Welcome to my home on wheels + Spaceship to adventure!
Cycle touring can be as inexpensive or as expense as you choose. My first bike was $100 and I toured for 2 weeks in Argentina with my possessions haphazardly held down with bungie cords. Since then, I poured a lot of my heart and wandurlust into bikepacking. I’ve carefully chosen my bike and gear to take me anywhere, confidently. All of the gear you see listed here has survived at least 3,000+ miles with little to no issues.
One of my obsessions is finding the perfect “home” for all my gear on my bike. Many nights, I fall asleep thinking how to better organize my bike. I definitely acknowledge this puts me in the bike geek category. This highly detailed page is for other fanatics like me!
Meet The Coyote – my trusty Surly ECR
I know it’s silly to love a thing but hot damn do I love this bike! This bike has taken me on dirt + singletrack routes in Chile, Argentina, and the United States. She has survived 3 flights (in a bike box) and thousands of miles with no issues. I’m sold.
When folks ask about my bike, I describe my ECR as a jack of all trades. This bike can take me anywhere I want to go on any terrain. I’m certainly not breaking any speed records but I never worry about my bike not performing well. That being said, out of the box I upgraded to Maxxis Chronicle tubeless tires, a Brooks B17 saddle, crankbrothers Stamp Pedals, and Shimano hydraulic brakes.
Read on for the lowdown on my bikepacking bags and the gear inside!
Handlebar Roll – Revelate Designs Pronghorn
What I love: When I arrive to camp at night after a long day of riding, I love how easy it is to simply unsnap my handlebar roll and take it over to my tent. I can easily take the dry bag over to my tent and unpack my sleep kit. It’s compact, lightweight, and holds everything I need for a good night’s rest.
What’s Inside…
Sleep System
- Sleeping bag – Sea to Summit Spark Ultralight, 5°F
- Sleeping bag liner – Sea to Summit Silk Liner, rectangular
- Sleeping pad – Nemo Astro
- Pillow – Sea to Summit Aeros Premium Pillow
- Headlamp – Black Diamond Spot
Pajamas + Personal Hygiene
- Leggings, T-Shirt, Darn Tough Socks
- Deodorant, Mini Hair Brush, Mini Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Baby Wipes, Menstrual Cup
Framebag – Rogue Panda Custom Rolltop
What I love: My frame bag is one of my favorite pieces on the bike. I splurged on a custom made bag by Rogue Panda and have never looked back. Not only does it make me smile every day, this framebag will probably last me forever.
What’s Inside…
First Aid Kit
Tools/Spare Parts
- Spare Tire Tube, Extra Voile Straps, Mini bike pump, Spare Spokes, Zip ties, Spare bolts, Puffy Tape, Sleeping pad patch kit
- Tire Lever, M17 Multitool, Pliers, Otto Lock
Electronics
- Anker Battery Pack
- Kindle
- Charging cords
Rear Panniers – (Discontinued) Porcelain Rocket Mini Panniers
What I love: Unfortunately, these mini panniers are no longer in production after Rock Geist acquired Porcelain Rocket. However, what I love about this setup is the ability to easily take the dry bag out of the pannier basket to my tent or lunch spot. The load capacity is great if I need to pack extra water or food. If I’m going light, I can pack the minimum and cinch the bags down. In bear country, it’s so easy to simply hang a line with my food and cook system already in the dry bags.
What’s Inside…. One whole pannier is reserved for food.
Cook System
- Stove – MSR PocketRocket
- Pot – MSR Titan
- Bowl & Spork- Sea to Summit
Water Filtration (I attach the bladder hose to the filter for a gravity assisted system)
- Bladder – Osprey 3L Reservoir
- Filter – Sawyer Micro Squeeze
My tent (Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL2 Bikepack) is attached to the Tubus Rack using two Voile Straps
Cockpit Area
What I love: I obsess about this area of my bike. I aim for easy access to snacks, my camera, bear spray, Garmin inReach, and navigation. I’m pretty psyched on how I’ve organized things in this area of my bike!
Lunch Bag – Revelate Designs Egress Pocket
What’s Inside…
- Camera – Fujifilm XT-30
- Puffy Jacket (wrapped around camera)
- Lunch + snacks for the day
Cockpit – Revelate Designs Magtank 2000
What’s Inside…
- Phone – Samsung S8+
- Chapstick
- Multitool – crankbrothers M-17
- Headphones – Boltune
Feedbags – Alpkit Stem Cell
What I love: These feedbags by Alpkit are huge! They have a 3 liter capacity! We all know what that means… more snacks for the day! But in all seriousness, I think the larger size is a great advantage that Alpkit has on other bikepacking gear currently.
What’s Inside…
- 1L Nalgene
- Sunscreen
- Snacks
- Garmin inReach Mini
- Trash Bag – Dog waste bags are great for micro trash!
Fork Bags and Cages – Salsa Anything
What I love: These bags are reserved for clothes both for rest days in town and foul weather. It keeps me super organized and ensures I don’t overpack. I pack my foul weather clothes on the top of one for easy access in an unexpected storm.
What’s Inside…
Tops
- Tank Top
- Long Sleeve Sun Shirt – Patagonia Tropic Comfort Hoody
- Lightweight warm Patagonia Layer
Bottoms
- Skirt – Patagonia Lithia (Discontinued – This is my favorite skirt and I find them on eBay or Poshmark when I need to purchase a new one)
- Pants – Prana Halle
- Shorts – Lululemon Speed Up
- Leggings – Lululemon Align
Foul Weather Clothing
- Rain Jacket – Black Diamond Stormline
- Rain Pants – Mountain Hardwear Acadia
- Dishwashing gloves (super waterproof!)
- Waterproof Socks – Sealskinz (I use these with my Chaco’s if it’s cold and rainy)
- Warm Cycling Gloves – Gore
My Daily Outfit
- Shirt – Patagonia Cool Daily
- Shorts – SUGOi Evolution Bike Shorts
- Sports Bra – Lululemon Free to Be Wild Bra
- Hat – Patagonia Duckbill
- Shoes – Chaco Z/2
- Sunglasses – Smith Trackstand
- Gloves – FIST Handwear