Here’s my complete packing list of everything I took on the Oregon’s Big Country Route. It seems like a lot of gear, and it kind of is a lot, but it’s what I consider a basic pack for a long term ride into the back country. I’m always looking to make my kit lighter, so any feedback would be great!
I’ve linked directly to their respective sites but there are no affiliate links, no personal gain from this other than sharing what I use on my trips. Each gear was purchased by me. Most of this is taken on each trip, but it will sometimes be adjusted depending on the weather, trip length, and location.
Bike: Salsa Timberjack with 27.5×3″ tires
- Revelate Pika seat bag
- Puffy Jacket
- Showers Pass rain jacket
- Six Moons Designs Lunar Solo Tent body and footprint
- 20-feet of paracord
- Spot Gen 3 Satellite Tracker
- Xero Prio Shoes (lost on 1st day)
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- Revelate Designs Ranger Frame Bag
- Carbon fiber tent pole
- Tent stakes
- 2 litre Platypus bladder
- 2 one-litre bottles (because I lost a 3 litre bladder)
- Sawyer Squeeze water filter with hoses and connectors
- Gerber Parachord Fixed blade knife
- 2 pair of nitrile gloves
- 6 large-ish zip-ties
- Lezyne designs compact pump
- 4 oz of Orange Seal tire sealant
- Camp towel
- Extra lithium AA & AAA batteries for GPS and Spot Tracker
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- Revelate Designs Salty Roll (and handlebar harness)
- Therm-a-Rest Vesper 20F quilt
- REI Flash inflatable pad (discontinued)
- Sea-to-summit Shnozzle (pad inflator)
- Sea-to-Summit inflatable pillow
- Silk long underwear
- Long-sleeve tech shirt
- 2 extra pair of underwear
- Extra pair of convertible pants
- Buff for warmth and as pillow cover
- Lightweight fleece sweater
- 3 pairs of light socks
- 2 bandanas
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- Revelate Designs Egress pocket (on front roll)
- Anker 128000 mah battery pack
- charging cables
- Sketchbook, paints, pens
- GoPro 7
- Toiletries (toothbrush, floss, soap, eyedrops)
- Toilet paper and baby wipes
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- Revelate Designs Mountain Feedbags x2
- 2 Klean Kanteen water bottles 40oz each
- Deuce of Spades by TheTentLab aluminum spade
- Sunscreen
- Lip balm
- Mosquito repellent
- Opinel Folding Knife
- Snow Peak Ti Spork
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- Revelate Designs Mag-Tank 2000
- Rotating snack bag for easy access
- Usually half full with watermelon sour patch candies
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- Revelate Designs Jerry Can (under nose of saddle)
- Topeak Mini 18+ multitool
- Fiber Fix kevlar spoke
- Stein mini Cassette removal tool
- 2oz Tri-flow chain lube
- Power link for the chain
- Blackburn tire plug kit
- 2 extra valve cores
- Brooks saddle wrench
- Spare brake cable
- Spare shifter cable
- Plastic tire lever
- 4 inches of chain
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- Salsa Anything Bags on front fork
- King Cage Titanium Manythings Cages
- Packets of tuna
- 2 jars of Nutella
- 2 packs of instant mash potatoes
- M&Ms
- Sour patch watermelon (2 large bags)
- Cliff bars
- Other bits I don’t fully recall
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- Backpack – Osprey Talon 22
- 4 mountain house dehydrated meals
- Toaks Ti cook set, mug, stove, folding spork, lighter
- Camera bits (filters, batteries, cleaner, puffer)
- Glasses and case
- Headphones
- Use would vary depending on what I wanted to carry for the day
- First aid kit
- Peak Design Capture Clip v3
- Fujifilm X-T3
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- Gear worn most of the time
- Outdoor Research sun runner hat
- Rx Sunglasses
- Convertible pants
- Columbia cooling sun sleeves
- Bedrock Classic Sandals
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