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What to bring

2013-07-09T07:54:38Z

Feba: /* Sharing camping equipment */

If you are coming to the Biketour, here are some things that you might find useful (and we think are essential):

'''Bike stuff'''
* ... a bike - read more here: [[FAQ#Bikes]]
* A bike helmet (in Spain helmets outside of towns and cities, when it's not hot and you are not going up hill are mandatory! - see http://www.cyclehelmets.org/1068.html)
* A puncture repair kit, spare tubes and bike pump (just in case)
* A bike lock (and key for it!)
* Bikelights, back and front (we try not to cycle in the dark, but if we do - cars will NOT expect you. There might also be tunnels!)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panniers Panniers] to carry your stuff in, carrying a backpack is no fun at all!
* Cycling clothes for all types of weather (but take as little clothes possible) - light colored, synthetic clothes preferred to resist sun and sweat, bright/strong/reflective clothes handy to 'be noticed' by motorized traffic)

'''Electronics'''
* A flashlight/torch, ideally a headlight
* If you bring a mobile phone, don't forget your charger/cable
* If your devices need batteries, bring rechargeable ones. (We'll try to have a collective charger for the whole tour)

'''Everyday stuff'''
* A container to keep maps dry
* Water container, it's gonna be hot so this one is important! (min. 1 litre)
* Swimming stuff, Towel
* Organic (biodegradable/non-polluting) soap, shampoo and toothpaste (We can also try to buy bigger collective amounts)
* Sun cream, sunglasses, long sleeved shirts
* Waterproof jacket
* At least a pair of toe covered shoes (for safety reasons when we help out with construction work and for the bad weather days)
* Medication you (might) need
* Plate, cup & cutlery

'''Sleeping equipment'''
* A tent (it's usually possible to share... try to manage this beforehand on the wiki, mailing list or social media)
* Sleeping bag & mat

'''Bureaucracy and immaterial stuff'''
* Valid ID (like a passport; check the requirements for people with your citizenship for every country you will go through!)
* You might need a [[Visa]]
* Money - in 2012, Biketour costs around € 5 per day, and you might want to buy stuff yourself.
* Vegan [[Food|recipes]] for pot meals on the campfire, some herbs & spices you like

==Sharing camping equipment==

* Here you can list [[Needed or extra camping equipment]]...
** A tent! I can't bring one, could someone please share with me? Feba: mdfeba [at] gmail

== what you ''could'' bring ==
'''(please let us know, so we know who will bring what)'''
* Maps of the region
* A camera (check already if you can upload to [http://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/g/main.php our gallery]; don’t forget cables/chargers!)
* A video camera (don’t forget cables/chargers!)
* Good chopping knives (preferably foldable or with a protected blade)
* A book or other reading material that you wish to share with participants (it's nice to share stories and ideas in the fire light). See also: [[2013

Media Library]]
* a small shovel
* basic medical kit
* specialized medical equipment in case you have
* specialized bike tools
* a spare phone & charger for BT and prepaid SIM cards for differnet countries’ phone networks
* musical instruments, circus things, games
* USB sticks with movies – especially related to the BT ethos (environmental, community, …) or the [http://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/?page_id=2586 theme] (with subtitles in many different languages!)
* A small laptop/netbook or any mobile device to go online from time to time, communicate with arriving people and feed our DIY (biketour) [http://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/?page_id=1217 media]

== Get prepared ==
* Inform yourselves about vaccination and/or other protective requirements (2013 route area: ticks!!!!)
** Note that vaccinations can be requirements for certain visas for certain citizens!
** Keep in mind that some vaccinations consist of multiple shots and need to be arranged a longer time before the departure!

2013 Equipment

2013-07-08T18:04:17Z

Feba: /* Who is bringing What to make biketour nicer? */

== collective stuff from 2012 Biketour ==

Equipment used last year, which is decentrally stored:

{| class="wikitable"
| '''What?'''
| '''Where? With whom?'''
| '''How and when to get to BT starting point?'''
|-
| [[Trailers]] (Bob 1)
| Berlin-Kreuzberg
| ?
|-
| [[Trailers]] (Bob 2)
| Berlin-Kreuzberg
| ?
|-
| [[Cooking utensils]] - Pots, cutting board, knifes, grinder,
| Berlin-Kreuzberg
| ?
|}

== collective stuff to get for 2013 Biketour ==

Can anyone bring the following stuff? More ideas of things we should definitively have (remember that we have to carry all of that! ;))
Write it down!

{| class="wikitable"
| '''What?'''
| '''Who can bring it? / Who will take care of it?'''
| '''Where to get it (cheaply or for free)?'''
|-
| 2 Rocket Stoves (bucket-sized tins, stove L-pipes, Perlite, screws; materials needed to build it during Kick-Off Days)
| ...
| Restaurants, Markets?
|-
| One more '''Trailer''' (a big one)?
| ...
| Building it ourselves in Workshop in Berlin; Vinzi Project in Wien (handmade trailors of a social project; donation-based); "free" classifieds
|-
| [[Medical Kit]]
| ...
| Red Cross? THW? Pharmacy?
|-
| Propolis
| ...
| ...
|-
| colloidal silver
| ...
| ...
|-
| [[Biketools]]
| ...
| Bike workshops (either older stuff as donations or do wholesale order together); "free" classifieds
|-
| Big box for carrying spices, tea etc.
| ...
| "free" classifieds, freeshops
|-
| A netbook/laptop - so we can blog along the way!
| ...
| Ask through lists, "free" classifieds, freeshop
|-
| Walkie-Talkies - (?)
| ...
| Ask through lists, "free" classifieds, freeshop
|-
| Mobile phones, charger and cheap prepaid SIM cards (preferably for all countries crossed)
| ...
| Ask through lists, "free" classifieds, freeshop, flea markets
|-
| Battery charger for batteries of bike lights or mobile devices
| ...
| ...
|-
| If possible ONE general BIODEGRADABLE shampoo, toothpaste and dishwash and a big handsoap?.
| S
| ''Is ordered - should arrive in time''
|-
| Fairer traded coffee / tea
| ...
| wholesale order through food-coop?

|-
| '''KITCHEN NECESSITIES''''' (can someone mark in bold what we already have?)''
* '''1 big cooking pot''': Berlin-Kreuzberg
* '''2 plastic cups''': Berlin-Kreuzberg
* '''cutlery (just a few things)''': Berlin-Kreuzberg
* '''soap dispenser''': Berlin-Kreuzberg
* '''grater''': Berlin-Kreuzberg
* '''wooden spoon''': Berlin-Kreuzberg
* '''black plastic bended pipe''': Berlin-Kreuzberg
* '''plastic bags''': Berlin-Kreuzberg
missing / would be good to have/bring
* 1 smaller cooking pot
* 1 pan (would be great)
* 3 big wooden spoons ('''1 of 3 wooden spoons''' I'll bring with me on 12th)
* 4 chopping boards
* some good knives (''everyone will probably bring at least one'')
* colander (sieve)
* peelers
* something to mash or blend stuff
* big bowl
* glass jars for dressings
* plastic bottles/containers for soaking beans, chickpeas etc.
* some communal spoons (for dressings, honey etc.)

* '''kitchen towels (2)'''
* sponges
* cleaning soap
* '''handsoap for cooks''' (communal soap has been ordered; should arrive soon)
* matches, lighters
* washing bowl
| ...
| ...
|}

== Who is bringing What to make biketour nicer? ==

Add to the list!
* [[Propaganda Material]] - Booklets, leaflets, t-shirts, stickers, posters, screen printing equipment
** ...
* Additional Camping equipment for others to borrow
** Could someone please share their tent with me? - please let me know here or mdfeba [at] gmail
* Additional Bikes for people who need to borrow
** ...
* Music - songs, instruments, a pedal powered sound system?
** Ukulele, guitalele, penny whistle, harmonica
* ...
* pedal powered projector and films related to the theme?
**...
*Crazy bikes?
**...

=== Here are some examples from what people said in their registration form ===

* - chalk stick
* 1 or 2 recorders (flutes)

* Some maps, but not the best ones :
** Germany : 1/300.000
** Czech Republic : 1/600.000
** Austria : 1/400.000
** Romania : 1/750.000
** Hungary : 1/300.000
*** (I will give the Romanian and Hungary Maps to interested people).

* paint, pens and paper
* I will bring my violin and a small picture dictionary
* not sure yet - will TRY and bring some bunting and a few bike tools and a first aid kit - it won't be a large one though.
* laptop
* I can bring an USB-Stick for mobile internet in Austria. It costs 4‚Ç¨/GB of which I can take care of, as long as it does not exceed 2GB in total (should be far enough).
* - backgammon
- tiny tiny paint box
* I do have a small sewing kit I am happy to lend. I also have a few essential oils (lavender, peppermint, tea tree) that I could share.
* For the media: I will bring an e-reader with some english books on it, so there is some story telling before bed time.
* Maybe some card games. Very very small!
* A couple of books and an open mind.
* a little vegan cookbook, an introduction to migration law in europe
* Camping equipment
* garmin gps - it has open street maps and bike paths on it. Uses rechargeable AA batteries.
* Maps
* playing cards, harmonica, some printed songs
* recipes.
* A little guitar,
* I bring a large ultralight tarp that can sleep two in a storm and 4 in calm rain.

* Plus a bushbuddy wood-burning stove.
* ... (last updated: 04JUL)

2013 Media Library

2013-07-08T18:01:03Z

Feba: /* Books / Zines and Distros */

Add some books, films or other media that you think we could share / watch / read on the bike tour. Especially, if they will tell us something about our theme Beyond Borders / activism / DIY / and/or the regions we travel through.

Even if you don't add anything yourself below, you could take care about getting some of the media and bringing them to the bike tour!

== Films ==
If you are bringing any of the films, please mark with ^ after the bullet point so we know what's already on its way..
* ^ Česky sen (czech dream); CZ / Praha; consumptionism, media activism, transitionism, supermarket, economic boom, marketing
* Sonnenallee; Berlin (Wall, East/West);
* ^Good Bye, Lenin; Berlin (Wall, East/West);
* Das Leben der Anderen (The life of others); Berlin (Wall, East/West); surveillance, system change
* (((Film mit Götz George über Zwillingsbrüder in Ost und West))) Titel???; Berlin (Wall, East/West); illegal border crossing
* Drei (Three); Berlin; Sexuality and Relationships beyond Heteronormativity
* Hedwig and the angry Inch; East-Berlin/GDR, USA; musical, transsexuality, sex transformation for crossing border
* ^ Hundstage (Dog Days); Austria; milieu study, social-critical pseudo documentation
* ^ Paradies Liebe (Paradise Love); Austria / Kenya; sex tourism of elder women in low income countries
* Fremde Haut (Stranger's skin); DE / Iran; asylum, persecution because of sexual orientation, asylum situation in DE
* Piefke-Saga (Krauts Saga); AT / (DE), Tirol; relationship between Austrians and Germans, corruption, rural alpine tourism
* Battle in Seattle; USA / Seattle; direct mass action, WTO summit, police violence
* Operation Spring; AT / Wien; massive raid against african immigrants, surveillance, mass incarcellation, absurd process, situation of asylum seekers in Austria, criminalisation
* Der Prozess (The Process); AT / Wien; animal liberation, activism, criminalisation of activism, surveillance, absurd „evidence“, court process, anti-terrorism laws
* Qattsi Trilogy (Koyanisqattsi, Powaqattsi, Nakoykattsi); global; contrastation: industrial / manual, nature / „civilisation“; cyberspace
* End.Civ; North America; questioning „civilisation“
* Tactical Frivolity (Title??? ROR foundation documentary); UK / Praha; activism, samba, tactical frivolity, direct mass action, IMF summit
* Das Kubat-Dreieck (the Kubat triangle); Berlin (east/west) FRG/GDR; squatting, strategical activists' use of borders, one way border crossing, fortified borders, territory issues, territory exchange, berlin 1980ies, ...
* Prinz in Hölleland; Berlin; gay trailerpark life diy-movie in 1993
* Lucky People Center International; sweden; docu around the world peoples inner life
* Coming Out; GDR; east berlin gay story in 1989
* The Battle of Tuntenhaus; Berlin; docu; gay squaters life after berlin wall
* http://www.rosiamontana-thefilm.com/
* ^ Frontex: the Movie 2.0
* ^ The Weight of Chains; CA / Serbia; documentary the rise and fall of Yugoslavia, and the role of NATO, US, EU in it
* Rosia Montana documentary, directed by Fabian Daub http://youtu.be/2D-sIbnnpBI - a Canadian company plans to destroy an almost 2000 years old village to get gold and silver. A film about the fierce local campaign to defend the place...
* ...
* ...
* ...

== Videos / Documents ==

* [http://vimeo.com/user6949802 The Voice Refugee Forum Network]

== Books / Zines and Distros ==

'''Sidenote/Idea:''' Even though the Portable Zine Library (and film collection) is mainly inteded to serve the biketour participants' needs. But (other from our internal Booklet and Cookbook) they might also be a great thing to share with projects along the way! This is why it could be useful to have especially the Zines '''as a digital copy / folder''' as well!

'''Places to find and print::::::'''
* collection in English and Spanish here http://www.anti-politics.net/distro/
* www.activedistributionshop.org/ (you have to pay but good for browsing and some stuff as cheap as printing yourself)
* http://tempestlibrary.com/ (in Berlin)
* http://theanarchistlibrary.org/ (pdfs in different formats )
* http://www.alphabetthreat.co.uk/pasttense/page2.html - mostly london area radical history, but some good examples of commons land struggles and also some zines covering other regions.
* http://imaginenoborders.org/zines/

'''Particular titles / resources:::::::'''

It would be great to have a mini collective media library with us for the 2013 tour.. Please add in any particular titles which link in with this year's tour, or have useful practical info for the biketour (e.g. about fixing bikes, info about regions we are passing through, etc..). '''If you are able to bring something, please put a ^ sign before the item so we know it's on it's way! :D'''

*'''Books:'''
**http://www.weareeverywhere.org/ (I love this book but left it in the uk :( - a history of global anti-capitalism from the people) BIG - so maybe just a few key chapters > or we can share!!

*'''Zines / Booklets:'''
**^http://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/penny-rimbaud-the-last-of-the-hippies-an-hysterical-romance (about the early UK punk / anarchic / mental health system - BEAU)
**^Tech Tools for Activism Booklet - web version and downloadable pdf here - https://techtoolsforactivism.org/booklet
**^Radical Migrant Solidarity - http://www.scribd.com/doc/78038248/Radical-Migrant-Solidarity
**^CALAIS 9 solidarite avec sans papiers - freedom of movement for all zine http://calais9.wordpress.com/calais9-zine-text-only/
**^A Voice from the Aliens (first leaflet against immigration controls in UK from 1895) - http://www.noii.org.uk/files/A_Voice_From_The_Aliens_(reprint_of_1895_pamphlet).pdf
**^Everything you wanted to know about anarchy (but were afraid to ask) - something like this: http://www.spunk.org/texts/intro/sp000145.txt
**^A zine about self defense for women
**^Intellectual Self Defense (zine)
**^Guide to Facilitating Meetings - http://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/facilitationmeeting
**^Facilitation tools for meetings and workshops - http://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/tools
**^Guide to mass catering (zine) - http://www.eco-action.org/teapot/guide%20to%20mass%20catering.pdf
** Anarcho-herbalism zines

*'''Infosheets / single page resources:'''

It might be a good idea to also take small sections from resources if they are particularly relevant to the tour to keep the load light! :) Please mark with ^ if you are bringing an item.
**^A few pages on adjusting brakes and gears from the guides available from http://www.bicycology.org.uk/
**^Song lyrics - collection from various places! :)
**^Hand signals for consensus decision making - http://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/handsig.pdf
**^Short guide to facilitating workshops - http://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/shortfacilitatingworkshops
**^Short guide to consensus decision making - http://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/shortconsensus

Upcoming events:::::::
*http://www.euroalter.com/2013/borders-to-cross-open-call/ (netherlands)

Networks:::::::::
*http://nobordercampberlinreloaded.blogsport.eu/
*http://www.noborder.org/
..and much much more to add!!!...coming soon

== Other media / links and resourses ==

* http://www.berlin.de/mauer/verlauf/index/index.en.php
* http://w2eu.info/index.en.html
* ...

2013 individual trips

2013-07-08T17:50:27Z

Feba: /* Warszawa >> Berlin */

= Barcelona >> Berlín =

Hi! I'm from near Barcelona, and I want to get Berlin by the 11th!
* I'm thinking in the option of '''sharing car''': [http://www.blablacar.com/]
* or although hitchhiking! (autostop...), but with the bike I think will be difficult...
* or maybe a '''combination with train and sharing car'''!
* I'm looking it yet!
* '''Is somebody else going from Barcelona or other place in Catalunya?'''
* for contact me: gelabertgg[AaTt]gmail[DdOoTt]com
* waiting to start! =)
* Gemma

= Ruhrgebiet >> Berlin : Quer-durchs-Land-Ticket teilen =

Hallo, Ich habe Lust, ein Quer-durchs-Land-Ticket zu teilen.
Wer fährt mit am Donnerstag, 11. Juli ?
Sende mir eine SMS : 004917639265463
oder schreib eine Nachricht hier : http://btwiki.ecobytes.net/User_talk:Claire

Hello, I would like to share a "Quer-durchs-Land Ticket" from the Ruhrgebiet Area to Berlin.
Those tickets allow us to travel cheaply across Germany using regional trains.

More infos :
http://www.bahn.de/regional/view/regionen/freizeit/quer-durchs-land.shtml

--[[User:Claire|Claire]] 20:53, 08 July 2013 (UTC)

= Warszawa >> Berlin =

There is a train from Warsaw to Berlin on the 12th: one at 6am and one at 10am, the journey takes about 5h. I think I'll be taking the one at 10am - let me know if you'll be going that way too!
mdfeba [at] gmail

= Place A >> Place B =

Abc...
* Xyz...

2013 individual trips

2013-07-08T17:48:09Z

Feba: /* Warszawa >> Berlin */

2013 Equipment

2013-07-08T17:40:45Z

Feba: /* collective stuff to get for 2013 Biketour */

== collective stuff from 2012 Biketour ==

Equipment used last year, which is decentrally stored:

{| class="wikitable"
| '''What?'''
| '''Where? With whom?'''
| '''How and when to get to BT starting point?'''
|-
| [[Trailers]] (Bob 1)
| Berlin-Kreuzberg
| ?
|-
| [[Trailers]] (Bob 2)
| Berlin-Kreuzberg
| ?
|-
| [[Cooking utensils]] - Pots, cutting board, knifes, grinder,
| Berlin-Kreuzberg
| ?
|}

== collective stuff to get for 2013 Biketour ==

Can anyone bring the following stuff? More ideas of things we should definitively have (remember that we have to carry all of that! ;))
Write it down!

{| class="wikitable"
| '''What?'''
| '''Who can bring it? / Who will take care of it?'''
| '''Where to get it (cheaply or for free)?'''
|-
| 2 Rocket Stoves (bucket-sized tins, stove L-pipes, Perlite, screws; materials needed to build it during Kick-Off Days)
| ...
| Restaurants, Markets?
|-
| One more '''Trailer''' (a big one)?
| ...
| Building it ourselves in Workshop in Berlin; Vinzi Project in Wien (handmade trailors of a social project; donation-based); "free" classifieds
|-
| [[Medical Kit]]
| ...
| Red Cross? THW? Pharmacy?
|-
| Propolis
| ...
| ...
|-
| colloidal silver
| ...
| ...
|-
| [[Biketools]]
| ...
| Bike workshops (either older stuff as donations or do wholesale order together); "free" classifieds
|-
| Big box for carrying spices, tea etc.
| ...
| "free" classifieds, freeshops
|-
| A netbook/laptop - so we can blog along the way!
| ...
| Ask through lists, "free" classifieds, freeshop
|-
| Walkie-Talkies - (?)
| ...
| Ask through lists, "free" classifieds, freeshop
|-
| Mobile phones, charger and cheap prepaid SIM cards (preferably for all countries crossed)
| ...
| Ask through lists, "free" classifieds, freeshop, flea markets
|-
| Battery charger for batteries of bike lights or mobile devices
| ...
| ...
|-
| If possible ONE general BIODEGRADABLE shampoo, toothpaste and dishwash and a big handsoap?.
| S
| ''Is ordered - should arrive in time''
|-
| Fairer traded coffee / tea
| ...
| wholesale order through food-coop?

|-
| '''KITCHEN NECESSITIES''''' (can someone mark in bold what we already have?)''
* '''1 big cooking pot''': Berlin-Kreuzberg
* '''2 plastic cups''': Berlin-Kreuzberg
* '''cutlery (just a few things)''': Berlin-Kreuzberg
* '''soap dispenser''': Berlin-Kreuzberg
* '''grater''': Berlin-Kreuzberg
* '''wooden spoon''': Berlin-Kreuzberg
* '''black plastic bended pipe''': Berlin-Kreuzberg
* '''plastic bags''': Berlin-Kreuzberg
missing / would be good to have/bring
* 1 smaller cooking pot
* 1 pan (would be great)
* 3 big wooden spoons ('''1 of 3 wooden spoons''' I'll bring with me on 12th)
* 4 chopping boards
* some good knives (''everyone will probably bring at least one'')
* colander (sieve)
* peelers
* something to mash or blend stuff
* big bowl
* glass jars for dressings
* plastic bottles/containers for soaking beans, chickpeas etc.
* some communal spoons (for dressings, honey etc.)

* '''kitchen towels (2)'''
* sponges
* cleaning soap
* '''handsoap for cooks''' (communal soap has been ordered; should arrive soon)
* matches, lighters
* washing bowl
| ...
| ...
|}

== Who is bringing What to make biketour nicer? ==

Add to the list!
* [[Propaganda Material]] - Booklets, leaflets, t-shirts, stickers, posters, screen printing equipment
** ...
* Additional Camping equipment for others to borrow
** ...
* Additional Bikes for people who need to borrow
** ...
* Music - songs, instruments, a pedal powered sound system?
** Ukulele, guitalele, penny whistle, harmonica
* ...
* pedal powered projector and films related to the theme?
**...
*Crazy bikes?
**...

=== Here are some examples from what people said in their registration form ===

* - chalk stick
* 1 or 2 recorders (flutes)

* Some maps, but not the best ones :
** Germany : 1/300.000
** Czech Republic : 1/600.000
** Austria : 1/400.000
** Romania : 1/750.000
** Hungary : 1/300.000
*** (I will give the Romanian and Hungary Maps to interested people).

* paint, pens and paper
* I will bring my violin and a small picture dictionary
* not sure yet - will TRY and bring some bunting and a few bike tools and a first aid kit - it won't be a large one though.
* laptop
* I can bring an USB-Stick for mobile internet in Austria. It costs 4‚Ç¨/GB of which I can take care of, as long as it does not exceed 2GB in total (should be far enough).
* - backgammon
- tiny tiny paint box
* I do have a small sewing kit I am happy to lend. I also have a few essential oils (lavender, peppermint, tea tree) that I could share.
* For the media: I will bring an e-reader with some english books on it, so there is some story telling before bed time.
* Maybe some card games. Very very small!
* A couple of books and an open mind.
* a little vegan cookbook, an introduction to migration law in europe
* Camping equipment
* garmin gps - it has open street maps and bike paths on it. Uses rechargeable AA batteries.
* Maps
* playing cards, harmonica, some printed songs
* recipes.
* A little guitar,
* I bring a large ultralight tarp that can sleep two in a storm and 4 in calm rain.

* Plus a bushbuddy wood-burning stove.
* ... (last updated: 04JUL)