If you’re considering a long tour of your own, looking through someone else’s list of their gear and reading their advice on how to get started can really cut through the long process of comparing and pro/con listing business. At least, I found these sorts of things to be invaluable. And now, I can use my own gear guide as a checklist when I’ve barely got two brain cells to rub together and I have to pack quickly.

Here you’ll find a list of the gear in my possession, the gear I would love to have, and some insight into my process of putting everything together. A great big shout-out to my Gear Guru, Matt Lodder, is available under the tab of that same name.

Now, shall I introduce you to Hermes?