[Matt]

Made this sticky as people seem to be coming up with good ideas and it might be useful ??

I'm off on a 5000k trip soon and I've started coming up with a list of things that I need to take. It will be the longest trip that I've done so far (double it).

I bought an Oxford Humpack Luggage set (tankbag/panniers & Tailpack) so I should have enough storage and hope to get away without the tailpack.

So, the list I have is -

1. Passport
2. Licence
3. Vehicle Registration Docs
4. Vehicle Insurance Docs
5. Separate copies of the above
6. Spare visor
7. Lock/chain
8. Set of spare bulbs
9. Set of spare fuses
10. Maps
11. GPS
12. MP3 / Storage
13. Toothbrush
14. Camera
15. Camcorder
16. Clothes
17. E111
18. Travel Insurance
19. Waterproofs
20. Spare keys/alarm fob
21. First aid kit
22. Visor wipes
23. Scottoil
24. Cable ties
25. Gaffer tape
26. Puncture kit
27. Torch
28. Neck tube
29. Handful of surgical gloves
30. Plastic bin liners
31. Toolkit
32. Spare gloves.
33. Imodium, Motilium, Solpadeine and travel sickness tablets.


What's missing and what can I do without

[TweePaddy]

Condoms.

[Hatcho]

E111 has been replaced by European Health Insurance Card - apply for one here

- also, dont forget chargers, power supplys for the electronics listed above. Hi-viz vest if you end up doing a lot of night time riding (on the bike of course!)

BT - I found the tailpack much better than panniers. Affected the handling of the bike a lot less and dead easy to attach/remove. If your not taking a pillion, I'd really reccommend going with the TP. Just my 0.02c

This post has been edited by Hatcho: 17 July 2006 - 03:11 PM

[Matt]

Hatcho, on Jul 17 2006, 03:59 PM, said:

E111 has been replaced by European Health Insurance Card - apply for one here

Yeah, I have one of those. It's just habbit still calling it the E111.

Quote

BT - I found the tailpack much better than panniers. Affected the handling of the bike a lot less and dead easy to attach/remove. If your not taking a pillion, I'd really reccommend going with the TP. Just my 0.02c

I'l have to give them all a go then at some point over the next few weeks and see what's best. The tailpack certainly looks easier to put on and off !

[jamesobrady]

Torch.... try and get an led one to save on batteries, or one of those shake and charge ones..... failing that bring spare batteries.

Rehydration tablets/salts..... available in any good chemist. Required if travelling for extended periods of time in hot climates and sweating....
Water is fine but these also replace lost salts.

http://www.medic8.com/healthguide/articles...tionfluids.html

These are DIABETIC UNSAFE........ you can get diabetic specific tablets without sugar if required afaik.



From my own experience.....
You need to bring the following....
1. Nuts.
2. Kaos.
3. Electrical tape.
4. A set of long allen keys.
5. Lots of money.
6. Proper maps.

[Daithí]

Hi Matt, I copied this from a previous post I'd put up, I think insect repellant and the Camel Back (water
filled back-pack) were the most important. About 4L of water a day. Had to get antibiotic/antihistomine
jab in Germany for blood poisoning atter insect bites, Doc never charged me either.
Some of these items were invaluable, others dead weight (better to be looking at them than for them)


12v Lamp,......................Petrolburning stove and cooking kit,..........Tent, Bag and Self inflating Mattress,
Gps and Maps,................2 Jeans 4 Tee-shirts etc........................... First Aid Pack, Optrex, Asprin, etc,
Bike Lock& Alarm,...........2 Cameras,..............................................Towel and Sudsy stuff,
Tool Kit,..........................Intercom Sys. Brilliant !!...........................Camel Back (water filled back-pack),
Phone Charger,................12 to 220 Volt Transformer.......................Miwaddi, I dont like plain water,
Light Shoes,.....................Swimming Trunks,....................................Insect Repellant (a should have item),
All the paper-work,...........Puncture repair & Air Cyl',........................Petrol reserve, (stove canister 1L),
200 Mp3's on phone,..........Adhesive tinted visor (or shades),............Dried Milk & Tub of Coffee (Pre-sugared),
Allen Keys/posi-drive.........Insulating tape&Multimeter.......................Couple of packs of tissues

Lockable box was very very handy, if a little unsightly. (see avitar )
By paper work I mean Licence, Proof of ownership*, Insurance with Greencard on back, passport, EHI Card,
and a photocopy of all the above.
Used a credit card for nearly every purchase.

5K is a nice trip, BTW, what countries are you going to,
and how soon, cause it was bloody hot when I went ?
I presume you are not going on your own.
Anyway good luck with it.

This post has been edited by Dave: 17 July 2006 - 04:00 PM

[Daithí]

Matt, typo in fifth word, now that would be a trip !

This post has been edited by Dave: 17 July 2006 - 04:23 PM

[Spartanicus]

Matt, on Jul 17 2006, 02:41 PM, said:

29. Handful of surgical gloves

No need, Custom looking for drugs have their own ;-)

[Matt]

Spartanicus, on Jul 17 2006, 05:55 PM, said:

No need, Custom looking for drugs have their own ;-)

[KildareMan]

Matt, on Jul 17 2006, 03:41 PM, said:

I'm off on a 5000k trip soon and I've started coming up with a list of things that I need to take. It will be the longest trip that I've done so far (double it).

I bought an Oxford Humpack Luggage set (tankbag/panniers & Tailpack) so I should have enough storage and hope to get away without the tailpack.

So, the list I have is -

1. Passport
2. Licence
3. Vehicle Registration Docs
4. Vehicle Insurance Docs
5. Separate copies of the above
6. Spare visor
7. Lock/chain
8. Set of spare bulbs
9. Set of spare fuses
10. Maps
11. GPS
12. MP3 / Storage
13. Toothbrush
14. Camera
15. Camcorder
16. Clothes
17. E111
18. Travel Insurance
19. Waterproofs
20. Spare keys/alarm fob
21. First aid kit
22. Visor wipes
23. Scottoil
24. Cable ties
25. Gaffer tape
26. Puncture kit
27. Torch
28. Neck tube
29. Handful of surgical gloves
30. Plastic bin liners
31. Toolkit
32. Spare gloves.
33. Imodium, Motilium, Solpadeine and travel sickness tablets.
What's missing and what can I do without

Thought you had ultraseal in your tyres? No puncture kit required.
E111 is now the European Health insurance card. Apply on line.
Learn the lyrics to the songs, no mp3 required.
Two pairs of socks. When worn place the used pair in a ziplock bag leave for 24hours & they are clean to wear. Got that from one of the bike magazines.
Don't bother with the visor wipes. A soaked cloth left on the visor a couple of minutes soaks off all the fly's without any scrubbing.

Where you going?

[Sangria]

Seems you have a pretty good list I would suggest high SPF Sun Screen and maybe some vac pack snacks or meals available from Army Surplus or camping shops. Njoy your trip have a safe one.

[Matt]

KildareMan, on Jul 17 2006, 07:33 PM, said:

Thought you had ultraseal in your tyres? No puncture kit required.

Where you going?

I do have ultraseal but I haven't tested it out yet so you never know :exclaim:

UK, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Austria & the Czech Republic

Sangria, on Jul 17 2006, 10:14 PM, said:

some vac pack snacks or meals available from Army Surplus or camping shops.

Nice one, never thought of them !! Must go get some

[ricochet]

Matt
I suppose you will need a bike to carry all this stuff?

[Matt]

ricochet, on Jul 18 2006, 07:33 AM, said:

Matt
I suppose you will need a bike to carry all this stuff?

Ha Ha Ha

[Nuts]

I can't believe nobodys mentioned deoderant yet...

jamesobrady, on Jul 17 2006, 04:11 PM, said:

From my own experience.....
You need to bring the following....
1. Nuts.
2. Kaos.
3. Electrical tape.

LMFAO.

Wasn't Kaos's pigeon style inertial self navigation system much more useful than my... adventurers spirit. =D

About point three, make that two rolls of electrical tape per bike. Colour coded to the bikes. And did you forget cable ties... and something to trim the ends off the cable ties.

Bottle of scott oil. And thats it... nothing else is needed.

I've been planning my next trip this week, Dub, Rosslare, La Rochelle, Pampalona, Madrid, Some off road motorcycling place, Malaga, Fungeroila (or however you spell it) or somewhere in the vicinity with a beach and lots of drunk women.

This post has been edited by Nuts: 18 July 2006 - 07:50 AM

[KildareMan]

Matt, on Jul 17 2006, 10:38 PM, said:

I do have ultraseal but I haven't tested it out yet so you never know :exclaim:

I did. Not by design you understand. Was checking the rear tyre the other week & found a nail in the tread. Pulled it & there was the tinyest weep of green, then nothing. No appreciable loss of pressure either.

Forgot to say - Lava wipes. They are brilliant. Pack contains 10. They are a hand cleaner & work brilliantly. Bikeworld

[steve636]

Wife?.

[bmerbill]

Matt, on Jul 17 2006, 06:18 PM, said:

Bring your own gloves anyway in case you have some horrible allergy to the latex in the customs gloves

Enjoy the trip, it sounds really fab.

[zOU]

condoms

[Daithí]

Matt, this seems to be the most comprehensive list I've ever seen, What's
on the most recently updated list?

You do know about the Patented 8 day under-pants
method ?

Inside to inside, front to front
Insideout, front to front
inside to inside, back to front
Back to front, inside out
Bake in sun, smack off a tree
And start again

The above method should be used in conjunction with a can of spray deoderant.