En route I'm carrying kit in order to rough camp and to service and maintain my bike. I'll also have medical supplies in case of illness or injury and a few luxury items. I’ll add performance reports here in order to assist anyone else planning their own cycle tour. I have added links to my favourite bits of kit. I don't carry everything listed here with me! It would be far too much gear. This is a list of everything I collated and considered. The gear I don't usually carry with me is in italics. I often swap the kit I carry for other kit at home. For example I needed lots of clothes for cycling through the European winter and in Africa I needed a water filter and Shimano sandals.

The total weight of the bike is around 20 kg and the gear comes to around 35 kg. Add another 5 kg for water.

1. The bike

Santos Travelmaster 2.6 Cromo Rohloff
Frame	Travelmaster 2.6 cromo
Frame Colour	Santos Black
Fork	Santos Travelmaster (extra strong)
Headset	Chris King black
Mudguards	SKS Black
Prop stands	Rear kick stand
Bottle& Cages	3 x Santos water bottles & holders
Handlebars	Multi-position
Grips	Leather brown
Stem	Adjustable
Saddle	Brooks B17 black
Seat post	Cane Creek Thudbuster Long travel
Shifter	Rohloff
Chainset & BB	Lightweight Aluminium with SKF bottom bracket
Chain	KMC Gold (Titanium – Nitride anti corrosion)
Brakes	Shimano XT V-brake
Front Wheel	Handbuilt Son dynamo, silver, 36h, tungsten carbide touring rim
Rear Wheel	Handbuilt Rohloff silver, 32h, tungsten carbide touring rim
Tyres	Schwalbe Marathon Xtreme 26 x 2
Pedals	Shimano 530 SPD & normal

2. Bike Accessories

2 x Ortlieb Back roller plus panniers
2 x Ortlieb Front roller plus panniers
Ortlieb Handlebar bag ultimate 5 M plus
Overboard Africa Waterproof Backpack Dry Tube with Window - 60 Litres
Tubus logo back rack and Tubus tara front rack
Cateye TL - LD1100 back light
Front light – Stella
7ft Krytoflex cable lock with combination padlock
Bungees x 2
Reflectors
The Giro indicator Helmet
3 Water bottles
A side mirror
A megahorn

3. Tools & Spares

Leatherman wave

Park MTB 3 rescue multitool

Adjustable spanner

Pump: M-part evolution

Puncture patches repair kit

Grease

Lubricant (TF2)

Old rag

Electrical tape

Lots of tie-raps

Old toothbrush

Extra inner tubes x 4

Extra screws / bearings / nuts / bolts / washers / cable end caps

Brake blocks / pads - Aztec

Spare Shimano brake cables

Extra spokes

Spare Chain and links

Spare tyres x 2 - Schwalbe Dureme

Tyre repair patches

Tent repair kit

Stove repair kit

4. Camping gear

Nomad expedition poncho (can also be used as a groundsheet / tarp / sleeping bag cover / to protect downmat)

Small pillow

Exped downmat 9

Marmot Pinnacle Sleeping bag

Terra Nova Superlite Voyager Tent

10 Litre Ortlieb water bag

Sea to Summit sleeping bag liner

Dry bags

5. Cooking gear

An omnifuel stove

Thermos flask

Stove fuel bottle and petrol

First Need water filter

Resealable plastic bags

Small saucepan and frying pan

Scourer

5L folding kitchen sink

Cutlery

Corkscrew

Mug

X bowl and plate

Old film canisters containing spices

Stock cubes

Little bottle of oil

Salt and pepper

6. Clothing

Shimano SD65 SPD sandals

Shimano MT32 MTB SPD shoes

A Buff

Cap

Technicals Beanie

Endura piranha sunglasses

Craghoppers Base T-shirts

Endura Transmission long sleeved baselayer

The Cragghoppers Corey microfleece

Socks: Seal skinz (large ankle length)

Underwear

Shorts: Padded Polaris and Endura cycling lycra cycling shorts

The Craghoppers Kiwi Classic Winterwalk trousers

Polaris Surge Overtrousers

Endura Burner ¾ trousers

Endura Hummvee trousers

Polaris Attack gloves

2 x Hoodies

Endura Fusion jacket and Endura Convert II jacket

Swimming trunks

Luminous cycling top

7. Electronic

Petzl Tikka 2 Plus head torch

Panasonic G1 camera, lead and charger

Gorilla pod

Memory cards

IPod with 160GB memory and lead

Headphones

Pill speakers

Freeloader pro / globetrotter / battery charger

Mini Kin Green Wind Power Generator

Spare batteries – assorted

Garmin Cycle computer

USB Memory sticks x 2

Electric plug adaptor

Kestrel Weather Meter

Credit card LED torch

Bikeman LFB-615 MP3 bike speakers

Language voice translator

8. Documents

Expedition prospectus

Moleskine Journals

Photos of family and friends

Cycling The 6 business cards

Insurance details

Passport

Old Passport

Photo of bike

Glasses prescription

Vaccination details / blood group / yellow fever cert

Photocopy of membership to RCP certificate

EHIC card for healthcare in EU

Various instruction manuals

Emergency contact / NOK details

Receipt of bike and camera sale

Useful phone numbers

Passport size photos

Transparent pockets for docs

9. Miscellaneous

Money:

Money belt / wallet

Fake wallet

Jimi wallet for cards

Debit card

Credit card

Money – local and dollars

Cards – NHS, ISI connect phone card

Cash stash

Books:

Fiction

SAS survival guide

Phrase book

Wash kit:

Wash bag with small mirror

Soap / shower gel / S2S Wilderness wash / Pocket body wash

Toothbrush and toothpaste

Razor and spare blades

Wet wipes

Pocket Shower

Drylite microtowel

Sponge

Universal sink plug

Survival kit:

Compass

Lighter

Firesteel

Commando wire saw

Hot hands II handwarmers

Other:

Cord

Sewing kit and thread

Pens

Twisted clothes line

Safety pins

Ear plugs

Glasses

Small backpack

Map

Toilet paper

Soap powder for laundry

Small padlock

Rubber bands

Insect repellent - incognito

Zips and ties

Mesh bag for laundry

A harmonica

10. Medical kit

Bag / pouch

Medistore (plastic container containing tablets)

Ciprofloxacin (antibiotic)

Metronidazole (antibiotic)

Co-amoxiclav (broad spectrum antibiotic)

IV Ceftrioxine (antibiotic)

Doxycycline (antimalarial)

Malarone (antimalarial)

Co-codamol 30/500

Paracetamol

Prednisolone (steroid)

Lignocaine (local anaesthetic)

Fusidic acid cream (anti-bacterial)

Antifungal cream

Water for injections

Loperamide (for diarrhoea)

Emergency dental kit with cavit amalgam

Ibuprofen

Chlorpheniramine (Piriton, antihistamine)

Quinine (in case of malarial infection despite prophylaxis)

Cyclizine (antiemetic)

Sublingual antiemetic

Oral rehydration sachets

Tiger balm

Antacids

Stethoscope

Scalpel

Venflons

Syringes

Needles

Digital thermometer

Alcohol gel

Safety pins

Rolls of bandages

Triangular bandages

Tubigrip

Gloves – normal / sterile

Stitches (novofil / ethylon)

Steristrips (friars balsam)

Elastoplast

Sterile gauze

Water purification tabs

Sunblock - P20

Micropore tape

Scissors

Stitch holder

BM machine and strips

Assorted dressings

Sterile drape