This was a very short trip to test my new tent. The first thing I wanted to test was how and where to attach the packed tent on the bike. For this reason, I bought the Blackburn fork cage along with the King Cage Universal Support Bolt, as I have only one mounting point on my fork (used for fork low rider racks - but I wanted to keep the setup as light as possible).

The second thing I wanted to test was how quickly I could deploy the tent, and the last was how efficiently I could pack it up - including drying off any moisture and handling everything that needs to be done before packing.

This was only a three-day trip, and I planned to stay in campgrounds during the nights (so no wild camping), as I wanted access to showers and other campground amenities after the trip. Even though I didn’t want to pack heavily, the panniers weren’t exactly light. I didn’t weigh them, but judging by feel, they were around 7 kg each.

My inventory list:

• Shorts
• T-shirt
• Some underwear + socks
• Long-sleeve merino jersey (as an emergency layer)
• Both long- and short-sleeve merino base layers (in case it got cold at night)
• Short sleeve merino T-shirt (used during rides)
• Sun protection arm sleeves
• Pajamas trousers only
• Medium and small towels
• Some canned food
• Bread rolls
• Garmin Edge navigation
• GoPro camera with spare batteries + charger
• Cup, fork + spoon
• U-lock
• Tent (Columbus Magma 2) + groundsheet
• Sleeping pad (Therm-A-Rest NeoAir XLite NXT Regular Wide)
• Sleeping pad cotton cover sheet
• Quilt (Cumulus Quilt 250)
• The usual repair items (spare tubes, patch kit, etc.)