Gear and Equipment
I am continually upgrading my gear. Somethings work better than others and I'll be documenting observations about my equipment. (Items crossed out were used on earlier tours and, over the years, have been replaced.)
Trike and Accessories:
Current touring trike - no motor
HP Velotechnik Scorpion fs with 20 inch wheels
Son hub dynamo with front and rear B&M Lumotec lighting system
Avid BB7 mechanical disc brakes
Ortlieb recumbent bags
Ortlieb 31 liter rack bag
Smokey Mountain saddle bags
Seat bags
Fastback 3 liter hydration bladder and unbottle bag
Helmet with mirror, blinky, helmet mount for video cam and extra long visor
Purple Sky flag, hi-vis green el wire and ellumiglow glow cord
Waterproof fabric seat cover
Tire pump
3 bungy cords
Repair bag with assorted tools, tubes, patch kit and tire-irons, zip-ties, velcro and duct tape
World's loudest whistle on a retractable string I keep on my waistband or jersey pocket for safety
Radical Design Solo Aero pods for hardshell seat
SRAM DD internal geared hub
Electronics:
ipod nano
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS30 camera with 32 GB card and 2 extra batteries
Garmin Edge 800
Macbook Air 13” laptop
Outlet adapter for foriegn countries
Power strip with 4 outlets
2 USB adapter plugs
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 - 7 inch tablet
Sony HDR-AS100V helmet camera with 64 GB card and wrist monitor
2 extra Sony batteries
Portable Seagate .5T hard drive for back-up
cables, mostly USB for each device
iphone 1
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
Rechargeable AA and AAA batteries with charger
Google Nexus 7
Camping Gear:
Big Agnes Copper Spur 1 person tent + footprint
Feathered Friends Osprey 30 degree down sleeping bag
Exped Synmat ultralight sleeping pad
Silk liner for sleeping bag
32oz aluminum cooking pot with plastic strainer lid
Trangia alcohol stove with pot stand
Sani-fem fud
REI air pillow
Covered 3" serrated knife
Metal fork and spoon
18 liter REI backpack for flight carry-on and walking around bag
2 lighters
scrubby sponge
1 trekking pole
Planetary Designs french press mug
Snowpeak titanium stove + fuel canister
Swiss army knife with beer and wine opener
Platypus wine preserver bladder
Exped downmat 7 sleeping pad (US tour)
Clothes
Cap
long colorful scarf
bathing suit
Keen sandals
Bike Nashbar Ragster cycling shoes with SPD clips
2 thin wicking t-shirts
2 thin wool 3/4-zip long sleeve tops
1 cycling compression shorts
1 cycling compression capri
1 sleeveless jersey
1 short sleeve jersey
1 wrap-around skirt for off-trike modesty over the cycling shorts
2 neck cycling scarfs
2 cycling socks
1 thick wool sleeping socks
1 walking sock
1 walking long pants
1 walking capri
1 walking short
1 sleeping t-shirt
1 pajama legging/base layer
2 bras
3 underwear
1 mid weight jacket
gloves
skullcap
rain pants/jacket
Sealskinz waterproof socks with thin liner socks
Toiletries
1 large towel
meds
toothbrush/paste/floss
deodorant
nailfiles
razor with 5 disposable blades
vaseline
eye mask
ear plugs
nail clippers
7 months contact lenses
saline and extra case
6 chapstick
Ibuprofen
q-tips
tweezer
mascara/listick
hair brush
shampoo
mirror with suction cup
Greenspeed GTO setup used from 2007-2011
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: (used only for US southern tier tour in 2010)
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