Packing list
The load is carried in two aluminium panniers made by the ex-Atlas Panniers. The one of them is 51 liters, while the other one is 48 liters. The tent, the sleeping bag and some other stuff are carried behind the seat, in a big backpack, which is very useful when we go trekking. The backpack is locked with a stainless steel net (pac-safe). Christina is using saddlebags, sponsored by Motoraid, and a trekking backpack, sponsored by Fifth Element.
Christina carries just her personal gear. Here is what I carry on my motorbike :
Motorcycle
- Inner tubes 18” & 21”
- Tube repair kit (patches, glue, sandpaper)
- 2 tyre levers (length: 20 cm (7.9 inches))
- Hand pump SKS Injex Zoom 24X
- Electric pump for the tyres
- 2 tube valve caps which can unscrew the valves
- 6 spark plugs
- 2 liters of engine oil
- 8 oil filters
- 8 fuel filters
- Chain lubricant
- 2 chain links and locking links
- Fuses
- Spare strap
- Throttle, clutch and speedometer cables
- Brake disc lock
- Second key for motorcycle, fuel tank, panniers, pac-safe and brake disc lock
Tools
- Open spanner 12 – 13 mm
- Ring – open spanners 8, 10 mm
- Ring spanners 6 – 7, 12 –13, 14 – 15 mm
- Ring spanner 24 mm – spanner for wheel’s spokes
- Metal pipe for extension of spanners and Allens
- Socket wrench
- Sockets 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, 24 mm
- Small extension for the sockets
- Flathead screwdriver which can be hit by hammer
- Crosshead screwdriver
- Small crosshead screwdriver
- Angular flathead screwdriver with ratcheting mechanism
- Allens 1, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 mm
- Pliers
- Feeler gauge 0.05 – 1.00 mm
- Sparkplug tool 16 mm
- Knife
- Circuit tester
- Duct tape
- Tie wraps
- 4 small cables with connectors
- 2 hose clamps 9 – 19 mm
- 3 meters wire
- 4 meters cable at normal thickness
- 0,5 meter heavy duty fuel hose
- Miscellaneous bolts, nuts and washers
- Grease
- Sandpaper
- Rag
Documents
- Passport
- International Driving Permit
- Greek Driving Permit
- Greek Vehicle Registration Document
- Carnet de Passages en Douane
- Green Card
- Useful phone numbers
- 8 passport photographs
- Photocopy of passport
- Cart postal from Greece as presents
- Binder
Personal Gear
- T-shirt
- Cotton sweater
- Polyesteric shirt & pants (thermal underwear)
- 3 underwears
- 3 pairs of socks
- Hiking shoes
- Detergent in powder for clothes
- Small towel
- Toilet paper
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Soap
- Razor
- Rechargeable electric shaver
- Notepad
- 2 pens
Medical
- Digital thermometer
- Tweezers
- 7 safety pins
- 2 pairs of latex gloves
- 10 Hansaplast strips
- Elastic bandage
- 3 sterile gauzes impregnated with antibiotic ointment: Fucidin Intertulle
- 1 m Leukoplast
- 3 sterile syringes 1 ml
- 100 gr baby powder
- 30 sterile strips of skin closures: Steri-Strip
- Antiseptic: Betadine 30 ml (Povidone Iodine 10%)
- Fungicidal ointment: Daktarin 30 g (2% miconazole nitrate)
- Cortisone ointment: Flixotide (Fluticasone propionate 0.005%)
- 24 tablets broad spectrum antibiotic: Fugentin (875 mg Amoxicillin + 125 mg Clavulanic)
- 16 tablets antibiotic: Vibramycin 100 mg (doxycycline monohydrate)
- 55 tablets for malaria prophylaxis (55 weeks supply): Lariam 250 mg (Mefloquine)
- 12 tablets for malaria self-treatment (for 1 course): Malarone (250 mg atovaquone + 100 mg proguanil)
- 20 tablets antihistamine: Zirtek 10 mg (cetirizine dihydrochloride)
- 14 tablets cortisone: Medrol 16 mg (methylprednisolone)
- 5 phials 1 ml adrenaline injection
- 30 tablets for nausea, vomits etc.: Cilroton (domperidone 10 mg)
- 40 tablets antispasmodic: Buscopan 10 mg (hyoscine-N-butylbromide)
- 20 sachets oral rehydration salts: Almora Plus
- 12 capsules anti-diarrhoeal: Imodium 2 mg (loperamide hydrochloride)
- 14 tablets for stomachic problems: Penrazol 20 mg (rabeprazole)
- 15 tablets painkiller: Ponstan 500 mg (Mefenamic acid)
- 20 tablets painkiller: Depon 500 mg (paracetamol)
- 20 tablets anti-inflammatory: Voltaren Acti-Go 50 mg (diclofenac potassium)
- Eye drops with antibiotic: Dispersadron C 10 ml (1 mg/ml Dexamethasone sodium phosphate + 5 mg/ml Chloramphenicol)
- Insect repellent with DEET
- Insect repellent with permethrin
- Propolis
- Rescue Remedy spray by Bach
Camping Gear
- Tent Seven Heaven Alpha Vent
- Sleeping bag Marmot Wizard 3D (-10oC (14oF) to -5oC (23oF))
- Fleece sleeping bag liner
- Closed cell foam sleeping mat
- Unleaded gasoline cooking stove Coleman Feather 442
- 2-liter stainless steel saucepan
- Stainless steel mug
- Knife, fork, spoon
- Salt, pepper and other spices
- 0.5 litre of oil for frying
- Can opener
- Food (rice, spaggetti, sauce, jam, honey etc.)
- LED head light Petzl Zipka Plus
- Lighter
- Storm lighter
- Safety matches
- Needle & thread
- Collapsible funnel
- 5 nylon bags
- Backup food for 10 days (food in powder, cans, dry fruits)
- 8 liters of water
- Water filter SureAquaStraw+
Electronic devices
- Laptop 14.1”, Intel i5-3210M, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD
- Laptop charger 220 V
- Laptop charger 12 V
- Camera Canon PowerShot G1 X
- Tissue to clean the lens of the cameras
- Small tripod Cullmann Pronto De Luxe
- Camera charger 12 & 220 V
- Video camera GoPro HD Hero 3 Black Edition
- USB cable for the video camera
- Bluetooth headset & intercom Sena SMH10
- Adapter 12 V to two USB ports
- GPS Garmin GPSMAP 78
- External H.D.D. 2.5″ 1 TB
- 5 memory cards (SD: 32, 64 GB, microSD: 8, 32, 64 GB)
- 3 blank DVDs
- Android smartphone
- 220 V charger for the bluetooth headset & intercom, the smartphone and the video camera
- 12 V charger for the bluetooth headset & intercom, the smartphone and the video camera
- Power adapter from European type to African type (Type D & G)
Miscellaneous
- Compass
- Maps for each country to be visited
- Lonely Planet traveller’s guides for each country to be visited