Kit Lists

This tour was exactly that – a tour – only this time, I’d learned I don’t need the kitchen sink. Here is my kit list for touring the Hors Categorie Climbs in the Alps;

My Dales Divide kit list was definitely overpacked – a full bivvy, sleeping bag & pad is little overkill for the sake of two hours sleep when trying to compete on the front of a bike race. Truth be told, this was my first ever ultra-distance race & I hadn’t expected to find myself so…

All Points North is predominantly road racing, in some of the more rural parts of Northern England. At 1’000km, the fast riders would be aiming to finish in 48hours, meaning an all points north kit list needs to factor in night riding & very little sleep. All North 2021 was held in September, where the…

We planned to do the Cairngorms Loop at a leisurely pace, over a 3 day bank holiday weekend in May. My Cairngorms loop kit list needed to carry equipment for cooking, & camping in temperatures close to zero. The Cairngorms national park ranges from 650m to 1300m, with the highest point on the loop being…

I rode the Lakeland 200 during the Covid summer of 2020. I was still figuring out what I needed & didn’t for bikepacking trips. Some might say my Lakeland 200 kit list was overkill for a summer night in the UK, as I write this years late, I’d agree! At the time however, I didn’t…

I’d categorise the Veneto trail as a bikepacking trip, where I was prioritising comfortable & sufficient night’s sleep, rather than riding all night. As such, my Veneto Trail kit list had a few extra home comforts – more than I’d carry on a race – but not as much as I’d carry on a longer…