Nah mate
shed loads of books in India .................. besides there s too much to do and see to be reading , sensory overload

Good advice on the light weight travel pants, but surely not for riding? Same goes for "running shoes/tennis shoes". Ah ..not for riding, thanks!

For riding I'm wearing light duty MX style ADV boot, yes, even in 40C. They are OK for walking but offer good protection riding.

Once settled, out come my Keen sandals and "light weight travel pants". (no shorts as they offend in many countries) Travel pants pack to nil, Kwik wash, dry in a couple hours.

ALSO: High tech synthetic blend undies, T shirts and socks: same deal. Mine have anti bacterial, dry in an hour. I try to wash every night when possible.

PS: I found that link on Post One fairly USELESS. Motoqueros are NOT business travelers. Most of us could care less about a few wrinkles ... which seemed to be Job One of the advice offered. Also, they insist on Never checking your luggage.
IMO, that is just plain stupid. I've traveled for decades, often carrying over $250,000 worth of Video production equipment. Checking luggage is the only way to fly. We did carry the cameras on board, but less the better so you can SLEEP and relax on the plane. Important, as we had to hit the ground running.

But once again, Moto folks don't fly ... we ride. We don't need to arrive at days end in pristine, perfectly quaffed condition. But WE DO need to travel light. I still see riders traveling with UNBELIEVABLE HUGE LOADS. Funny thing is, most rarely camp and rarely use about half what they carry. Many carry parts when if they had started their ride with NEW parts, would not need to carry those spares. I could go ON and ON!

The other thing some forget is that it's easy to give away stuff we don't need, and also easy to add what we do need.
You are not riding around the Antarctic. Most good sized towns have shops. I know some travelers who rather than do washing, bin underwear, T shirts, socks as they go ... and buy new. Less load, no washing, always NEW garments.
(I don't do this, but some do)

Drinking tea from a stainless steel mug allows the tannic acid in the tea to leach the chrome out, which isn't reall good for you to drink.

Though on the plus side your insides come up gleaming with a bit of a polish

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Good thread. I agree with mollydog that the link in the first post is not about MC travel. Had some good general tips though.

In "most good sized towns" there may be shops that are large enough to have large and small quantities to sell. In the smallest towns the selection is smaller and that usually means they have only the family-sized quantities.

Some things like soap and olive oil I know I'll need to refill during any trip longer than a month. I have always been able to give away a 3/4-full bottle of soap. But would you accept a used bottle of olive oil from this man?

Some supplies come up because of the trip: I don't usually carry WD-40 but when I needed to repair zippers it was all I could find in any of the small towns. When I needed electrical contact cleaner I could only find a large can and was able to give it to a repair shop owner.

Wearing Gore pants every day is not the same as wearing them ALL DAY every day, so I discovered a need for Gold Bond powder. That's a bigger cannister than I'd carry (and powder is evil -- I'll take a pill bottle of Bag Balm next time). Again, would you accept a half cannister of Gold Bond or a used can of Bag Balm? (I dont know that these brands are world-wide; they're both for taming itchy feet or other places.)

Perhaps this is just my north-american suburban fastidiousness.

Packing light at home is easy. For me it's the resupply. Giving it away works for many things, but . . .

UK's answer to Gold Bond. Great for the crown jewels and days you can't get to a shower. Also great for patching inner tubes.

Never had border guards have a problem with a bottle of 'talc' ha

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