Re: Rocky Mountains

Fran,

I pack very similar to Alex. I do wash and wear again the next day. This
light weight packing method has served me well on trips up to two weeks.
Going longer than that I typically will throw in an extra layer of riding
clothing for whatever I anticipate the common temperature to be. In Colorado
I would pack an extra short layer of clothes - but in Canada I took an extra
layer of warm clothing.

My husband has pointed out that, technically, there is no reason I couldn't
continue washing the same shirt every night for 30 nights just as easily as
I did for 14 nights - but what if I wore it out by washing it so much? What
would I wear the next day?

I did read an account of a couple who did a month long tandem tour. The wife
literally threw away her clothes from the trip when they arrived home. She
said she'd worn them a 'lifetime' worth in one month. While I believe that
is an exaggeration - I do understand what she means. I'm not a very high
maintenance woman - but I would like to trade the blue shirt for the green
one every couple of weeks. : )

Also,  I wash my clothes while I'm showering - no bucket necessary for
laundry.

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 9:57 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
> How would this list change if you were to be gone 3 months or so. Or would
> it.
>
>
>
> Fran,
>
> Be who you are and say what you feel........
> Because those that matter dont mind.....
> And those that mind don't matter.   Anon
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Wetmore <[email protected]>
> To: MH <hoagy-OlwQ/[email protected]>; touring <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thu, Feb 10, 2011 10:36 am
> Subject: RE: Rocky Mountains
>
>
> From: MH [hoagy-OlwQ/[email protected]]
>  For a change I'd like to try staying clean.  Wash every
>  two or three days.  After two or three weeks I get pretty
>  rank.
> Staying clean doesn't require a lot of clothing or gear, it just requires
> the
> ight clothing and gear.  With two pairs of bike shorts, two jerseys, and
> one of
> verything else you can do laundry every day.  If it is raining one day (so
> tuff won't dry, or would cake with mud) you can clean up the important bits
> on
> ou and in your bike shorts with baby wipes.  Baby wipes are a very useful
> item
> o have along for backwoods touring.
> My week long backroads bike touring list looks something like this:
>  two pairs bike shorts
>  two wool cycling shirts
>  one wool sleep/camp shirt
>  one pair of long pants, quick dry
>  one pair of wool long johns
>  one wool long sleeve shirt
>  one pair quick dry underwear (Patagonia or Ex Officio make good ones, and
> they
> re comfortable enough to ride in too) for camp/sleeping
>  one lightweight/packable rain jacket
>  one down vest (makes a nice pillow at night)
>  short gloves
>  long gloves
>  hat
> All of that fits into less than one Ortlieb small pannier or into a medium
> addlebag (remember that at a minimum two of those items will be on you).
>  It
> ll washes and dries quickly.  I can ride in temps from the lower 40s up to
> the
> 0s and in rain or sun comfortably.
> alex
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