What 'just in case' extras do you take when going away - ?

[EckyH]

A 16" Brompton.

First aid kit, FFP2 mask, pen, some sugar, small swiss army knife, mini tool, multitool with pliers, pain killers, mini torch.
Electronic gadgets only with USB-C sockets, long USB-C cable, mains adapter with USB-C outlets.

E.

 

[raleighnut]

Bottle of single Malt and a glass. (You canna drink Whisky out of a cup)..................Oh and green tea bags.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Yes, green tea bags rather than the sawdust excuse for tea bags provided.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Bottle of single Malt and a glass. (You canna drink Whisky out of a cup)..................Oh and green tea bags.

You can drink Whisky out of a cup

or even one f those rubbish plastic "glasses" a hotel provides in the bathroom

but if no other options are available
(Other than directly from the bottle!)

 

[Drago]

Hofner shorty travel bass, Tascam GB10 bass trainer, Sony headphones.

 

[raleighnut]

You can drink Whisky out of a cup

or even one f those rubbish plastic "glasses" a hotel provides in the bathroom

but if no other options are available
(Other than directly from the bottle!)

Heathen

 

[Dogtrousers]

mini cutlery set or spork,

I never take this. And often end up regretting it and buying enormous packs of disposable cutlery in a supermarket just to get a fork.

 

[presta]

I took most of the stuff others have listed, and more, but they all got used, if we're just talking about stuff I've taken but not used:
Sterotabs
Cycle computer instructions
Spare cycle lock key
Lights
Wet wipes
Rag
Spare brake pads
Cheque book
3,4,6mm Allen keys
Cone key
Chain tool
Spoke key
Insulation tape
Sellotape
PVC Gloves
Tyraps
Spare pump hose
Tyre patch
Tyre boot
Split links
Spare bolts
Spare cables
Spare brake blocks
Bandage
Antiseptic wipes
Buttons
Safety pins

I used the towpath permit in the sense of cycling on towpaths, but not in the sense of needing to produce it.
The spare toe strap never got used, but only because I didn't start carrying it until after I'd needed one.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Heathen

Needs must and all that!

 

[ColinJ]

Nearly every trip of mine away is to the same place - my sister's cottage in Devon; I spend 8-10 weeks a year down there. Carting stuff back and forth by train was a pain so I built up a stash down there and can now get away with just one rucksack.

What I do take, just in case...

• An Android tablet. I could get away with my phone, but using the small screen for a fortnight would be a pain. I bought a new tablet which is good enough that I can now leave my laptop oop north.
• A keyboard case for the tablet, since I will be laptop-less for 2 weeks at a time, and typing on physical keys beats using a touchscreen keyboard.
• My Wahoo Elemnt Bolt.
• My Garmin Edge 200 for backup navigation duties. (The Bolt has glitched out on a couple of long rides so I mainly use it for ride data now, though the turn by turn pop-up instructions are great as long has glitching does not happen.)
• An OTG cable so I can upload routes to the Garmin. I can do the Wahoo uploads over Bluetooth but the Garmin is Old Skool.
• Earbuds to use on the long train journeys, and also in bed to avoid disturbing the rest of the family in adjacent bedrooms if I am watching Netflix etc late at night.
• The trains that I catch are ridiculously short... A train from Scotland to Cornwall with only 4 carriages, come on!!! I got fed up of having to stand up or sit on the floor of packed trains so I bought one of these.
  
  
  
  It just squeezes inside my rucksack. I did a couple of journeys on trains with plenty of empty seats after I bought it and was beginning to think that it was a waste of money, but since then I have used it for hours at a time. (I might buy a small cushion for the top of it, because it isn't exactly comfy!)
• A gilet. I don't have a spare one.
• A replacement phone. The phone signal at the cottage is hopeless and my old phone didn't support WiFi calling. The new one does.

What I no longer have to take down because I left a stash of stuff there:

• A bike! I have one permanently stored chez sis.
• Cycling shoes.
• Cycling clothing (other than the gilet).
• Cycling glasses.
• A helmet.
• Toolkit.
• Pump for use on rides.
• Small frame and saddle bags for the bike so I could ditch my backpack.
• Track pump for use at the cottage.
• Spares.
• Several changes of 'civvy' clothing.
• Carbo powder for drinks.
• Bottles for the carbo drinks.
• Walking boots.
• Slippers.

 

[Drago]

Accy takes a spare Butler, Chauffer, and French maid.

 

[sungod]

extra ammo and two spare clips

 

[presta]

The trains that I catch are ridiculously short... A train from Scotland to Cornwall with only 4 carriages, come on!!! I got fed up of having to stand up or sit on the floor of packed trains so I bought one of these.

I went from Macclesfield to Euston sat on the floor outside the loo once whilst it was overflowing and about to run out the door. A woman was standing over the top of my pannier, and as she began to wilt she slithered down, then just before she was about to sit on it I said "not on that!", and she jumped back up like I'd stuck a pin in her bum.

Standing up from Paris to Nancy was a bit of a pain, and we didn't sit on the floor as we were wearing suits and on the way to see a customer.

 

[a.twiddler]

@presta 's suggestion of cycle computer instructions rings true after I took mine off and put it in my pocket while I went into a cafe. I was on my way to Wales and was hoping for some new downhill max speed highs on a multi day trip. When I took it out it had reset its wheel size and I couldn't work out how to put it back. Cycle computer instructions (if you can actually find them) would be high on the list if I hadn't since bought an old Etrex to swop from bike to bike and eliminate all that faff.

 

[Chislenko]

Lathe.