Equipment

Here we keep a record of the collective equipment needed/thought/available for each Biketour.

If you want to know what you should bring generally see here -> participant equipment recomendation or in the FAQs on www.ecotopiabiketour.net

Things often get left behind and often get mixed up with (particularly kitchen) equipment of the projects. One important tip when acquiring communal equipment is to choose items that have an exceptional design. Experience shows that even the most useless things don't get lost for months if their look is easy to recognise, but even the most essential things get left behind when no one is sure if they are ours or belong to the project.

Permanent equipment

Equipment that does not get used up and that we keep over the years.

What?	Where is it?	Who has access to it?	Comments
Trailers
Old 1-wheel trailer + skewer "Una"	Berlin	d (can also contact Candid)
Washers to get 1-wheel trailer skewer onto more bikes
New 1-wheel trailer "Sarna"	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana	contains 2 skewers (but one is too thick for most bikes) and one towing nut (one got lost)
Orange bag with a zipper for 1-wheel trailer
Small 2-wheel trailer "Lino"	southern france	elias lukas roberto juliette	2 spare bearings in Barcelona
Big 2-wheel trailer "Pepe"	Belgium	Texas	broken towing arm, Tex is going to fix it
Spare spring-lock hitches for the 2-wheel trailers	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana	4 used, 1 used taped to Lino, in the UK we could get new ones
Towing-ball brackets for the 2-wheel trailers	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana	2, parts to make 4 more
Tools
Tool box	Berlin		contains some tools
Allen keys (10-piece set)	Berlin
Chain link remover (chain breaker)	Berlin		teeth damaged and pin falling
"Bone" tool	Berlin		2 tough in the toolbox
Cone spanners (2x) 13/14 - 15/16 mm	Berlin
Spoke key (plastic handle)
Spoke key (universal, 8 sizes)	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
Bike multitool	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana	in the tail kit (allen keys, spanners, screw driver)
Tail kit	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana	a box containing 3 tyre levers, some patches, new tube of glue, multitool
Crank puller - tapered square
Pedal (15mm) / hexagonal crank bolt (14/15mm) wrench	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
Bottom bracket tool - Shimano cartridge	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
Universal bottom bracket ring wrench
Pin tool for bottom bracket	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
Freewheel puller - Shimano SIS
Cassette lockring remover - Shimano HG/IG	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
Chain whip for cassette	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
Water pipe pliers (2x)
Standard pliers
Locking pliers
Snap-ring pliers
Small adjustable spanner
Big adjustable spanner (for bottom bracket tool - 32mm)	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
Ratchet spanner size 13			maybe not needed
Small flat-head screwdriver
Big floor pump	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
Small tail pump	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
Small pump	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
Small set for threadmaking (machos)	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
1 ratchet strap	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
Lock extensions to lock the trailers			only 1
Padlocks for lock extensions			missing
Cooking
Box for spices	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana	missing the lid - should be replaced
1 tall steel pot with lid	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
1 wide aluminium pot with lid	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
1 box grater, 1 flat grater
2 big steel bowls	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana	It would be better to not take them and dumpster-dive 4 food buckets
1 long wooden spoon	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana	We found a replacement!
1 large metal ladle	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana	Somehow it was left behind in the house for 2018, but now we have it.
1 small metal ladle	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
1 frying pan			too heavy, it was left behind
chopping boards	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana	2 rectangular from plywood, 1 plastic with handle
chopping knives	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana	1 straight edge, 2 with teeth
peelers
something to mash or blend stuff			1 masher, 1 whisk
2 plastic cups			4 non-reusable, need to get better cups
2 table spoons, 2 tea spoons, 2 knives			only 1 of each
2 10 liter water canister			only 1, foldable canister missing
funnel	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana	dumpster dived
1 big strainer
1 small strainer / sieve
1 medium tupper ware	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
Stationary
Scout SIM card (blau.de)	Brussels?
Tail SIM card (blau.de)	Brussels?
Scout phone (dual-SIM) + charger	Brussels?
Tail phone + charger
2 A4+ zip bags	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana	for maps and promotional material
1 A4 plastic bag for paper with unlosable pen	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
the circle book	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
2017 biketour booklet	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana
Fanny pack for money	Brussels?
Others
Sellotape holder
first aid kits	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana	1 really old, 1 used
Gaffer/duct tape	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana	new
Tarp			missing
Shit shovel			got lost :(
Stickers	Berlin	Candid	ca 5-6000 (2017 edition)
Plastic box with stickers	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana	100+ stickers
Small black tarp to cover trailer boxes / rocket stoves
Light 3x3m tarp for a shelter
Screen-printing equipment	Berlin	d (can also contact Candid)
Paper knife	Barcelona	Bru&Michal&Ana

Equipment that gets used up

Equipment that gets used up, so it needs to be acquired before and during the tour.

What?	Who can bring it? / Who will take care of it?	Where to get it (cheaply or for free)?
Medical Kit	One old (incomplete) and one newer (slightly used) in Bcn	Red Cross? Pharmacy?
Washing-up liquid	have one half-used
Replacement tubes for trailers (16-inch and 20-inch)
Sponges
Plastic bags
Matches, lighters	have one jet lighter + one normal lighter
A4 sheets of paper
Big sheets of paper (for rota and workshops)
Markers	have some
Pens (rate of loss about 1 per day…)	have some
Puncture repair kit (with a looot of patches, maybe 10–20 per month?)	we need to get patches and more glue	The cheapest is to get a big tube of vulcanizer and to get several big packs of patches (that don't contain anything else). Those are difficult to find though. In some countries they have them in the home-improvement stores.
Rim tape	have one half-used
Spices
Maps
Small book for finances	we have one
Small book for circle decisions	we have one
Gaffer tape	we have one
Transparent tape (Tesa/Sellotape)	we have one
Grease, chain-oil, deblocking spray	we need more oil
Bungees (rate of loss +∞)	1 inner tube bungee 10 hooks	Inner tubes can be used, but bungees are more convenient because they have hooks. The best thing is to put hooks on inner tubes.

Optional things to bring

Things that are not absolutely necessary and are thus not communal, but would be useful if some people brought them to share.

What?	Who can bring it?
Sewing Kit	Candid, Michal
A netbook/laptop - so we can blog along the way!	Candid, Michal
Walkie-Talkies
Battery charger for batteries of bike lights or mobile devices	Candid

Other things that we have

Some things that are really not essential, but they are in our communal stuff:

• colors and a brush to paint something (flags, etc)

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