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I'm local and just getting into bike packing... You've inspired me, cheers!

First: earrings!😂

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never go into the woods without packing heat!!!

Is it true that those aqua tabs could poison you if you put too much in a certain amount of water?

Tablets don't remove contaminants like mercury and lead, which can be naturally occurring, or pesticides and industrial chemicals. I carry a filter with both mechanical and carbon filter media and tablets. This means I'm protected from nearly everything. If I had to choose one or the other though, I would go the same route as you. A virus with diarrhea could leave you stranded on the trail to die in a mater of days whereas most other contaminants will take years to decades to have an effect, if they have any at all.

A lighter and a few long burning safety matches 1st. Always first item carried when in the forest.

Flint and steel can do all three for cheaper.

Maintain body heat? I’ll admit first I’d rather have it than not But let me tell you I was freezing

Don't forget a gun and ammo!!! I would also need a knife!!!! And some bear spray!!!!

Everytime I don't bring the headlamp because, "we'll be back before dark", we're not back before dark.

Bought all of these and they are all so cool and will be so useful! I can’t wait to try them out. I subscribed to this channel. Keep up the awesome work!

Good stuff. I would combine your breakfast ingredients into one ziplock bag (or individual bags for each morning), swap the bulky cracker box and CousCous box for ziplocks, downsize the toilet roll (you dont need all that for 3 days) and the toothpaste tube and swap out the full length toothbrush for a travel one.

Stay on it man🎉

I find myself leving the water filter at home more and more now. where was the weirdest water you've ever had?

Show of hands if you have self rescued. What do you always bring?

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hiya, In retrospect, would you have kept tube tyres then went tubeless when you got to New Mexico?I used to bike around Mt Diablo with tube tyres and i'd get about 8 goatheads a day! It got to the stage where I could fix a punctures in a matter of seconds!

Riding through a fire like that was Some of the most irresponsible behaviour.

I will check it out. Thanks.

I've slowly accumulated one bag at a time. And they're great to use. Thanks for this video. Lots of good stuff out there in bicycle land.

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Great tips. Good point about the hitch hiking. Surprised about the cost of camping in the north island. Wow, but I have mostly hiked in the South Island.

I think I want to try rainbow chard. Good luck.

I'm invested and hoping for the best for you

Loved the video, thanks for sharing. When you were getting the bike ready for downhill you took the saddle bag off and had a back pack on. I was just wondering if the saddle bag converts into a back pack and if so what brand is it? Cheers Trudy

Good to see your care for the huts Murph - sweeping and locking the doors properly.

Truly enjoyable series. Well done 👏🏼👏🏼

Never go to Central America lol.

Hey mate great video! thinking about doing this in September/October…just abit skeptical of the rain and weather 😂

Let’s just go to Norway

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Great watch! Think about Garmin InReach for communications and weather/forest fire updates and the like.

I like your advice, its honest ..no sugar coating,thx

It's awes-dumb. But no regrets, I bet!

Thank you very much for your epic videos! Your thoughts are valuable for me and others, I think, nothing over the top being said! Next year I’ll start the GDMBR at the age of 66. I have a lot of experience in cycling long distances (recumbent) but now for the first time bikepacking on a upright bicycle. (Sonder broken road ti) thank you again! BTW; I’ll use tubeless tires 😅😅

The dog portrait in the back 😂😂 Great video, thanks! I have to set up sth like that, too. I’ve been pushing my luck in the past

Good stuff right there

Unior has a tiny cassette removal tool 1669/4, so you can remove your cassette without a chain whip and lace in a spoke on the drive side.

Nitril gloves, wet wipes, old toothbrush for cleaning out mud, blue loctite, make sure your multi-tool has a large enough hex key for pedals, spare cleat if running clipless, paracord, ski strap, caribiner, mini Bic lighter... all small and light...

I carry a spare hanger all the time. Small, weighs nothing, and will definitely save my butt if I ever need it.

Cool video! What mountain is this?

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Nice. Thanks for sharing. I bought my bike new over 30 years ago and the main reason I have not replaced it is easy of maintenance. It's mechanisms are simple and I have striped everyone of them down and repaired them at some stage so I'm very comfortable take it on long trips. One tool I carry that is not on your list - a small plumber's pipe wrench. This can be used in place of a pliers and an adjustable spanner. If you search a professional tool shop, not a DIY place, you should find a good quality one under 50g.

Hi, what is the name of the pump, reason for asking is that it is not the same as appears in your list below? Thank you in advance.

Fantastic video; very informative. Have yet to start bikepacking but hope to in not too distant future. Loved your Tour Divide videos; hope you'll have new rides/videos soon.

Thanks!

This sounds great. I have wondered at what point, if any, does it make sense to bring a spare lightweight tire with you, given that sometimes the old tire will be damaged beyond repair. Also curious to learn your reason for not choosing a TPU spare tube, especially given your tubeless setup.

Love the gel. It's been my most used emergency "tool" over the years, almost always for helping others instead of myself. One tip . . . I use Hammer gel for this instead of Gu, as Hammer uses a notably faster digesting maltodexrin mix such that recovery is noticeably faster, whereas Gu is designed more for longer sustained efforts instead of being a "pick me up".

Fantastic list thank you!🎉