Travelling light / washing and drying your kit on the go
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Not a great photo but this was one of my improvised clothes drying arrangements on a Spain trip
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I’ve got one of these
Yet to use it though
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not seen those before, that’s rather good
Have put my washing in a mozzie head net & bungeed it to the top of my luggage on the bike in the past which has helped to dry it out ( when not raining obviously).
I put the clothing in the towel so that it's in the longer way, stand on one end, then twist the towel like a tourniquet. Gets a lot of water out.
I learnt the towel trick from my mum as a kid. She would do it with the towel rolled from the long side. I was roped in to hold one end and she held the other. We then twisted in opposite directions.
Isocool t shirts from Mountain Warehouse are good for rinsing out in the hotel and drying overnight.
Isocool t shirts from Mountain Warehouse are good for rinsing out in the hotel and drying overnight.
buy tshirts and undercrackers from MATALAN OR PRIMARK, cheap as chips, throw them away after use 
I’m often astounded by how quick Helly Hansen stuff drys either on the body or off
Outdoor shops sell a 'travel' washing line - two pieces of twirled elastic string with hooks on either end. The clothes can be hung by pulling them through the strings or draping over the washing line. Usually easy enough to use the hotel or shower to hang the wash line.
Tend to wash my clothes in the shower, plug in, some liquid detergent and leave for 1/2 hour. Shower makes it easy to rinse e.g stick the shower head inside the socks
Tend to wash my clothes in the shower, plug in, some liquid detergent and leave for 1/2 hour. Shower makes it easy to rinse e.g stick the shower head inside the socks
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I've got several pairs of their boxers. The waist elastic doesn't stand up terribly well to washing in the machine.
That's an old trick. Works though.
Two things to add:
1. If you buy the Rohan underwear, you never need the towel trick. They dry in 2-3 hours anyway, as do their t-shirts.
2. Be aware that if you use the towel method too vigorously on your expensive and delicate Icebreaker merino t-shirts, it will quite quickly trash the delicate collar area and you'll end up with a baggy neckline.
I would imagine it was long before that and to do with brewing and part of a stillSo that's the origin of "Pongo"
Underwear, anti-microbial: British
Standard issue underwear as issued to HM Forces on operational service in Afghanistan. This pair were worn by Flight Sergeant Gareth Davies during his deployment as a Battle Casualty Replacement in Afghanistan on Operation Herrick 12 (May - October 2010).
Been using the camping line and pegs , for 30 years touring
Wash on the go
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