The company outings at Corporate Runaways require some very specialized kit. These were the office supplies we brought on our motorcycle trips - err, that is, offsite meetings:
Dachary
- Sea to Summit eVent Compression Dry Sack - 30 Liters
- REI Lightweight Compression Stuff Sack - 11 Liter (2)
- Sea to Summit Thermolite Reactor Extreme Mummy Bag Liner
- Outdoor Products 3-Pack Ultimate Dry Sack (2 Sets)
- Outdoor Research Dry Sack (35L)
- Travel Tooth Brush
- Travel Toothpaste
- GoToob (2) Containing Shampoo and Conditioner
- MSR PackTowl (large)
- Hair Brush
- Hair Ties
- Contacts
- Contact Solution
- Glasses (in hard case)
- 1 Bar of soap
- REI Tri-Power Safety Whistle
Kay
- Sea to Summit eVent Compression Dry Sack - 30 Liters
- REI Lightweight Compression Stuff Sack - 11 Liter
- REI Lightweight Compression Stuff Sack - 6 Liter
- Sea to Summit Thermolite Reactor Extreme Mummy Bag Liner
- Sea to Summit eVac Dry Sack - 35 L
- Outdoor Products 3-Pack Ultimate Dry Sack (2 Sets)
- Tooth Brush
- Floss
- GoToob (1) Containing Conditioner
- 1 bar of soap
- MSR PackTowl (Large)
- Glasses
- REI Tri-Power Safety Whistle
In the Tent / the Tent
- Marmot Limestone 4P (we need extra space for the dogs and kit)
- Black Diamond Orbit Tent Light
Kitchen
- Jet Boil Sol
- Jet Boil 1.5L Cooking Pot
- First Need XL Water Purifier
- Light My Fire Sporks
- MSR Folding Spatula
- Small cutting board
- Mini salt and pepper shaker
- Small towel
- Scrubby Sponge (foam not cellulose)
- Pot Scraper
- Primus Gourmet Frying Pan
- Insulated Collapsable Lunch Bag
- Waterproof Stormproof matches
- Magnesium Fire Starter
- Sea To Summit Delta Bowl
Tools
- Leatherman Wave
- 40 bit assortment (yes, we’ve used it)
- Leatherman Core
- Doc Allen’s Versatool
- Cruz Tools Roadtech B1 - On-Bike Toolkit for BMW
- BestRest TireIron BeadBreakR (tire irons plus excellent bead breaker)
- BestRest CyclePump (works great)
- Tire Pressure Gauge (2)
- Twist Ties
- Jumper Cables
- Topeak Mini Morph Pump (Hand Pump)
- Mini bottle of WD-40
First-Aid / Medicine
- Adventure Medical Kits Mountain Weekender First-Aid Kit.
- (additional supplements)
- Large SAM Splint
- Sam Finger Splints (2)
- Large gauze pads
- QuickClot.
- Anti-diarrhea pills
- burn gel
- space blanket
- cold compress
- modified selection of bandaids
- cold pills
- Advil, Advil, and more Advil (ibuprofin)
- Malaria pills (on long distance trips)
- Altitude sickness pills (on long distance trips)
Electrical
- SAE To Powerlet & Cigarette Adapter adapter.
- Cigarette Adapter to USB adapter (2)
- USB to headset charging cables
- USB iPhone / iPad charging cables
- 2 USB standard to mini cables
- Black Diamond Revolt headlamp
- Black Diamond Storm headlamp
Computing
- MacBook
- iPad (the batteries on these things are awesome and are easily powered from the bikes)
- Apple Bluetooth Keyboard
- CruxSkunk iPad Keyboard case
- iPhone 4S
- iPhone 4
- Kindles (2)
Cameras / Photography
- Contour Helmet Cameras (2)
- Nikon Coolpix AW100 ruggedized waterproof camera (2)
- Canon EOS 1000D
- Motrr Galileo
- GorillaPod SLR-Zoom w/ Ball Head Mount
Spares
- 2 front inner tubes
- 2 rear inner tubes
- 2 front sprockets
- 2 rear sprockets
- control cables
- microphone / base for Sena SMH10 Headsets (we’ve had 2 die on us already)
Miscellaneous
- Wunderlich Folding Oil Funnel
- Genuine Innovations Street Tire Repair and Inflation Deluxe Kit
- WD40
- Zip Ties
- May feet of paracord
- Haynes Manual
- Dyna Beads
- 1 very small umbrella
- Fire Gone Fire Extinguisher
- Tie Downs (2) (theoretically these can double as tow ropes)
- Flushable Baby Wipes(you would not believe how many uses we find for these things)
- RotopaX 1 Gallon Fuel Pack
- RotopaX 1 Gallon Water Pack
- MSR Dromedary Bag - 10 Liter
- Bug Spray with Deet
- Avon Skin so soft
- Mosquito Head Net
- Suntan Lotion
- Compass
Notes
The general consensus amongst motorcycle adventurers is that, regardless of how much you’re carrying, “You’ve got too much.” There are only a couple of extreme minimalists who are excluded from this. With that in mind, some of these items may be jettisoned either prior to, or during, the trip.
What Worked And What Didn’t
After the trip we put together a review of what worked and what didn’t
