Office Supplies

The company outings at Corporate Runaways requires some very specialized kit. These are the office supplies we bring on every offsite meeting:

Dachary

• REI Siesta +30/40 Sleeping Bag
• Sea to Summit eVent Compression Dry Sack – 30 Liters
• REI Lightweight Compression Stuff Sack – 11 Liter (2)
• Sea to Summit Thermolite Reactor Extreme Mummy Bag Liner
• Outdoor Products 3-Pack Ultimate Dry Sack (2 Sets)
• Therm-a-Rest Z-Lite Sleeping Pad
• Outdoor Research Dry Sack (35L)
• REI Trail Stool
• Travel Tooth Brush
• Travel Toothpaste
• GoToob (2) Containing Shampoo and Conditioner
• Dr. Bronner’s 18 in 1 soap
• MSR PackTowl (large)
• Hair Brush
• Hair Ties
• Contacts
• Contact Solution
• Glasses (in hard case)
• REI Tri-Power Safety Whistle

Kay

• REI Polar Pod Sleeping Bag
• Sea to Summit eVent Compression Dry Sack – 30 Liters
• REI Lightweight Compression Stuff Sack – 11 Liter
• REI Lightweight Compression Stuff Sack – 6 Liter
• Sea to Summit Thermolite Reactor Extreme Mummy Bag Liner
• Sea to Summit eVac Dry Sack – 35 L
• Outdoor Products 3-Pack Ultimate Dry Sack (2 Sets)
• Therm-a-Rest Z-Lite Sleeping Pad
• REI Trail Stool
• Tooth Brush
• Floss (4 mo. worth)
• One obnoxious “Dental Appliance”
• GoToob (1) Containing Conditioner
• 1 bar of soap
• MSR PackTowl (Large)
• Glasses
• REI Tri-Power Safety Whistle

Kitchen

• Optimus Nova Stove (excellent)
• Coghlan’s Six Egg Holder
• First Need XL Water Purifier
• GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Dualist (pot/bowls/cups)
• Light My Fire Sporks
• MSR Folding Spatula
• Small cutting board
• Mini salt and pepper shaker
• Small towel
• Scrubby Sponge
• Pot Scraper
• Primus Gourmet Frying Pan
• Insulated Collapsable Lunch Bag
• Dr. Bronner’s 18 in 1 soap

Tools

• Leatherman Wave
  • 40 bit assortment (yes, we’ve used it)
• Leatherman Core
• Doc Allen’s Versatool
• Cruz Tools Roadtech B1 – On-Bike Toolkit for BMW
• BestRest TireIron BeadBreakR (tire irons plus excellent bead breaker)
• BestRest CyclePump (works great)
• Tire Pressure Gauge (2)
• Twist Ties
• Jumper Cables
• Topeak Mini Morph Pump (Hand Pump)
• Mini WD-40

First-Aid / Medicine

• Adventure Medical Kits Mountain Weekender First-Aid Kit.
  • (additional supplements)
  • Large SAM Splint
  • Sam Finger Splints (2)
  • Large gauze pads
  • QuickClot.
  • Anti-diarrhea pills
  • burn gel
  • space blanket
  • cold compress
  • modified selection of bandaids
  • cold pills
• Advil, Advil, and more Advil (ibuprofin)
• Malaria pills
• Altitude sickness pills

Electrical

• SAE To Powerlet & Cigarette Adapter adapter.
• Cigarette Adapter to USB adapter
• USB to headset charging cables
• USB iPhone / iPad charging cables
• 2 USB standard to mini cables
• Petzl Tikka Plus 2 Led Headlamp
• Energizer Hard Case Professional 4 LED Headlight

Computing

• MacBook
• iPad (the batteries on these things are awesome and are easily powered  from the bikes)
• Apple Bluetooth Keyboard
• iPhone 3Gs
• iPhone 4

Cameras

• ContourHD helmet cam
• V.I.O. POV 1.5m helmet cam
• Canon PowerShot SX210 IS
• Canon PowerShot SD1000
• Canon EOS 1000D

Spares

• 2 front inner tubes
• 2 rear inner tubes
• 2 front sprockets
• 2 rear sprockets
• control cables
• microphone / base for Sena SMH10 Headsets (we’ve had 2 die on us already)

Miscellaneous

• Wunderlich Folding Oil Funnel
• Genuine Innovations Street Tire Repair and Inflation Deluxe Kit
• WD40
• Zip Ties
• Sugru
• 20′ of thin cord.
• Haynes Manual
• Dyna Beads
• 1 very small umbrella
• Fire Gone Fire Extinguisher
• Tie Downs (2) (theoretically these can double as tow ropes)
• Pull-Ups Just for Kids Flushable Moist Wipes (you would not believe how many uses we find for these things)
• 2 Liter Fuel Canister
• MSR Dromedary Bag – 10 Liter
• Bug Spray with Deet
• Suntan Lotion
• Compass

Notes

The general consensus amongst motorcycle adventurers is that, regardless of how much you’re carrying, “You’ve got too much.” There are only a couple of extreme minimalists who are excluded from this. With that in mind, some of these items may be jettisoned either prior to, or during, the trip.

What Worked And What Didn’t

After the trip we put together a review of what worked and what didn’t