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
Collective Group Equipment as of 2014
- Trailers
- We have two Bob trailers - one is with the coordinators in Thessaloniki, another travelling with a 2013 participant hopefully arriving in time. If not, we will have to purchase a two wheel y-frame from a bicycle shop in Thessaloniki (at an agreed reduced price.)
- We will borrow a third one from Lastenradkollektiv in Vienna - Carry Freedom Y-Frame: http://www.lastenradkollektiv.at/fuhrpark-anhaenger/ (Lollipop)
- BT_2014_advertising_material - Booklets, leaflets, stickers, posters, screen printing stuff etc. - make your own!
- It would be good if you sort out your bike yourself. However, if you don't have a bike/cannot bring one, write to us and to the list, maybe we can point you to somewhere and/or people on the route can help you out (probably someone who is leaving can lend you their bike etc.
- If you need somewhere to sleep or have a space in your tent, then make this know on the 'tent forum': https://wiki.ecotopiabiketour.net/Needed_or_extra_camping_equipment
| 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 in Sofia) | ... | Restaurants, Markets? |
| 3 Trailers? | One is in Thessaloniki and will be taken to Sofia | Potentials: From Lastenradkollektiv in Vienna? From a cycling organisation in Sofia? |
| 2 Medical Kit | Barry bringing one first aid kit (3 weeks after the tour starts) | Red Cross? Pharmacy? |
| liquid Propolis | ... | ... |
| colloidal silver | ... | ... |
| Biketools
We have some basic tools plus a few special ones that will be communal, you can add here what you will bring. Take a look if your bicycle needs a very special tool. |
Crank Remover, Cassette/Freewheel tool, allen keys, chain link remover | Some may be borrowed from the Thessaloniki Bike Collective and other Bike workshops (either older stuff as donations or do wholesale order together) |
| Big box for carrying spices, tea etc. | ... | |
| A netbook/laptop - so we can blog along the way! | Christabel will bring one called Bilbo, Candid will also bring one | |
| Walkie-Talkies | ... | Ask through lists |
| Mobile phones, charger and cheap prepaid SIM cards (preferably for all countries crossed) | Christabel + Tatjana will bring solar charger with various leads for charging | Ask through lists, freeshop |
| Battery charger for batteries of bike lights or mobile devices | sml can bring one, has to check which sizes fit in (sure AA, not sure about AAA) | ... |
| Raincover bag for paper material (maps, info folders, contact details of projects etc.) | Anyone got a spare rainproof bag, like you may use on a bike trip for your sleeping bag? | |
| Plastic covers for map to keep them dry while riding | Anyone who likes paper maps got one of these to share communally for the scouts? | |
| If possible ONE general BIODEGRADABLE shampoo, toothpaste and dishwash and a big handsoap?. | coordination will bring those things from self organised projects in Thessaloniki | Washing-up liquid, shampoo and sun-cream: feel free to bring these along, we're running out of time to go around looking for these |
| Fairer traded coffee / tea | ... | wholesale order through food-coop? |
| Lighters & matches | Anka bringing some | |
| Sewing Kit | Barry bringing one plus other bits & bobs for fixing stuff | |
| KITCHEN NECESSITIES'' (BOLD = we have it) | ||
| *2 big cooking pots with lids - 1 taller light steel pot (that fits inside) 1 short, wider aluminium cooking pot | ||
| * 1 smaller cooking pot | may have in a suitable one in Thessaloniki | |
| * 2 x box graters | 1 is being brought from Thessaloniki | |
| * 4 bowls (preferably stainless steel and the same size!) | two in Thessaloniki - one aluminium, one plastic | |
| * 2 long wooden spoons | ||
| * 4 chopping boards | 2 in Thessaloniki, 2 more white chopping boards needed | |
| * some good knives | Some in Thessaloniki, Anka to bring 2-3 | (everyone will probably bring at least one) |
| * peelers | two in Thessaloniki | |
| * something to mash or blend stuff | ||
| * 2 plastic cups | ||
| * cutlery (just a few things) including some communal spoons! | Thessaloniki | |
| * glass jars for dressings | some in Thessaloniki | |
| * 4 large plastic containers for soaking beans, chickpeas etc. and storing herbs (preferably stackable!) | ||
| * 2 kitchen towels | ||
| * sponges | ||
| * cleaning soap | ||
| * handsoap for cooks | ||
| * soap dispenser: | ||
| * plastic bags | ||
| * matches, lighters | ||
| * washing bowl | ... | ... |
- Cooking utensils - the majority of last year's cooking equipment is in Cluj, Romania with a collective where we spent the last days of 2013 biketour - HELP NEEDED TO GET IT TO THE START OF 2014 IN SOFIA!!
- 1x big silver/ black pot + 1x big lid; metal
- 2x medium black/ sliver pots
- 1x medium black teflon pot
- 2x medium pan lids; one blue, one metal
- 1x white enamel washing up bowl
- 3x white water containers (only 1 has a lid)
- 5x white plastic chopping boards
- 1x grater
- 1x long wooden stirring spoon
- 2x flat wooden spoons
- 1x white/ yellow ladle
- 1x small blue ladle
- 1x wooden masher
- 1x orange handled shovel
- 1x red bag of spokes and skewers
See also
do you know of any other bt-stuff floating around ?