I cycled from Europe to China and I travelled very light. I brought with me just the essential for travelling the world, bikepacking, hitchhiking and backpacking. I lived a lot outdoor, and I spent a lot of time deciding for the best tent to travel, the best sleeping back to go camping, the best gears for long distance journeys.
FROM AMSTERDAM TO CHINA, THE ENTIRE MOVIE:
https://youtu.be/Ma7AfVbtg8g
Ready Rock. Thanks to @artie_5ive for all the Kilometers cycled together.
My complete guide: https://youtu.be/z1C2aya1UNg
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GEAR LIST:
Here is the list with all the things I had with me travelling in the Balkans, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Russia:
Bike:
- Giant tough road MTB bike with tour energizer plus tyres and a bike rack
Bags:
- Backpack: Waterproof backpack (from Amazon)
- Frame bag: Restrap full frame bag 9 liters
- Top frame bag: Farad Leibe (made in Iran)
- Front bag: Btwn bike front bag (Decathlon)
- Steering wheel bags: 2 Riverside bottle bags (Decathlon)
- Packing cubes: Diego travel set Tucano packing cubes
- Zip lock bags for smaller items (IKEA)
Lock system:
- Cheap and small lock (anywhere, mine was €4)
- Bike alarm (Amazon)
Sleeping gear:
- Sleeping bag: Therm-A-Rest Questar 20F/-6C
- Tent: Hubba Hubba bikepacking tent 1 person
- Sleeping pad: Therm-A-Rest Z lite Sol (old version)
- Sleeping mask: Decathlon
- Random earplugs
Jackets:
- Raincoat: Inner limits (Columbia)
- Down jacket: orange swiss wool down jacket (Ortovox)
Clothing:
- Cycling pants: Castelli Servizio Corse (2019)
- Shirts: 3 merino wool short sleeve t-shirts (Ortovox)
- Long sleeve shirt: Merino wool long sleeve t-shirt (Ortovox)
- Pants: Forclaz zip-off hiking pants (Decathlon)
- Shorts: blue football shorts (Acerbic)
- Shorts: Genoa football shorts (Latzovic 21 season 2016)
- Pants: light linen pants (from the market in Bergamo)
- Pyjama: Thermic pyjama blue (Ortovox)
- Underwear: 2 regular pairs of underwear (Tezenis)
- Socks: 1 pair of ankle socks, 1 pair of knee socks (Ortovox)
- Socks: 1 pair of M'kinley short ankle socks (Decathlon)
Cooking:
- Camping stove: MSR PocketRocket
- Pan: MSR ceramic pan set
- Lighter: MSR Piezo Igniter
- Lighter: extra regular lighter
- Fork: Camping M foldable fork
- Spoon: any spoon
Devices/accessories:
- Apple AirPods Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro
- Garmin Edge 530
- Powerbank: VRURC 10000maP (Amazon)
- Adapter: Fast Charge Amazon 3.0 (do not recommend)
- Chargers: USB to lightning, USB to USB-C
- Solar panel (Amazon, never used)
- Microphone:
- Tripod (Amazon)
Shoes:
- Flipflops: Decathlon (€4)
- Trail runners: Hoka One One Torrent 2
(Repairing) tools:
- Pump: Decathlon (would recommend the Cycplus electric pump)
- Bike repair kit from Hema (in ziplock bag)
- Biking multitool (Decathlon)
- Pocket knife: Swiss design multitool
- Pinch tool (Prosit)
- Knife: Opinel 9 cm no. 9
- Spare brake discs
- Chain 2 extra pieces
- Spare inner tube
- Fire tool: Forclaz fire starter MT500 (Decathlon)
- White cotton cloth (for cleaning/fixing the bike)
- Bike oil (Decathlon)
Medicines:
- Deodorant (kept buying any new one)
- Etos spierbalsem (any cream for your muscles)
- Elfenor 5% gel (Diklofenak sodyum)
- Arnica e Artiglio del Diavolo (Just)
- Sunscreen: Esselunga SPF 50+
- Water filter (Amazon)
Wear-on:
- Helmet: (Decathlon cheapest)
- Sunglasses: (Oakley)
- Hat (kept losing and getting a new one)
- Knee protector (kept losing and getting a new one)
- Buff: merino wool buff (Ortovox)
Extra stuff:
- Notebook
- Passport (Italian is always a good choice ;)
- Towel: Nabaji microfiber 80 x 130 cm (Decathlon)
- Small cotton bag with cash
- Mini wallet genuine leather (Vera Pelle)
- Tissue (made by my grandma)
- Marseille soap
- Khefya scarf (bought in Istanbul)
00:00 Intro
00:58 The backpack behind
8:10 The middle frame
12:51 The front part
16:41 Secrets
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