| Part of Equipment |
Comment |
| Bicycle |
|
| - alloy frame Rotor Arsen 26" with steel fork |
in order to safe on weight no suspension, also to gain more reliability |
| - freewheels Mavic EX721 silver, LX-hub |
hope the rims will proof as reliable as expected |
| - 1.9 no-name tyres up to 4 bars / 60 PSI |
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| - parts mixed Deore/LX/XT |
raliator, hubs, shifting, Ibottom bracket-LX, brakes XT, gears Deore |
| - Tubus racks Cargo/Logo |
superb light and very stable - I stick with it |
| - cycle computer CILCLOmaster CM414 ALTI |
the old one... features temperature and altimeter |
| pump Topeak MasterBlaster DX |
the oump never disappointed me - now replaced by a new one |
| bike tool Topeak Alien |
the tool has done a lot, it is still ok though |
| bike panniers Ortlieb light |
the old ones... hope they'll do it once more |
| 4 Seasons waterproof pack-sack with carrying system |
I won't take my backpack this time |
| tent Wechsel Pathfinder Zero-G/Travel-Line with Footprint |
1-person-tent from Berlin, windstable and light, no experiences yet |
| sleepingbag ME Firewalker artificial filling |
slightly heavier than down, hope it'll last longer |
| Evazote Iso mat |
very old, still good |
| GoreTex-Jacket 3 layers TheNorthFace |
the old one, needed some repairs |
| rain pants JackWolfskin |
also the old one, lets see how much longer it will last |
| 2 fleece jumpers + other micro fabric clothes |
1x thin, 1x thick, T-shirts, socks etc. |
| fuil stove MSR XGK + bottle |
replaced by a new one |
| camping pots Relags + new alloy pot |
a new pot was necessary |
| water-filter MSR Sweetwater |
also this one has to do it again |
| knife Opinel |
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| waterbags Ortlieb 2x 4 liters |
for water, shower, pillow... |
| Sandwash Outdoor-towel |
mocro-fabric towel dries quickly |
| eton Mini300PE worldreceiver short wave radio |
small and light |
| Thomson Lyra MP3 player+2GB memory SD cards; ear plugs |
lots of music in a small size with normal AAA-battery, all together 2,5 GB memory |
| boots HanWag GoreTex |
quite waterproof, soft enough for cycling |
| Teva sandals |
still the old ones, new straps |
| compass Recta DS 56 Turbo 20 |
very useful utility, works on both hemispheres |
| GPS-receiver eTrex Garmin |
this time with lots of waypoints for South America (see Downloads) |
| no-name sunnies |
nothing special, still can replace it anywhere |
| mobile Siemens MC60 Tri-Band, Vodafone-CallYa-SIM |
pre-paid no monthly fee, tri-band for America |
| Mini-headlamp no-name, LED |
similar Petzl Tikka |
| trekking-pants OCK, two zips each side |
dries quickly, can be zipped off above and beyond the knee |
| Nikon SLR camera, zoom-lenses: 20-35/3.5-4.5; 35-70/2.8; 70-210/4-5.6, tripod |
lots of equipment, lots of weight, hope it produces reasonable results |
| Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring, dictionary |
THE guidebook, I also wanted to learn some Spanish... |
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