Originally Posted by srrs
whoa! i know you said that you don't bring all of that, but does even the majority of it fit into just those two front panniers and the one rear bag?
it looks like a great packing list!
Actually ... yes. Well ... I had a handlebar bag too.

I created that list when I got back from Australia last year ... based on what I took with me to Australia. I think I've added one or two things to the list since that trip, but not much.
A lot of that stuff is really quite small. I buy the trial-sized versions of stuff from pharmacies etc. ... and try to get the smallest version of everything I can find. For example, the sewing kit I mention there is a tiny little plastic "envelope" about 2"x2" and virtually flat which contains a card with thread wrapped around it, a couple of needles, and maybe one or two other things. Because it is so flat and compact, it takes up next to no room at all. A lot of my stuff is like that.