Kit
From chatting to people who've done this sort of thing before, the usual problem is trying to carry too much, so we're going to try to keep it light. The idea is for us to camp in France and Spain. That way, if we find there's anything we've not taken that we really need, we'll find out while we're still in the familiar environment of western Europe, and buy it en route...
Naturally, with two of us going, some of the following will be shared, and some we'll be taking multiples.
Clothing
- Zip-off trousers (two pairs)
- Synthetic T-shirts (two or three)
- Synthetic underwear
- Micro-fleece
- Riding gear
- Arai Tour-X helmet with clear and dark visors
- Well ventilated two-piece suit
- Enduro boots
- Road and motocross style gloves
- Wet weather riding oversuit
- Goggles
- Arai Tour-X helmet with clear and dark visors
- Running shoes
- Hat and mosquito head net
Camping
- North Face Roadrunner 23 tent
- Therm-a-rest Pro-lite 4 mattress
- Sleeping bag and liner
- Coleman Sportster Stove
- Mess tins
- Cutlery
- Penknife
- Head torch
- Toiletries/wash kit
- First aid kit
- Insect repellant
- Sun Block - Riemann P20
Tools
- Tyre levers
- Adjustable wrench
- Mole-grips
- Pliers
- Screwdriver & bits
- Selected sockets and ratchet
- Allen keys
- Spark plug wrench
Spares
- Brake lever
- Clutch lever
- Clutch Cable
- Speedo Cable
- Throttle cables
- Inner tubes
- One spare rear tyre
- Fuel pump
Other
- Camera
- Memory cards (lots of!)
- Rechargeable batteries
- Battery charger
- Mobile phone
- Pocket PC
- Folding keyboard for PPC
- Holux GPS receiver for PPC
- Autocom intercom (12V power)
- Etrex Vista HCx GPS
- Paper maps
- Travel documents (Passport, Carnet, Driving licence & IDP)
- Medical Insurance
- Vehicle documents (Registration document, Insurance certificate)
