| CTN TransAm 09 40 days on the road 3750 miles by bicycle |
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Chris Nadovich's 2009 Transamerica Bike Tour.
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Fri, 29 May 2009
The bikes and gear are all packed and shipped to our host out west, Gary's buddy Mike in Portland. Oddly, it cost more to ship my bike UPS ground than it will cost to ship my body on Southwest Airlines. Not sure why. Maybe it's that UPS insures delivery. Southwest does not.
Some people have asked what I'm bringing. I give a rough list below. Together, the front panniers are 15 lbs; the rear panniers are 22 lbs.
| Right Front Pannier | Left Front Pannier | |
| Sierra Designs Iota Tent, poles, and stakes | Green Sack (food and smellables) | |
| Tyvek ground cloth | Food items | |
| Camp Shoes | instant coffee | |
| tea | ||
| Right Rear Pannier | instant cider | |
| Sleeping Bag | dehydrated meals | |
| Poly liner | oatmeal | |
| Thermarest | duct Tape | |
| Fleece | olive Oil | |
| Bucket Hat | camp Soap | |
| Sleep Clothes Bag | A/D Ointment | |
| T-shirt | hot pepper | |
| Shorts | bourbon | |
| Socks | cigar | |
| Silk underware | stove | |
| Headlamp | spork | |
| cup | ||
| Left Rear Pannier | Pot, Lid, Windscrean | |
| Main Clothes Bag | butane Cannister | |
| Riding shorts | sun Screen | |
| Poly T-shirt | bug Repellent | |
| Long Pants | ||
| Socks | HandleBar Bag | |
| Collered Shirt | Shoulder Strap | |
| Rain Jacket | Mini LED Light | |
| Gloves | GPS | |
| Balaclava | camera | |
| Booties | cell yhone | |
| Helmet Cover | wallet | |
| Laptop | lighter | |
| Chargers and cables | pen | |
| Mesh Bag | passport | |
| First Aid Kit | tripod | |
| Reflective Gear | lock | |
| ankle bands | kleenex | |
| Sam Browne sash | ||
| Clothesline | Bike | |
| camp towel | Rivendel Atlantis | |
| bandannas | Water Bottles | |
| Hardware Ditty Bag | E3 Headlight and Schmidt dynamo | |
| Glue | Taillights | |
| twine | Water Bottles | |
| floss | racks | |
| tie wraps | rack bungie | |
| velcro | Saddle Bag | |
| water purification pills | Spare Tubes | |
| alchohol towelettes | C02 Inflators | |
| patches | Patch Kit | |
| bug repellent wipes | Blinky | |
| needles and pins | frame pump | |
| pocket knife | ||
| matches | Body | |
| shorts | ||
| Other | shirt | |
| socks | ||
| shoes | ||
| gloves | ||
| helmet | ||
| glasses |
I'm typing the list from memory and I don't quite have it all in my head yet. I'm sure after a week on the road I'll know exactly what I have and where it is. Chris G quipped that after two weeks, I'll hate knowing.