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Skivvy Roll: how to pack clothes for the day

Melensdad

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2016 SJPdP to Santiago, Finisterre. Hadrian's Way, 2015. Sections of the AT + National & State Park trails.
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.


 
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Technical backpack for day trips with backpack cover and internal compartment for the hydration bladder. Ideal daypack for excursions where we need a medium capacity backpack. The back with Air Flow System creates large air channels that will keep our back as cool as possible.

€83,-
Nice. But what about the trousers? Are they just separate?
 
StevethePlanner said:
Nice. But what about the trousers? Are they just separate?
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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.
 
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Down bag (90/10 duvet) of 700 fills with 180 g (6.34 ounces) of filling. Mummy-shaped structure, ideal when you are looking for lightness with great heating performance.

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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.
 
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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........
 
pudgypilgrim said:
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.
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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.
 
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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
 
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Very light, comfortable and compressible poncho. Specially designed for protection against water for any activity.

Our Atmospheric H30 poncho offers lightness and waterproofness. Easily compressible and made with our Waterproof fabric, its heat-sealed interior seams guarantee its waterproofness. Includes carrying bag.

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whariwharangi said:
The crowd parting like the Red Sea ...
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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.)
 
Anemone del Camino said:
Take a look at this video for tips on how you fold clothes and pack your backpack:
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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
 
Wow, how I wish I had seen this before my 1st camino
 
Altus 24 Liters daypack (DENON 24 H30)
Technical backpack for day trips with backpack cover and internal compartment for the hydration bladder. Ideal daypack for excursions where we need a medium capacity backpack. The back with Air Flow System creates large air channels that will keep our back as cool as possible.

€83,-
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