{"id":259,"date":"2022-09-23T11:49:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T15:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebbsbay.ca\/?p=259"},"modified":"2022-09-28T07:49:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T11:49:21","slug":"personal-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebbsbay.ca\/index.php\/2022\/09\/23\/personal-gear\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Gear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is a list of riding gear, clothes and other personal equipment I&#8217;m bringing. Although we&#8217;ll have Liz &amp; Anne following us in the car, I&#8217;ve limited myself to what I can carry on the bike. I&#8217;ll review this at the end of the trip to see what was most useful or not and what I was missing.<br><br><strong>RIDING GEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-list\"><li>Hi Viz Cool Rider Mesh Jacket from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/six-gear.com\/product\/hi-viz-green-cool-rider-motorcycle-mesh-jacket\/\" target=\"_blank\">6th Gear<\/a> &#8211; mesh outer jacket, with a water\/wind proof removable liner and a second, removable thermal liner.<\/li><li>Motorcycle pants<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alpinestars.com\/products\/andes-v2-drystar-boots\" target=\"_blank\">Alpinestars Andes V2 Drystar<\/a> boots<\/li><li>Nolan N103 flip-up helmet &#8211; (the most comfortable helmet I&#8217;ve ever worn. Now replaced by the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nolanhelmets.com\/N1005Helmets\" target=\"_blank\">N100-5<\/a>)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nelsonrigg.com\/motorcycle-raingear\/stormrider-2-pc-rain-suit-detail\" target=\"_blank\">Nelson-Rigg Storm Rider<\/a> 2 piece rain suit<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aliexpress.com\/item\/32999315506.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.613b21bdgyOuaf&amp;algo_pvid=14f00d39-e87e-4fc9-98fe-64ad8eff9784&amp;algo_exp_id=14f00d39-e87e-4fc9-98fe-64ad8eff9784-1&amp;pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2266890187552%22%7D&amp;pdp_npi=2%40dis%21CAD%21114.88%2163.18%21%21%2114.65%21%21%402103250d16638530210887256e74dd%2166890187552%21sea&amp;curPageLogUid=UrQbbLKDOoRf\" target=\"_blank\">Lyschy<\/a> evaporative cooling vest<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aerostich.com\/clothing\/elkskin-roper-gloves-natural.html\" target=\"_blank\">Aerostich Elkskin Roper<\/a> gloves &#8211; great 3 season gloves<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aerostich.com\/clothing\/aerostich-short-triple-digit-glove-covers.html\" target=\"_blank\">Aerostich Short Triple Digit Glove Covers<\/a> &#8211; keeps your hands dry and the split digits allow you to cover the brakes while maintaining throttle.<\/li><li>Insulated warm gloves.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sena.com\/motorcycles-powersports\" target=\"_blank\">Sena<\/a> S20 helmet communicator &#8211; This has been replace by the S20 Evo. We also purchased the Sena Expand headset so the ladies in the car can communicate with us via intercom.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.garmin.com\/en-CA\/p\/679804\" target=\"_blank\">Garmin Zumo XT<\/a> GPS navigator &#8211; does not need cell signal or data<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CLOTHES <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-list\"><li>underwear &#8211; 7 <\/li><li>long underwear &#8211; 2 <\/li><li>socks&nbsp;&#8211; 7 <\/li><li>thick socks &#8211; 1 <\/li><li>T-shirts &#8211; 4 &nbsp;<\/li><li>light fleece sweater &#8211; 1 <\/li><li>thick fleece sweater &#8211; 1 <\/li><li>quick dry slacks &#8211; 1 <\/li><li>jeans &#8211; 1 <\/li><li>quick dry long sleeve shirts &#8211; 2 <\/li><li>nice short sleeve shirt &#8211; 1 <\/li><li>golf shirt &#8211; 2 <\/li><li>shorts &#8211; 2 <\/li><li>swim suit &#8211; 1 <\/li><li>quick dry travel towel &#8211; 1 <\/li><li>hiking shoes &#8211; 1 <\/li><li>sandals &#8211; 1 <\/li><li>nice shoes &#8211; 1 <\/li><li>wind breaker &#8211; 1<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CAMERAS &amp; ELECTRONICS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>LG 13&#8243; laptop<\/li><li>Motorola Moto G Stylus cell phone, with 128 Gb micro SD<\/li><li>Osmo Action camera, helmet &amp; bike mounts, and extra batteries.<\/li><li>Sony Alpha 6000 camera<ul><li>Sony lenses: 16 &#8211; 50 &amp; 55 &#8211; 210<\/li><li>Nissan i40 flash<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS5 waterproof camera (for when we don&#8217;t want to carry the whole camera bag)<\/li><li>mini tripod<\/li><li>extra memory cards<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OTHER STUFF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>toiletries <\/li><li>sleeping bag &#8211; we don&#8217;t plan on camping but nice to have, just in case. Also serves as a lumbar support &#8211; packed in the waterproof bag strapped on the seat behind me.<\/li><li>inflatable camping pillow <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/seatosummit.com\/products\/comfort-plus-insulated-pad?variant=7896104697884\" target=\"_blank\">Sea to Summit<\/a> large sleeping pad<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(NOTE:&nbsp; We don&#8217;t receive any sponsorship, promotional fees or other considerations for mentioning products or services. Any opinions or recommendations are purely our own.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a list of riding gear, clothes and other personal equipment I&#8217;m bringing. 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