Gear List: 53 days until departure

With only 53 days until our departure, we thought we would share our gear list. We will carry clothing for potential cooler weather coming through the mountains and will need to carry extra food. The biggest change in our packing from previous trips will be the additional space in Chad's panniers from his smaller bike packing seat bag. There are a handful of things we still need to get, but this is the bulk of our gear.

Bikes and Bags:

2014 Giant Escape RX

• Nashbar Touring rear panniers - 19L each

• Revelate Gas Tank

2016 Specialized Diverge Elite DSW

• Revelate Designs Harness - holding a 13L Sea to Summit dry bag

• Dirt Bags Half-Frame bag - around 4L

• Altura Orkney panniers - 17L each

Camping Gear:

• Nemo Galaxi 2p tent

• (10) TNH tent stakes

• REI Igneo 25 down sleeping bag

• REI Joule 30 down sleeping bag

• (2) Klymit Static V insulated sleeping pads

• (2) Cocoon CoolMax travel sheets

• (2) Cocoon Hyperlight Air-Core pillows

• (2) Custom pillow cases made from old t-shirts

• Carlyle multi-tool

• Set of bungee cords (essential)

• (2) Sea to Summit compression dry bags for sleeping bags

• Blue tarps

• Jet Boil stove with propane

• Sporks/knives

• Camping bowls

• 100 feet of nylon cord/rope

Bike Gear:

• Giant cycling multi-tool with chain breaker

• Tube patch/repair kit - tire levers, patches, 2 tubes each, spare tire each (Continental Grand Prix 4 Seasons - 700C x 28)

• Electrical tape and duct tape

• (2) Light and Motion 500 lumens headlights

• (2) Cannondale rear flashing lights

• Specialized Road pump

• OnGuard U-locks with cable

Toiletries:

• Baby wipes

• Travel toothbrushes/toothpaste

• Lightload, quick drying pack towels

• Sunblock

• Bug Spray

• Hand sanitizer

• Chamois Butt'r

• Wilderness wash multipurpose soap

Clothing:

• MTB shoes with recessed cleat

• Cycling bibs/shorts 3 pairs

• Cycling jerseys/wicking shirts (2 jerseys/3 shirts each)

• Under Armor heat gear base layer

• Under Armor cold gear base layer

• Leg warmers

• Darn Tough/Smartwool merino wool socks - 4 warm weather pair with 1 pair cold weather

• Camp sandals

• Swimsuit

• Regular set of clothing for day excursions

• Rain/wind jackets

• Down jackets for colder weather

• Cycling caps and thermal cycling caps

• Cycling gloves - half-finger and full-finger

• Neck gaiter

Other:

• First-aid kit

• Electrical tape/duct tape

• Ear plugs

• Tripod

• Ibuprofen

• (2) Anker power banks

• iPad