Riding Jacket Choose for climate. If you have to pack them, make sure they're accessible. Also help keep the bugs out of the eyes. You never know when that funny story might leap out at you or exchange names and addresses with new friends you meet. Big dome for trips where you spend more than one night, small dome for camping weekends.
Tent poles are strapped under the top box rack.
Get smallest size, suitable for expected climate Mattresses. We've got rubberised cotton inflatable which are fairly heavy. Take bicycle patches in case of a leak. Elec air pump. Runs off the bike battery.