Packing List For Bike Camping Trip / Tour

We get lots of questions about what to pack for a bike tour camping trip. Here are the staff suggestions:

• Tent and sleeping materials
• Tarp to put beneath your tent
• Chair (must fit within your bag).
• Plastic bag for keeping your clothes dry (or drybag style luggage).
• Second plastic bag for damp or dirty laundry.
• Shower supplies in a small bag (easy to carry to showers)
• Camp towel (also can rent towels and chairs).
• Casual shoes
• Sweatshirt or long sleeve fleece
• Pants for cool.
• Bathing suit
• Sun hat
• Book or reading material

Riding Supplies:

• Bike in working order
• Road suited tires are suggested for easy rolling
• Helmet
• Water bottle (s) or camel back
• Rain gear
• Warm layers
• Wind jacket (mornings can be cool).
• Gloves
• Shoes
• Shorts or Pants
• Sunscreen
• Glasses (sun and or reading)
• Lip Balm with Sunscreen
• Snacks/Fuel that you like
• Chamois Butter (or other chafing preventer).
• Cash
• Ziploc for your phone/money

Medical/First-aid Supplies You Might Want

• Cortisone or Benadryl cream
• Benadryl pills
• Pain reliever
• Tums or Acid reducer
• Gas-X
• Immodium
• Band-aids
• Antibiotic cream
• Aloe
• A&D Cream
• Prescription medications that you take regularly or might need