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What are the top 5 items on your pack list?
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What are the top 5 items on your pack list? (bike is assumed, all else is optional).
Here's Susan's (Grant's is different):
1. Chocolate spread
2. Electric vest
3. Contact lens solutions - 4 weeks supply
4. Silk underwear
5. Laptop computer

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Susan
What are the top 5 items on your pack list? (bike is assumed, all else is optional).
Here's Susan's (Grant's is different):
1. Chocolate spread
2. Electric vest
3. Contact lens solutions - 4 weeks supply
4. Silk underwear
5. Laptop computer

Opinions?? I'd love to hear other views.
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Silk underwear? I want to travel with Susan!
My list (aside from the obvious water/food/bike etc) is:
1) Headtorch
2) Camelbak
3) First aid kit
4) Mobile
5) 2 man tent (for me + kit)
Last edited by Chris of Motocross Africa; 15 Apr 2010 at 21:21.
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1) loo roll
2) bank card
3) cash
4) spare keys (to everything on your bike and luggage)
5) wet wipes
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1 FavComfey boots
2 Fav comfey Gloves
3 Swiss Army Knife
4 Fav undies (never know! I should be so lucky!!!)
5 Some money
I suppose the remainder coking equip & fart sack etc, all go with out saying
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Originally Posted by Chris of Motocross Africa
Silk underwear? I want to travel with Susan!
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Underwear...?  Who needs underwear?
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1) passport - I won't get far without it
2) phone - to constantly check everyone at home is ok
3) tool roll - to obsessively check the bike is 'ok'
4) lipstick - to look good anytime, anywhere
5) credit card - for everything else
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shay33
1) ......4) lipstick - to look good anytime, anywhere
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Wow, Jurassic thread (but a good one)!
Lipsick won't help me, so I'll stick to my 2008 choices. With a bottle of Gin I think I look good 
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Well a towel might be No1 for a hitch hiker to the galaxy but for me
No 1 Head torch - without it you won't find what you want when it gets dark!
2 Sleeping bag .. a good nights rest is essential.
3 Food and water for long term survival.
4 Understanding coupled with humour.
5 Transport, for when you want to leave this place for the next.
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I saw this thread's title, thought "ear plugs", looked at the first page and saw that I posted that very thought already - in August 1999..!
Hilarious. I looked through this thread and now see people suggesting digital cameras, tablet computers, GPS, Ipods, etc. Items that did not even exist back then. :-)
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Grant's list is slightly different:
1. Electric vest
2. American Express card
3. Cash
4. Camera and lots of film
5. Spare parts and tools
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One thing I never forget to pack - ear plugs. I always find it difficult to sleep with unfamiliar noise in the background.
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3'X1/4" hose to siphon gas
one gallon of drinkable water
multi-duty pocket knife(Leatherman Tool)
pictures of my family(everyone relates)
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One of the most essential things to take - and it doesn't take up ANY luggage space:
A sense of HUMOUR! You will definitely need it!
Ride the road less traveled!
Tom
[This message has been edited by Tom Smith (edited 07 February 2000).]
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# 1 toilet paper
# 2 first aid kit
# 3 ear plugs to wear while riding all day & at night
# 4 extra water,6 litres or more in the desert
# 5 MiniMagLite with 6" string & safety pin & extra batteries
# 6 Emergency space blanket & 30' string... sun/rain protection in case of breakdown
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& Felix, Black 95 Triumph Tiger
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