Every year my kit gets a little lighter, not because I buy lighter things but because I stop carrying things I never use. This is what was on the bike for five days on the coast in September.
Bag by bag
- Handlebar roll: tent, sleeping bag and a down jacket.
- Frame bag: stove, pot, fuel, food for the day and the repair kit.
- Seat pack: spare clothes, a wool base layer and a rain shell.
- Top tube bag: phone, snacks, sunscreen and the tide table.
The two things I would never leave behind are a proper pair of camp socks and a small foam pad to sit on. Neither is on any gear list I have ever read, and both make the evenings better.