A money belt can be used to store money through markets and populated areas prone to theft. It doesn't weigh much and will be sufficiently hidden from potential thieves.
The tent footprint is useful for a few things. We use it to protect the floor of our tent when camping in rocky areas. It is also useful as a ground sheet that we can sit on and prepare food on. Our tent allows us to do 'internal pitch' with a footprint, meaning we can set up the tent fly before the inner which allows us to set up in the rain (the inner is kept nice and dry).
This is the most comfortable air mattress we have come across. Not only comfortable, but incredibly light and small. The only downside for us is the blowing up bit - they need a lot of breath! Something you mightn't have at the end of a hard day.
The Skyledge tent is a three person beast. It weighs 2200g including compression sack. It gives us ample personal space on a multi-month tour and leaves lots of room for valuables inside the tent. We can fit another person in to boot! We use a two person version of this tent on shorter trips.
Panasonic LX5 Compact Camera + Charger + Tripod + Case 614g
The LX5 camera is a weapon! Manual capability, wide angled lens and HD video make it a great camera to take along. It takes exceptional shots and barely weighs in on the scales.
The iPhone allows us to inset a SIM card which provides data and calls for the laptop or tablet via mobile tethering. It doubles as a games/amusement/fun device.
We use compression dry sacks for our tent, clothes, down jacket and sleeping bags. They make our gear nice and small and ensure that it is kept dry as well!
A little musette bag folds into nothing and carries groceries, laundry or small amounts of gear about the places we stay. An extra bag is always great to have - also good for keeping the camera on us whilst riding.
The new iPad is our equivalent of a laptop/e-reader, but combined! We are finding we can do almost everything we need on the iPad when we're travelling. Cyclingabout.com will soon have a large range of articles on travelling with the iPad, so keep an eye out!
The Kensington has two features we really wanted: a hardcase for the back of the iPad and a "smart cover" front which allows us to prop the iPad at two viewing levels.
The Macpac sleeping bags weigh a minuscule amount whilst keeping us warm to around zero degrees. We pack them in Sea to Summit compression bags making them not much bigger than the sleeping bag liner!
Pedal Power + Battery pack allows us to store energy from our dynamo hub to run our tablet, phone, camera, GPS and e-reader! We are able to run a cable direct from the hub to the device if required. More info:
http://www.pedalpower.com.au/page13.html
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