So today we started getting our things together after having spent 4 hours to pick up the camper van yesterday – traffic around here is crazy these days.

Packing took us around 4 1/2 hours.

As this is not the first MTB trip to the mountains, I’d say I already have a pretty solid list of essential things I need to pack for moutainbiking, but the camping thing adds another dimension to it for which there is no space in that tiny car – I thought.

Good news, all I wanted to take has fit in the van and there’s even space left.

 

So this is the packing list:

Clothes for cycling

• Bike jerseys, long sleeves and shirts
• Bike shorts, out of stretch material for the tours, more robust shorts for the bike park
• Full finger gloves
• Cycling socks
• Base layers
• Headbands, buff
• Rain Shorts
• Rain jacket
• Wind jacket
• Vest (Endura Pro SL Primaloft®)
• Waterproof socks (Sealskinz)
• MTB shoes

Bike Protection Wear

• Elbow and knee pads (again soft ones for the trail tours, robust ones for the bike park)
• Safety jacket
• Tour & bike park bike helmet (I will take my Giro Switchblade with me, so I can save the space for the downhill helmet)

More cycling “hardware”

• Bike!
• Bike backpack
  (in love with my Amplifi Stratos, I had an EVOC backpack when I started mountain biking but I prefer the organization system of the Amplifi backpack)
• Bike hipbag
• Hydration pack
• Sun glasses and lenses
• Goggles
• Garmin Edge 520
• Dirtley bike protection (to protect the carbon frame while on the bike rack)
• Aqua2Go
• Bike First Aid Kit
• Night riding light
• Bike locks (one for really locking ’em up, the other to fit in the backpack)<

Bike workshop equipment

• Bicycle tire inflator & booster
• Tubes
• Multitool
• Spare tires, front and rear
• Lezyne Port-A-Shop Tool Kit
• Derailleur hanger
• Chain oil
• Tire pressure gauge
• Tire levers
• Brake pads
• Chain link
• Valves and valve cores
• Tubeless milk

“Mountaineering” clothes

• Tracking pants
• Hiking shoes
• Climbing shoes (optional)
• Via ferrata set
• Climbing helmet
• Hiking jerseys (I wear my bike jerseys and my bike backpack for hiking)
• Hiking poles

Leisure wear

• Shirts
• Warm jacket
• Jeans
• Shorts
• Summer dress
• Undies
• Some socks – just for the case
• Swim wear
• Baseball cap
• Do not miss your Oakleys
• Pyjamas
• Chucks
• Bathing shoes
• Sandals
• Scarf

Kitchen basics for the camper van

• Dish Soap & Sponge
• Dish & kitchen towel
• Pan and pot
• Basic set of dishes
• A proper sharp knife (nothing worse than cooking without a good knife)
• Cutlery for eating and cooking
• Foldable camping sink
• a table BBQ (we have this one – Florabest BBQ)
• Lighter
• Espresso maker
• Thermos bottle
• Mixing bowl
• Wine opener
• Collapsible tupperware
• Cutting board
• Can opener
• Corkscrew
• Bottle opener
• Sieve
• Trivet
• Napkins
• BBW cleaning brush

Food

• A good amount of Cliff bars and other high energy oat bars
• AVOCADOS !
• Packed whole grain bread
• Whole grain pasta, chickpea pasta
• Canned tomatoes
• Green Chai and earl grey tea
• Almond and “normal” milk
• Cereals
• Oil & vinegar
• Bananas & apples
• Illy Espresso – love it!
• Wine !
• Medjool dates
• Almonds
• Nutella
• Spices
• Raw peanut butter
• Gin
• Tonic
• Rice cracker
• Fresh chilis
• Cucumber
• Zucchini
• Onions
• Feta cheese
• Pecorino
• Chickpeas
• Eggs
• Water
• Juice

Toiletry

• Toilet paper 🙂
• Tiger balm
• Sunscreen
• Anti Brumm
• Shower gel
• Shampoo
• Hair mask (important otherwise there is a risk that if you meet me at night you may thing it’s the “ghost” from blare witch project)
• Deodorant
• Nail scissors, tweezers
• Toothpaste
• Toothbrush
• Body lotion
• Razor
• Chamois cream
• Face masks (yeah – it’s gonna be a “wellcation”)
• Sleep mask
• Ear plugs

Fresh from the pharmacy

• Dressing material
• Pills for pain relief
• Screen for pain relief
• Disinfection spray
• Allergy pills and sprays
• Something for mosquito bites
• Magnesium

Other stuff

• Camping clothes line
• Camping table and chairs
• Umbrella
• Towels (microfiber ones)
• Sports washing agent
• Blanket (to sleep and one for the coziness)
• Pillows
• Fitted Sheet
• Camping light
• Candles
• Laundry bag
• Duct tape
• Sewing kit
• Tent pegs
• Doormat
• Rubbish bags

Safety

• PacSafe – mostly to feel better, as it is still far to simple to destroy the lock or canvas

Electronic stuff

• Kindle
• Ipad
• Smartphone
• Macbook (for editing the pictures taken)
• Camera and lenses
• Camera tripod
• GoPro
• Pulse strap
• Forerunner 235
• Chargers
• Headphone
• USB battery backup
• Bluetooth speaker
• Chargers for all those devices

Other entertainment

• Card games
• Aquarell colors, brush, paper

Do not forget your…

• Credit card
• ID
• Driver’s license

 

Did I forget anything – for sure!
If something comes to your mind, let me, departure is scheduled for tomorrow.