Here’s a list of the things I took for the 10 day trip:

Food:

• 2 jars of peanut butter (both finished)
• 1 pack of 500g porridge oats (almost finished)
• 1 packet of dark chocolate (finished and at least one other bar consumed too)
• Huge pack of peanuts and dried fruit
• Tea bags (black tea and herbal for sleeping)
• 1 pack of 500g pasta (not finished)
• 3 instant adventure food meals (most of them double servings so actually 6) (I really recommend the cashew nasi… mmm so good!)
• A few stock cubes (for adding to the pasta)
• Tin of sweetcorn (replaced along the way) – great for adding to the plain pasta
• Protein powder (I added this to tea at when I stopped cycling at the end of the day to give my muscles a boost)
• A couple of emergency energy gels and bars
• I always carried at least 2-3 litres of water on the bike, refilling wherever I could

I also stopped at a supermarket once a day (whenever I happened to by cycling past one) to stock up on fruit (bananas, apples, couscous, bread, and shredded carrots). And stopped at the odd bakery for a croissant! 🙂

Other items:

• Tent (Nordisk Svalbard 1)
• Sleeping bag (15+ years old!)
• Sleeping mat (on this trip I used a standard  cheap foam one but have since bought an amazing self inflating one which provides so much more comfort and still folds down really small: Therm-a-rest rest trail pro
• Cooking stove (just the smallest one from an outdoors store)
• 2 small tins of butane gas (used just one of them for the trip)
• Two saucepans  plus lids (used just one of them)
• Sharp knife
• Regular knife, fork and spoon (lost the spoon!)
• Tongs (for the saucepans)
• Waterproof matches
• Tin opener
• Re-chargable battery pack
• iPhone
• Head torch
• Padlock (for tent zipper and bike)
• 1 roll toilet paper (just enough!)
• Sanitising hand gel
• Small container of washing up liquid
• Water purifying tablets/liquid
• Mug (no plates, I ate out of the saucepan)
• Yellow high vis jacket (a legal requirement in France)
• Pepper spray (an illegal addition, but gave me a bit more peace at night!)

Nice to have (for next time)

• Mini solar lamp to hang in the tent at night
• Cloth or scrub to clean the saucepan
• Plastic sacks for rubbish
• Second pair of shoes (if it rains!)