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> >Originally posted by flyingdutch Get yourself one of them
> >shammy-style swimming towels which >are great for
> >traveling. light and small and easy to dry too.
>
> Nice one (idea), keep 'em coming
>
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>
> Saddle sores are much more likely to happen if I'm dirty.
> The thing most likely to stop me isn't fatigue, it's more
> likely to be pain from something like saddle sores, aching
> back etc. ( Pneumonia..
)
>
> >you going to get sweaty shortly after riding again each
> >morning
>
> True, but getting into clean knicks while dirty, I
> may as well only take one pair of knicks.. hey,
> there's an idea
>
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should have just postied this all in one posty... please
excuse for the excess posties.
easy fix for that. make sure all your clothing is man made
materials. they seem to dry very quickly, even in colder
weather. take a change of three's. one clean, one dirty, one
wearing. the dirty's you stop in at any resteraunt and go
into the bathroom, wash your grubs in the sink (shampoo
works just fine for this) and then bungy the wets off the
tail end of the bike or hang on the tent over night. if it's
man made stuff it should be dry in about a half hour. or at
worst the next morning. then you've always got a clean pare
of clothes in the morning and a spare set if you end up
getting cold/wet during the day.
and on a side note.... don't ever stick man made stuff in
the drier but line dry. it will hold oders if it's exposed
to drier heat for some odd ball reason. *shrug*
and just so i don't have to postie another tidbit i'll throw
this one in... don't get aluminum cooking utencles... it
heats one spot in the pan but leaves the rest cold or will
burn one area while not cooking other areas. also things
stick like no tomorrow and w/ limited amouts of water on the
trail... making clean up much more difficult. i've heard
titanum is good but have not tried it. more expence than i'm
willing to put into it. i ususally go w/ copper cooking
gear. bit heavier but you can get by w/ one big mug, for
soups/coffee/tea, one plate w/ handle that will stand up as
a frying pan and utencils/fabric coffee filter/etc.... mind
you this is a kitchen for one i'm discussing, if more than
one will be traveling with you i'd go for a small kitchen
setup. which i would pack as one kettle/deaper cooking pan
and a frying pan. both of which i'd personally prefer having
a copper bottom. but again that's a personal choice.
on stoves, coleman has some pretty good set ups these days
that are very nice and light weight. local camping/sporting
shop can help you on those.
on sleep wear, man made is getting pretty good these days so
i'd stick w/ that material for the sleeping bag as well as
the clothing. it dries faster than most other substances and
if it does get wet you can tarp it over your supply bags and
bungy it down like i mentioned doing w/ washed clothing. if
it's not raining while your on the road it should get dry by
the time your ready to stop for the night.
hope all this helps..
cheers kat
