Packing lists

Please list all the clothing and gear and stuff you bring when you tour.
Please give details, like brands and models of your equipment, how well your stuff worked for you and the length and weather of your tour. And, of course, your tips, lessons and advice.

My standard list for a typical 4 - 10 day bushtrack tour is something like this:

Tools
6” shifting spanner
pliers
2 tyre levers
Topeak Alien multi-tool
8mm spanner
chain tool
6mm allen key
spoke key
cassette remover
screw driver (dual head)
cleaning brush
puncture repair kit
tyre boot

Spares
gear & brake cables
spokes (inside handlebar)
headlight bulb
brake pads
adhesive tape
zip ties (asstd. sizes)
baling wire
hose clamp
steel rod (5 x 110mm)
assorted nuts & bolts
2 tubes
grease tub
chain lube

Camping & Cooking
tent
groundsheet
extra rain fly
Thermarest mat
candle lantern
camp stool
stove & fuel
cooking set (w/pot grip, matches, lighter, dishwashing liquid)

mess kit
serrated knife
cutting board
wooden spoon
water purification tablets
kitchen sink
6L water bag
sleeping bag
silk sleeping sheet

Clothes - cycling
T-shirts x 3
cycling jersey
knicks x 2
Double Happy shorts
lycra tights
thermal underwear
socks x 4
cycling jacket
fleece top
Mont rain jacket
Netti overpants
cycling shoes
cycling mitts

Clothes - casual
shirt
jeans/travel pants
sandals/street shoes
sun hat

Personal toiletries
toothbrush )
toothpaste )
shaver )
soap ) all in kit bag
shampoo )
pocket knife )
ear plugs )
bath plug )

travel towel
first-aid kit
small roll toilet paper
folding trowel

Food storage
assorted plastic food jars
snap-lock bags
insulated lunch pack

Extra items
LED head torch
digital camera
fly net
thermometer (clipped outside handlebar bag)
compass
maps & map pocket
ocky straps
pens
walkman & tapes
books
cycle bidons
bike computer
1.5L water bottle
stuff sacks
sunglasses
UV blockout
RID insect spray
spare batteries
pegless clothesline

Winter Gear
Super-roubbaix skull cap
Polarfleece jacket
thermal gloves
waterproof ski gloves
Kinetix longs
overboots (when I get them)

I know it looks like an awful lot of guff, but it all packs into my 4 Ortlieb panniers, a racktop gear sack and a handlebar bag. I've happily toured the Victorian high plains and the Australian Alps with this gear (including food for 5 days). We looked like this:
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Cheers
Peter

Here is a list of our bits and peices.
This is what we took to France last year for 6 weeks for the two of us on the tandem. As a tandem doesn't have any more room than a single bike to carry panniers, we don't have room for any excess.

Clothes

2 Cycle Shirt
2 Cycle knicks
2 socks
2 undies
1 vest
1 rainjacket
1 long pants
1 shirt
1 cycle shoes
1 Teva sandals
1 swimmers
1 goggles


2 Cycle Shirt
3 Cycle knicks
3 socks
3 undies
1 vest
1 rainjacket
1 long pants
1 skirt
1 blouse
1 cycle shoes
1 Teva sandals
2 swimmers
1 goggles
1 wrap-cotton

Tools
In a bidon pack we have;
Spare brake and gear cables
Allen keys 2,2.5,3,4,5
Patch Kit
2 tyre levers
spokey dokey (plastic spoke key)
Spare tube.
Main kit
2 tubes
another patch kit
spare tyre (Panracer T-Serv folding)
Stein Cassete remover
Spare chain links
chain breaker
Leatherman Wave
Pedal Spanner
S&S couple tool
6 spare spokes and nipples
brake pads
bar end gear lever
various bolts and washers
Tri flo oil
Grease
Duct Tape
Gaff tape
Electrical tape
Cable ties
thermarest patch kit

Camping & Cooking -
all cooking gear and food in front panniers
Tent and thermarests in rackbag
Macpac Apollo tent (2 person, twin vestibules 3.35kg)
titanium nails for tent pegs (light and unbendable)
2 Thermarest ultralight long
2 Macpac Escapade 350 sleeping bags
Silk liner
Petzl led Head torches
MSR Dragon Fly
300ml fuel bottle for unleaded petrol 15c/day
MSR classic Dura lit kit
non-stick frypan 250 mm
titanium plates
spoons & forks lexcen
sharp knife
chopping board
corkscrew
silicon spatula
cigarette lighter
cups
resealable plastic bags
Olive oil
herbs and spices
salt and pepper
teatowel
clothes line (twisty elastic)

Toiletries
Contact lens solution
spare lenses
toothbrushes
shampoo also used for dishwashing and clothes
small microfibre towels
hairbrush
razor
sun cream
lip cream
face cream

Firstaid
crepe bandage
tubigrip
steristrips
opsites
non-stick dressings
paper tape
sling
aspirin
lomotil/antidiarhhoeal
anti-biotics

Electronics
Olympus CZ-8080
1 G SD card
256 SD card
Nikon Coolpix 3500?
Chargers
Polar HRM's
Mobile phone and charger
LED headlight and tail light

On the bike we have
5 750ml bidons
1 600ml
Zephal HPX pump size 4
Tubus pannier racks
Ortleib Panniers

Books and maps
LP cycling France
phrase book
dictionary
Michelin 1:200,000 maps

passports
travel insurance
credit cards
travellers cheques-American express
250Euros to take

Cheers

Geoff

Thanks guys, your lists are great. I appreciate how complete they are! I will use them for references.