Children's Underwear

[islandfever]

Aloha!

I am a first time poster from Maui, have booked our trip, starting from SJPP on August 31st and allowing until October 15th, 2012. We are 2 adults, 52 years old, and one 9 year old boy, so we are only planning on doing 10-12 miles per day. I have been trying to pack as light as possible, since just my husband and I will be carrying packs. I am a huge believer in microfiber for our clothes and am trying to purchase everything in advance since I have to buy most of it online (we have one Sports Authority here on Maui, not much else). I have found microfiber underwear for my husband online (although I don't want to spend $20 a pair, eek) but can't even find microfiber underwear for my son. Does such a thing exist? What do parents with children usually do? I refuse to bring cotton underwear and have it hanging out to dry on my pack all day. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Lynette

 

[myschf]

Might want to check this out on ebay

http://compare.ebay.com/like/3007299499 ... s&var=sbar

Another Lynette

 

[vagabondette]

Amazon maybe? I'm curious why the 9-year-old can't carry a small pack?

 

[Freetime]

My thoughts exactly Vagabondette. Surely a small pack with water,snacks (maybe lunch as well), rain gear/poncho and a few personal items wouldn't be too heavy. Perhaps you could throw in 1extra changes of clothes.
Tony

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[gerardcarey]

I refuse to bring cotton underwear and have it hanging out to dry on my pack all day. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Lynette

Got these 'Terramar Body Sensor' brand from Sierra Trading Post.
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/s~terr ... perPage=24

They are stunningly good, reasonably priced, very lightweight, breathable, dry in no time.
I got both boxers and briefs. Terramar Helix T-Shirt are good, light and cheap also.
One thing tho....they are not microfibre! Polyester with a little Spandex.
If you decide to try some register an account. You will get a discount voucher immediately. They also have 30-40-50% sales off regularly so wait for those if you can.
I've bought a lot from this firm, and have always been satisfied.

Gerard

 

[Pieces]

the only thing I ever had to dry on the outside of my pack was socks. Undervear, tops and trousers was always dry or at least dry enough to pack/wear in the morning.

I bring 2 very sturdy cotton bras when walking (not running bras, just plain cotton t-shirt bras) and it has never been an issue.

I do realise that cotton is a hate word in here but bring 3 pairs of cotton undies and you will be fine...

 

[islandfever]

Thanks Lynette for the ebay link. I've never heard of the Knocker brand before, I wonder where they are from? I may have to resort to those. My son has never worn boxers, just briefs. Not being male, I don't know if that is no big deal or if it will bother him.

After talking it over repeatedly, my husband and I decided it was better to err on the side of caution and not make our son carry a pack. As it is, I envision a few moments where he doesn't want to walk any further, and adding a pack to the mix will just make the walk that much harder for him. And I'd much rather carry some of his stuff than end up trying to carry his backpack too if he just can't (or won't) do it any more. Funny, I thought I'd hear that I expecting too much from him and shouldn't be taking him on the Camino, rather than hearing that he should carry his own weight

Thanks Pieces for the positive feedback on cotton. I know that cotton takes forever here to dry because of the humidity, maybe I'm worrying too much about the underwear.

 

[islandfever]

Ooh thanks so much Gerard for the link for the men's underwear - those prices are SO much better!

 

[vagabondette]

You might benefit from reading the posts by kiwi-family. They're a group of 11 ranging from age 6-80. Their prep, particularly what they're planning with the kids, might be helpful for you when prepping your son for the camino. If you start him training now he'll be used to a pack and there's really no reason why he can't carry at least some of his own gear like food/water/etc. Surely you don't want to give him a 7 kg pack but unless he has a physical impairment of some sort there's no reason why he couldn't carry some weight and giving him the responsibility for his stuff would probably be good for him. Personally I've done alpine hikes with kids as young as 6 where they carried their own gear for 15-20 kms with no problems. Whatever you do though, I'm sure you guys will have a great time. Good luck!