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Packing for RAGBRAI is a unique experience compared to any other self-supported cycling tour. It requires specific preparation for Iowa’s diverse conditions, including fluctuating weather and the logistical demands of the event. Unlike typical bike tours, RAGBRAI riders need to be ready for a large-scale, week-long adventure with varying accommodations and support, so packing smart and light is key.

Camping Clothes Daily on the Bike Humorous Luxury Misc Stuff Others Thought of! Toiletries
? = any single character
* = any characters
Camping
Backpacker stove & mess kit
Camp coffee pot, w/coffee, creamer, sugar
flashlight
Lawn Chair
Power cord
sleeping bag
small pillow
Sun shower bag
tent
tent stakes
Clothes
hat
Nylon shorts (1-2)
Riding shorts (2-3)
sandals
sunglasses
swim suit
tank-tops (3-5)
T-shirts (2-3)
Underwear (3-5)
Daily on the Bike
2 water bottles
All-In-One-Tool
Bike lock
bike mirror
Blinkie Lights
Camera
Cash
Compass
Credit/ATM card
Drivers license
Electrical Tape
headlight
Health Insurance ID card
Helmet
Leatherman
Patch kit
Pen & paper
Riding gloves
Riding shoes
spare tubes
Sunscreen-lipbalm
Tire Levers
tire pressure gauge
Tire pump
toilet paper
Zip Ties
Humorous
BIKE!
Case of Schlitz to use as bum repellant
Hill Erasers
multiple alibis (just in case)
muzzle for Web's tongue
skank repellent
Slim Jims (dog repellant)
Luxury
beads, beads, beads
CD Player / Walkman / Radio / Headphones
Cell Phone
chain breaker
compact (foldable) kite
ear plugs
extra pair of sunglasses
frisbee
Powdered lemonade & vodka
spare tire
Super Soaker
tent fan
Misc
Bandaids
bug spray
bungee cords
camera
Desitin Baby ointment don't laugh it works.
duct tape
fanny pack
first aid kit
garbage bags(rain coat)
gum
Hacky Sack
Koozie
lip sun screen
Plastic grocery sacks for bike seat
rain gear
sunscreen
towel/wash cloth
wind proof lighter!
ZipLock Baggies
Stuff Others Thought of!
$20 cash per day minimum
2 or 5 mile range FRS radio (walky talky)
A "townie" basket
a cooler for luggage
A extra fork for Homemade Pie
a sweatshirt or light jacket
air mattress
alcohol wipes
aleve
alibis
antacids
Any routine medications
baby wipes
baggies
bandaids
Bandannas
basket
batteries
battery operated fan
be sure to spray water proof your tent each year!!
beef jerky
beerslide
Benadryl
Bible
bicycle powered blender
bicycle towing system
Bike Bell
biking gloves
blinkie
booties
Bug spray/repellant
Bungee Cord
Butt Butter
Camelbak
Cell Phone Charger
Chain Lube
Chamois Butt'R - trust me - it will save your ass (literally)
chapstick
chex mix
clipless
clothes line
Clothes Pins (to hang up wet clothes for drying)
Comfortable shoes or sandals for the evenings
Compass
desitin
dried fruits
duct tape
ear plugs
even more beer
extra batteries for lights
Extra spokes
fig newtons
film
Flashlight w/new batteries
flexible solar panels
frisbee
glasses/contact lenses
Gloves not biking cold wet mornings
Gold Bond Powder
Groundcloth for tent
guaze
guaze pads
gum
Gummy Bears & Octopi - Rocket Fuel
hacky
hair detengler
hair ties
hairbrush and hair ties
hand cleaner
hand crank blender
hand crank up radio -flashlight
headlight
heavy tent stakes for winds
Hydrocortozone cream
Ibuprofen, not Tylenol
ipod
ketchup and salt packets
kleenex in a ziplock for corn field stops
knee pads
koozie bottle
L.E.D. flashlight (batteries last 100hrs if left on)
Laundry detg (small Cont.)
lipbalm
long distance calling card
Maps
Matches
Mayan style hammock
medicated Gold Bond
mirror
Name Cards with email address, phone #s/ City,State
newtons
old 35mm film container or two
peanut butter in a tube
pedialite..great for hangovers
penicillin
petzel
Petzel head lamp
Photos
playing cards
Powered Gatorade
Preparation H Wipes
presta
presta/schrader valve adapter
ragbrai
Rain jacket, pants, booties & helmet cover
repellant
rolling papers
Rope for cloths line
route map from RAGBRAI web site
safety pins
schrader
Shampoo (Travel size)
shampoo and conditioner
shoes
Shower caps for bike seat, under helmet if it rains
Shower shoes or flip flops
sh-sd60 shimano sandals
slim jim
small hammer
Small notebook
Small Swiss Army Knife
soaker
Socks
Soft-sided 12 pack cooler
spare clips for clipless pedals
spare contact lenses
spare tubes
sunscreen
sweatshirt
Topeak multi-tool
Topless Women Riders
towel
townie
travel john personal urinal
tripod stool
twizzlers
Tylenol PM - Great for hangovers (take before bed!)
under food and drink----Powder sports drink
use a blow up kind of pillow, it won''t matter if it gets damp
valve stem extractor
vaseline
viagra
Watch
Weather radio
wet wipes
zantac
Zantac 75 for sour stomach
Ziplock Bags
Toiletries
ALEVE (Big bottle)
antacids
baby powder
baby wipes
band aids
Disposable razor
Eye-drops
Q-tips
Shampoo/Conditioner
Soap
sports cream
toilet paper
Tooth brush/paste