My Bikepacking Gear List
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Bike, Bags, and Racks
My bike is the Priority 600x, a hardtail mountain bike built for adventure. I designed this low maintenance dream machine with my friends at Priority Bicycles. The Drivetrain is what makes it special, it uses the Pinion C12 gearbox and the Gates CDX Carbon Drive (not a chain) Watch my 2-year review about the bike.
Pedals: I either use the clipless Shimano PDM 424 SPD (for non technical terrain) and flat pedals for technical adventures (The Crank Bros Stamp 7)
I sometimes use a dropper post for rowdy adventures like the Colorado Trail. Mine is made by OneUp
My up-cycled bright orange Frame Bag is made by my friends in Boulder at Green Guru. It’s custom fit for the 3 frame sizes of the Priority 600x.
My little orange bag below the seat (the Duzer) and the top tube bag near the stem (The Tanker) are also made by Green Guru
The rear rack and dry bags (The Spider Rack) are made by Aeroe, a cool company out of New Zealand
The Handlebar snack bags were made by my friends at KaiventureBags *they’re out of business now* (another great option is Oveja Negra)
*I sometimes use the Slap Bag accessary pouch (attaches easily to handlebars with velcro straps)
*I sometimes use the Ortlieb Accessory Pack on my handlebars
When I mount my tent to the handlebars, I use the Salsa Anything Cradle
Widefoot Cargo bottle cage, for BIG bottles!
Widefoot Liter bottle cage for Nalgene bottles
24oz water bottles made in Colorado by Polar Bottle
64oz stainless steel bottles by Klean Kanteen
I’ve recently been testing out these awesome metal water bottles from Bivo
Hydration Pack is the Osprey Raptor 14
Garmin 1040 Solar bike computer (my fave bike computer ever!)
Garmin Inreach Messenger (for when I don’t have cell coverage)
Stretchy gear straps by Modl (Colorado brand) The Infinity Tool
Camping Gear
Tent-2 person Nemo Dragonfly
Sleeping Pad - Thermarest NeoAir
Sleeping bag - 32f Thermarest Vesper (and the Vesper 20 for colder adventures)
I love these handy dandy inflatable solar powered lights, made by Luci
Toiletry bag containing toothbrush, toothpaste, earplugs, Neosporin, sunscreen, tape, ear plugs, Ibuprofen, and my famous Braun Series 3 razor
Clothing (I wear as much merino wool as possible. I’m a fan of natural materials, not plastic based polyester + it doesn’t stink!)
My favorite blue riding shirt is the Showers Pass Apex Merino (I usually have 1 or 2 with me on all trips). And sometimes the long sleeve version
I always carry 2 pairs of my Merino wool OLÉ socks! (100% of proceeds goes to Bikepacking Roots) They’re Made by Point 6, an awesome Colorado company in Steamboat
1 pair of Point 6 merino boxer briefs (to wear after riding)
My riding shorts are the ElevenPine ‘Uprising’ and padded ‘Liberator’ liners. ElevenPine is a Boulder born company
1 pair of long pants for lounging in camp, mine are made by Adidas and they’re old ;)
Sunglasses “SunGod Renegade”
Helmet “Smith Forefront 2”
I always wear a buff to keep sun off my neck and to dip into creeks when it’s hot
Gloves made by Pearl Izumi
Warm beanie “Crosspoint “waterproof beanie by Showers Pass
Warm hoodie “Ventus” by Outdoor Vitals
Rain Jacket “Tushar” by Outdoor Vitals
Wind Shell “Nebo” by Outdoor Vitals
SPD Shoes FiveTen Kestrel
Flat pedal shoes “FiveTen TrailCross LT”
White Arm Sleeves (the ones I use are no longer made, but you can buy them at most running shops)
I usually have a pair of flip flops or lightweight shoes to wear in camp
Camera Gear and other electronics (I shoot in 4k resolution on all cameras, 24 frames per second)
Sony Rx100 Vii (this is my beauty cam that I use for interviews and close ups of pretty flowers) I attach this small shotgun mic for better audio
GoPro Hero 11 (I use this for all my riding shots)
DJI Mavic Mini 3 Pro drone (My fave drone ever!)
I use the Jaws GoPro clamp mount to keep my GoPro mounted to my handlebars (for quick access)
I sometimes use my iPhone 14pro in a pinch
Big beefy Power bank - Anker Powercore III Elite 26000 mAh
Anker 340 Charger (plugs into the wall and has 4 USB outlets)
Pelican Micro memory card holder
Tiny 4 inch bendy tripod that I bought at a gas station long ago, looks like this one
I carry 3 batteries for the drone and 5 spare batteries for the Sony and GoPro
2-3 USB cables for charging all the toys
My home computer is the Mac Studio and I use Adobe Premiere Pro for editing (I don’t edit on the road)
Tools
Lezyne Micro Floor Drive pump (wrapped in duct tape)
1 small bottle of Stans Sealant
2 CO2 cartridges
Patch Kit
Bacon Strips for plugging holes (and the little tool that smashes them into punctures)
Tubolito spare tube (29x2.2)
1 Extra Gates CDX belt on the off chance that I break a belt (I’ve snapped 1 belt in my life)
Leatherman Wave multitool that my grandpa gave me 20 years ago
1 butter knife for spreading peanut butter and beans (much better than the Leatherman blade)
Steripen Ultra Light water purifier (I also bring iodine tablets as backup)
**Here’s a video about the types of food that I bring on adventures