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Packing List
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Below is a packing list for the trip. It is meant to give ideas on what to bring. As we don't have much room in the support vehicle, we all need to pack as light as possible.
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Luggage
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Support has asked that everyone avoid big pieces of luggage. If possible, try to have several smaller pieces. Smaller pieces are easier to carry and to pack in the support vehicle. Backpacks or duffel bags work the best.
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Clothes (somewhat a generic list)
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Non-riding clothes (about two outfits, make sure one is slightly nice)
Riding clothes (go for layers and it could be cooler some days)
Rain Gear (make sure it is warm because horizontal rain sucks)
Sleeping clothes
Swimming suit
Sweatshirts
Towel for showers (what works well is a quick drying towel, one that folds up into a small ball)
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Miscellaneous Stuff
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CamelBak
Camera
Compass
Gloves
Helmet (if you wear one)
Hostel Card
Lip Balm
Lotion
Maps of Norway (you can get them in Norway, just after you are lost)
Norwegian phrase book (when ‘uffda’ doesn’t cover it)
Passport
Photocopies of all important documents that you will take with. One set of copies stays at home.
Shoes - riding
Shoes/sandals for leisure
Small pack of facial tissue
Sunglasses
Toothpaste/Toothbrush/Floss
Watch
Web Page Calendar
Web Page Route (this would be essential to know where you are staying each night)
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Money
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Cash (Bring some cash, just in case you can’t use the travelers checks or credit card)
Credit Card/Debit Card (this can be one of the easier ways to get local currency.)
Travelers Checks
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Medical stuff
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Ankle brace
Antispectic
Anti-itch cream (for bug bites)
Aspirin/Ibuprofen
Band-Aids
Band-Aid/Neosporin/Mycetracin
Bug spray
Knee brace
Imodium AD (well, you know)
Medical Insurance Information
Motion sickness pills (for those long ferry rides)
Sunscreen
Sun burn cream (that 24 hour sun can get intense)
Wraps (to wrap up a wrist or ankles)
Wrist guards (nice to have in case you have a bad fall and need to immobilize the wrist)
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Tools
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Alan wrenches (for frame and seat)
Duct Tape (what works well is to wrap duct tape around a pen/pencil)
Leatherman or equivalent (this has assorted tools/knifes that are useful in many different situations)
Patch Kit
Pedal wrench
Spoke wrench (Coker’s take special spoke wrenches.)
Tire Irons (to remove the tire)
Wrench to adjust brake (it would be really annoying to have the brake stuck in the on position and have no tools to adjust it)
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Extra stuff that only a few people need to bring
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Bearings - 1 set (Andy)
Bearing puller
Bolts, extra for extension, frame, seat, etc.
Brake pads - 1 extra set (Andy)
Camelbak, extra bladder and mouth piece (Irene)
Computer (Andy, Connie)
Cranks (Having a different size might be a good idea as well)
Crank puller
Cycle computer, extra - 1 extra set (Andy)
Locktite - two different kinds (Andy)
Pedals - two sets (Andy)
Pump - nice floor type (John)
Sleeping bags, need 2 small/lightweight
Spokes - 10 extra (Andy)
Tire - 2 of them (Andy)
Tube - 2 of them (Andy)
Zip ties (for the cycle computer or for anything else that needs to be taken care of)
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Things not to bring
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Laundry Detergent (this will be supplied by the group fund)
Hard case luggage (way too hard to pack into the small car)
Tents (there is no plan for any camping)
'Dry Clean Only' clothes (I don't think we will have access to many places that handle dry cleaning)
Life size budda statue (unless of course, it is the blow up kind)
Pregnant steer
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