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Originally Posted by STG06
Here's pics of my 'load' on a recent two week trip....looks a bit big, but here's what's in it....
Tank Panniers (Dual Star)- 2 x 2 liter water bags -
Tank Bag (Dual Star)- maps, headlight (reading at night), Extra Fleece jacket, waterproof gloves, ear plugs, camera, neck warmer (cold fall mornings), book(s), tire pump, pressure gauge, latex gloves
Duffle (North Face Basecamp 90 l) - tent gear (Marmot Swallow 2 tent, poles, pegs, footprint), sleeping bag (+20f), eXped 9 DLX Air mat (this is the BEST), stove fuel - large format gazetteer maps in plastic case on top
Left pannier (GIVI T421's soft)- stove, nesting pot, tire tools/repair patches, two spare tubes, two plastic flat 'bits and pieces' tool trays (fuses, sockets etc), toiletries bag
Right Pannier - clothes (3 socks, 2 undies, 1 t shirt, 1 light sweater, 1 pair jeans, swimsuit, light towel), BBQ/Fire starter, multitool, sometimes quilted lining from jacket or pants, and because I'm older, the (I kinda question mentioning this...but)...the nalgene pee bottle - you don't have to get dressed at night you know...
My sense is whether 2 weeks or 2 months, pretty much everything is needed. In the recent trip, weather permitted not needing the extra fleece jacket - also didn't need tubes or tools but...used the camp gear each night, stove, fuel, reading material, camera, etc. Had one laundry session.
Planning to stay in hostels or motel/hotel or pensions would significantly reduce load....however, camping can be cheap - accommodation costs for 2 weeks with camping gear were - free, free, $39 (motel), free, free, free, free $12 (state park with shower), free, free, free, $18 (National Forest site), free, home. MeThinks the tent's worth loading up the bike....
(Pics are from Alvord Desert Playa area, near Fields, in southern Oregon...)
Would be interested in hering any ideas on things I could do to reduce the kit....
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Well, you could probably lose the tank panniers/water bags and the tank bag, and just use a camelbak (3 litre) for water and stash the bits and bobs in your other luggage/jacket pockets/camelbak stowage pocket?
Also, most people get by with just a single (front) tube, saves a bit more space in one of those panniers. You might also be able to condense the contents of your plastic 'bits and pieces' trays - how many fuses/bolts/connectors do you need to get you to a town/shop? A jetboil can combine the cooker/pans and fuel (a small cylinder lasts a long time), while CO2 cannisters can replace a tyre pump - this is all bulky stuff...
I managed to get my small (freestanding) two man tent (no need for the footprint), thermarest and sleeping bag into a 35 litre rollbag along with my jetboil, rather than the 90 litre North Face duffle you have (although your camping kit sounds a very nice set-up)...
This fall I'm heading back to the desert states, but will forgo the camping kit for a credit card and my GPS motel directory... I have a 31 litre Ortlieb bag for clothes, a 5 litre tool pack on the bike for tools and tubes, and a 3 litre camelback with 15 litre expanding stowage for maps, gloves and a spare fleece.
Who knows, next time I might take even less?!
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