I actually prefer 2x on my gravel bike... and I've bikepacked and raced on it. My mtn bike is 1x though (29+ hardtail with suspension fork I bikepack on singletrack, can swap out for a rigid fork if its more of a mix of dirt roads and light singletrack).
I'd start by going through every gear guide on bikepacking.com. That's my favorite site on teh interwebz currently.
I'm on a tight budget so have a random assortment of bags. Some revelate, some no name brands, RandiJo bartenders. I use a handlebar roll and cheap dry bag, frame bag, and seat bag. Then add on a snack bag on the toptube and some bartenders if I'm biking where it's dry (i.e. lack of water to filter).
If I had $$$ I'd probably get the Fabio's chest setup for bags.
On a sidenote, my GF is starting to get into biking and wants to do some light touring, mostly off road and not really into hard singletrack territory. She just got the bridge club last fall, which the review here kinda shows some cool setups that you could apply to the gravel bike you're looking at too:
http://www.bikepacking.com/bikes/sur...e-club-review/
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