Skivvy Roll: how to pack clothes for the day

[Melensdad]

Seems like most wilderness backpackers are not pilgrims and most pilgrims are not wilderness backpackers. European backpacking is travelling city to city with a backpack. But American style backpacking is wilderness hiking into remote regions. I think both groups can learn a few tricks from each other.

Here is a quick tutorial on how to pack your clothes in a very compact way.

 

[StevethePlanner]

Nice. But what about the trousers? Are they just separate?

 

[Melensdad]

Nice. But what about the trousers? Are they just separate?

You should be wearing those!

Seriously, I find that I can wear a pair of trousers for a few days without needing to launder them, they are just kept separate. I may take 2 pairs of "zip off" pants on a trip, but may have 2, 3 or 4 shirts, undies, sock pairs ... depending upon the trip type. So the 1 packed pair of pants that I have are rolled up alone.

 

[pudgypilgrim]

Very nice! But if you start with the shirt face down instead of face up, the wrinkles will be more on the back than the front, if that matters.

 

[Melensdad]

Very nice! But if you start with the shirt face down instead of face up, the wrinkles will be more on the back than the front, if that matters.

Yes, good point. Being fashionable is very important

 

[mspath]

Another good trick to help keep you 'camino chic' is to hang up a soaking wet washed T shirt inside out. When dry and turned inside in the shirt will appear smooth and 'ironed'.

 

[FurnessTravellers]

Whoa, "Camino chic". Think i gave up on that when I left my hair dryer and 80% of my travelling clothes in France! In almost all of the photos of my husband and I on the Camino we are in the same clothes. Washed the night before and back on the next day. It is really part of the whole experience of coming to understand what is important, and what are needs versus wants. Still love to get into my Camino clothes on my days off at home........

 

[mspath]

For me 'camino chic' consists of sporting two clean hiking socks that match. Scan my kit list (6.5 kilos for autum/winter) for the basics.

 

[jmcarp]

Very nice! But if you start with the shirt face down instead of face up, the wrinkles will be more on the back than the front, if that matters.

No wonder I had trouble making Camino friends. The people I approached probably saw my wrinkled T-shirt and inevitably stopped suddenly to re-tie their shoelaces while I passed on by.

 

[Introibo]

What's all this nonsense about washing trousers ?

You have your "lucky" pair to walk in, which you never wash, in case the luck runs out.

Then you have a clean pair for evening wear. As you only ever wear these for a few hours each
evening, they never need to be washed. Same applies to your evening shirt.

....... I walked alone a lot

...................and ate alone a lot

 

[clearskiescamino]

1 pair of trousers do the job.

I notice only men say this..lol

 

[whariwharangi]

What's all this nonsense about washing trousers ?

You have your "lucky" pair to walk in, which you never wash, in case the luck runs out.

Then you have a clean pair for evening wear. As you only ever wear these for a few hours each
evening, they never need to be washed. Same applies to your evening shirt.

....... I walked lone a lot

For you ... they run the botafumiero!

 

[dougfitz]

For you ... they run the botafumiero!

Perhaps they were running well before the botafumeio

 

[whariwharangi]

Perhaps they were running well before the botafumeio

The crowd parting like the Red Sea ...

 

[Anemone del Camino]

Take a look at this video for tips on how you fold clothes and pack your backpack:

 

[VNwalking]

The crowd parting like the Red Sea ...

That must have been on account of a German pilgrim I met who said in all seriousness that he never got blisters because he never washed his outer socks. A Sherpa had told him that once, and he swore it worked.
(Edit. I washed mine every day and didn't get blisters either...FWIW.)

 

[jsalt]

Take a look at this video for tips on how you fold clothes and pack your backpack:

Love the video! Problem is, I just cannot picture a single albergue or hotel room that has the space and/or a big flat table to be able to do that

 

[domigee]

Wow, how I wish I had seen this before my 1st camino