Cooking Gear

Cooking stove

Any camping trip requires proper cooking gear. Whatever your cooking. Whether it’s a dehydrated ration pack, which only requires hot water. Or a full-blown meal, cooked from scratch! Garry tends to choose the latter, as he likes to cook. Which reflects in Garry’s choice of pots and cookers.

Garry has two canister cookers. The Primus Omnifuel, and the MSR WindPro. And depending on where in the world Garry is travelling, dictates to which one he takes.

Camping cook set
Garry’s cooking pots and a choice of cookers

The MSR Windpro is Garry’s stove of choice. A very sturdy stove, which is ideal when stirring meals. It’s easy to control the flow of gas, allowing easy simmering. Which is essential for Garry when he’s cooking up those camp meals, after a long day in the saddle. The stove also comes with a windscreen and heat reflector. Garry only uses this stove when touring in Europe, when he knows getting gas canisters isn’t a problem.

For trips further afield, when finding gas canisters could be a problem, Garry uses the Primus Omniful stove. A multi-fuel burner that works with almost any fuel you can think of! Even diesel! Again a very sturdy stove, although not as easy to control as the MSR. But still an excellent burner. Which also comes with a windscreen and heat reflector.

Campsite meals are cooked in the Vango 2 person cook set. Which unfortunately is no longer available to buy! The set consists of two polished stainless steel pans, with copper bottoms and lids. A copper-bottomed frying pan and two plastic cups. Which also double up as measuring jugs. Although Garry only carries the one cup. The whole set packs away neatly into one pot and has its own storage bag.

Cutlery is from an old cutlery set Garry had at home, and nothing special.

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Sleeping Gear

Sleeping Gear
Garry’s different sleeping bags and mats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garry has a few different sets of sleeping gear and it very much depends on where he’s going, when he’s going and for how long as to which combination he takes.

Sleeping Gear List

Medical Kit

Cycle touring medical kit
Garry’s medical kit containing the basics plus some more powerful drugs for his back

 

Garry’s medical kit

Garry’s original medical bag, which was shop bought and consisted of;

  • Paracetamol (Acetaminophen in America)
  • A few plasters
  • Bandage
  • Micropore tape
  • Hygienic wipes
  • Burn gel sachet
  • Tweezers
  • Scissors
  • Safety pins

He has since added the following the items. Which seem to grow every time he goes on another trip! (What with all his ailments and that!)

  • Inhalers for his asthma
  • Ibuprofen (anti inflammatory tablets)
  • Antihistamine tablets
  • Imodium (for those upset stomachs)
  • Sudocream (very useful anti-sceptic cream)
  • Co-Codamol (strong codeine and paracetamol based tablets for Garry’s back)
  • Diclofenac (strong anti-inflammatory tablets again for Garry’s back)
  • Gabapentin (for nerve pain, sciatica)

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Tools and Spares

Tools and Spares
Garrys tools and spares that he carries around

 

A list of the tools and spares that Garry Carries with him.

(Garry’s not particularly mechanically minded but is very practical and can usually get by somehow he may not know what to do with half the tools and spares he carries but his philosophy is that somebody will!)

  • Topek Multi tool
  • Rohloff sprocket remover; Specialist tool, as said above!
  • Pliers
  • Link remover; Garry has actually managed to use this once but it was at home!
  • Saddle spanner; For tightening up the saddle.
  • 8mm socket; Used when dismantling bike ready for flying, it makes it all a lot quicker and easier
  • Puncture repair kit; Garry can use this!
  • 3 tyre levers
  • Tyre; Schwalbe Marathon Mondial folding tyre x2 on longer trips.
  • Inner tube; Schwalbe x4 again on longer trips.
  • Spokes; Both front and rear as their different sizes, they are just strapped to the cross bar, again it would be a case of finding somebody to do it for Garry!
  • Gaffer tape and cable ties; Anything can be fixed with these!
  • Chain
  • Rohloff rear sprocket: Possibly hard to come by in some countries.
  • Spare brake blocks; You never know!
  • Oil; Used all the time.
  • Spare chain links
  • Nuts and bolts; Only a couple ever since one snapped when he was in Ireland and couldn’t find a replacement.
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