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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
