Before Going Bikepacking

To do beforehand:

Reserve tent site
Reserve bike spot on train
Create route of intended rides, export to GPX, import to Coros, upload to Dura
Put wax on chain the night before
Pump up tires
Check weather: temperature, rain, wind speed and direction

Charge

Front light
Back lights (singular, one broke)
Headlamp
Phone
Heartrate armband
Coros Dura
Coros Watch
Battery pack
Earphones

While Cycling

Wool long-sleeved shirt
Buff
Bra
Undies with no seams
Cycling pants
Socks
Trail runners
Gloves
Helmet
Sunscreen
Sunglasses

To bring for during the day:

Rain coat
Rain pants
Grey half puffy jacket
Cycling shorts/long pants
Second wool long-sleeved shirt
Bikini
Towel
Bike lock
Small lock for tent and bags
Little bag to carry phone, wallet & other glasses

Evening

LBD
Black bra and undies
Sandals or flipflops
Normal glasses
Charging cables
Warm sweater
Warm hat
Comfy chair
Tent/bivvy
Drying microfiber cloth
Thermarest
Pump Bag to fill thermarest
Evazote mat
Sleeping bag
Pillow case
Toiletry kit
Pyjamas
Shower slippers or flipflops
Small backpack?

Eating

Hardboiled eggs
Peanuts
Maltodextrin
Electrolytes
Cream cheese and crackers
Breakfast oats and apple
Knife, spoon, fork, cutting board

People First Aid

Fluimicil
Ibuprofen
Antihistamine
Sunscreen

Bike First Aid

New inner tube
Rope

Luggage from back to front

Two 20l panniers for shelter, sleeping and evening wear
10l waterproof Exped backpack for the during-the-day stuff: rain pants, swimming stuff, flipflops, alternate cycling pants, warm layers
Right-angled triangle bag for raincoat and …
Two bottle carriers for maltodextrine and electrolytes
Oval bag for bike repair stuff
Obtuse triangle bag for two 500ml squeeze bottles of water
Lunch bag for food and additional electrolyte and magnesium

Now the problem is to decide:

Coros Watch – I don’t actually need to wear it anymore as the Coros Dura connects to the armband. But I’ll bring it as a backup.
Which wool long-sleeved shirt? The black&purple hooded one or the see-through white one? It’s going to be very hot, 28°, tomorrow, so the white one.
Red, blue, grey or black buff? The red one to add color to the white shirt.
Black or orange bra? If white shirt then orange bra.
Green flowery undies or black or no undies? If orange bra then flowery undies. I still like to have a layer in between.
Merino socks or cotton? One pair of each
Trail runners? Green or white? White
Full brim hat or baseball cap? I’ll be wearing my helmet, so hat is only needed when not riding, so no full-brim hat needed
The huge black towel, the medium grey towel or the tiny blue towel? Just right …
Long-fingered or short-fingered gloves? Long
Small, medium, or krypton lock? Small, just to stop someone from rolling the bike away.
I’m getting decision fatigue here …
Little bag to carry phone, wallet, other glasses & valuables – trail running belt, exped waist bag or red cross-body bag? The latter as the glasses fit too.
Warm jacket alpha sweater rather than thick down jacket, which would be overkill
Just bring the flipflops. You won’t be walking anywhere in them
Tent/bivvy – just the 1-person bivvy is fine
Pyjamas – cotton or wool? 17° at night
Do I need a supersmall backpack? No, I already have the exped backpack

Beware of overoptimism. It’s super hot here today: 33°! But look at what’s happening just south of us:

It might not be possible to find solid protection before something like that hits, so rain pants and jacket, plus a warm change of clothes, are non-negotiable.