Set-Up - Equipment & Gear for 1 Year 

OK - Here are some ideas for you: 1) Flat Tires - I added Slime Strips between the tire & tube and reduced my flats by over 50%!!! 2) Tents - In the US, there is a company called TarpTent. Their tents are super light weight. They will allow you to have a larger tent at lower weight than your current tent. 3) Stoves - I used air adjustable Alcohol stoves. They are very light and alcohol is widely available. In the US, we have a product called HEET Dry Gas, that you put in the cars gas tank to remove water. It is mainly Alcohol and available at gas stations... For what you are cooking, you would use ~30ml per day... 4) Water Removal - I use a automotive sheepskin chamois to wipe down wet tents/bike seat/wet clothes to remove water. Chamois soak up 10x their weight in water!!! When they get dirty, wash them is normal soap... 5) Water bag verses Water Bottles - I carried a 1.5 gallon/~6L water bag with a Camelback valve for bike hydration and it also had a sprinkling head for showers. I would warm the water for showers... 6) Power Generating Hubs - There are front wheel hubs that generate power when coasting down hills/coming to a stop. You push the button and they generate power. You might generate more power than your solar panel... Enjoy!!! - Bob

I use Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires. My experience, after almost 100.000 km, is that with these tires, you get about one flat tire for every 10 to 20.000 kms you ride... that's extremely good performance in my humble opinion.

Bath bag is toiletries bag 😊 Stay safe .

Have been following your adventures for a few months. Really enjoy the fresh & rawness of your videos. I hope you will keep traveling and posting! Cheers and safe travels.

“Could you hold my bike for a second?” 🐕 🧡

I think you have one of the most beautiful and relaxed attitude towards bike touring. Its refreshing to hear and watch. I wish you fun and safe travels. Thank you. .. PS I hope you get some sponsorship!! You deserve it. 💚

I am impressed by how compact your setup is when you have been on the road for so long.

I think that’s you who sing this song in the beginning from the video 😉😁 Nice song nice voice nice journey nice video ✌️

Great ideas. Great stories. Great footage. Great experiences. I learned a lot. Just one idea; you are using a synthetic sleeping bag. A down sleeping bag, also available from Deuter, will be approx half the weight for the same temperature limits.

Everything is so small and you are so big !!! Have FUN, stay safe, and thank you !!!

Thank you so very much /viele danken/ to you for showing and describing all your set-up equipment/gear you are using! So valuable to learn from your choices! I wish you safe trips and please take very good care of you always! Best regards and greetings from Sweden!

Sleeping pad and solar charge are in promotion right now :) Tent is really a bit too small. There’s decent 100€ 2P trekking tents on decathlon. I prefer hammock camping - if there aren’t trees around I can set up the bug net and tarp according to my needs. More fiddly, but much more versatile. Decathlon insulated pad is wonderful too. Cookset isn’t awful, but wider pots are more versatile, boil faster and use less fuel. I like the Trangia stuff, and I don’t even take half of it sometimes.

An impressive gear list - you've definitely pared it down, finding exactly what you need. Thanks so much for sharing your adventures! It's fun to see the DaVinci Resolve titles, too - I knew immediately what software you were using. Strapping the cook kit directly to the fork was brilliant - I'm going to have to try that, too!

Hi dear Giant Cheerio. I'm asking myself: how do you wash your clothes? And who keeps an eye on your bags, when you go away from your bike (groceries, seeing something...)? Thank you for your help and your videos are really inspiring! Elena

Find ich mega Cool das du so unterwegs bist. Würde ich auch gerne mal machen. Hoffe nächstes jahr im sommer komme ich mal los. Viel Spaß dir noch!

Simple, minimal, organized, love it 👌

Krass, wirklich alles was man braucht. Mega!

Hi 👋, Thanks for the video. Just wanted to say something about your stove, you can buy a small adapter for it, in order to use it with different types of gas bottles and different standards of the thread. Just type " camping stove adapter " and you will find, you will save some space in your equipment. It doesn't matter how expensive or cheap your equipment, the best equipment is that you have at the moment with you. Good rides 👍

Loving your videos. You are hilarious, funny, fun and seem so genuinely free! Keep pedaling and being well and in the moment! I binge watched 4 vids!! Cheers Cheerio!

Thank you for sharing! 😊❤

Beautiful video. Thank you for showing your equipment. Everything you need for an adventure 🙂

Thank you for the information. I am new and this is helpful.

Love to see more about your bike and setup. Thanks as always for the great videos!!

Totally get the Sea to Summit X series stuff! I’ve got the X-pot, X-bowl, X-mug, and the X-storage cup (that one has a screw on lid) which I use for wild berries along the way. Also JetBoil makes the Stash system that’s super small and does everything you need. Use them all together and you can make a multi course meal in the middle of nowhere. Keep it up, and as always, Ride Hard & Ride Safe.

Thank you for sharing the items you carry with you on the Journey Of Giant Cheerio! I'm a new bike packer so I'm still learning! ✌️❤️🙏

Thank you for your description setup, but I'm pleasure if you showing and describing us your model bike.

Thank you for advice on bigger tent idea. I ussually have a hard time deciding between both

absolutely love your videos!! and your essentialism way of living🧘🏻‍♀️ love cycling and I love adventures but you're on a whole different level🤩I salute you!!

Great video.... I recommend one thing.... Aliexpress mini fold up stool... 😎👍

Great video with lots of good ideas. I find that a double kickstand (in a V shape) works well for standing the bike up. This kind of stand can take loads of weight and the bike never falls over. Also, I find bin liners are great for storing dirty clothes etc

GC,PLEASE get back on the road,I miss your sense of humor,I laugh so hard you tell it like it is!!,The good,bad,& ugly of cycle touring!❤👋👋👌

Honestly You are naturally freakin' hilarious, i love that kickstand shit : )

Again what learned :-) Danke für dein Video! Grüße

Thank you so much for your superb videos, lots of good advice, very inspirational! 😍👍 You've got yourself a new subscriber! Will see them all! Stay safe out there and keep doing what you're doing! Greets from a fellow cyclist in Sweden 🇸🇪

Oh , and tyre levers .

Love ya. Keep rolling.

Another ace video 👍 love following your journey! I am a keen cyclist and would love to do a bikepacking trip ❤️

Hi there. Just discovered your channel :) I myself use the Naturehike Cloud UP 2 when I'm out cycling. Very pleased with it. It is a tent for two people, but I feel it is more suitable for one person. Room for all bags inside the tent :)

And a big hug to you

Nice video, fresh and natural. Which are the little bag.mounts you have on the front wheel horquilla? I do not know the english name, sorry. Greetings from Bilbao

Hi Lara;.. Hope you are having fun somewhere on your bike. Wanted to ask you; what cameras, drone and laptop do you use? Thanks Enjoy

Cheerio, what bike chain is it that I see there? And how's it working for you? It doesn't seem to be the most secure one

Thank you for sharing. You can save some space by inserting zip ties into handlebar (inside) :-). 02:40 what exactly ground sheet do you use? Thank you in advance.

Sister put the Vedio about your bicycle? Size,speed, price,tyre quality and etc......

Great video. Get some spare shifter and brake cables.

It’s amazing what you are doing 😄 I would never be brave enough to do what your doing alone . Can I ask where you got your toilet bag from 🤔 love it xx

hello! I'm curious on how did you strap your pot to the bike fork. How do you get that belt to stay in place?

Hello how much did your bike cost and how much have you spend on the bike totally.?

hey, uberlite nicht mit dem atem aufblasen. da geht über kurz od lang die isolierung kaput(kondens). ein haargummi übers ventil plus ein müllsack funktioniert ,( wo du unten eine wi zige ecke abschneidest) oder den original blasesack v thermarest. ausserdem bist du nach 48mal pusten dann nicht mehr hyperventiliert, haha. love . ♡♥︎♡♥︎

gute frage was heißt reifenheber auf englisch?

Very cool to see that it takes little equipment, but what is really you needed. As for making your food, do you do something more specific or do you adapt with what you find along the way? Bye Bye Cheerio, até logo 🌍⛺🚲

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Great video! Do you also carry food? What about your video equipment? Do you have batteries and charger?

Bonjour! Would love to know how you use your solar panel throughout the day to keep things charged? Do you place it on the bike or?

Hi, love your videos!, I think I've seen them al by now. I was wondering: what tent are you using? It look really efficient, I'm assuming you still like it 🙂

Thanks for video. Is your bag 20L or 25L?

Die Reifenheber sind “tire irons” oder “tire levers“ auf Amerikanische Englisch

enjoyed wondering what model of giant bike you are using carbon or aluminum

How many kg is your bike and gear? Love your videos!

Can I ask what video editing softwear you use? I love the videos

Hey, you forgot to talk about your bike, what model is it? I like your gear and the dyi's! Definitely get Sea to Summit! Ciao!

so few clothes for such a long journey. how often do you wash your clothes and where?

What tires do you use?

What do you use to record your videos? A phone, a gopro... Podrías hacer un video de recetas para comer mientras viajas 😜

Hey nice video. What gear set up are you running (crank and cassette sizes)? How do you find it when carrying all the weight?

What kind of bike is it???

Mich würde interessieren, was du währen deiner Reise für Kleidung mitgenommen bzw. getragen hast. Hattest du Radhosen und Radschuhe oder einfach normale Kleider?

are you from Holland?

Sehr minimalistisch. Ich glaub, ich hab immer noch zu viel Zeugs dabei ;-)

No food?

How many kg is your luggage? You have a los of things.

Hello i feel i want to Bay you a coffee.

Msr benzin kocher = beste, nie mehr gasflaschen suchen und immer witzig an der tankstelle

not so much clothes O.o