Onna Voellmer
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GEAR USED ON TRN ADVENTURES

GEAR used on “The Redheaded Nomad” adventures.

 

BIKEPACKING ADVENTURE GEAR

BIKE

  • Tumbleweed: Prospector..

  • Wheels: 27.5" wheels.

  • Terrene Tires: Chunk (tough), tubeless, 27.5 x 3".

  • Ergon: GP5 hand grips.

  • Brooks: Cambium C19 (with gel seat cover).

  • Specialized: Bennies Platform Pedals.

BAGS

HANDLEBARS:

  • Rockgeist: Loop Bar front roll harness.

  • Mountain Laurel Designs: HELL 27L backpack.

  • Revelate Designs: Mountain Feedbag (2).

    FORKS:

  • Mountain Laurel Designs: 2 Liter Ultra Fork Dry Bags (2).

TOPTUBE:

  • Revelate Designs: Gas Tank & Jerry Can.

FRAME:

  • Rockgeist: 52Hz Waterproof Framebag.

SEAT/RACK:

  • Sea to Summit: 20L Dry River Bag.

BOTTLE CAGES & RACK

  • DOWNTUBE: King Cage: Manything Cage *2 (upper manything cage attached with Kingcage downtube clamps).

  • FRONT FORKS: King Cage: Manything Cage (2).

  • HANDLEBAR WATER BOTTLE MOUNT: Bontrager with King Cage: Iris King Cage attached for 27oz Klean Kanteen.

  • REAR RACK: Ratking Frames/Tumbleweed Bikes: T-Rack

  • REAR CAGES: King Cage: Manything Cage (2) [mounted to rack].

BIKE STUFF: tools, spare parts, etc

  • Voile Straps

  • Cable and lock.

  • Planet Bike: Super flash taillight.

  • Cateye: Enduro Cycle computer.

  • Lezyne: Microfloor HVG Pump (8 oz).

  • Multitools: Lezyne V10 (3.6 oz), and Leatherman PS4 (1.9 oz).

  • Tire boots, tire plugs, chain lube, rag, presta to schrader adapter, gorilla tape, tenacious tape, needle & thread, shoegoo, tire levers.

  • Tubeless sealant.

  • Tubolito inner tube & patch kit.

  • Spare brake pads, quick links, cables, spokes, valves, derailleur hanger, and a few bolts.

  • Fiskers small scissors.

PERSONAL GEAR

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*scroll down for bikepacking gear used on 2017-2019 Latin America cycle tour•

GEAR for the Hayduke trail

GEAR / CLOTHES WORN

  • Luna Sandals - Oso Wings (~16oz pair).

  • Outdoor Research - Ferrosi shorts (6oz).

  • Patagonia - Barely there bra

  • Patagonia - Barely there underwear

  • Patagonia - Sol Patrol sunshirt (5.9oz).

  • Tank top.

  • Sunday Afternoons - sun hat, altered (~3oz).

  • Black Diamond - Trekking poles, women's (21oz).

PACK

  • Gossamer Gear - ~36L Kumo Backpack (17.45 ounces).

  • Gossamer Gear - shoulder strap pocket, large (1.75oz).

  • Gossamer Gear - shoulder strap feed bag (1.15oz).

  • Bandana (for sweat or snot).

SLEEPING SYSTEM

  • Homemade ~20°F sleeping quilt/bag - "Apex Climashield" synthetic insulation with "Momentum 50" outer shell and "Momentum 50" liner.

  • Homemade sleeping bag cover/bivy - "Pertex Sheild" waterproof breathable fabric.

  • Gossamer Gear - Nitelite tri-fold pad (doubles as pack frame) (6oz).

  • Cocoon - Hyperlite air-core pillow (2.4oz), used between my knees for my back.

CLOTHING IN PACK

  • Homemade puffy jacket - 2.5oz "Apex Climashield" synthetic insulation with "Pertex Quantum" outer shell and "Momentum 45" liner. (~8oz).

  • Outdoor Research - Vigor hoody (9oz).

  • Homemade Raingear - ultra-silnylon, includes pullover jacket, chaps, skirt, booties, and mittens (~7 oz).

  • Coalatree - Slimfit trailhead pants (10oz).

  • Smartwool - leg warmers (these were arm warmers that I cut the cuff off of).

  • V-Toe Flip Flop Socks - 2 pair wool socks.

  • Homemade booties - "Weatherstopper Laminate" Softshell (2oz).

  • Liner gloves.

  • Homemade mittens - "Weatherstopper Laminates" softshell (2oz).

  • Outdoor Research - Exhale Ubertube neck gaiter (0.7oz).

  • Buff - half buff (0.4oz).

  • Patagonia - underwear.

  • Patagonia - Barely there bra.

  • Sea to Summit - Bug Net (1oz).

KITCHEN / WATER

  • Sea to Summit - Alpha lite spoon, short (0.3oz).

  • Nalgene - 16 oz bottle for mixed drinks like coffee, chia, or protein powders. I can also cold soak food in it (3oz).

  • Platypus - 2L Hoser (3.6oz).

  • Platypus- 2 @ 2L bottle (1.3oz each).

  • Platypus- 1L bottle (1.2oz).

  • Platypus- 750ml bottle for liquor (0.8oz).

  • Simple Ecology - 3 @ organic cotton bags for trail mix and seeds.

  • Simple Ecology -small organic cotton strainer bag (for pre-filter).

  • ***Bearvault - BV450 bear canister (2lbs 1oz)--*only carried for Salt Creek Canyon section in Canyonlands.

SUPPLEMENTS / FIRST AID / REPAIR

  • Arniflora - Arnica gel. I only carry this for thefirst couple of weeks.

  • Weleda - Arnica tablets (carried the whole time).

  • Uncle Henry's - Complete tissue and bonerepair salve (carried in an old chapstick tube).

  • Uncle Henry's - Complete tissue and bonerepair capsules (just a few days worth).

  • Homemade electrolyte salt mix.

  • Super glue (mini).

  • Gear Aid - Tenacious tape.

  • Needle & thread (on plastic bobbin).

TOILETRIES

  • Toothbrush (cut down).

  • Uncle Harry's Natural Tooth Powder (I keep a small amount in a plastic contact lens holder).

  • floss.

  • piece of comb.

  • piece of eyeliner.

  • lip balm with carabiner.

  • toilet paper.

  • nail clippers.

  • Lena, menstrual cup.

  • Small piece of cloth (~6 in sq) for washing my face at the end of the day.

  • 1 oz bottle with olive oil (I use olive oil on my skin. It also works great as an anti-chafe and after care for chafe.

ELECTRONICS

  • SteriPEN- Steripen Ultra, rechargeable (4.8oz).

  • Anker - Powerbank 10,000 mAh (6oz).

  • Suntactics - Solar panel 1200w, 5v (7oz).

  • Double USB charger.

  • Charge cables, 1 for phone, and 1 for electronics.

  • Headphones.

  • iPhone - 8 plus.

  • Sony - NEX-5T mirrorless camera (~1lb), charges via usb.

  • Biolite - Headlamp 200 lumens, rechargeable (1.6oz), *for occasional night hiking.

SHARED GEAR

  • ZPacks - Duplex.

  • Big Agnes - 8 v-stakes.

GEAR for Bikepacking through Latin America

(Scroll down to see the different bag setups I used over the course of my Latin America cycle tour)

BIKE

  • Advocate Cycles: Seldom Seen.

  • Stans: ZTR Major, no tubes 27.5" wheels.

  • Terrene Tires: Chunk (tough), tubeless, 27.5 x 3".

  • Ergon: GP5 hand grips.

  • Brooks: Cambium C19 (with gel seat cover).

  • Specialized: Bennies Platform Pedals.

BAGS

HANDLEBARS:

  • Revelate Designs: front roll harness.

  • Tillak: Kiwanda 20L drybag/backpack.

  • Revelate Designs: Mountain Feedbag (2).

TOPTUBE:

  • Revelate Designs: Gas Tank & Jerry Can.

FRAME:

  • Homemade partial frame bags (2) [hand-sewn while on tour, from an old worn-out Revelate Designs SaltyRoll and Gas Tank].

SEAT/RACK:

  • Sea to Summit: 20L Dry River Bag.

BOTTLE CAGES & RACK

  • DOWNTUBE: King Cage: Manything Cage.

  • FRONT FORKS: King Cage: Manything Cage (2).

  • HANDLEBAR TOP MOUNT: King Cage: Iris King Cage.

  • REAR RACK: Ratking Frames/Tumbleweed Bikes: T-Rack

  • REAR CAGES: King Cage: Manything Cage (2) [mounted to rack].

BIKE STUFF: tools, spare parts, etc

  • Voile Straps

  • Cable and lock.

  • Planet Bike: Super flash taillight.

  • Cateye: Enduro Cycle computer.

  • Lezyne: Microfloor HVG Pump (8 oz).

  • Multitools: Lezyne V10 (3.6 oz), and Leatherman PS4 (1.9 oz).

  • Tire boots, tire plugs, chain lube, rag, presta to schrader adapter, gorilla tape, tenacious tape, needle & thread, shoegoo, tire levers.

  • Tubeless sealant.

  • Tubolito inner tube & patch kit.

  • Spare brake pads, quick links, cables, spokes, valves, derailleur hanger, and a few bolts.

  • Fiskers small scissors.

PERSONAL GEAR

THE BASICS...

  • Giro: Hex helmet.

  • Dabrim: Classic Visor (attached to helmet).

  • Bike gloves.

  • Luna Sandals: OSO 2.0

  • Native Eyewear: SidecarSunglasses (and spare lenses).

SLEEPING...

  • Enlightened Equipment, Convert Down Quilt/Sleeping Bag 10°F (25.5 oz).

  • Cocoon, hyperlight air-core pillow (2.4 oz).

  • EVA foam mat.

  • Zpacks: Duplex tent, listed under shared gear.

WATER VESSELS & KITCHEN...

  • Klean Kanteen, single-wall bottles, 64 oz and 27.5 oz.

  • Tillak, Metolius 18 oz insulated bottle.

  • Platypus, 1LSoftbottle (2 @ 1.2 oz each)

  • Valtcan, 450ml titanium cup, with lid (2.5 oz).

  • Opinel Knife (No8), small (1.5 oz).

  • Sea to Summit, Alpha Light Spoon short (0.3 oz).

  • Keychain style can opener.

  • 2 Mini binder clips (for keeping food packages closed).

  • Baggu, standard reusable ripstop nylon bag (always kept in my stuffsack purse so I had it with me for market and resupply shopping).

TOILETRIES...

  • Toothbrush (cut down).

  • Uncle Harry's Natural Tooth Powder (I keep a small amount in a plastic contact lens holder with my toothbrush, and some extra in a ziploc).

  • floss.

  • piece of comb.

  • piece of eyeliner.

  • lip balm with carabiner (2).

  • ear swabs.

  • toilet paper.

  • nail clippers.

  • Lena, menstrual cup.

  • REI mini multi-towel. (0.8 oz)

  • Small piece of cloth (~6 in sq) for washing my face at the end of the day.

  • 3 oz bottle with olive oil (I use olive oil on my skin; it's easier to travel with than coconut oil. It also makes a great addition to food that is prepared cold, like salads, or cold-soaked oats or couscous. It also works great as an anti-chafe and after care for chafe).

FIRST AID / HEALTH...

  • Arnica salve.

  • Arnica tablets.

  • Betadine.

  • Rubbing alcohol.

  • Echinacea.

  • Probiotics.

  • Dr Christopher's - complete tissue and bone repair formula.

  • Electrolytes.

  • Sea salt.

  • Various herbs: turmeric, ginger, cloves, oregano (depends on what I can find).

CLOTHES...

  • Shorts.

  • Tank top.

  • Northface, Sunshirt.

  • Haglofs, Essens Mimic Jacket, with hood (synthetic).

  • Patagonia, lightweight long sleeve zip neck shirt (3.6 oz).

  • Tatoo, lightweight, full zip, polartec hoodie.

  • Darn Tough, Micro crew cushion wool socks (altered to tabi).

  • Smartwool, short lightweight wool socks(altered to tabi).

  • Smartwool, leg warmers (they were actually arm-warmers, but I cut the tightest cuff off so I can use them as leg warmers instead).

  • Seirus, Stormsock (altered to tabi).

  • Thin liner socks (for sleeping).

  • Underarmour, Coldgear Tactical Leggings (~6 oz).

  • Patagonia, Cap 1 leggings.

  • Homemade ultra-sil raingear (~6 oz), includes jacket, chaps, tabi booties, mittens [I sent the skirt home].

  • Marmot, Precip rain jacket.

  • Homemade softshell mittens.

  • Light gloves.

  • Buff, polar (1.5 oz).

  • Buff, half (0.5 oz).

  • 1 pair underwear.

  • Patagonia, Barely Sports Bras (2).

MISC...

  • Bandana.

  • An assortment of silnylon stuff sacks.

  • Sunhat.

  • Homemade silnylon wallet and cordura stuffsack purse, credit cards, ID, and passport.

ELECTRONICS, etc

  • Steripen, Ultra water purifier, UV light (4.8 oz), charges via USB.

  • Petzl, Elite (mini flashlight, 1 ounce) and spare batteries.

  • Petzl, Zipka headlamp.

  • iPhone 8 Plus.

  • Small 2 port wall charger.

  • Sandisk, MP3 Sansa Clip.

  • Headphones.

  • Charge cords.

  • Anker, 10000mAh powerbank.

  • Anker, 21W dual USB solar charger [I've currently sent this home, but I may retrieve it later].

  • Yichumy, Phone SD card reader [I use SD cards to store photos I've edited with my phone. It's like an external hard drive for my phone].

  • Several SD cards (stored in an Altoids mini tin).

  • Sony NEX 5T camera (charges via USB).

  • Spare camera battery.

  • Camera brush, blower, cleaning cloth.

ART SUPPLIES...

  • A few sheets of paper.

  • A few colors of paint and a few pencils.

  • Brushes, cut down, (2).

  • Princeton, Catelyst tool (cut down).

SHARED GEAR...

  • SteinCo.: Mini Cassette Lock.

  • 2 personal sized cuben fiber ground sheets.

  • ZPacks Cuben Fiber Duplex Tent (19 oz).

  • 2 carbon fiber tent poles (5 oz).

  • 8 aluminum v-style tent stakes (2.7 oz).

NAVIGATION...

  • iPhone: using GPS apps and map PDF's.

  • MapOut app.

  • Gaia GPS (classic) app.

  • Google maps, for more urban routes where signal is available.

  • Occasional paper maps & route descriptions.