"GEAR"

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Sharon:

We're ready to go.
New stuff - minimized.
MEC - minimized.
Old stuff - maximized.

BIKES!
1970s 10—speed “Free Spirit” bikes found (in a neighbour’s shed) and tuned by Sharon’s Dad
Rear (and us)
1 rack each
2 rear saddlebags each with rain covers
Handlebar bag each with raincovers
3 water bottle holders each
Helmet each
1 pair cycling gloves each
Bicycle horn (Sharon) and bell (Mike)
Bike lock each
Reflectors (lots!)
Speedometre/trip metre
Bike Lights - 2 each

Tools
2 spare tubes
Tire patch kit
Adjustable crescent wrench
Other small wrench
Multi-tool with pliers
Multi-tool with scissors
Tire levers
Zip ties
Electrical tape
Chain/cable lube
Tire pump
1 screw-it
1 washer and 1 nut

Camping Gear
2 person tent
2 air mattresses (600 grams each!) and repair kit
2 super warm sleeping bags
1 emergency blanket/tent footprint
Old camping pots and pans set
2 KFS
Chopsticks
Matches and lighters

The Library
Beginners’ Spanish book
Compact Spanish/English dictionary
Spanish phrase book
Peterson Guide to Western Birds
Bicycling the Pacific Coast
Lonely Planet - Cycling USA West Coast
First reading books - A Short History of Progress & In Defense of Atheism
3 maps (Mexico, AB/BC, Western states and provinces)
Sharon’s crossword book
Mini address book

First Aid Stuff
First Aid Kit courtesy of Rural Safety workshop
Random medications (Polysporin, Afterbite, Pepto Bismol, cough drops, Tylenol)
Sunscreen
Burn relief
Hand sanitizer
Travel health insurance info
Water purification tablets

Stuff to make our mums happy!
Cell Phone
Bearspray

Other stuff
Cameras & accessories
Solar panel to charge cell phone hooked up by Mike’s Dad
Hand crank radio and flashlight from Mike’s dad
Deck of cards
3 jumbo garbage bags & some plastic bags
Money belts
Batteries
Mini heat pads
Sharon’s old 100 MB Mp3 player - loaded with Spanish lessons and bird calls
2 journals
Scotch tape
2 flashlights
Earplugs
Harmonica
2 old hand towels

Sharon’s stuff
Flipflops
1 pair sneakers
1 rain pncho
7 pairs socks (I don’t care if it’s excessive. I’ll be dry)
1 pair angora socks from mum
1 pair long johns
1 pair cycling shorts
1 pair cycling capris
1 pair cycling rain tights
2 fleece pullovers
1 pair finger mittens
Undergarments!
1 toque
1 hat, headbands & ponytail holders
2 camisoles
Raincoat
Normal pants
2 t-shirts
1 long sleeved shirt
Bathing suit
Pharmacologicals

Mike's stuff
“That’s lameeeeeee. I’m not making a list.”

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