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Pack List for the Hunt 1000

Behind every great bikepacker surely has to be a tolerant, helpful partner, right? I had organisational skills to bring to the ~~table~~ bike, a lot of ~~resentment~~, ~~grumpiness~~ willingness to help my partner during his ~~mid life crisis~~ ~~moment of madness~~ fulfil his dream of going on the Hunt 1000 from Canberra to Melbourne across the high country - a gruelling trip that can take up to two weeks which only half the people who do, end up completing it.

We packed it, itemised everything (list below fyi) and weighed it - a total of 33 kg including six days of food (I'll post more to him for the half way point).

A week and a half before we leave for Canberra, we spent the weekend finishing off and testing the homemade dehydrated meals, which even if I do say so myself, were fucking delicious - a dal with couscous, a moroccan spiced lentil stew with moroccon spiced couscous, and a lentil stew with deb mashed potato, and some Deb mashed potato with a homemade dehyrdated onion and mushroom mix with powdered gravy, with some cheese triangles (shelf stable) in each pack and some olive oil for extra calories.

Honestly, we were super happy to have the test meals for dinner on Saturday night! I dont know why people don't like instant mash potato - it's creamy, comforting, and has the calories needed for a mission like this.

We were both feeling under the weather but it was satisfying to do, as we listened to Nick Cave's top ten favourite songs on Tidal here. We were particularly pleased to see Bill Callahan in there who we have always loved.

Plus he has Leonard Cohen on there and Bob Dylan. The only one I didn't like was the Bobby Womack one. Anyway that's all irrelvant - here's the pack list! We probably have forgotten to add a few last minute things but that's about the sum of it. Thoughts, @stortebeker ?

Pack List

Fork Bag #1

4 x Granola 1 x Radix smoothie 100 g gas canister Mini titanium stove Microfibre towel Toaks titanium mum 750 ml 1 small plastic mug Lighter Aluminium foil windbreak Tims coffee bags & herbal teas

Fork Bag #2

Durston XDome 1+ tent plus footprint Pegs

Back Rack

Tent poles Seat pad Sea to Summit Lightweight bag (for camp/sleep bag) zorali long sleeve merino top boxer shorts merino socks mac pac uber light puffer alton fitted sheet nemo tensor sleep mat wide sea to summit aeros premium pillow Neve waratah pro quilt Long johns

Top Tube bag - Electronics

Ledlenser headtorch Anker 10000 mah battery pack 24v charger & leads Phone Mp3 player

**Spare inner tube taped to top tube

Small handlebar bag (kmart) Spares & tools Tyre repair kit Snake bite kit Bike lock Head fly net Shower cap for seat Emergency blanket

Handlebar dry bag

Clothes

First Aid Sawyer water filter & 2 litre bladder Toothbrush and toothpaste Antisan Deodorant Plastic trowel (also for excess mud) - Macpac Ultralight medical kit Electrolytes, quickeze Earplugs Nosestrips Clothes detergent sheets (mini) Magnesium tablets Bodyglide (chafing) Panadol Ibuprofen Ural Cotton buds Zirtec Small pack wet wipes Mini soap Mozzie cream Suncream Teatree footpowder

Food

Home made lentil bol - moroccan spiced, italian spiced with either mash or couscous Dal with couscous & pepitas Deb mash with dehydrated mushroom/onion gravy 150ml olive oil Cheese triangles (laughing cow)

Other food

Homemade dehydrated high protein Lambas bread (muesli bar) Homemade granola with coconut milk powder Cliff bars Mayvers 300 g pouch

Frame Bag Food

Handlebar feed bags - Kmart (2)

Reading glasses Water bottle Snacks

Water - Total 1 litre nalgene (down tube) 750 ml (graze bag) 750 ml (back rack) 2 litre emergency (sawyer bladder, strapped to back rack when full)

`With Love,`

Comments · 9

@goldenoakfarm(77)· 8m
It's amazing you can get so much on a bike! I do hope it goes well for him.
@honeydue(79)· 1h
Good luck!! It seems quite wholesome as far as midlife madness goes, and I think you'll be really proud of him at the end, eh? I gotta say I'm always in awe of your cooking (and that's just via the keyboard, sans tastebuds getting involved).It all just sounds so tasty. Safe travels to you both - will you be waiting for him in Canberra? How does he get back from Melbourne? Same way or taking some kinda transport? :)
@worthmind(53)· 5h
That crossed out mid life crisis bit made me laugh, honest packing right there. And the homemade meals sound better than most restaurant food, dal with couscous on a mountain trail.
@nanixxx(77)· 11h
Well, he’s well prepared and definitely had a lot of help. 😅 I hope the food hasn’t absorbed any of those things you crossed out. Anyway… You’re going to be proud of him, I know it. It’s a dream he has to make come true, and he will.
@dobro2020(69)· 12h
i love ride my bike and see that bike makes me wanna ride 40 km now and enjoy the route :D
@thekittygirl(75)· 20h
Maybe a couple of safety pins, in case there is a clothing emergency... and a spare carabiner clip if you have one, those can come in handy for lots of things! Otherwise, sounds like you have it covered, except perhaps for a St. Christopher medal for him to wear. 😉
@stortebeker(75)· 20h
Now THAT is bikepacking! Comparing to my own setup on my last trip, I'd call this also "the right way", and shake my head about my own 50kg load that did not even include any food! I'm glad to see that 4.5 liters is about the max amount of water one is willing to carry around (for me it was about 3.5). But with the Sawyer filter they can be filled up, which for me was not an option, at least on the middle part of the Baja, simply for the lack of natural waters. The most exciting part are the home-made dehydrated meals! OMG, they actually sound like something worth making even if not for a bikepacking trip. Now I am really looking forward to reading about how the ride went for Jamie. I don't doubt he will finish, but I'm curious about his experiences on the way...
@blockgators(68)· 20h
That’s some impressive preparation, and I love how much thought you’ve put into balancing nutrition, comfort, and weight for such an adventure! Those homemade dehydrated meals sound delicious, and having everything organized and tested beforehand should make the journey much more enjoyable.
@hjsolf(66)· 1d
What an impressive amount of preparation! 😁 The homemade dehydrated meals sound absolutely delicious, and I love how thoroughly everything has been organised and weighed. But 33 kg is quite a load to carry over 1,000 km! 😂