With a few exceptions, most of the items were purchased just for this trip. I'm adding some additional notes as I go.
List of items
| Category | Item | Model | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic equipment | Binoculars | Safari Ultrasharp 8x22 | Day 397: Used about 2 times so far. This will be sent home at next opportunity |
| Basic equipment | Combination padlock | Must-have in hostels | |
| Basic equipment | Compass | Herbertz - Platten- Und Peilkompass mit Spiegel | Day 397: Not used yet. |
| Basic equipment | 2x Ear plugs | Must-have in hostels | |
| Basic equipment | Eye cover | Must-have in hostels | |
| Basic equipment | First-aid kit | Band aids, desinfection etc. | |
| Basic equipment | Medication | Paracetamol etc. | |
| Basic equipment | Pocket knife | Noname | Lost my Victorinox in Marmaris, replaced with generic pocket knife, which I have also lost. Now using a gifted knife a CS host gave me. |
| Basic equipment | Kitchen knife | Noname | Lost my Victorinox in Marmaris, replaced with generic pocket knife, which I have also lost. Now using a gifted knife a CS host gave me. |
| Basic equipment | USB Multiport Charger/QC3.0 | Day 397: Excellent! | |
| Camping | 4x AAA Batteries for head lamp | ||
| Camping | Dish+Laundry Soap | Sea to Summit - Wilderness Wash Citronella - 250 ml | Smells great! |
| Camping | Head lamp | Chinese noname "Winzwon" USB rechargable | Day 397: buttons hard to press, sometimes only turns on/off after repeated tries. Rechargable via micro USB. |
| Camping | Backup Head lamp | Black Diamon Ion | |
| Camping | 6x Carabiners | Carabiners | Different sized carabiners to fix helmet, pot etc to bags |
| Camping | Merino Socks | Röjk - Everyday Merino - Wandersocken - Milkyway Stripes | 43-45 (EU) | Used for sleeping |
| Camping | Sleeping bag | Cumulus M350 comfort temp. 2°C, limit -4 | Day 397: At -5 only recommendable with liner, long underwear and good sleeping pad; strap to air mattress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3nVKVrq_bc&t=1s |
| Camping | Sleeping bag liner | Silk bag liner (Meru) | Old silk liner I had before. Works great. |
| Camping | Sleeping pad | Thermarest Trail Pro 2010 R value 3.8 (until ca. -10C) | Old mattress I had. Bulky, heavey but still going strong (no holes yet!). |
| Camping | Sleeping pad repairkit | Therm-a-Rest Instant Field Repair Kit | Day 397: Not needed yet |
| Camping | Tent (+floorprint) | MSR Hubba Hubba NX Tent green | Day 397: Lost 2 tent pegs. Some discolorations near doors (probably from mosquito repellant). Small tear fixed with kit. Torn strap sown in Tehran |
| Camping | Tent repairkit | Coghlans Zelt Reparaturset für Nylonzelte | Day 397: fixed a 2cm tear in the rainfly |
| Camping | Toiletry bag | Jack wolfskin | Day 397: Bit too bulky. Will send back. Toothbrush is kept in handlebar bag anyways |
| Camping | Towel | Decathlon Noname (blue) | Day 397: gets smelly easier than other towels I usede before |
| Camping | Water filter | Sawyer Mini | Day 480: used a few times in Turkey and more extensively in Tajikistan. Didn't get sick, so I guess that's a good sign... |
| Camping | 2x | Sea to Summit Tie Down Strap - 2 Stk. 10 mm x 1,0 m gelb | |
| Clothing | Outdoor pants | Decathlon "Men's Breathable Trousers Pants SG-500 Green" | Purchased in Delhi |
| Clothing | Flip flops | Noname | Day 489: broke a while back. Now traveling flipflop-less |
| Clothing | Sandals | Noname | Since Tehran |
| Clothing | Pants long | Cargo pants | Since Tehran |
| Clothing | Long sleeve | Decathlon We'dze | Used as a piyama in cold nights |
| Clothing | Long underpants | Decathlon We'dze | Used as a piyama in cold nights |
| Clothing | Jacket | Decathlon Travel Jacket-Men's 3-in-1Travel 100 - Red | Water repellent jacket suitable for winter (removable fleece inlet) |
| Clothing | Fleece Inlet | Decathlon Travel Jacket Fleece inlet | |
| Clothing | Rain jacket | Vaude | Sent back /replaced with winter jacket |
| Clothing | Rain pants | Vaude | |
| Clothing | Shoes | Sneakers (Nike) | Replaced with new pair when worn out |
| Clothing | 4x Socks | ||
| Clothing | Speedos | ||
| Clothing | Shorts | Shorts (green) | Since Italy |
| Clothing | Swimming glasses | ||
| Clothing | 4x T-Shirt | ||
| Clothing | Thick fleece sweater | Adidas | |
| Clothing | 4x Underwear | ||
| Clothing | Wool sweater | Noname / Uniqlo | |
| Clothing | Head mosquito net | ||
| Cooking | Camping stove | MSR - Whisperlite International V2 | Love how quiet it is, but the (much more expensive) Primus is easier to handle and more compact |
| Cooking | Cutlery | Sea to Summit - Polycarbonate Cutlery | Lost the spoon |
| Cooking | Dish towel | ||
| Cooking | Dishes | Wildo - Camp-A-Box Complete - Geschirrset - Light Grey | Day 150: Hardly ever use this, mostly eat straight from the pot Day 240: Left with my Couchsurfing host |
| Cooking | Fuel funnel | Coghlans - Trichter - Brennstoffflasche - Yellow | Unnecessary, bottle opening is big enough |
| Cooking | Gas bottle for stove | MSR - Fuel Bottle - Brennstoffflaschen - 591 ml | Lasts me for about 7 days under moderate use in warm climate |
| Cooking | Gas bottle for stove | MSR - Fuel Bottle - Brennstoffflaschen - 591 ml | Bigger bottle, since Tbilisi |
| Cooking | Pot set | MSR Ceramic 2-Pot Set | |
| Cycling equipment | A dozen screws and nuts | ||
| Cycling equipment | Air pump | Topeak Racerocket MT | My first pump "Lezyne Pressure Drive M" broke down in Antalya, after about 20 flats |
| Cycling equipment | Arm warmers | Sportful Lycra Arm Warmers white (Größe M) | Day 250: Using those a lot, just great. |
| Cycling equipment | Bicycle | Patria Terra | |
| Cycling equipment | 4x Brake pads | Magura Schwarze Bremskloetze f. Alufelgen HS11/22/33 | |
| Cycling equipment | Zip ties | ||
| Cycling equipment | Chain lube | ||
| Cycling equipment | Cycling padded inner shorts | Endura Singletrack III Short Herren mit Innenhose Marineblau (Größe L) | Sent home |
| Cycling equipment | Boots | Day 200: Replaced my cycling shoes "Mavic Alpine black Size 10.5 (US)" who had become worn out/slippery with some generic water proof boots from Decathlon. | |
| Cycling equipment | Cycling shorts | Endura Singletrack III Short Herren mit Innenhose Marineblau (Größe L) | It's great but I feel like I shouldn't have spent so much money on a simple shorts. |
| Cycling equipment | Dry bag | Exped - Fold Drybag - Packsack - Sky Blue | 13 Liter - L | Used for washing clothes and as additional bag for food Day 300: The bag has meanwhile developed a few small wholes at one end. |
| Cycling equipment | Duct tape | Scotch Gewebeband Supreme, 48 mm x 18.2 m | |
| Cycling equipment | Gloves | Cycling gloves | - Lost in Bergama - replaced with Decathlon noname (broken) - replace with Iran noname (broken) - replaced with Decathlon noname |
| Cycling equipment | Handlebar bag | Ortlieb Ultimate 6 Classic L (8.5L) | It's annoying that I cannot adjust the handlebar easily anymore without taking the mount off |
| Cycling equipment | Helmet | Alpina Mythos 3.0 white/silver | Hardly in use since Summer 2018 |
| Cycling equipment | Helmet rain cover | Vaude Universal Raincover | |
| Cycling equipment | Leg warmers | Red Cycling Products Thermo Leg Warmer black (Größe M) | Day 250: Using those a lot, just great. |
| Cycling equipment | Lowrider bags (front) | ORTLIEB Sport-Roller Classic, schwarz | Day 397: couple of holes fixed (I tend to run against curbs every now and then...). Overall want bigger bags, will swap Back rollers to front. |
| Cycling equipment | Pump adapter | Absolut - Adapter von SV/DV auf AV | Convenient so you can use gas station air pumps to fill your presta tubes |
| Cycling equipment | Air pressure checker | SKS Germany Air checker duo head | Occasionally shows erratic pressures. Re-inserting battery seems to help, but altogether not very trusty device. Battery CR2032 3V |
| Cycling equipment | Review mirror | Noname | Small mirror that is easily swappable |
| Cycling equipment | Roller bag (back) | Ortlieb X Plorer M | Day 397: Not comfortable at all to wear on the back with much weight. Gear not accessible, today I would probably buy a bag which can be opened on the top. Small hole. |
| Cycling equipment | Saddle bags (back) | ORTLIEB Back-Roller Classic, rot-schwarz | All bags have holes now. 1 bag torn up because lost a screw which I noticed to late, resulting in bag almost falling off. Too small, upgrade to PRO is warranted |
| Cycling equipment | Shoe rain cover | VAUDE Bike gaiter | Doing a good job the few times I used them |
| Cycling equipment | 4x Spare spokes | 2 spares per wheel | |
| Cycling equipment | 2x spare tubes | ||
| Cycling equipment | Speedometer | Sigma | Battery: CR2032 lithium 3v Lost my Sigma 500 in Uzbekistan; the new Sigma was more expensive and is not nearly as good :( (no thermometer, no average speed, no total time etc.) |
| Cycling equipment | Spoke tightener | Red Cycling Products SpokeWrench Nippelspanner universal | |
| Cycling equipment | Sun glasses | Day 397: 3rd pair of sunglasses bought in AZ cost me 1 EUR | |
| Cycling equipment | 3x Tatonka bags | TATONKA Flachbeutel Set assorted | |
| Cycling equipment | 2x Tie down straps | ||
| Cycling equipment | Tire levers | ||
| Cycling equipment | U-Lock | Kryptonite | Kryptonite because of the extended warranty (which has many pitfalls, but oh well); Lost 1 key and another one was bending. Received 2 (free) spare keys from Kryptonite without problems. |
| Cycling equipment | Wind glasses | Lost in Gargano, replaced in Istanbul and lost again in Bandirmas. Now going without. | |
| Cycling equipment | 2x Shifting cables | ||
| Cycling equipment | Patch kit | Must have bought 5 or so by now | |
| Cycling equipment | Spare tires | Marathon Mondial Evo (folding tyre) | Day 397: used on of the 2 tires |
| Electronics | Actioncam | Gopro Hero Session 4 | |
| Electronics | Backup Phone | Motorola G5S Plus | Lost, broke and found my phone in Milano, now carry the one with broken display as backup |
| Electronics | Camera | Yi cam 4k | Lost/stolen in Como |
| Electronics | Laptop | Dell XPS 13 9360 | |
| Electronics | Laptop bag | CaseLogic SlimLine LAPS (12") | Day 150: a hard case would've been better. I can see the imprints from the Ortlieb bag screws on my laptop screen! |
| Electronics | Phone | Motorola G5S Plus | Day 550: Right side touch screen unresponsive, GPS sometimes not working. Battery fading. Using mostly in flight mode with battery saver enabled. Altogether really happy with performance. Upgrading to G7 power soon. |
| Electronics | Hard drive | 1 TB | Used for all my backups, working great. |
| Electronics | 3x Micro USB cables | ||
| Electronics | Small Powerbank | Sent home | |
| Electronics | Solar panel | Anker PowerPort Solar Ladegerät 21W 2-Port, USB | Works great in the Kazakh sun |
| Electronics | Bluetooth speaker | Anker SoundCore Mini Super (Bluetooth) | Day 397: Radio functionality / mode button is broken. Playing from SD card works fine, skipping songs is tedious. Yet love the device, important motivator Day 440: Sd card slot broken as well, now playing from bluetooth only |
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