Packing list for 10 weeks winter cycling in Canada

So, with the lessons learned during the trip last winter and almost a year to think about this trip, here’s my new and improved gear list for 10 weeks cycling and camping at between -15 and -40.

a-d

• Home made cooking box for efficient snow melting and cooking.
• Stove:  Optimus nova plus incl spare pump + 2x XL fuel bottles
• MSR Titan pan set
• Sorel winter boots + gaiters and home made overshoes 
• Spare insulation insoles for Sorels ( might leave these at home)
• RBH designs VBL socks

e. Clothing and bags. Same rule of thumb applies as normal, all my cloths must fit into 1 front pannier (I’m cheating this time as all my panniers are large rear ones).

1. Ortlieb rear pannier x4
2. Various compression/stuff/dry bags
3. No name fleece, Cumulus Incredilite jacket, Cumulus climalite jacket
4. RBH design VBL jacket, Mountain Equiptment Kalanka g-tex Jacket, Klättermusen cotton Einride jacket ( Three jackets from 3 different schools of though, time to finally work out which is best…)
5. Lightweight hiking pants, jogging pants (is also reserve base layer)
6. Lightweight Berghaus longsleeve shirt x2
7. Hotpog Arctic Poggies, Marmot Fleece gloves , The North Face Meru mitts (may leave these at home)
8. X-bionic cycling underwear x1, X-bionic underwear x 2, Smartwool socks, g-tex socks, thin sport socks.
9. X-bionic energizer base layer shirt and no name long johns
10. Mountain equipment Powerstretch Salopettes
11. No name ski pants
12. No name goggles
13. Home made fleece willy warmer
14. Buff x2
15. ColdAvenger face mask (modified)
16. Mountain Equiptment Powerstretch balaclaver

f.

1. Hilleberg Nammatj 2 tent + winter stakes x6 + Y stakes x 8
2. Thermarest ridgerest solar + prolite sleeping mats
3. Cumulus Excuitic 1000 down sleeping bag + Goretex bivvy +Sea to summit compression sack XL
4. Exped pillow (hope it lasts better than the sleeping mats do)

g.

1.  Toiletries and towel
2. Various cables
3. Stylus (to use smartphone with gloves on), lens cleaner for camera
4. Business cards
5. Mobile banking thingy
6. Garmin etrex Hcx gps (quite an old one but it still works most of the time)
7. Camera battery charger
8. Powerbank emergency usb charger thingy
9. Batteries AA +AAA
10. USB AA+AAA charger (powered my hub dynamo/e-werks)
11. USB mains adapter and travel plug
12. Maps
13. Various spare parts
14. Foldable saw
15. Fällkniven F1 knife/ fire steel.
16. Torch x2 (fenix)
17. Not in photo : camera(DMC GF2)  and smartphone

Tools and spares : The usual suspects

To buy on arrival:

• Snow shovel
• Small wood axe
• Sewing kit
• First aid kit
• Mug and flask
• Snow shoes(?)
• More batteries
• 5-10L of fuel depending on leg
• Food for 7-20 days depending on leg

A big thanks to Webtogs, Cumulus and Hotpog for once again helping out with my winter gear.