Gear gear gear!
It’s been a year of curating the best gear for me for the Mongol Derby! We can weigh in at 85kg (187lbs) as rider and what we are wearing on our person, not including water. And our saddle bags are limited to 5kg (11lbs). This video is a breakdown of exactly what I’m bringing.
Comment with any questions!
Gear list: Hydration pack-Solomon ADV Skin 12 unisex
Water bladder- 1.5L Hydropak and 2 x 500ml Hydropak
Water purification drops-Aquamira
Sunscreen-Naked Zinc
Chapstick-Burt’s Bees
Buff-Simms Solarflex
Gloves-Roeckl Grip Knife
Zip ties Ski strap
Electrolytes-Jigsaw Health and Nuun
Greens powder-Super Greens
Vaseline
Sleeping bag-Western Mountaineering Summerlite
Liner-Silk Thermolite (ditched at some point)
Mat-Inertia XFrame Klymit
Bivvy-MSR (Never used but glad I had it)
Stuff sacks-Sea to Summit compression waterproof
Rain coat-Arcteryx Beta AR goretex
Puffy-Big Agnes
Base layer-Patagonia R1
Shirt-FreeFly bamboo long sleeve
Shirt-SmartWool NitraKnit 200 long sleeve (gave it to another rider at some point)
Breeches-Kerrits ice fill
Long johns-SmartWool
Rain pants-Helly Hansen
Half chaps-Ariat Scout Chap
Boots-Ariat Terrain
Helmet-Tippary Sportage
Socks- 2x DarnTough Marino
Underwear- Seducci and Smartwool
Sports Bra-SmartWool
Lighter wrapped in Gorilla tape
Headlamp-Blackdiamond
Batteries- AAx4 AAAx4
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Adhesive bandages
Tampons x7
Eye drops-Optique1
KT tape
Activated charcoal
Amoxicillin-antibiotics
Macrobid-UTI meds
Fluconazole-yeast infection meds
Lomoril-antiDiarrhea
Flexeril- muscle relaxer
Aleve-pain med