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Travels By Trike

The Continuing Adventures of Myrtle the Turtle

Gear and Equipment

I am continually upgrading my gear. Somethings work better than others and I'll be documenting observations about my equipment.

Electronics:

ipod shuffle

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS30 camera with 32 GB card and extra battery

Google Nexus 7

Garmin Edge 800

Macbook Air 13” laptop

Outlet adapter for foriegn countries

Power strip with 3 outlets and USB connector

Rechargeable AA and AAA batteries with charger

itouch 4

Garmin 705

Asus eeePC

Verizon Mifi and cell phone

Amazon Kindle ereader

V.I.O. pov hd helmet camera

Sony NEX 5 with 16mm, 18-55mm and 18-200mm lenses

Camping Gear:

Big Agnes Copper Spur 1 person tent + footprint (Not for Asia tour)

Feathered Friends sleeping bag

Exped Synmat ultralight pad

Silk liner for sleeping bag

xl cup for cooking pot

Snowpeak titanium stove + fuel canister

Planetary Designs french press mug

Sanifresh fud

REI air pillow and pillow case

Spork and spatula knife

Swiss army knife with beer and wine opener

Platypus wine preserver bladder

Exped downmat 7 sleeping pad (US tour)

Trike and Accessories:

Current touring trike - no motor

HP Velotechnik Scorpion fs

Son hub dynamo with front and rear B&M Lumotec lighting system

Avid BB7 mechanical brakes

Ortlieb recumbent bags

Ortlieb 31 liter rack bag

Radical Design Solo Aero pods for hardshell seat

Fastback 3 liter hydration bladder and unbottle bag

 

(I used a Greenspeed GTO from 2007-2010 when I added a motor and Cargo Monster)

Greenspeed GTO with SRAM 3 speed internal hub

Magura hydraulic disc brakes

Son hub dynamo with B&M Lumotec lighting system

Dahon Biologic Recharge from dynamo hub with USB outlet

Cargo Monster

Xtracycle bags

Large blue Ikea plastic bags inside Xtracycle bags

Myrtle the Turtle waterproof blanket to cover Xtracycle bags

Electric Assist:

700 watt Ecospeed mid-drive motor

Cycle Analyst

2 - 36V 10 amp hour Ping batteries

2 - 5 amp battery chargers

2 Arkel trike triangle bags for battery storage