The weight of my bike was usually between 50 and 70 kilograms, but there have been moments when I had to transport well over 100 kilograms of weight. I carried the following pieces of equipment with me:

Bicycle and Panniers

I packed my equipment in panniers (bags), which can be attached to the bike. The following items are usually visible from the outside:

• Bicycle (with rear carrier Logo Evo by Tubus and height-adjustable front carrier and mechanical disc brakes)
• Helmet
• Drinking bottle and thermos
• Green panniers 4 x 20 liters (2x front, 2x back)
• Dark Packsack 50 Liter Fold Drybag Endura by Exped
• Blue Backpack 75 Liter Explore 75 by Exped (for hiking or transporting a lot of luggage)
• Accessory Strap UL 120 cm by Exped
• 3 Part Fixture Straps by Tubus
• Black handlebar bag 7 Liter
• Lightweight bike lock
• Small USB rechargeable tail light
• Winter tires Ice Spiker Pro by Schwalbe for Siberia (ideal on ice and icy roads, but can also be ridden on asphalt without getting damaged.)
• Trekking poles (for hiking and challenging river crossings)

Clothing

In general I tried to transport as few clothes as necessary. Depending on the climate, I carried the following items:

• Sleeveless shirt (in summer)
• T-Shirt
• Longsleeve shirt
• Warm sweater (in winter)
• Breathable fleece midlayer
• Thin, down-free winter jacket
• Warm, down-free winter jacket (in winter)
• Windbreaker (old and leaky rain jacket)
• Rain jacket
• Boxershorts (4x)
• Short pants (in summer)
• Long underwear
• Long pants
• Warm mountain pants (in winter)
• Warm, down-free 3/4 winter pants (in winter)
• Windbreaker pants (old and leaky rain pants)
• Rain pants
• Flipflops (in summer)
• Thin socks (2x)
• Warm socks (2x) (without wool)
• Half-height, leather-free, waterproof hiking boots
• Very warm, leather-free and wool-free winter boots (in winter)
• Thin synthetic tubular cloth (summer headband or face protection)
• Warm synthetic tubular cloth (collar or face protection in winter)
• Headband
• Balaclava with mask (in winter)
• Longsleeve shirt and long trousers („nice“ clothes)
• Inner gloves and outer gloves Arctic Hummer by Veloplus
• Additional, warmer inner gloves (in winter)
• Warm mitts (in winter)
• Sunglasses
• Ski goggles (in winter)

Overnight Stay

Very often I sleep in the tent. To save weight, I used a (very versatile) 1-person tent in summer. For the winter I had a free-standing 2-person tent. Before the winter, I was traveling with two sleeping bags, which gave me the opportunity to comfortably sleep in all temperatures above -20 degrees. For the winter in Siberia, I carried an even warmer sleeping bag with me, which in combination with one of the others gave me the opportunity to spend the night at -40 degrees in the tent. My home is set up as follows:

• Tent (in summer) Vela I Extreme (older version without zipper) by Exped
• Tent (in winter) Orion II Extreme by Exped
• Ice screws (4x) (to anchor tent on frozen Lake Baikal)
• Synthetic sleeping bag red,
  suitable for temperatures above 0 degrees (or -4 degrees according to the manufacturer)
• Synthetic sleeping bag blue,
  suitable for temperatures above -10 degrees (or -20 degrees according to the manufacturer)
  Combining red and blue sleeping bag is suitable for temperatures above -25 degrees (or -40 degrees according to the manufacturer)
• Synthetic sleeping bag Tyin MTI 5-Season by Mammut, suitable for temperatures above -25 degrees
• Thin sleeping mat
• Relatively narrow, inflatable, warm sleeping mat SynMat TT 9 M (prototype 2nd generation) by Exped (in summer)
• Wide, inflatable, warm sleeping mat SynMat TT 9 LW (1st generation) by Exped (in winter)
• Inflatable pillow
• Camp shoes Syn Booty by Exped (in Winter)

Food and Cooking

To prepare my vegan dishes, I had the following items with me:

• Water bag (10 Liter)
• Water filter
• Purification tablets (if the water filter doesn’t work)
• Stove incl. wind protection / heat reflector (unfortunately the OmniFuel II by Primus was very unreliable!
  So I switched to an MSR XGK-EX after the trip.)
• Fuel bottle
• Lighter (2x)
• Ignition Steel
• Pots (2x 2.3 Liter) and lid
• Plate (also used as a cutting board)
• Cutting knife (part of my multi-tool with pliers)
• Peeler
• Cutlery (knife, fork, spoon, long spoon)
• Salt
• Thermos with cup (ideal for cold or heat)
• Second thermos with cup (in winter)
• Leak-proof container (reBOX)
• Locking clips
• Old plastic bags (as trash bags)
• Cotton bag (for shopping)
• Food supplies

Health and Hygiene

• Medicines, anti-inflammatory ointment, patches, tweezers etc.
• Emergency blanket
• Toilet paper (waterproof packed)
• Vegan soap (for dreadlocks)
• Cloth (2x, one for drying)
• Toothbrush and toothpaste
• Razor
• Moisturizing cream
• Lip balm (several)
• Sunscreen
• Small mirror
• Nail clippers

Paperwork

• Passport
• Permits (if needed)
• Identity card
• Cash
• Credit cards
• Passport pictures
• Pen
• OhneWörterBuch (small book with pictures)

Electronics

Since I did not want to give up electronic devices, I bought an E-Werk for my first Eurasia travel. The E-Werk can be connected to the dynamo hub and makes the power generated by cycling usable. Some electronic devices are sensitive to fluctuations in the charging voltage. Since the E-Werk has some fluctuations, I bought in addition a buffer battery of the same manufacturer. Unfortunately, I was only disappointed by the E-Werk and buffer battery: I had to replace the buffer battery twice, the E-Werk even four times, so I can not recommend this product at all. For Eurasia 2.0 I used a current transformer from another manufacturer. Unfortunately, this device was also broken. The following items were part of my electronic equipment:

• Igaro D1
• Solar panel (14W) and power bank (58Wh) incl. power adapter for charging at the socket (Solar panal and power bank broke on the way)
• Smartphone (map – camera – music – notes) with an adapter for the camera lenses (wide angle and telephoto)
• Robust, water-, shock- and freeze-proof camera (in winter) (unfortunately it didn’t work as expected already at 5 degrees)
• Small tripod
• GPS (satellite communicators enable two-way text messaging)
• Gimbal (only in summer)
• Laptop incl. mouse and power supply
• USB sticks and micro SD cards
• Drone with accessories (filter)
• Mp3 player
• Headphones
• Bicycle computer
• USB charger
• Various charging cables (including spare cable)
• Headlamp (also as front light)

Repair

Unfortunately, I had many unexpected defects on my first trip to Eurasia. Over time, i started to expect some defects and therefore I had packed the following items:

• Multi tool with pliers
• Multi Tool (allen key, screwdriver etc.)
• Wrench
• Torx 40
• Repair kit for tubes
• Spare tube
• Small pump
• Digital manometer (Airmax Pro by Schwalbe)
• Duct tape and cable ties (great for improvising)
• Brake pads
• Chain oil
• Chain link
• Spare spokes
• Spare screws and nuts
• Needle and thread
• Reair kit for the panniers
• Seam Grip
• Repair kit for the stove

More Spare Parts

Some equipment can be extremely important when away from civilization, that’s why I was carrying these things twice:

• Complete spare stove (OmniLite Ti by Primus, unfortunately the stoves by Primus are NOT made for the hard outdoor use in my opinion, so I changed to a MSR XGK-EX after the trip.)
• Spare seals for the pump
• Very small spare pump
• Spare tire (foldable)
• Spare headlamp battery
• Lowrider mounting set for forks without eyelets by Tubus (if a screw breaks away from civilization and the broken part can not be removed immediately.)
• Perforated metal straps (if a screw breaks and the broken part can not be removed immediately.)

The following items, which apparently are in the luggage of many cyclists, can’t be found in my panniers:

• (padded) cycling shorts
• Beanie (headband instead)
• Cutting board (used the plate instead)
• Sponge
• Dishcloth
• (biodegradable) detergent
• (biodegradable) shampoo and / or soap
• Towel
• Insect protection
• Ointment
• Comb
• Paper maps (smartphone instead)
• Front light (headlamp instead)