Bike Camping Checklist

Do you want to have a bike camping adventure near you? Follow our bike camping checklist below.

We want you to be safe and ready when out on your bike journey. These are really the most basic bike camping essentials you need.

We’re assuming you have a bike and panniers (saddlebags). If you don’t, you might want to read our post on bikes or our post on panniers.

Helmet

Schwinn ThrasherThousand Heritage CollectionBASE CAMP w/Light

Spare Tube(s) and Bike Pump

Continental 42mm Presta ValveBell Standard and Self SealingPRO BIKE TOOL Bike PumpXiaomi Electric Rechargeable

Sleeping Bag + Sleeping Mat

Marmot Trestles 30 DegreeColeman Duck Harbor Cool WeatherTherm-a-Rest BasecampTherm-a-Rest Prolite Plus

Hammock or Tent

Easthills Outdoors Jungle ExplorerWise Owl Outfitters Camping HammockWakeman 2-Person TentALPS Mountaineering 1-Person

Water

Polar Bottle SportCamelBak PodiumCamelBak Crux 3-LiterOsprey Hydraulics Reservoir

Lights

NiteRider Lumina 1100Light & Motion Vis 360 ProPETZL ACTIK 450NEBO Transcend

Maps

Garmin Edge 130 PlusGarmin Edge 530Garmin zūmo XTGarmin Edge 830 Bundle

Food

CLIF BLOKS Energy ChewsGU Energy OriginalCattleman’s Cut Beef JerkyPure Protein Bars

Safety, sleeping, seeing, satiating thirst. And knowing where you’re going.