bike-friendly plein air kit

Rene PleinAir expressed an interest in seeing what I bring when I go out to sketch on my bike. Here you go, Rene!

This looks like a lot of stuff! But it all fits in a 5x7 zippered bag and I think gives me a lot of options:

a small watercolor pan set

a few Derwent inktense pencils

travel brushes 

a mechanical pencil 

a sepia watercolor pencil

a permanent ink marker

a Tombow water soluble marker

a water brush

a wax crayon

a couple of clips

a little pot of Paynes gray

a few Derwent blocks ( new to me--great for covering larger areas and being bold)

a Sailor fountain pen

a plastic tube for sucking up water (forgot what it's called!)

a bamboo dip pen, used to draw or scratch

And two of the sketchbooks I've been bringing on my bike: a 4.5x9" handmade book and an 8x8 Ranger-brand sketchbook.

I put the sketchbooks and my little pouch in a larger bag--with water, sometimes a hat, a scrap of an old towel, and a small tarp to sit on--that fits in my bike basket.

I filled an 8.5x12.5 Moleskine sketchbook, which I really liked. It wasn't watercolor paper but you could do some painting in it:

But I thought the Moleskine cost too much ... Which began my long and even more costly search for a sketchbook that would be as good, or, more accurately, would suit my needs.

I'll do a post on my larger plein air kit soon.