Luís Simões, travel sketcher around the world
Bicycle Touring Gear List
Planning a long-distance bike tour? Here’s bicycle touring gear list for both winter and summer, tailored for minimal but effective use. You’ll find individual lists for each of us, plus a shared gear section that’s handy to keep in mind if you ever need to divide up supplies. Check out our essentials to help you hit the road prepared.
Bicycles
Sketching
Camping
Clothes
Shared
Gadgets
- Summer
Anisa
- 2 sleeping bag liners
- 1 Microtowel
- 1 Mattress: Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Camper
- 2 inflatable pillows: Quechua
- 1 Helinox Chair One’s
- Toiletries: Toothbrush, conditioner
Luis
- 2 sleeping bag liners:
- 1 Sea to Summit sheet silk
- 1 K-Way Expedition Series Thermolite Heating Liner
- 1 Mattress: Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Camper
- Toiletries: Toothbrush, shaver, microtowel
- 1 Helinox Chair One’s
- 1 inflatable pillow
- Winter
Anisa
- 1 Sleeping bag: Marmot never summer -15°C
- 1 Microtowel
- 1 Mattress: Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Camper
- 1 Helinox Chair One’s
- 2 inflatable pillows: Quechua
- Toiletries: Toothbrush, conditioner
Luis
- 1 Sleeping bag: Sawtooth marmot -9°C
- 1 Mattress: Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Camper
- Toiletries: Toothbrush, shaver, microtowel
- 1 Helinox Chair One’s
- 1 inflatable pillow
- Summer
Anisa
Luis
Anisa
Upper Body
- 2 sports bras
- 1 Bra
- 1 tank top
- 1 Polyester short sleeve t-shirt
- 2 Merino long sleeve shirt
- 1 Merino jacket
- 1 windproof / water resistance jacket
- 1 Down Jacket (goose down)
Lower Body
- 3 Panties
- 1 Trousers
- 1 Shorts
- 1 Padded bike short
- 1 Shoes
- 1 Sandal
Lower Body
- 3 Panties
- 1 Trousers (which can be shortened)
- 1 Swimmers
- 1 Padded bike short
- 1 Shoes
- 1 Flip-flops
- Winter
Anisa
Luis
Anisa
Upper Body
- 2 sports bras
- 1 Bra
- 1 Cotton short sleeve t-shirt
- 1 Polyester short sleeve t-shirt
- 2 Merino long sleeve shirts
- 1 Fleece Sweater
- 1 Merino blend jacket
- 1 waterproof jacket
- 1 Down Jacket (goose down)
Lower Body
- 3 Panties
- 1 Polar Leggings
- 1 Merino Leggings
- 2 Trousers
- 1 Shorts
- 1 Padded bike short
- 1 waterproof pants
- 1 Shoes
- 1 Sandal
Luis
Upper Body
- 2 Cotton short sleeve t-shirt
- 1 Polyester long sleeve t-shirt
- 1 Merino long sleeve shirt
- 1 Fleece Sweater
- 1 waterproof jacket
- 1 Down Jacket (goose down)
Lower Body
- 3 Panties
- 1 Merino Leggings
- 2 Trousers
- 1 Shorts
- 1 Padded bike short
- 1 waterproof pants
- 1 Shoes
- 1 Sandal
Anisa
- Stove: MSR Whisperlite Universal
- Kitchen set for 2 people: Quechua
- 1 small board
- 1 folding knife
- 1 lighter
- Toiletries: sanblock, vaseline, shampoo, liquid soap, toothpaste
- 1 Water filter: SteriPen
- Small tire pump
- Patch kit for inner tube
- 1 small English pliers
- Tripod for camera
Luis
- GPS: Sigma ROX 11
- Bottle MSR 561 ml
- MSR Expedition service kit
- MSR Hubba Hubba™ NX 2 person tent
- Tent extension: MSR Gear shed
- 1 Tarpaulin for tent base
- 1 folding tool set
- 1 Chain oil
- 1 Portable solar panel: Anker 21W 2-Port USB
- Drugs
- 1 sprocket to open the chain
- 1 Duct tape
Anisa
- 1 Camera: Lumix GX8 + 1 extra battery + charger
- 2 Lenses: 12-60mm + 45-200mm
- 1 SanDisk Extreme Pro SD card 64GB
- 1 Powerbank 1800mAh
- 1 iPhone 6s + charger
- 1 Earphones
- 1 Hard drive 2 TB
- 1 Laptop 13” + charger
Luis
- 1 Camera: Lumix GX8 + 1 battery + charger
- 1 Lenses: 14-140mm
- 1 SanDisk Extreme Pro SD cards 64GB
- 1 SanDisk SD card 32GB
- 1 Sport cam: Insta360 ONE X + 1 extra battery + charger + stick
- 1 DJI Mavic Air2 Fly More Combo
- 1 Power bank: Anker Powercore 26800
- 1 iPhone 7 + charger
- 1 Earphones
- 1 Hard drive 2 TB
- 1 Laptop 11” + charger
- 1 iPad Pro 12,9″