Tandem

Panniers

Ortleib Classic front and back , medium holdall, Ortleib bar bag

Tent

MSR Hubba Hubba nx for summer and warmer places or MSR Access for cold locations

A Useful Mat

Sleeping

Exped Synmat UL mats(have the double one now),  Thermorest Vela double quilt, silk liner, sheet.

Cooking

Primus Omnifuel, or Alpkit fire maple gas, Vango 2 person  pan.

Water

 Sawyer water filter, have the larger gravity

4 water bottles on bike carriers, 2 bottles on top of front panniers,         

10L MSR Dromedary water bag for camping night stops, 

Electronics

Cateye Velo 7,  Garmin Inreach mini satellite tracker. Battery pack.

Photo and Video

IPhone 13 Pro, Insta360, mini tripod, Quadlock phone tripod adaptor, selfie stick, DJI mini microphone plus adapter to link with Insta360, Movavi video editor app.

And Insta360 GO 3S plus mount, tripod/selfie stick adapter. This action camera has a removable miniature camera so great for mounting on helmet or on clothing with the magnetic base plate.

Navigation

Iphone13 with MapOut, and Mapy.com

Tools

S&S coupling spanner, bike multi tool, pliers, allen keys, tyre leavers, penknife,  saddle spanner, pump, head torch

Spares

Folding tyre, 2 inner tubes, oil, chain links, bolts, cable ties, gaffer tape, pump spares kit, brake pads, gear and brake cables

Clothing: Rab microlight down jacket and Rab vital hoody(covers for a wide range of temperatures). Patagonia Capilene Cool Daily quick drying tea shirts and long sleeved.

Also: Stuff about equipment that has done particularly well on the Himalayan trip 2018

2026 Kit Update

As things change a little we are experimenting with replacing the front panniers with fork cages mainly for carrying extra water in more extreme environments and having a purpose made frame bag by Restrap. Let’s see if it performs better. It seems a good idea not to have the unwieldy front panniers that can be a bit of a problem when pushing the bike on steep rough terrain.