Here's my gear list for the 2024 Black Hills Bounty, a 7 day bikepacking tour of the Black Hills of South Dakota along the BackBone Grande route, with a couple of wrinkles. As this will be a mid-September ride, I included a few things for cooler nights and mornings. Including the bike, this all weighs about 68 pounds, with 3 days of food and 4 liters of water.
Like my bike, and me, this kit's built for comfort. It's not build for speed.
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| 68 pounds fully loaded for the Black Hills Bounty, with 3 days of food and 4 liters of water. |
Sleep Kit: Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL1 Bikepack tent, Brooks Range Mountaineering Alpini 30 sleeping bag, SeaToSummit Reactor Extreme liner, ThermaRest NeoAir Xlite NXT pad, Outdoor Vitals UL Stretch pillow.
Clothes: 2 pair Voler bib shorts, Voler jersey, 2 pair SmartWool socks, Pearl Izumi X-Alp Summit shoes, Voler arm warmers, Voler knee warmers, Voler wind jacket, Showers Pass Refuge rain jacket, Marmot down hoodie, SmartWool camp shirt, nylon camp shorts, SmartWool liner gloves, Bontrager cycling gloves, Voler skull cap, SmartWool 250 stocking cap, Oakley Aero5 helmet, Oakley M-frame prescription sunglasses, Oakley athletic prescription glasses.
First Aid/Hygiene/Personal: Ace bandage, gauze pads, large & small bandaids, butterfly bandaids, alcohol wipes, zinc oxide, Neosporin, lip balm, aspirin, ibuprofen, Tums, toilet paper, hand towel, toothbrush/paste, soap, phone, wallet, Spot X tracker/messenger, battery, cords.
Tool Kit: Lezyne Micro Floor Drive HV pump, Lezyne SV-16 multi-tool, spork wrench for brakes, Lezyne Tubeless CO2 Blaster tubeless repair kit, 2 ounces of sealant, 1 tube, 2 valve cores, 1 valve stem, patch kit, 2 tire irons, LeatherMan Skeletool CX, Jones derailleur hanger, 4 chain links, 2 quick links, chain lube, duct tape, zip ties.
Navigation: Garmin 530 GPS device, USFS Black Hills National Forest paper maps, Stem Captain compass, CatEye cyclocomputer, Lezyne MicroDrive Pro 800XL head light, Mountain Miser thermometer, Gideon's pocket Bible.
Documentation: Paper journal, pencil.
Hydration (about 4 liters): 2 x 38 ounce Soma Further water bottles, 2 x 26 ounce water bottles, Sawyer Squeeze filter, iodine tablets.
Food (1-2 days): instant oatmeal/coffee (breakfast), peanut butter/honey/tortilla (lunch), nutrition bars/Hammer Gels/Snickers/trail mix (during the day), ramen/tuna/freeze dried entree (dinner).
Kitchen: Jet Boil MiniMo stove, fuel, matches, lighter, 2 SeaToSummit collapsible bowls, 2 sporks, GI Joe can opener, salt/pepper.
Although I make some modifications every trip, this gear list is much the same as that for the 2023 BackBone Grande, the 2023, 2022 & 2021 Black Hills Bounty, the 2021 Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, and the 2020 Cloud Peak 500. See, e.g., 2021 GDMBR Gear List.
Nice chat over coffee today! One thing I would suggest for the first aid kit, Steri-Tape! I started carrying a roll in the car kit even for minor cuts and such. Last couple times I maybe needed stitches they just taped me up anyway. It works wonders
ReplyDeleteLikewise, Trent. I'll take a look at Steri-Tape.
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