PACKING LIST

We provide:

• Bike

• Helmet

• Sleeping mat

• Bivvy bag and tarp

• Bikepacking specific luggage: saddle bag, frame bag, and bar bag

  (This will be enough space to carry a few extra warm clothes for the evening and night time, some toiletry essentials and your camping equipment. Lightweight is the name of the game though! )

• Cooking equipment

• Dinner and breakfast expedition meals

You will need:

• Warm, lightweight sleeping bag (2 or 3 season)

• Warm dry clothes for the evening and overnight

• Lightweight warm coat (down or synthetic)

• Warm hat

• Buff

• 2 x 750 ml Water bottles or 1.5 litre hydration pack (please note there are no bottle cages on the bikes so you’ll need to carry water in your backpack)

• Cycle clothing (padded shorts recommended!)

• Gloves for cycling

• Waterproof jacket (waterproof trousers if the forecast looks wet!)

• Basic toiletries

• Sun screen

• Sunglasses

• Prescription medication

• Insect repellent

• Electrolytes

• Trainers for cycling in

• Flip flops (for the evening!)

• Money - we will stop at at least one watering hole to enjoy something to eat and drink, and a pub, cafe or farm shop for lunch on day 2. You will need cash as well as a card due to some of the more remote locations only taking cash.

• Headtorch

• Packed lunch for day 1. Carbs are good! 

• Snacks! (There will be stops along the way but you should bring enough to get you through the weekend). Snacks should be high energy foods like flapjacks, cereal bars, nuts, dried fruit etc.

• Backpack to carry snacks, lunch and water and anything which doesn’t fit in the bikepacking bags. We recommend a bag of about 30 litres.

You can leave a small bag with a change of clothes at our start point, please make sure it is soft sided and easy to store; there isn’t much space.