[just completed a Dover Orkney Dover trip in the UK. Very pleasant]

A few observations below:

Energy
. Solar panel (Lixada 7w held in place on top of the lid of my handlebar bag with paracord and paper clips) kept my phone fully charged. And this in the UK, so should work anywhere not once did the battery level drop below 50%. The phone (S20 ultra) was typically on all day, in battery saver mode, which would last 4-6 days.
. I was also carrying 2x3500mAh 18650 batteries inside Wurkkos flashlights that have battery bank functionality. One would have been enough.
. Continental adapters work perfectly with UK sockets. I used the pen tool from my SAK to trigger the safety.
. Breadcrumb navigation with my watch was usually ok, but required occasional looks at my phone because the designers of the National Cycling Network like to play hide and seek. Still, I prefer 10 solid days of navigation like this (Enduro) to 5 days with mapped navigation (ex: F7).

Luggage system
. Transitioned from 2x12.5L front panniers + food, tent, trekking poles, z-fold pad secured on rear rack, to 2x5.5L Ortlieb fork packs + 2x5L dry bags (one for sleeping bag, one for tent) + 25L MLD Core backpack for food, poles, umbrella, rain shell. Overall pleased - I can lift bike+luggage over fences or stairs whereas before I had to do it in two stages (bike; luggage). I may tweak the backpack system. When breaking camp I have to empty the backpack so I can put the z-fold first. Small detail. Fork packs do not require a rack, which greatly speeds up packing the bike for public transit.

Bike
. Not a single flat in 3 000 kms. Great improvement over last year when I tried TPU inner tubes (3 flats, all of them slow leaks with both Tubolito and Schwalbe aerothan). Tires (Almotion) look like new.
. Chain (Wippermann 10sX) still going strong
. Mixed feelings WRT my saddle (selle anatomica). Super comfy out of the box, but asymmetric stretch over time, accelerated by a few thunderstorms. A Cambium is in the mail.

Clothing
. Scotland was colder than I expected, with several mornings at 5 Celsius and moderat northerly breeze. Never close to hypothermia, but would have worn more. I may try to ditch a redundant T-shirt and leggings in order to have enough space to carry a puffy jacket instead of a vest.

Cooking
. My previous system was built around solid fuel (Esbit) which is difficult to source while traveling. I've settled on a gas canister stove (BTS 3000) and a Widesea HX pot.
. 100g canisters were out of stock in most places. Next time, I'll plan around 210g that is commonly found
. The Widesea is tall enough to accommodate a 210g canister + transfer valve. This means that there's no loss of fuel when installing/removing the stove. Makes for an extremely efficient system.
. I use a Vargo flint igniter. Smaller than the ubiquitous mini BIC, very reliable, except one time in the rain, where I used a Firefly - a Ferro steel rod that takes the place of an SAK toothpick. I thought I'd never use it, turned out I'd have had to eat a cold meal without it.

Misc
. Umbrella, used only once. Extremely lucky with the weather - thunderstorms starting after my tent is up, or just when I ride in front of a coffee shop. Used once, but not worth carrying for this trip.
. BT keyboard. Not worth carrying. Only marginally better than virtual keyboards.
. Binoculars. Used a few times. Marginal
. Glasses (prescription) - lost under way. Dropped chain so I put them over my head to lean down and put the chain over the ring, forget about the glasses, finish the climb, and proceed to the very steep descent. I realized that the glasses were gone several kms later (I use a rope to keep them dangling in front of me when I don't want to wear them, but this is useless if glasses fall back... - I have to find a better way.)
. Water filtration. Useless in populated areas. Same for a 2L bladder. 2 water bottles were enough.
. Shepherd tent pegs are usually ok, and very small/light. But not up to the task when it is very windy. Purchased T pegs after a windy night.

1. Solar panel

Panel is secured with paracord and paper clips. Bombproof. Notice also the watch, used for navigation, secured to the bag and the stem

2. Bike packing


The Rinko is stored in the bottle cage located under the down tube. I use the same bag to fly.

3. A 110g canister with transfer valve would fit inside this pot, but they were hard/impossible to find in France. The valve prevents the unavoidable gas leak that occurs when screwing the stove.

In white, Rova aerogel. Notice the thermometer and, at the bottom, the heat exchange apparatus.