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Camping Gear<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You do not need any of the following items to go bicycle touring or even bikepacking.\u00a0 The adage “go with what you have”<\/em><\/strong> will get you through your adventure until you can upgrade your gear.\u00a0 Also, some of the cheaper options are better than the higher-priced alternatives.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sleeping bag<\/strong>:<\/span><\/td>\nColeman – 4 lbs (1.8 kg).\u00a0 The reason why I did not go out and buy a new lighter sleeping bag is because it is for tall people.\u00a0 I am 6’3 (1.9 m) and finding something long enough is a problem.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Sleeping Bag Liner:<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nSea to Summit Thermolite Reactor Extreme Sleeping Bag Liner<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Sleeping pad<\/strong>:<\/span><\/td>\nI found some knock-off item on Amazon.\u00a0 It will do for now.\u00a0 Amazon has since delisted the item.\u00a0 It has a foot pump built into it.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Pillow<\/strong>:<\/span><\/td>\nHikenture Camping Pillow with Removable Cover – Ultralight<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Bidet<\/strong>:<\/span><\/td>\nHappy Bottom Portable Bidet<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Air Pump<\/strong>:<\/span><\/td>\nFLEXTAILGEAR Portable Air Pump for Inflatables, 1.6oz 4kPa Air Mattress Pump<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Tent:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nNaturehike Cloud-Up 2 Person Tent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cookware:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nOzark Trail Mess Kit 5 Pieces (Walmart)<\/span>
\nMSR PocketRocket 2 Stove
\nPortable Wood Burning Camping Stove<\/span>
\nSea to Summit Frontier Ultralight Long Handle Spork<\/span>
\nBoundless Voyage Titanium Cup with Lid<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Powerbanks:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nAnker Portable Charger, 20,000mA, Onn 10,000mA (Walmart)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USB Hub:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWenter 11-Port USB Splitter Hub<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solar Panels:<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		30w to 100w Solar Panels (2x)<\/span>
\n5v Solar Panels (2x)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whistle:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nFox 40 Sonik Blast CMG Official Whistle<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Towel:
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		Rainleaf Microfiber Towel 60×30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shovel:
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		Rhino Survival Shovel<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sewing:
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		SINGER Small Travel Sewing Kit<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foot Wear:<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		Alpaca Wool Warm Shoe Insert<\/span>
\nDockers Men’s Newpage (sandals)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Compression Sacks:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nHikenture Compression Sack for Sleeping Bag
\nTwo – Dry Bag Sack 30D Nylon Ultralight\u00a0 (20 liters)<\/span>
\nTwo – Dry Bag Sack 30D Nylon Ultralight\u00a0 (10 liters)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Generic Items<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

Emergency Mylar Blanket
\nPlastic sandals\u00a0 (shower)<\/span>
\nCamouflage Net Bulk Roll\u00a0 (3 meters x 3 meters \/ 10’x10′)<\/span>
\nEar plugs and eye mask
\nCan Opener
\nButane
\nCamping Stool\/Chair
\nBlue Tarp 5 x 7
\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Camping Gear You do not need any of the following items to go bicycle touring or even bikepacking.\u00a0 The adage “go with what you have” will get you through your adventure until you can upgrade your gear.\u00a0 Also, some of the cheaper options are better than the higher-priced alternatives.   Sleeping bag: Coleman – 4 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-template\/ibtana-page-template.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mygpshatesme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mygpshatesme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mygpshatesme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mygpshatesme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mygpshatesme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.mygpshatesme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":186,"href":"https:\/\/www.mygpshatesme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mygpshatesme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}