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@Heldring
Bickering about what bike to get is a large part of this forum. At first I was planning to get one of those bargainous Marin Four Corners completes 2016 from Charlie the bike Monger. However I really wanted to use the Surly 24-pack rack I recently bought from @JB so I kept switching between the Marin and a Disc Trucker frameset from Triton until I found out Andy was selling his Troll. Major win because this frame will take both discs and Vs, and also has ALL THE MOUNTS! Buying the bike finally meant the first material commitment to the insane idea, so why not start this thread to organise my thoughts, get some help and document the process.
The Build: things I know for sure
Surly Troll Frame & Forks inc. Cane Creek 40 headset almost bought
Front rack 1: Surly 24-Pack Rack Bought
Front rack 2: Tubus Tara
Rear rack: Tubus which I already have
Seatpost: probably the Thomson Inline which I have stashed somewhere
The rest is still pretty much open. I plan to do the build in phases, starting with the wheelbuild, then the gearing, then the finishing kit, bags and lights. For the wheelbuild I know I want a 36h Shutter Precision Dynohub because they seem to be good and reliable for at least 10k km. For the rear I'll take a cheap Shimano hub, possibly Deore XT FH-756. I'm still pretty much undecided about the rims but these Ambrosio AK30 rims seem to fit the bill for being pretty wide (24 mm internal), coming in 36h flavour, having a brake track and being cheap (I like cheap). Spokes: DT Alpine III seems to be the approved overbuilt touring spoke.
I plan to order all these wheel bits myself, however I have never built a wheel. Think I'll find someone in the neighbourhood to build them.
However, nothing is decided and I'm very open to reasonable suggestions :)