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@platypus is right but I would pack slightly differently: sleeping bag and clothes (note: just enough to stay warm, I had to wear the same clothes the whole time) in the seatpack, tent strapped to the bars, cooking stuff (one pan to eat out of and cook in) and food in a frame bag and water in a rucksack with a hose thing.
Have just recently tried bivvying and you definitely save a hell of a lot of space over a tent. Unfortunately I also took an extremely bulky sleeping bag rated to -10° and if I'd been bikepacking I would have had to take the sleeping bag in a ~30l rucksack. In summer if it was dry you'd have a great time in a bivvy bag.
For a longer trip you obviously need more clothes and food in which case I'd get some fork-mounted anything-cages with drybags in them, a top tube bag and a much bigger frame bag.
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This looks fantastic. What I don't get about some of these bikepacking setups though, is how that's enough luggage. It's clearly not a stripped down TCR style racer, but it doesn't look like there's space for a sleeping bag + matt + tent + stove + pan etc, unless there are all incredibly tiny? So is it just a credit card tourer?