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Our clothes and personal gear was packed in panniers and a bag on my bike. Kristen pulled a B.O.B. trailer containing our shared gear; tent, cooking gear etc. In addition to this we each had a handle bar bag with maps, repair tools, grenola bars etc.

Clothes	Personal gear	Shared gear
Bike gloves	Bike** / helmet	Tent
2 bike shorts	Bike computer	Tarp
1 pair of trousers	Passport	MSR burner / fuel
2 pair of shorts	Plane tickets	Pots and pans
3 T-shirts	Credit card	Camera
3 pairs of boxers	Maps	Lighter
5 pairs of socks	Sleeping bag/mat	Dish washing gear
1 sweater	Pillow	Water jug (fold-a-jug)
2 undershirts	First aid kit	Insect repellent
Rain jacket	Toiletry bag	Rope
Shell jacket	Aspirin	Washing powder
Trunks	Compeed blister band aid	Bottle opener
Toque	Sun lotion	Cell phone
Bike shoes	Plate
Flip flops	Mug
	Cutlery	* The food listed here is what we carried all the way through the country, but other foods became part of our standard provision for shorter or longer periods of time.
Food*	Tea towel
Rice	Towel
Fruit	Mp3 CDs
Ice tea powder	Mp3 player
Bag of spices and salt/pepper	Head lamp	** Details on my bike, Cannondale Touring T800, can be found by clicking here
Peanut butter	SaphireLight mini torch
Sidekicks (freeze dried potatoes)	CamelBak water bag
	Needle and thread
Tools and spare parts	Journal
Multitool (Victorinox)	Compass
2 tubes for each bike and trailer	Danish flag
Spokes	Insurance papers
Chain oil	Student card/list of family/friends
Allen wrench	Web baking key
Patch kit	Frisbee
Duct tape	Books
Pump