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Cycling kit
- Bike (!)
- Panniers (front and rear)
- Handlebar bag
- Bike lights (hopefully we won't be riding at night, but just in case!)
- Lock
- Spanners and allen keys
- Hypercracker (for removing cassette to replace spokes)
- Spare spokes
- Spoke key
- Spare folding tyre
- Spare tube x2
- Puncture repair kit
- Mini pump
- Tyre levers
- Spare chain links
- Spare gear and brake cable
- Chain oil
- Grease
- Duct tape
Clothes
- Cycling clothes (jerseys, shorts etc)
- Cycling shoes (SPD)
- Overshoes
- Warm jacket
- Waterproof jacket
- Waterproof overtrousers
- Casual clothes
- Swimming shorts
- Sandals
- Gloves (cycling and cold weather)
- Warm hat
- Travel towel
- Mosquito net
- Duct tape
Camping kit
- Tents - One 2-man tent 1.2kg
- Sleeping bag 1.5kg
- Silk sleeping bag liner
- Sleeping mats (Thermarest)
- Stove (MSR Whisperlite International, to run on anything from paraffin to jet fuel)
- Cooking pans
- Plates, mugs etc.
- Water carrier
- Water filter
- Iodine (for water purification if the filter packs up)
- Duct tape
Medical kit
- First aid kit
- Sterile needles & syringes
- Insect repellent (Deet and permethrin)
- Rehydration mix
- Paracetamol
- Ibuprofen
- Anti malarials
- Immodium
- Duct tape
Miscellaneous
- Passport
- Visas/Embassy letters
- Travellers' cheques
- Camera
- Maps
- Compass
- Guide books
- Phrase books
- Penknife
- Clothes line
- Soap
- Personal hygiene kit
- Dog Dazer (for winding up yappy dogs)
- Shortwave radio (for news and Premiership football)
- Sunglasses
- Duct tape
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Many thanks to Sir Richard Beresford-Wylie at http://www.dazer.com for donating a dog dazer. Told we can expect fang attacks in Eastern Turkey.
Thanks to Ray Bennet, ace mechanic, for helping with the bike
Saddle Saffari - My local bike shop |