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All that was strapped on top of a bike touring Iceland

All that was strapped on top of a bike touring Iceland

All that was strapped on top of a bike touring Iceland

Packing list

Riesse und Müller Delite Black bicycle

With full suspension and a total of 27 gears, it’s fair to say that the bike won’t be the weakest link.

Ortlieb Handlebar Bag

  1. Road atlas
  2. Journal
  3. Two pencils
  4. Bike computer
  5. Digital camera
  6. Deonet Imagebox (for storing photos)
  7. Rain trousers
  8. Sunglasses
  9. Compass
  10. Lip cream
  11. Thermometer
  12. Wallet
  13. Passport
  14. Tickets

Ortlieb Front-Roller  —  Left Side

  1. Toilet bag
  2. Electric shaver
  3. Skin cream
  4. Heel patches
  5. Toothbrush
  6. Toothpaste (biodegradable)
  7. Soap (biodegradable)
  8. Sun block
  9. Mosquito spray
  10. Blister patches
  11. Condoms
  12. Tiger balm
  13. Sporttape
  14. Earplugs
  15. Camera cleaning set
  16. First Aid kit
  17. Knee support
  18. Plastic bags
  19. Bin bags
  20. Rope
  21. Mosquito-net
  22. Bottle clean tablets
  23. Two toilet rolls
  24. Two towels
  25. Tea-towel
  26. Face cloth
  27. Eleven clothes pegs
  28. Needle and thread

Ortlieb Front-Roller  —  Right Side

  1. Two long sleeve shirts
  2. Charger for Mobile phone
  3. Charger for camera
  4. Two underpants
  5. Three pair of socks
  6. Dust mask
  7. Charger for shaver
  8. Charger for imagebox
  9. Three bicycle shorts
  10. Short
  11. Woolly hat
  12. Shawl
  13. Bath towel
  14. Three t-shirts
  15. Swimming trunks
  16. Handkerchief
  17. Spare laces for cycling shoes
  18. Spare laces for hiking boots
  19. Pair of gloves

Ortlieb Back-Roller  —  Left Side

This bag will be mainly used for the day-to-day groceries.

  1. Cycling gloves
  2. Two spare inner tires
  3. Address book
  4. Book "Island per Rad"
  5. Book "Lonely Planet, Iceland"
  6. Fleece vest
  7. My own route book
  8. Book "Footprint Reykjavik"
  9. Book "IJsland, walking trails"
  10. Rubber water shoes
  11. Cycling shoes
  12. Cycling helmet
  13. Long cycling pants
  14. Duct tape
  15. Mobile phone
  16. Four shoulder straps (for the Ortlieb bags)

Ortlieb Back-Roller  —  Right Side

  1. Elastic bands
  2. Spatula
  3. Cutting mat
  4. Cheese-slicer
  5. Bolognese pasta
  6. Carbonara pasta
  7. Ten cups Mushroom soup
  8. Ten cups Tomato soup
  9. Pepper mill
  10. Sea-salt mill
  11. Two bags of curry noodles
  12. Rice
  13. Tea
  14. Four boxes of six energy bars
  15. Peanut butter
  16. Curry sauce
  17. Curry powder
  18. Empty small Pringles containers
  19. Frying-pan
  20. Pan
  21. MSR multi-fuel burner
  22. Hot pack
  23. Scouring pad cut in two
  24. Plastic plate
  25. Pocket knife
  26. Spoon
  27. Fork
  28. Storm-lighter
  29. Plastic cup
  30. Flask
  31. Two tupperware boxes
  32. Lubricating oil for bike
  33. Pair of tongs
  34. Can opener

Ortlieb Pack-Sack

  1. Alarm clock
  2. Pillowcase
  3. Footprint for under tent
  4. Walking cane
  5. Two binding ropes
  6. Fleece jumper (doubles as pillow)
  7. Hilleberg Nallo tent
  8. Sleeping bag and sleeping mat rolled in to one

Wearing

Upon arrival I'm wearing the following items:

  1. Jeans trousers
  2. T-shirt
  3. Water and wind proof jacket
  4. Fleece vest
  5. Socks
  6. Underwear
  7. Hiking boots.