Equipment for Road Trip '99 (pre)

At the end of the trip the manifest was somewhat different from the beginning. There were several valuable additions and a few deletions (sent home via mail).

As it stands now (99.06.07) the pre-trip manifest is something like the following list.

Motorcycle Related
- up to date registration
- up to date insurance
- Mobil 1 oil
- small chain lube
Emergency Equipment
- first aid kit
- venom extractor
- space blanket
- water purifier
Tools
- compass
- lighter
- motorcycle tool kit
- hammer
Fasteners
- zip ties
- tape
- lock
- bungie cords
- netting
Cooking Equipment
- camp stove, single burner
- camp stove fuel
- cup / pot
- thermos, 1 liter
- tea ball
- ziploc bags
Food (most food will be "foraged" in restaurants)
- water
- bread
- peanut butter
- trail mix
- power bars
- tea
- sugar bags
Shelter
- sleeping bag
- mat
- drop cloth
- tent
- stakes
- thin rope
Clothing
- road armor jacket
- road armor pants
- helmet
- electric garments
  - controls
  - electric vest
  - electric gloves
- prescription glasses
- sun glasses (prescription)
- hiking boots
- rain poncho
- sweater
- thermal underwear
- Gortex boot liners
- 5 pr socks
- 3 shirts
- 2 pants
- shorts
- underwear
- hat
Toiletries
- tooth brush
- tooth paste
- shampoo
- conditioner
- gel
- comb
- towel
- wash cloth
- soap
- razor
- toilet paper
Electronic Equipment
- batteries
  - charging station
  - car 12V adaptor
  - 24 x AA NiMH batteries
- flashlight
- box camera
- digital camera
  - QT200
  - 5 x SmartMedia storage cards
  - PC card adaptor (just in case)
  - serial cable
  - QT200 case
- Newton
  - MP2000
  - keyboard
  - cable adaptor
  - fax modem
  - serial card, cable
  - ethernet card, cable
- Hand held ham radio
  - Kenwood D7A ham radio transceiver
  - car 12V adaptor
  - high gain antenna
- Mobile station (optional)
  - mobile station
  - mobile antenna
- GPS receiver
  - Garmin GPS III mapping receiver
  - car 12V adaptor
- Data cables
  - DIN 4 jack to 2.5mm mini-jack (GPS to D7A)
  - mini-DIN 8 jack to DIN 4 jack (MP2000 to GPS)
  - mini-DIN 8 jack to 2.5mm mini-jack (MP2000 to D7A)
  - null-modem adaptor (mini-DIN 8 plug/jack)
Maps & Information
- ham radio repeater map book
- camping guide
- road maps
- marker pens (for route plotting)
- relativity books
Vehicle and cargo system
- 1988 Honda NT650 Hawk motorcycle
- tank bag
- saddle bags
Also available is the Post-Trip Manifest which has a somewhat different composition than this page because I learned a few lessons on the trip.

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