Description of bicycle and camping gear that I used on the 1999 Southern Tier route:

Bicycle Gear:

• Bruce Gordon BLT (Basic Loaded Touring) bicyle
• Bruce Gordon steel front and rear racks
• Madden large rear (Buzzards) and front (Lizards) panniers
• Maden pannier covers
• odometer/computer
• rear view mirror
• Master Blaster pump
• 3 water bottles
• spare spokes (2 for each length)
• 2 thin cables and small locks
• toolkit (chain tool, two patch kits, tire irons, spoke wrench, hex wrench set (2/2.5/3/4/5/6 mm, phillips and regular screwdriver heads), freehub remover, cassette cracker (tool for removing the freehub), grease, screw driver, pedal wrench, duct tape, rim tape, brake cable, 2 spare tubes, duct tape, chain lube

Cycling clothes:

• 3 pair cycling shirts
• 3 pair cycling shorts
• 5 pair cycling socks
• 1 pair cycling gloves
• 1 pair shimano cycling shoes
• 1 pair glove liners
• polypro gloves
• OR Gore-Tex mittens
• Burley rain jacket and pants
• Burley shoe covers
• long sleeve polypro jersey
• lycra tights
• nylon cycling vest
• headband
• helmet cover

Off bike clothes:

• 1 long sleeve sport shirt (thrift shop polyester/cotton mix)
• 1 pair shorts with zip-on pant legs
• 3 pair underwear
• 1 pair teva sandals
• rainproof hat

Miscellaneous gear:

• earplugs
• face mask (for sleeping near an ever-present light)
• inflatable pillow
• Thermarest pillow w/pillowcase
• goose down sleeping bag
• 3/4 Thermarest pad
• headlamp
• candle lantern and spare candle
• matches
• fork, spoon, knife
• bowl and cup
• thermarest chair
• small Jansport fanny pack
• small backpack
• small and large pack towels
• compass
• toiletry kit in mesh bag (toothbrush, toothpaste, vitamins, razor and extra blades, shampoo, hand soap, neosporin, prescription medicated creams, woolite, nasal spray, q-tips, deodorant)
• spare nylon straps (2)
• sink stopper
• Petzl headlamp and spare AA batteries
• 3 small OR waterproof bags (Oregon Research, for clothes and sleeping
bag)
• watch
• disposable camera(s)
• 1 book
• 2 magazines
• notepad
• sketch pad
• 3 pens
• small drawing pad
• 2 small watercolor blocks
• portable watercolor set
• drawing pencils, eraser, sharpener