the important bits are phil wood 36f 48r hubs laced to Velocity Dyad rims, BR550 cantis, XT 'railers ; 24-36-46 Sugino 175mm, maybe I want a 48 ring, 11-34 in the back.

The front rack is just a Jannd lowrider, its very sturdy, and keeps the weight in a nice spot, not too low for single track and great handling at speed. Tubus Cargo in the back.
For 2006 I'm looking to set up one of those new ultegra level Shimano dynohub laced to a dyad 36f, with a couple of lights, but have been using a 4.5V Petzl Halogen headlamp and a Black Diamond supplemental LED one because battery life is much better that standard bike headlight systems. I always run a big front white blinkie but always try to operate with soley ambient light as much as possible. I don't like to tour in the dark anyway, I don't think its wise, but its tough to avoid this time of year.

Here's a picture of one of the fender flaps, home cobbed, made them for both wheels...