I have lots of comfort items.

- Netbook + sleeve and a/c adapter
- Paperback book
- REI Trekker Chair
- Garmin GPS
- DSLR Camera
- Thermarest pillow
- Thermarest Prolite pad
- 2 person tent
- Sweatpants/Sweatshirt
- New Trent iCruiser battery pack
- Cell phone

I used to carry a single burner stove with a 16 oz. propane canister, but recently switched to an Esbit alcohol stove with Heet, which is a little slower to boil water but works fine for my purposes. This, and other minor changes that elude me now, dropped the departure weight (bike and all gear including food and water) on my last tour to 85 pounds, as opposed to 93 pounds on the previous tour. The bike alone (minus panniers and water bottles but with racks, fenders, etc.) weighs 33 pounds.