I always go to a bike shop to see if the booties fit over my sandals first.

Great advice. Some very crafty solutions there!

a proper sil nylon poncho while bigger than a cycling cape can be tied about the body to make a variety of items and will a few light bungees or some cord a myriad of shelters/sunshades or emergency water collectors. as a soldier we would shelter under them and direct the water to a collector and sieve through a cloth as it needed no purification.

Nappy cream is cheaper and easier to get than chamois cream. does the same thing.

Avon skin so soft works as an insect repellent that wont melt your lycra clothes. as does tea tree oil amongst its many uses.

wet wipes/baby wipes can be dried out and rehydrated with water to use and make a decent instant shower and keep you fresh.

a pop can stove weighs nothing and can burn a variety of alcohol based fuels. if you can’t get meths or denatured alcohol you can use surgical spirit which is available anywhere often cheaper than the proper fuels.

one thing I have bought but not used yet is a Quechua sleepmover sleeping bag, a hooded sleeved bag with a waterproof outer and drawcord base that you can pull up to wear as a camp parka or at a push cycle in although probably a tad sweaty as they are very warm and being waterproof bar the zips and trims you could get away with roadside sleeping just adding a face net if heavy rain is not an issue – not sure if they are made anymore and probably not to everyones tastes, to me they are a civvy version of a popular german army sleeping bag from the 1970-90s and ideal if like me you like to read in bed. https://www.decathlon.co.uk/sleepmover-5-l-id_8129418.html

It unfortunately doesn’t work all that well because the flapping of the poncho tends to shake water into the face of the stoker.

That’s so true! Here in the tropics a huge rainstorm can come out of nowhere breaking tree branches and sudden rivers across the street, but 20 minutes later the sun is shining again.