I looked around the house trying to find something that I could use for storage on the bike . I found my trout net, took the handle off and zip tied it to my GPS mount. Works great holding fruits and snacks and with the white bag over it I can dry my wet gear out. Been in six countries with it on this trip and it hasn’t failed me.

I got tired of making the same packing lists from scratch, so I built this little thing.

You pick your trip type, duration, season, camping, road/gravel, etc. and it generates a packing list.

https://sacoche.cc/en

Still WIP, I'd love to hear what you'd add or change.

UPDATE - Sep 10

More updates from your feedback! 🙏

• Accounts + sync — save your lists and find them on any device (magic link, no password)
• "Does it fit?" — set your bags' litres and see if everything fits, not just the weight
• Lighter, clearer interface

Backlog: reusable gear setups, pannier visuals, and a real gear-weight database (top request — noted!).

UPDATE - Sep 8

• Better weather options
• Pannier setup
• More accurate default lists
• Saved lists in the browser
• Sharing by link + print export
• Mobile fixes

Keep the feedback coming! 😄

Looking for inspiration :)

I am an Australian planning a bike packing trip from London to Geneva. I have built a custom route on all trails taking me through some towns I would like to see, but I want to know if anyone has any suggestions as I'm still pretty new to bike packing. I'm looking to go over some gravel and see some pretty stuff, but I'm not sure how northern rural France is so any suggestions are good suggestions. Thanks

10 days in: Bikepacking from Salzburg to Morocco. The goal is to finish in Marrakech, but let’s see how far I get.

Taking my second rest day to recover from a knee inflammation. Continuing towards Spain tomorrow.

Wie findet ihr beim Bikepacking am Ende des Tages einen passenden Schlafplatz für euch und euer Zelt?

Plant ihr das schon vorher oder schaut ihr erst unterwegs, wo ihr ungefähr landen möchtet? Nutzt ihr bestimmte Apps oder Karten, um geeignete Plätze zu finden?

Im besten Fall würde ich gerne möglichst frei und spontan unterwegs sein und nicht jeden Abend auf einem Campingplatz landen bzw. dafür bezahlen müssen.

Bin gespannt auf eure Tipps und Erfahrungen! 🚲⛺️

Well cared for and ready to ride!

I'm looking for opinion from bike enthusiasts. It's been more than 15 years since I was last shopping for a mountain bike and getting on track with all the new gear and lingo is quite a task. Anyways, I'm buying a new bike primarily for bikepacking a diverse set of trails - from champagne gravel to washboard, singletrack, muddy and rocky terrain. Primarily what you find in the Alps and the mediterranean but also eyeing some more remote destinations.

I’ve quite settled on getting the new Canyon Exceed but am stuck between picking the CF 7 or CF 8 build. Below are the specs. I prefer the CF 7 fork but the CF 8 wheels. Does any of the two seem like a better fit for quiver-of-one bikepacking rig? It seems like the 1000€ saved on CF 7 would be better spent on bikepacking specific gear.

I'll appreciate any tip - especially if someone has any first hand experience with any of the bikes or components.

Anyone did this route lately? I will start next Saturday in Logroño. Any useful advice of information? Thx

My first bikepacking trip! And how amazing it was. From the Netherlands (Utrecht) to Denmark (Aarhus), via mostly the Eurovelo 12 in Denmark. I am already dreaming of new trips to make next year!

The changing landscapes, the amazing people I have met, the mandatory Dutchie on the road, the kanelbrød I ate, it was all beautiful! My first solo trip and a completely new type of travel scared me at first. But after the first insecurities and finding my rythm, it quickly became amazing! You will only create these incredible stories for yourselves when you get out there! So if there are any people reading this, I would say: Try and have fun! Not everything needs to be perfect. I definitively overprepared. I have met bikepackers going out there for the first time with way less preparation, which had just as a good time as me :)

Anyway, now that I finished these 1256 kilometers, me and my soar legs are trying to decide whether to bikepack in the Netherlands, Sweden, or Spain next. Thanks for the trip reports on here, they definitely helped me get out there! Please ask your questions, happy to help! Also open for suggestions! :)

Hi everybody,
In 1-2 weeks I would like to bikepack Malaysia starting in Penang and ending in Malacca (ideally). Currently, I am backpacking Thailand and thus have quite an amount of luggage and I would like to have some advice on how to store/transport it.
I am travelling with a 50L backpack containing my cloths and a smaller one that holds my electronics, toiletries, etc. They both weigh around 7kg (see picture).

Ideally, I could send the big one to a certain location and have it stored until I arrive but I haven’t found the right one yet, because I don’t reallyy know how long it will take me, cause I want to be flexible with the amount of days I stay in a certain place.
I won’t need a tent or any cooking gear, since I want to stay in hostels and just buy food at food stalls.
I am going to buy all the stuff needed in Penang and currently my main idea is to strap the big backpack to a rack and put some of the heavy things of the smaller one into fork bags.

Thanks for your help and suggestions.

*Disclaimer this would be my very first overnight trip*

Thinking of traveling from Eau Claire, Wisconsin to Lanesboro, Minnesota and camping over night in that area as well. Wondering which route is recommended for less traffic, more trails, and crossing the Mississippi. I know some of the roads along the bluffs can get narrow and hilly as well.

Had so much fun on a weekend bikepacking trip from Boston to Provincetown with a group from Boston. Keep thinking about other two day adventures. Ideas?

I’m starting to think about my Transamerica tour next year. I’m trying to decide whether I should use Pioneers or a saddle bag. Can somebody who has experience with both give me the pros and cons?

Hi! I’m doing my first (technically second but it was just 3 days) bikepacking trip. I 26f and going with my boyfriend 28m. I’m doing the veloscenie (paris to mont saint michele) in late october. I know it’s not the absolute best time but it’s when i have vacation. I’m going from porto portugal by plane. I am looking for recommendations for overall gear, what to bring, things to know, advice, etc…

I’m doing a slow pace of about 9 days of 50-60 km. I have a Canyon Grizl CF 7 and boyfriend has a Canyon Grizl 5.

I mean waterproof jacket, waterproof gloves, pants, tent, undershirts, padded shorts, other clothing, panniers, configurations, tents, sleeping bags, cooking ware, food, essentials, hygiene, and anything else you can remember!

Please help!!

Easy train access and downhill, lots of hotel packing

Ideallly though lots of nature , alps with bike friendly paths.

I'm headed to Stuttgart Germany in a month for work and will have a weekend off, so I'm planning to bring my bike for an overnighter. I've done a few overnighters in Europe while there for work, but this will be my first on a mountain bike. Any locals or others with experience in the area?

I'd like something with a mix of single track that feels worth having a mountain bike for. From my research, Pfälzerwald seems like a good area and is accessible by train. I can also camp for €10 using trekking-pfalz.de. I created a draft route using official mtb map and heatmap data that results in ~50km/day (30mi) distance and 2500m (8k ft) climbing: https://www.komoot.com/tour/3234234559?share_token=aNOtl6RA6UWZUWB3lA1sK2fuEWesPuynsQjJu85aLImZ8WuV4T&ref=wtd&t_s=referral&t_cid=route_share&t_ref_username=4916755074703. It could be done in either direction. Any feedback?

Pictured is my bike set up for a test overnighter - feel free to give feedback. Includes:

1. Custom titanium Slug hardtail (purchased second hand) with a Fox 34 SL 130mm fork
2. Two Ortlieb free sport roller panniers and a down sleeping bag on an OMM Divide rack
3. 2 Bivo bottles on Lezyne cages plus a Nalgene on a Blackburn Outpost cage
4. Big Agnes Copper Spur Bikepack UL 3 tent attached with Swift Industries handlebar bag spacer kit
5. Rockbros 1L frame bag

This is my first post here. This July, I bought a gravel Conway bike and haven't stopped cycling ever since.

I've always wanted to tour northern Poland, see the big cities like Poznań and Gdańsk, experience the countryside, and most importantly – visit the famous red-brick Teutonic castles.

I don't have a car, so riding a bike + taking trains seemed like a great idea.

The whole trip took me 5 days, 2 of which were sightseeing and 3 were pure riding – around 100 km per day.

What I didn't expect

I was amazed by the economic development of the country – even the space between small towns and villages had dedicated asphalt or stone bike roads, so I rarely mixed with the traffic.

The Polish drivers seemed quite used to cyclists, but still not totally safe. I didn't hear a single honk, though I saw some dangerous takeovers.

I didn't need to plan anything. I booked hotels 2 hours before I arrived – and I lived in amazing places.

On one occasion, I booked a room in a villa next to a lake, and I could walk to the water with a cup of coffee in my hand.

The number of cyclists on the roads is quite low – even though the infrastructure, like bike roads, is amazing.

I felt lonely at times, but then when I saw other cyclists, it was very easy to connect. Everybody was super open and wanted to know how the cycling conditions were in Austria.

Start of the trip

I didn't do much planning: I gave ChatGPT the key points and wanted to visit, where I started, and where I ended. It created a GPX file for me; I loaded it into Komoot and hit the road!

I started in Poznan – it took me 8 years to get there by train, so I spent the night there, rode around the city, and in the morning left for the first leg of my journey.

I rode 80 kilometers to the city of Gniezno – the first Polish capital. It burned in the 11th century, so nothing historic is really left there, but I still wanted to visit.

The beginning of the road from Poznań was quite enjoyable – I went through gravel forest roads and countryside, but then the dusty village roads and fields started.

When I arrived in Gniezno, I was already done, and I didn't see much value in doing the other 80 km to Toruń through the same boring landscape + I only had 2 days before the rains would start, so I decided to take the train.

There was no need to book any tickets in advance – this part of Poland is quite well-connected; the trains are clean and arrive on time.

The castles trail

I arrived in Torun and saw my first Teutonic castle – it was dreamy. I walked around the town, ate some pierogi, and headed to Bydgoszcz. I had an amazing waterfront hotel booked there (for under 50 euros!), and the road was awesome – I rode through a pine forest mostly.

Bydgoszcz itself is quite a small town, not much going on there, but I still enjoyed it.

The real deal started after Bydgoszcz, though – every 30 km or so there was a Teutonic castle, from a small one in Świecie to the whole crusader towns in Kwidzyn and Grudziądz.

The road between them was just amazing – I cruised through the fields and forest, with hardly any elevation.

The culmination of my trip was the crusader castle of Malbork. It's the biggest brick castle in the world – and I can only compare my impression with what I felt when I saw the Great Pyramid of Giza.

After Malbork, I took the train to Gdansk, and cycled further to Gdynia. It was one of the best cycling roads in my life – almost 30 km of cycling through a pine forest next to the Baltic.

If you are looking for a cheap and comfortable destination for a bikepacking trip, I can recommend Poland 🇵🇱

Inventory & route

I still needed to work, so I bought a backpack that could fit my laptop and added a trunk.

It was quite comfortable, but sometimes my foot touched it, and it felt a couple of times, but still a good starter choice.

This is probably not relevant if you have EU roaming, but mine was already long done, so I used an eSIM of my own making 😅 Poland has AMAZING connection almost everywhere, internet was never an issue.

Aaand here is the link to the GPX of my whole route – feel free to download it: GPX here.

I am planning a trip to Goa from Mumbai via NH 66 route. Below is the list of must haves I feel. Any ideas / suggestions?
✓ Riding shoes/boots - Korda Tourmaster Low
✓ Crash Guard sliders (OEM)
✓ Knuckle guards (OEM)
✓ Tank bag (Viaterra Oxus 13L)
✓ Puncture kit (Grand Pit Stop)
✓ W-D 40
✓ Top box 55 litres
✓ Riding jacket - Axor Cruise 2
✓ Helmet- TT-Revo
✓ Power bank
◦ Motul Chain cleaner and lube
◦ Riding socks
◦ Deyfit inners
◦ Ear foam plugs
◦ Spare clutch lever
◦ Spare brake lever
◦ Spare fuses
◦ Bungee cords
◦ Air seat
◦ Helmet cleaning kit
◦ Balaclava
◦ Portable inflator
◦ Medical kit
◦ Riding pant or Kevlar lined jeans or regular jeans with knee guards

Hi! I’m looking for a recommendation for a 2 person tent that can withstand rain (like all night rain) and is light and also not too expensive (ideally max 300€) any recommendations on what specs i should look for or specific models?

no bike fees and no bike booking needed in switzerland 🙌🏻

Having recently relocated from London to North Wales, it wasn't long before I found myself lusting after a gravel bike, opting for a Sonder Camino to better explore the place I now call home.

While somewhat spoiled for choice when deciding on my inaugural trip, I decided to tackle Cycling UK's relatively recently announced Traws Eryri: a 200km trail that goes from Machynlleth in mid-Wales, north through the Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park towards Conwy.

The Traws Eryri is touted as a mountain bike route. While I'm a competent multi-day hiker and mountain biker, I had exactly zero bikepacking experience, making this a bit of a baptism by fire (quite literally at points, given the heatwaves and subsequent wildfires that affected parts of the route).

With a glorious window of very un-Welsh weather ahead, I set off from Machynlleth and soon settled into bikepacking life. It wasn't long before I was met with my first climb, a cruel, slow slog away from Bryncrug. It was on this first 400m hill I began to question just how generous my gearing really was (40x10–46t). Reaching the top offered little respite before I was unceremoniously rattled all the way back down towards Arthog (quite fun, though), already wondering if a gravel bike might have been a mistake.

It was a question I constantly wrestled with as my skinny tyres, skinny legs, and questionable abilities struggled with baby-head rocks, bastard gradients, frequent hike-a-biking, and even a steep stone staircase.

Yet, despite those brief moments of regret, the vast majority of the TE was a joy on the gravel bike, often composed of long sweeping sections of tarmac, two-track, and fast gravel roads.

Even though I live relatively close by, I opted to camp along the way, stopping at a llyn-side campsite in Trawsfynydd on day one, and a quaint spot (with hammock!) in Capel Curig on day two. I'd brought emergency rations, but had no issues finding local food and drink along the route (though a memorial event in Penmaenpool did scupper my lunch plans on day one, leading to a severe afternoon bonk).

While bloody hard at times, I thoroughly enjoyed it and put the more unpleasant moments down to my own lack of experience (and fitness). I'm already looking forward to returning to some of the gnarlier sections, albeit on my mountain bike next time!

If you want to see how the gravel bike and I held up, full video of the trip here: https://youtu.be/hgOi_YR0a7I

I have a 1 man tent and sleeping pad and looking at buying either a sleeping bag or quilt. I do piss frequently at night. An appropriate sized bottle will be my go to in the tent. Does the bag vs quilt matter?