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Old 07-05-17 | 10:12 PM
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Bikes: '17 Access Old Turnpike Gravel bike, '14 Trek 1.1, '13 Cannondale CAAD 10, '98 CAD 2, R300

Originally Posted by Tokwan
.... Apart from my bike tools, my hydration pack, my first aid, and my spare tubes and tires, I also carry a small survival pack.
Interesting! You seem to be a bit of what we call in America (what they call themselves) "preppers". Preppers prepare for the worse... or unexpected.

I've often thought of my bicycles saddle bag as a survival kit of sorts. Mostly.... I only carry basic cycling tools. Mostly standard fare stuff but also a mini pliers, and a tube of Lip Baum (Vaseline). I do throw one of those little one-size-fits-all disposable ponchos in my jersey if there is even a remote chance of rain (I take a jacket if the odds are in favor of rain). And I carry a little cash in a money-clip (that is also a knife). I could get by on an extended ride... even overnight (although not comfortably).

I do have a backpack that is stocked with the normal EDC (Every Day Carry) items like you mentioned. But I am so hooked on cycling... I rarely spare anytime for hiking.
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