Equipment

We spent ages choosing our equipment in the months before we left. It was great fun. In fact it was the most enjoyable part of the planning. We looked at all sorts of kit and read loads of reviews, books and personal stories of other travelers. Myriads of questions entered our thoughts.

We already had experience with some of the stuff we took with us, having already tried it out on previous rides. Some of it was brand new to us and we only had chance to really try it once we had set off.

It is certainly easier to review and buy gear before you leave, but you really do not know how good it is until you really try it out in practice.

We have prepared a pdf document of our kit list for you to download and print.

There are some key items of course that deserve special discussion. So we have created dedicated pages that you can select through the side bar navigation buttons.