What’s In Your Camelbak or Hydration Pack

No dought that when we’re off mountain biking in the woods, whether it be 5 or 5o miles from town… it’s a wilderness experience. Therefore we should be well prepared for any outdoor adventure. So today’s topic focuses on mountain bike safety and the question posed is what’s in your Camelbak or hydration pack?

The answer I hope goes beyond water. Everyone is different so everyone carries different things. I used to carry more and there are definitely some items that I need to add but for now, here’s what’s in my Camelbak…

Mountain Bike Clothing
In my Camelbak.. I generally carry at least 1 extra core layer.. sometimes its a long sleeve polypro, other times is a vest. Being in the Pacific Northwest.. I generally carry a light weight shell (Marmot PreCip Rain Jacket)  about 8 months out of the year.

Tools & Parts
When it comes to tools.. I generally carry a 3-way allen key by Park Tools, a bike pump, a Leatherman, a gerber pocket knife,  some tire levers, 2 tubes and electrical tape.

Nutrition
Depending on the length of the ride, I usually carry a small bag of trail mix, a granola bar or 2 and almost always 2 Larabars.

A couple of misc items worth a mention are a lighter, cell phone, toilet paper, I used to have a compass but my kids lost it and a headlamp. So I guess aside from the TP… this would be the safety item category.

So what’s in your Camelbak or hydration pack when you go out for a mountain bike ride.. post up… no registration required.