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?
Trailers
1-wheel trailer + skewer	Barcelona	Bru
Small 2-wheel trailer + pins	Barcelona	Bru
Big 2-wheel trailer	Barcelona	Ana & Laura
1-wheel trailer + skewer	Somewhere in Bulgaria	Candid has tried to contact Caroxo without success
Tools
Water pipe pliers	Barcelona	Ana & Laura
Chain link remover (chain breaker), other more special tools	Barcelona	Ana & Laura
"Bone" tool	Barcelona
Allen keys (9-piece set)	Barcelona
Small adjustable spanner	Barcelona
Spoke key (6 sizes)	Barcelona
Washers to get 1-wheel trailer skewer onto more bikes	Barcelona
3 lock extensions to lock the trailers	1 in Barcelona	(1 + padlock)
Tool box	Barcelona
Big floor pump	Barcelona
Small tail pump	Barcelona
Foot pump
3 tire levers
2 cassette lockring removers (different sizes)
Cassette lockring remover - Shimano HG/IG	Bratislava
Freewheel puller - Shimano SIS	Bratislava	Michal
Big adjustable spanner (bottom bracket tool is 32mm)
Chain whip
Pedal wrench 15mm / hexagonal socket 14/15mm
Bottom bracket tool - Shimano cartridge
Crank puller - tapered square
Cone spanner 13/14 - 15/16 mm
Patches
Big tube of vulcanizer glue
Cooking
1 tall steel pot with lid	Barcelona	Bru
1 wide aluminium pot with lid	Barcelona	Bru
1 box grater, 1 flat grater
3 big steel bowls (maybe 4?)	Barcelona	Bru
1 long wooden spoon	Barcelona	Bru
4 floppy chopping boards	Barcelona	Bru
2 big knives (one purple, one green)
3 small chopping knives
3 peelers
something to mash or blend stuff
2 plastic cups
2 table spoons, 2 tea spoons, 2 knives (for jam and stuff)
2 10 liter water canisters
funnel
1 strainer
2 big tupper wares
Stationary
Scout SIM card (blau.de)	Rocalet	Lukas
Tail SIM card (blau.de)	Berlin	Candid
Scout phone (dual-SIM) + charger	Rocalet	Lukas
Tail phone + charger	Berlin	Candid
3 A4+ zip bags	Barcelona	Ana & Laura
1 A4 plastic baf for paper with unlosable pen	Barcelona	Ana & Laura
Fanny pack for money	Berlin	Candid
Sellotape holder	Barcelona
Others
Tarp	Barcelona
Shit shovel	Barcelona
Stickers	Berlin	Candid
Small tarp to cover box trailer	Barcelona
Light 3x3m tarp for a shelter	Barcelona

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	We have one in Tallinn, unsure if it is complete; Michal bought one cheaply	Red Cross? Pharmacy?
Washing-up liquid
Replacement tubes for trailers (16-inch and 20-inch)
Sponges	Michal
Plastic bags
Matches, lighters
A4 sheets of paper
Big sheets of paper (for rota and workshops)
Markers	Michal brings 3 markers
Pens (rate of loss about 1 per day…)	Michal brings 4 pens
Puncture repair kit (with a looot of patches, maybe 10–20 per month?)	Candid, Michal	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.
Spices
Maps
Small book for finances
Small book for circle decisions
Gaffer tape	Candid
Transparent tape (Tesa/Sellotape)	Michal
Grease, chain-oil, anti-rust spray	Michal
Bungees (rate of loss +∞)	Michal brings spare 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
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:

• Some stick to do circus stuff with (apparently made from an old inner tube)

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