterproof top
  • waterproof pants
  • orange glow vest
  • riding gloves
    Reading material:
  • road atlas
  • [current] Wheel of Time book (from 2 to 8)
  • SAS survial guide :)
    Cooking Utensils:
  • trangia (small fuel stove)
  • sharp knife, fork, spoon
  • 300ml metholated spirits
  • 2 lighters
  • 2 match boxes
  • 2 scourers
  • small cleaning towel
    Camping:
  • 2 person tent (or 1 person and all of his stuff)
  • tarpolen
  • goosedown sleeping bag
  • foam mat
  • torch
    Musical Equipment:
  • 12-string guitar
  • strings for guitar
  • slide
  • nail file
  • nail creame
  • picks
  • assorted classical sheet music
  • manuscript paper
  • dictaphone
  • spare tapes
    Food:
  • 1/2kg rice
  • packet of spaggetti
  • some flour
  • loaf of bread
  • jar of peanut butter
  • fruit - bananas, pears, apples and oranges (usually)
  • curry paste
  • muesli
  • a stick of butter (which lasts a suprisingly long time)
  • 1L soy milk (only lasts a day and a half)
  • a few cloves garlic
  • a few chillis
  • packet of salt
    Miscellaneous:
  • sports absorbant towel
  • toothbrush & toothpaste
  • soap
  • dunny paper
  • sunscreen
  • sunnies
  • spare batteries
  • 3 large blue garbage bags
  • fishing line (don't ask me why)
  • 2 1L water bottles
  • 2L camel hump
  • 3L camel hump
Loaded. The first day.
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