What

This page will list my kit list, what I had to buy, what I ditched or sent home, and the  best items to have with me as the journey progresses. My 'reflections' post describes some of the kit I'd think diffferently about now, having done the trip.

When I packed the panniers on 29th August, here's what I put in.

Camping

 Hilleberg Akto tent
Kathmandu Odyssey sleeping bag
Thermarest Trail Scout sleeping mat
Trangia 27-6 UL stove
Metal bottle with meths (cooking fuel)
Spork
Plastic mug
Box of matches
4 clothes pegs
Small padlock (for YHA Hostel lockers in dormitaries)

I left the camping equipment in Bristol after my first week, choosing to book myself into B&Bs on the nights I was planning to camp.

Cycling

Trail first aid kit
Two spare inner tubes
Compact toolkit (in black canister)
Compact pump
Lezyne Power Drive XL rechargeable front light with USB re-charging cable
Kryptonite New York D-Lock and Kryptoflex cable

I acquired a bottle of chain lube, a paint brush, three sets of brake blocks, and two inner tubes, two cheap short bungee cords, and a cheap cycle lock on my travels.

Cycling Clothes

1 long sleeved cycling jersey
2 short sleeved cycling jerseys
1 pair cycling shorts
1 pair bib shorts
1 pair arm warmers
1 pair leg warmers
1 Buff
 2 pairs cycling socks
1 waterproof cap
1 pair Sealskinz all weather cycling gloves
2 pairs Sealskinz cycling socks
 Helmet
SPD cycling shoes
2 pairs fingerless cycling mitts
2 cycling waterproof jackets (one with detachable arms to create a gilet)
Cycling glasses

I bought waterproof cycling overtrousers, a pair of waterproof show covers, a long sleeved base layer, three pairs of cycling socks, two pairs of waterproof cycling gloves whilst on the trip.

I lost my waterproof basball cap, sadly.

Non-cycling clothes

Fleece gilet
Fleece hooded long sleeved top
Merino wool T-Shirt
Sustrans T-shirt
Jersey trousers
Crease-resistant jersey skirt
2 sports bras
2 pairs knickers
1 pair walking socks
1 pair flip flops
1 pair walking sandals

Toiletries

(This is for the first week - I will replenish in Bristol)
Large tube Hoo Ha Ride Glide chamois cream
Lightweight trek towel
Purple Harry helmet glove and shoe sanitiser spray
Zero electrolyte drinks tabs
Effervescent vitamin tabs
Face moisturiser
Body moisturiser
Small bag of usual toiletries with travel size products (toothpaste, shampoo, shower gel etc)

Maps and gadgets

Sustrans UK map
Sustrans maps for South West (other areas to be picked up when passing through Bristol)
Notebook and pen
Camera and charger
iPad
Various leads for recharging gadgets
Headtorch and spare rechargeable battery
Garmin Edge 810 bike computer
2 Blackberry smart phones
Reading glasses
Various membership cards (YHA, Camping & Caravanning club etc)
Notes of route
Train ticket and bicycle reservation for Bristol to Penzance

I lost my personal Blackberry, and regretting bringing the work Blackberry. I acquired an iPhone, and bought several new maps.

Food

(This is for the first week - I will replenish in Bristol)
6 instant porridge pots
21 cereal bars (taped into bundles of 3 for each day)
Gluten-free pasta
Boil in the bag rice
Tea bags and dried milk
Jelly babies
Fruit and nuts mix
Luxury dried fruit mix


The food I brought back with me, either because I bought too much whilst on the trip or because I packed too much at the beginning:

8 X 3 packs of cereal bars (24 in total)
1 X instant porridge pot
2 X 8fl oz tubes Hoo Ha Ride Glide (and I donated one to Liz)
1 pack jelly babies
1 pack fruit & nut
1 pack cherry berry mix
1 pack brunch mix
24 X Zero Electrolyte tabs
22 X Nuun Electrolyte tabbs
10 X Mule energy bars
2 X PowerBar Carb Mix energy bars
10 X SIS PSP22 Fuel carb drink mix with electrolytes