Tour Divide Gear List
I’m already 99% packed and ready to go for the Tour Divide mountain bike race, having managed to do some last-minute testing before heading out to Florida for a wedding. Here are some photos and my gear list (not entirely complete—there are additional things I packed that aren’t on the list like some minor tools and toiletries).
There are also a few things I may actually omit (like a water filter) before I jump on a Greyhound bus to Banff next week, but otherwise, I think I am set!
Gear List
Item | Make/Brand | Weight (lbs.) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
tent | Big Agnes Seedhouse 1 | 3.41 | |
spare clothing | 2.43 | rain jacket, rain pants, long-sleeve running shirt, arm warmers, 1 spare pair of socks, 2 pairs liner gloves | |
sleeping bag | REI Sub Kilo | 1.81 | |
maps | ACA | 0.73 | |
cell phone + charger | Sanyo | 0.36 | |
camera | Panasonic Lumix | 0.35 | |
GPS | Garmin Nuvo | 0.32 | for emergencies only — only 2.5 hours battery time |
CO2 | Superflate | 0.25 | |
sunscreen | Life Brand | 0.22 | |
dry bag | Outdoor Research Helium | 0.18 | 1710 cubic inches |
tire irons | nickel-plated steel | 0.13 | |
rack | Performance Transit | 0.12 | |
chain lube | Pro-link | 0.09 | |
pedal wrench | Spin Doctor | 0.09 | |
chain tool | Ritchey Multitool | 0.09 | |
first aid | PFI bandages, wet prof abd pad, Immodium tablets, tape | 0.09 | |
bear bell | from REI | 0.08 | |
hex keys | Craftsman foldable | 0.08 | |
chlorine dioxide tablets | Potable Aqua | 0.06 | brought quantity 10 |
pocket knife | Shadetree motors | 0.04 | |
spoke tool | Park Tools | 0.03 | |
spare cable | 0.02 | ||
patch kit | generic | 0.02 | |
shaving cream/razor | Colgate / Gilette | ||
toothbrush/travel toothpaste | Colgate | ||
headlamp | Cateye 5-LED | ||
pump | Performance Hurricane | ||
tubes | quantity 4 | ||
toilet paper | |||
passport! | |||
Totals | 11.01 |





There are 5 comments.
REI sub-kilo was warm enough for me.
Felix,
Did you use any gps system?
Ken
Discounting the SPOT GPS tracker which uploaded my location to the Internet, I only had the Adventure Cycling Association maps and my cyclometer to rely on for navigation. I did not have GPS for turn-by-turn directions.
I did bring a Garmin hand-held car GPS device that I turned on in the moments I was seriously lost. It was not too helpful but it was another resource I had at my disposal in case of emergency.
Felix,
Hope you are well. Would you mind sharing how you made the map holder out of a Office Depot report cover? Just need some guidance, not meant to make it complicated. :)
Ken, here you go:
https://felixwong.com/2011/08/bicycle-map-holder-2-0/