As I travel I learn about what works and doesn’t work touring on a bike. After eighteen months of cycling, much of it on pretty tough mountainous gravel roads I am getting much more weight conscious so I don’t really want to add any unnecessary items to my kit but there are still a couple of things that I hanker after.
Some things that I don’t have, that I would like:
- A pair of small binoculars to spy out birds with. (Thanks, Frances!)
- A new helmet to replace the one that disappeared mysteriously in Guachochi. (Thanks, Kodiak!)
- A long lens for taking photos of some of the creatures I come across.
And some things that I do already have, but that I would like to improve upon:
- A smaller lighter tent.
- A water-proof (gortex, I guess) water-proof jacket!
- A decent lightweight walking pack for short treks. (Thanks again, Frances!)
- A decent knife – none of this Leatherman multi-tool thing, just a nice blade. (Thanks, Lindsay!)
- Titanium cookware to replace my clunky aluminium pot. (Thanks, Zanny!)
- Frame bags – to reorder the way I carry things. (Yay! I finally found the time to make myself these.)