In the "old days" when we were starting out with bicycle touring and blogging, we and our fellow bloggers often spent a lot of time and photos detailing all the pieces of equipment we were bringing. It was a burning issue back then as to whether zero, one, or two pieces of underwear were worth bringing, etc.  Somehow now everyone seems to know those answers (ok, the answer is three - one to wear, one to wash, and one for spare). But what you bring for inner clothing, for outerwear, for electronics, for tools, etc. still requires some thought, and it depends on the season and the route.

So we had that "scene" today when all the gear is spread out on the dining room table and we decide what is coming and what is not.  But as I say, even that scene does not seem worth a photo these days. Still, there was something a bit new under our sun. That is matching and colour coordinated bags or stuff sacks. That may seem trivial, but it becomes significant when in the sudden downpour you try to remember where you put the darn rain pants.  

So now we have reached what we think is the ultimate in organization: all clothing in just five bags each.  Yellow is like "emergency" - serious rain gear; blue is for chilly times - long sleeved merino stuff; orange is - ok, I forget!

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p.s. For experts noting "MEC" on these bags, that's  Mountain Equipment Co-op - purchased before they were sold out to the private sector!