I put a lot of thought into packing so I didn’t end up sending too many things home, but after downsizing my duffle I shipped some things I wasn’t using:
- Extra storage bags
- Extra charging blocks
- Extra water bottles– a Nalgene and my beloved Brita bottle :( Ultimately I couldn’t justify carrying these across the country when they didn’t fit in my bike bottle cages
- Extra bike cleats. I wore these once when my main pair got wet. We were pretty lucky with weather so I sent them home after a few weeks of not using them… of course I could have used them two days later. But they definitely weren’t a necessity.
- Unnecessary toiletries: a travel razor, some topical medication I couldn’t use with the amount of sun exposure I was getting, an impractical contact solution bottle, and the Matador FlatPak soap case (an excellent product, I just didn’t need it after swapping a Dr. Bronner’s bar for Campsuds)
- Jeans. These were recommended for in-person service events, which we didn’t end up having due to COVID restrictions
- Spare pillowcase
- Extra team shirt and some other souvenirs I picked up along the way
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