What are the top 5 items on your pack list?
 

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What are the top 5 items on your pack list? (bike is assumed, all else is optional).
Here's Susan's (Grant's is different):

1. Chocolate spread
2. Electric vest
3. Contact lens solutions - 4 weeks supply
4. Silk underwear
5. Laptop computer
:)
Opinions?? I'd love to hear other views.

Grant's list is slightly different:

1. Electric vest
2. American Express card
3. Cash
4. Camera and lots of film
5. Spare parts and tools

Grant

One thing I never forget to pack - ear plugs. I always find it difficult to sleep with unfamiliar noise in the background.

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Bruce Clarke
brclarke@islandnet.com
http://www.islandnet.com/~brclarke

3'X1/4" hose to siphon gas
one gallon of drinkable water
multi-duty pocket knife(Leatherman Tool)
pictures of my family(everyone relates)

One of the most essential things to take - and it doesn't take up ANY luggage space:

A sense of HUMOUR! You will definitely need it!

Ride the road less traveled!

Tom


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# 1 toilet paper
# 2 first aid kit
# 3 ear plugs to wear while riding all day & at night
# 4 extra water,6 litres or more in the desert
# 5 MiniMagLite with 6" string & safety pin & extra batteries
# 6 Emergency space blanket & 30' string... sun/rain protection in case of breakdown

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Ken Minnion in Campbell River,B.C.,Canada,
& Felix, Black 95 Triumph Tiger

1. Sunglasses (2 pair)
2. Rolaids or some other antacid
3. Asprin or other
4. Protein bar/snack
5. Water resistant boot covers
6. Water resistant glove covers

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1. Cash
2. Cards
3. Documents (tickets, passport, telephone list, recovery club details etc,)
4. Gin
5. Tonic

OK, it's actually only a list of three items, but with cash a passport and ability to call people who can tell you anything else you need to know, you can get anywhere and might was well enjoy it as you go (even if you are on the recovery truck, the wrong ferry, the wrong road, the wrong campsite etc.) :thumbup1:

Andy

1) A piece of ally treadplate 9"x17". This is a wind break for my stove and then a tray to eat my dinner off. Somewhere flat to rest your coffee or beer. I kneel on it when I'm working on the bike or rolling up my tent on wet/muddy ground. It even does the job which I originally made it for, putting the bike on the centre stand on grass. I don't know how I'd manage without it. I made it this size so it fits inside my pannier but any size would do.

2) A piece of thin foam as a "doormat" (4'x2'). I slip one edge under the doorway of my tent and then you have somewhere dry to sit/kneel. It rolls up pretty small and I strap it on the back of the bike.

3) My Therma-Rest seat. It takes up very little space and means that you can sit up comfortably inside the tent when it's raining to read or plan the next days ride. It transforms "lounging around" in the shade of a tree to another level. Especially when you have a beer resting on (1).

4) A plastic pint glass. You just can't drink draught Guinness from the can. Fed up with drinking San Miguel? mix it with some cider. Snakebite, you know it makes sense!

5) A lexan 1 ltr bottle with a large opening. After an evening using (3) and (4) you'll be glad you have it inside the tent. You just get inside your sleepingbag and guess what? Mine is a nice "piss" yellow colour so I don't get it mixed up with my water bottle!

This list makes me look like a drunkard! They say the first step is admitting you have a problem. :rofl:

1. Visa card for bailing you out of almost any situation. If the shit hits the fan you can always pay and explain it later to your bank!

2. A wad of backup cash hidden away in case the visa is lost or rejected.

3. Water filter for filtrating any watersource into drinkable water.

4. Petzl headlamp for working at the bike at night. Or just answering the call of nature in the middle of the night.

5. Glasses for when im all out of contacts! Without them i cant even ride my bike.

Spectacles, testicles, wallet & watch...well, that's only 4, and in fact I only pack "one" of these items.

1-4. 2/3rds of the content of a 6 pack.

5. plastic pal to replenish 1-4.

I travel light. (I wish)

Ride safe.

A.L. 1. Delete 1/6th of 1-4 and insert a portable beer chiller. (I'm getting old and picky)

1. Camera
2. Head Torch
3. Tools
4. IPod
5. Ear Plugs

You leave the testicles, wallet and watch?? ;-)

Cash, credit card, puncture kit, mobile and map.

'Jetboil'
Water filter
Water carrier (collapsable)
Dry food (porridge/noodles)
Torch

Apart from the obvious (bike, tent, sleeping bag, etc..)

1. Mobile phone (mine has built in SatNav) and charger
2. Credit cards
3. Self inflating roll mat (you'll have a much better night's sleep)
4. Torch (I use a wind up one, £8 from Millets)
5. Sunglasses.

Tip - get one of those straps that attaches to the arms of your sunglasses to keep them round your neck, except fasten it to chin strap or somewhere inside your helmet. Saves you dropping them then squashing them under your tyres when you wheel the bike back to look where they fell. No prizes for guessing how I know this :censored:

1. Leatherman
2. Water
3. Fire starter
4. Cash & Credit Cards
5. Hat (type for climate)

1. MP3 player with small speakers (brings atmosphere to any gathering)
2. Bushcraft Knife
3. Sheep skin for my bum
4. Credit Cards
5. Sun glasses

I just want to add a 6th item to my list which is a mini inverter together with a cigar lighter socket (and recoil extension lead) fitted to your bike.

Mini Inverter - Portable Power > 12v Inverters > 12v Inverters

Forget car chargers for phones, mp3 players, battery chargers, etc, this will charge it in half the time.

I bought one of the above inverters from Halfords (£15 I think) earlier this year as my in-car phone charger could only prolong battery life, not actually replenish the battery, which is a problem if you're using a phone for GPS. I put it mine inside my tankbag with the zip slightly open for ventilation.

1. A Honda, any type will do.
2 .Digital camera...to take pics of broken Beemers.
3. Someone who speaks 50 languages.
4. Doctor Costa.
5. Kelly Brook.

1. Headlamp
2. Kikoyu (or similar piece of cloth) which becomes my towel, bedsheet or night attire
3. Savon d'Alep - no need for shampoo or shower gel!
4. Elasticated double washing line - great to dry clothes & hang mossie net
5. My 1euro knife, that's still going strong & peels the husk from coconuts!

I used to love electronic gadgets and pricey kit, but now I avoid them as much as possible. I like to keep things simple with my packing, but five things I wouldn't do without are:

1. Knife
2. Flint & striker
3. Compass
4. Survival kit (this has lots in it, but I count it as one item)
5. To be honest, the first four are my main things. Five and onwards are luxuries.

Of course, travelling by motorcycle means you need more kit (like tools etc) but I missed out the obvious.

Cops or Border guys will take your knife if too large, hide it.
Flint & Striker? :eek3: a simple throw away lighter is much better mate.


My list is pretty long but five favorites would be:
Tools
Money / Credit Card
small Headlamp
Maps
Camera

I didn't mention how big my knife was - really big knives aren't as useful as people think, just a small fixed blade, full tang general purpose knife will do, and I've never had any issues at borders (obviously it goes into checked luggage at airports). Whenever I've been caught with it, my justification of it being a traveling tool has always sufficed - I've never had it taken from me and no eyebrows have been raised.

As for a lighter instead of a flint & striker? Hell, no! :nono: Flints work in very cold, wet and windy conditions, they last years, don't leak, break or explode and they're much cheaper than lighters over the same length of life. And depending on what you are lighting, they are just as easy to use. They are the most fool proof way of lighting a fire. Lighters and matches are no more convenient and have many more drawbacks. I'll be sticking with the flint.

* Cash
* Water
* Snickers bar
* Toilet paper
* My lucky charm ... :)

1) Credit card
2) Cash
3) Breakdown cover
4) SatNav
5) Mobile phone

Anything else you can buy along the way.

My list makes it look like I travel light. Anyone who has ever seen my bike at a rally will know different.

1) Interpreter
2) Mechanic
3) Medic
4) Security Guard
5) Camera Crew

oops sorry that wasnt me,

1) Leatherman
2) Gaffa/Duct Tape
3) Cable/Zip Ties
4) Fire Flint Lighter
5) Wet Wipes

That list has helped me through most things especially the wet wipes !:scooter:

Meds, fold up chairs & table, coffee pot and mugs. licorice candy, big flashlight, tools

Seems credit cards are the most popular so far.:wink3:

well if we assume that for an overland trip you would pack money (cash and credit cards), passport and bike documents AND your helmet (!), my 5 must have items would be :

- WarmnSafe Electric jacket & gloves
- LDComfort riding tights
- sheep skin
- warm (top of the range wool) set of clothes
- money belt

Any thing else I can buy on the way...

A week, a month, a year, however long we travel we never leave home without:

1] A leatherman
2] A Buff each
3] At least one Sarong [it has many many uses]

So my list is about the most useful items, obviously we would have to add items such as cash and credit cards etc etc.

Joyce

My jacket, Laptop, GPS, credit card..

well it's hard to think of only five when I have a lot of things in mind.

i'd say in a random order apart from the first 2...

1 petzel head toarch( unbelievably useful) A MUST FOR EVERY ONE ON THIS PLANET.
2 letherman wave multitool
3 Mastercard
4 toilet papaer
5 first aid kit

1) Petzl Tikka headtorch
2) Etrex Vista HcX
3) Heated grips
4) REV'it Offtrack jacket (seriously versatile)
5) Northface Roadrunner tent

Leatherman? No, you end up doubling up with the real tools as well. Small pocket knife for me. Languages really help but I find just turning up on a motorcycle usually 'speaks their language'!

MAP
PENKNIFE
LOO ROLL
WATER
CASH
I tried to think off 5 items that are always in my pannier whether a day trip or longer might not be water but would be a drink of some description

head torch,
loo roll,
multi language phrase book,
maps,
puncture repair kit,
sunglasses
& marmite....yum :mchappy:

I've just added "Gardening gloves" to mine.

Good for removing hot pots from the stove, keeping your hands warm while working on the bike, collecting firewood, changing tyres, working the BBQ etc etc.

Better than ruining your riding gloves.

Bungee cords
Extra strong mints
Ipod & speakers
multi tool
cable ties

Silk underwear? I want to travel with Susan!

My list (aside from the obvious water/food/bike etc) is:
1) Headtorch
2) Camelbak
3) First aid kit
4) Mobile
5) 2 man tent (for me + kit)

1) loo roll
2) bank card
3) cash
4) spare keys (to everything on your bike and luggage)
5) wet wipes

www.greasysprocket.co.uk - equipment

1 FavComfey boots
2 Fav comfey Gloves
3 Swiss Army Knife
4 Fav undies (never know! I should be so lucky!!!)
5 Some money

I suppose the remainder coking equip & fart sack etc, all go with out saying

A good idea that helped me out was downloading the service manual for my tenere and putting it on a memory stick. Saves carrying a wedge of paper around.

1. Leatherman
2. Bog paper
3. Ibuprofen
4. Hip flask (for beer-less emergencies, containing whatever hell-brew the last town sold)
5. Pignose 3/4 size electric guitar (battery powered). Will do 27000 miles through rain and dust and still work.

Besides the obvious (tent, sleeping bag, riding gear, warm clothes, photo equipment, etc.) my top five items are:

1. pocket knife
2. duct tape
3. bungee cords
4. self-made hobo stove
5. folding shovel

Here's my tuppence worth.......

1. Large Golf Umbrella! Mine sat nicely between panniers and frame! Good for sun and rain!
2. Petzel headtorch (AA batteries as they're easier to find/replace) as guarenteed it'll get dark somewhere!
3. Cable ties large size, it's easier to make large ones small than small ones large!
4. Mini Laptop for blog and picture management
5. Juggling balls great for stiff arms and strained eyes at the end of the riding day.

I got a few strange looks with the umbrella but I also had a few requests to borrow it too!

Underwear...? :huh: Who needs underwear? :rolleyes3:

Headtorch
Teabags
Babywipes
Heated jacket
Lonely Planet guide with each language so I can learn HELLO, PLEASE and THANK YOU , before I speak to the Border Guards. They become putty in your hands if you try their language.:innocent:

After the obvious essentials including money(credit card), passport, tickets, carnet, visas, the wife, clothes, camping kit, spares and tools I always have:

• Teabags
• Shortwave radio
• Book
• Diary
• Swiss army knife

I also took a folding shovel all the way to Cape Town but never used it.

1 Opinel No. 6 knife (some eating culture folks)
2 Leatherman
3 Duc tape
4 clamp (favourite tool on eath, after duc tape)
5 Spark Plug (minskriders know what I mean)

1. Peanut butter (can sustain life :thumbup1:)
2. Goop (you can buy this in any Canadian tire and will repair almost anything)
3. Toilet paper (always comes in handy)
4. Merino wool
5. Gore-tex riding boots (i like my feet dry)

Looks more like a desert island survival kit rather than stuff you'll need in North America.

I would change the £20 note for dollars before you go!

Damn, i bet even Rambo hasn't heard of most of that stuff.....:rolleyes3:.

I haven't done any motorcycle traveling like you lot, but when travelling "normally" going canoeing or just on my everyday walkabouts especially in summer, I carry:

1: A Klean Kanteen. The biggest one in unpainted steel. In a pinch it can be used as a kettle.

2: My calender/notebook, which doubles as a wallet, ticket holder etc.

3: Fountain pen, with ink in a tiny nalgene bottle. I'm a leftie and tend to "jab" the paper with ball point pens, and much to my surprise fountain pens were the solution. I use "permanent" Noodler's ink which reacts to the cellulose in the paper and dry really fast, which results in very little smudging (being a leftie, that is a real consideration). My fountain pen doesn't look fancy at all. It's a classic minimalist design. It's the Lamy 2000:
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4: A small recorder (Olympus LS11) and headphones to monitor the recording.

5: Ebook reader. I have both a PRS900 and a PRS650. The latter is the smallest one, and so gets carried most of the time.


Edit: Damn, I forgot I also carry a small "friction folder" -Think old school razor knife mechanism - but I think I forgot to mention it, because it resides in my calender along with SDHC-cards, receipts and so on.

1. ex officio underwear.
2. Kleen Canteen
3. G12 Camera
4. Road snacks like granola of trail mix
5. Silk Scarf

Over the last couple of years I've discovered a new number 1!

This has to be my Asus Eee Netbook.

At £160 it was not prohibitively expensive and has a multitude of uses:

Writing the diary
Back up storage for photos
Email contact
Music (mines a bit slow for smooth video)
Etc etc

But its most obvious and useful benefit is its access to the web (its pretty easy to get wireless in a lot of places now). I've used it on two trips now where its been invaluable. You can pre book accomodation before you get there, check reviews of that accom, check weather forecasts, ski reports (did a 'trans-alpine' trip from slovenia to France last year - just followed the snow reports, prebooking hotels the night before - utterly brilliant hassle free trip and we got amazing skiing - largely because of the netbook). It allows you to pre-plan your trip and avoid all the hassles of searching for accomodation etc.

The down-side is that you lose the feeling of the unkown - its sometimes quite nice not to know where you are sleeping that night - and I wouldn't take it on all my trips. Some I'd rather just head off and see what happens. But for a skiing trip (where conditions are critical) or a holiday where you just want to relax, see the best stuff, stay and eat in the best places etc. the netbook is one of the best pieces of kit I've ever bought - and its so light you barely notice you are carrying it.

Matt :)

#1 Camera
#2 Passport
#3 Cash
#4 Laptop to write Articles to finance the trip
#5 Tent to keep travel costs down

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1. Small alcohol stove kit for making tea.
2. A decoy wallet with a small amount of money, expired credit card and id.
3. Samsung Galaxy I9000 with a local sim card.
4. $800usd in crip ten dollar bills hidden in various places.
5. Dental floss.

And of course the sense of humour and baby wipes are never far away either.
Beer and wine are also important stapples. As are spirral pasta and a bolognese sauce.
I also always pack what many others mentioned, like two headlamps, two leathermans,
Tire repair kit, patches, extra tubes and electric airpump. Chain tool with spare links, assorted cable ties, nuts bolts, jb-weld, stainless steel safetywire, vise grips, comprehensive tool set, circuit tester, fuses, multi-meter, extra wire electrical tape, extra cotter keys, spare ignition/luggage keys, two clutch cables, throttle cable, choke cable, extra boot buckles and laces three pairs of socks, spare brake pads, Heavy lock and chain. Motorcycle cover, a Kermit chair and an ultra-light sleeping cot. I was on the road six months and was quite comfortable the whole time.
I also usually pack a bottle of unpasturized cider vinegar for purifying water and bump my immune system up, I rarely get sick.

I carry an anti-tiger rock in my pocket. I rarely see tigers here in Europe. :blushing:

I would be more worried about those red haired Danish prietessess.:thumbup1:

1. Good sleeping bag
2. Sleeping mattress
3. Pillow
I like a good nights rest!
4. Water
5. Food

1. multitool
2. headtorch
3. hip flask
4. i pod
5. camera

cameras a defo never used to take pics, wish i had you cant remember everything ?

Not seen on the list.

Lip seal and
Sun hat

A lot you can buy on your way round.
Puncture repairer out fit. When you need it you need it now. Alway's carry one.
A thick woolly hat. Night time sleeping is good to keep your head warm. In fact take two. If you meet some one on the way round, There is a good chance they wont have one. Present him your spare and you will be friend's for life.
John933

....bad girls go everywhere with:
 

1. Teapot and Black Tea
a decent breakfast is essential - how can people get started without 6 cups of tea?????

2. Money in cash and plastic
3. ID/PP
I was told by my mother at 15: two essentials for bad girls who want to go everywhere

4. map
for the bad girl to know where the road goes to everywhere

5. 1 litre of motoroil for my old ones
essential for them to get me to everywhere

Karinmoto
currently being nice in SouthAmerica

OK, I'll bite. What's ID/PP?

1. Wet Wipes
2. Head lamp
3. Sunglasses
4. Money (Cash, debit card, credit card)
5. Book - now I carry a Kindle. Thousands of books (that I actually want to read) at a touch of a button.

Can't say I need much else. If I do need something, can purchase it one the road.

My Ipod and charger. Can't live without my music :D

1. tire - presure meter
2. Electric (12 volt) pump for tires
3. Camelbag
4. 5 liter jerrycan for extra gasoline
5. petzl headlight + extra batteries

6. 2 cold beers bier

1) passport - I won't get far without it
2) phone - to constantly check everyone at home is ok
3) tool roll - to obsessively check the bike is 'ok'
4) lipstick - to look good anytime, anywhere
5) credit card - for everything else

Wow, Jurassic thread (but a good one)!

Lipsick won't help me, so I'll stick to my 2008 choices. With a bottle of Gin I think I look good :blushing::rofl:

Andy

Well a towel might be No1 for a hitch hiker to the galaxy but for me

No 1 Head torch - without it you won't find what you want when it gets dark!

2 Sleeping bag .. a good nights rest is essential.

3 Food and water for long term survival.

4 Understanding coupled with humour.

5 Transport, for when you want to leave this place for the next.

I saw this thread's title, thought "ear plugs", looked at the first page and saw that I posted that very thought already - in August 1999..!

Hilarious. I looked through this thread and now see people suggesting digital cameras, tablet computers, GPS, Ipods, etc. Items that did not even exist back then. :-)

-The latest and most awesome smartphone (loaded to the brim with nav apps, fuel management apps, games, photos and videos of the family, music, movies, e-books, service manuals, travel guides, etc)

-Rider Repair Kit: Hip Flask with something strong (preferably brandy or scotch), some cubes of sugar, and serving size packets of instant coffee. Enjoy a swig or ten from the bottle after a hard days ride. If it is cold out, then use hot coffe and sugar as a mixer (you allways carry water).

-Any kind of tobacco. It's been many years since I was a habitual smoker, and I hardly ever smoke anymore, except as a special reward for a great acheivement or as a much needed pick me up, or socially.... adventure motorcycling provide many opportunities for all of the above. I find that tobacco and drink is a great way to connect with others. (chew or smoke, it is all good)

-Thermos Cup - Fill it up with hot water for instant hot serials, soups or noodles, tea, or instant coffeee (for instance to compliment rider repair kit).

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And something very unusual, but that I highly reccomend (the rest of the gang on my last trip became addicts):

-Psyllum Husks. And this is when I get graphic: It makes having to take a dump on the side of the road, or using some really nasty toilets, a whole lot easier. You will be firing off all your missiles in no time, your roll of toiletpaper will last you allmost arround the world, and your underwear will get extra mileage if need be. Your stomach and crack will be ready to battle the saddle for hours, days, weeks...

Not sure I fully appreciate the benefits of this miracle product but would love to know what form it comes in and where you get it.

You should be able to get it in any health food store. It comes in the form of crushed seed husks, in a small packet. It is flavorless, but very very dry and is best ingested with yoghurt or in a smoothie. Juice woeks well, as does jam. This is an extreme form of fiber that also aids glands throughout your digestive system... if you really have to know.

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Great thread, my top 5 are apart from the obvious are as follows,

1. Give away trinkets from your home town, key rings, stickers ect. Great for the good people we meet along the way.

2. Ziplock plastic bags, assorted sizes. Water and dust proof.

3. 3 in 1 anorak / rain jacket.

4. Leatherman.

5. Hip flask. Need I elaborate, ok I will, full of home made hazelnut schnapps ;-)

1. Jetboil and tea bags
2. Leatherman
3. Cash, lots of!
4. Camera
5. Towrope....ran out of fuel in Croatia :oops2: and my girlfriend had to tow me 20km for more. Don't leave home without one now!

She was on a bike, I hope!

1,Infinite music
2, Wallet
3,Camera
4, Lip salve (dry lips can ruin days)
5,Padlocks (to lock packbacks and my tent through the zipper)

I am a diva
 

My 1st post.

1: Heated grips
2: Ecco Gore-Tex hiking boots
3: Smartwool, NO cotton
4: Down fill sleeping bag and jacket
5: Med for stopping and starting travelers diarrhea:thumbup1:

My top 5
 

1: Enthusiastic Atitude
2: A Zest for Life
3: Patience
4: Reflection
5: A Bloody Big Smile

Thats what I pack and I haven't been caught short yet !!!

Paul

Mine are:
• Power cables and international adapter
• Passport, foreign currency and credit card
• First aid kit
• Camera

depends somewhat on where I go, but generally:

1. Beer
2. Tools
3. Beer
4. Swag
5. Beer

after looking at these lists i would take the following
1> Sue in her silk underwear
2> Touring Ted in his sheepskin or chaps ( im not fussy )
3> All the above again but with the underwear bit swapped around
4> Camera - to film above and finance the trip
5> Motorbike and sidecar - so i can transport them to various locations for that foreign film effect . If you have ever seen the Seymour Butts series of adult entertainment you while understand exactly what im on about :funmeteryes:

Looks like we'll be making YMCA 'The movie'

:helpsmilie:

depends on the journey but the must pack items are:
1. credit or cash card or both
2. passport
3. sun cream or/and hat as I'm fair skinned
4. anti mosquito stuff as they love me
5. ear plugs and eye mask - work wonders for a good nights sleep

Ted
you will be fine , thats why im bringing Sue , in order to keep things on an even keel ............. and to hold the camera ?c?

Amen!

1) wallet with money (I've got phobia of forgeting money home)
2) cards
3) phone
4)cigarettes
5) chewing gum

Music, decent footwear, duck tape, Raybans, a few valium.


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1 your clothes
2 your boots
3 your moto cycle

I've posted here before, but having given it some thought...

There is a part of me that would enjoy leaving home to go to work, from work going home... and simply not take the final turn, but to ride past and carry on... no plan, no place to go, only me, my bike, whatever I'm waring that day and whatever is in my pockets, the road and the adventures ahaed, sorting things out as I go... and just go and be gone until the world spits med out the other end with a different shirt on my back, different stuff in my pockets, riding god knows what... Wow, what an adventure that would be.

Too bad I lack the will not to make that turn...

Currently travelling in central America, my must not lose items are.

Passport
Credit card.
My tablet would be nice as it has a lot of stuff.

There are shops on the road.

Mine
 

1. credit card and spare money (hidden)
2. mobile phone
3. insurance (health, bike, transport home)
4. maps
5. good sense of HUMOUR

Five items still required (not that I'd know about such things):


1. Mobile phone
2. Acting talents sufficient to convince the boss that your bout of plague, the death of your third favourite grandmother, the nuclear waste pouring in through the roof of your house etc. will be sorted by Monday.
3. The planning ability to avoid running into anyone you know who might accidentally or otherwise let out the secret.
4. The firm belief that on Monday you'll either not care you don't have a job or that the company will be better off for your refreshed talents, improved demeanour and expanded knowledge of the world.
5. The good sense not to make the call from cricket grounds, seaside towns or other places with recognisable back ground noise and not to post the photographs online until the following weekend. Leave the company mobile at home, there are some sneaky swine in management.


Andy

Things are a lot differant know than in my younger days, 60 odd years ago, met an older guy who showed me is little tin of emergancy items, a pice of string, 2 matchs and striker, 4 rubber bands, paper clips, toilet paper, and a peg, I did make my own up simeler to his,

today, after sleeping bag cooking stuff some food and water,
head torch,
cable ties
duck tape
debit card, (will never have a credit card)
flint and striker.
one last item I always have with me is a pocket knife.


we do have a 4x4 but have lerned that now to not take a lot of stuff and bring back a lot of stuff never used.

1. wallet with usual plastics
2. toilet paper
3. cell phone
4. earbuds
5. (space intentionally left blank for whatever qualifies)

Excluding riding gear head to toe, & currency
 

1. Tools / Spares (bike specific)
2. Heated Vest
3. Sunglasses
4. Zippo
5. Water


Hard to narrow it down to simply 5 items, as I start to list things in my head from my "normal" gear.. however I'm happy to say over the past year I've been pairing down and continue too.. this thread is a good reminder to continue to lighten the load... :thumbup1: