There are some major changes for this trip from the Great Divide packing list, including leaving the cook kit at home, taking a couple old sheets and a fleece throw for sleeping, and different clothing plus a beefed-up medical bag. Here’s how we organize our stuff:

Dave’s Front-left Pannier:

Dave’s Front-right Pannier

  • Katadyn Hiker water filter
  • Seattle Sports collapsible water bucket
  • Medium ditty bag
    • soap
    • shampoo
    • conditioner
    • comb
    • razor
    • hand sanitizer
    • saddle sore cream
    • TP
    • lighter
    • small scissors
    • ear plugs
    • Q-tips

Dave’s Back-left Pannier

  • Lunch food bag
    • We would buy whatever was available, such as bread, peanut butter, crackers, nuts, dried fruit, etc.
  • Dave’s clothing (not worn on the bike)
    • flip flops
    • zip-off nylon pants
    • spare t-shirt
    • Patagonia expedition weight capilene shirt
    • 2 spare socks
    • rain coat
    • knee warmer
    • sun hat
    • swim goggles
    • pack towel
  • Kryptonite cable lock
  • Padlock

Dave’s Back-right Pannier

  • Repair Bag & misc.
    • cone wrenches
    • 6-inch modified crescent wrench with chain whip
    • cassette remover
    • full-size Vice Grips
    • bottom bracket remover
    • 8/9/10 mm. Y-socket wrenches
    • small crank remover
    • chainring bolt wrench
    • modified 32 & 36 threaded headset wrench
    • spare brake pads
    • small roll of Scotch 3M duct tape (ask Dave about duct tape and you’ll get a full explanation of the varying qualities you’ll find and why this is the best choice!)
    • JB Kwik Weld
    • blue LocTite
    • tent pole splint
    • extra AAA batteries for headlamps
    • seam grip adhesive
    • water filter silicone lubricant
    • ThermaRest repair kit
    • folding spare tire
    • spare dérailleur pulley
    • spare v-brake noodle
    • degreaser
    • water bag cleaning tabs
    • rags
    • spare patch kit
    • needle & thread
    • nalgene top
    • spare tubes
    • chain lube
    • leatherman
    • bike multi-tool
    • tire levers
    • bug spray/DEET

Dave’s Handlebar Bag

  • Canon 20D digital SLR camera
  • 10-22 mm EF-S lens
  • 24-105 mm L-Series lens
  • pen
  • wallet with money, our passports, & credit cards
  • circular polarizer filter
  • extra camera battery
  • memory cards
  • silica gel packets

Michelle’s Front-left Pannier

  • rear blinky light
  • Small ditty bag
    • ibuprofen
    • tooth brush & paste
    • dental floss
    • Dave’s Advair preventive asthma inhaler
    • tweezers, nail cutters
    • Michelle’s rosacea cleanser & cream
  • less-used ditty bag
    • camera cleaning kit
    • spare water filter cartridge

Michelle’s Front-right Pannier

  • First-Aid bag
    • bandages of various sizes
    • neosporin
    • EpiPen
    • spare asthma inhalers
    • anti-malarials
    • antibiotics (flagyl, septra, keflex, cipro
    • glucosamine for happy joints

Michelle’s Back-left Pannier

  • Michelle’s clothes
    • spare bike shor
    • short-sleeved t-shirt
    • spare short biking socks
    • regular Smartwool socks
    • spare sports bra
    • 2 pair undies
    • nylon capri pants
    • Patagonia below-knee black skirt
    • Mountain Hardware rain jacket
    • Chaco flipflops (they’re heavier than others, but I can walk miles in these)
    • sun hat
    • bikini
  • 2 flat sheets & one light fleece throw for sleeping

Michelle’s Back-right Pannier

  • North Face Slickrock tent & ground sheet (We dropped this in storage in Bangkok to lighten up before Cambodia and Laos.)
  • 2 ThermaRest ultra-light full-size sleeping pads
  • mosquito bed net

Michelle’s Handlebar Bag

  • Sunglasses cases for both of us
  • Compass
  • Small Notebook & Pen for taking notes for daily blog entries
  • sharpie pen
  • Headlamps
  • Sunscreen

Michelle’s Camelback (bungeed to the back rack)

  • 3-liter water bladder
 

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