Equipment
Below you can find a list of all our luggage. We will emphasis on products that have proven to be worthwhile and also on those that have proven to be unnecessary.
Camping equipment:
Until now we only have limited experience in camping, especially staying in a tent. After researching this topic accurately, we have chosen to use the following items:
Sleeping:
- Tent Robens Fortress (3-men tent with extra storage space for all of our luggage)
- Base for the tent
- 2 x Thermarest Prolite sleeping pads
- 2 x fleece inner sleeping bags
- 2 x down feather sleeping bags for temps down to -12°C
- 2 x blow-up pillows (exchanged for fishing rod after 6 weeks)
- 1 x mosquito net (sent home after 1 month)
Eating:
- Primus Omnifuel cooker including pan and pot
- Extra set of pan and pots (sent home)
- Hobo cooker
- 2 x cutlery, plates and cups
- Various knives
- Fiskars mini-axe
- 3 x Ortlieb water bags (4 liters each)
- Foldable bowl “Sea to Summit” (10 liters)
- Katadyn water filter and Micropur drops (sent home filter after 2 months due to very little use)
Motorbike equipment:
Clothing:
- Held Carese Gore-Tex jacket
- Held Torno Gore-Tex pants
- Held Track, Orkney and Namib gloves (sent home the light summer gloves “Track”, the other 2 pairs cover all temparatures)
- Held Carbon helmet Travel X
- Held Scala Rider Intercom
- Held Gore functional undergarments
- Kenny Racing Perfomance moto cross boots
Spare parts:
- Clutch and brake levers
- Clutch slave cylinder
- Extra thick tubes front and rear
- Tyre repair kits
- Spokes and nipples
- Chain lock
- O-ring set fuel pump
- Oil filter (used at first service)
- Brakepads front and rear
Tools:
- KTM board tools
- 3 x KTM tyre levers
- Various ring and fork spanners
- Ratchet with various nuts
- Hammer (backside of Fiskars mini-axe)
- Hose clamps, zip ties
- Allen key set
- Screw driver
- Leatherman
- Steel brush and chain lube
Locks:
- 2 x Abus Combiflex locks (to secure clothing, helmets, etc.)
- 1 x Abus Detecto 7000 RS brake disc lock with alarm
- 2 x Abus Nautilus padlocks
Surfequipment:
When choosing the right surf boards for the trip, we had to be very careful with the length of the boards due to the motorbike transport. Especially for Isabel a Mini Malibu would have been the best choice, however we found a shorter alternative:
- Frittboards Buster Wombat 6´4
- Light Indonesia Gordon Hansen Speedster 6’6 custom shape
- Grant Miller Waterskate 6’6 (only for the first weeks, then sold)
- FCS Dual boardbag
- Various boardshorts
- O’Neill thermo shirts
- Rip Curl Powerbomb 4/3 Wetsuits
- Rip Curl 2/2 shorties (purchased in Uruguay)
- Various fins, leashes, wax, etc.
- Reefbooties