Thread: What to take with you

One of the things I learned from the army (never practiced this in my younger tramping-only days) is that you can always man up and just put on your dirty, wet clothes the next day. Keep a dry, clean set in your pack for emergencies only (or for when you are in the hut/tent/dry cave). Bung your wet yuck clothes under your sleeping or bivi bag while you sleep. My sleeping bag has a waterproof layer on the bottom so I just sleep on top of my clothes that are on top of my thermarest.

Seriously, one set of wet socks can last you a long, long time Splash out and take a new pair of gruds for each day and even if you are putting on dirty clothes, make sure you have a wash at some point each day anyway. Baby wipes are small and effective and you can have a descrete wash while inside your sleeping bag. Chuck a few 'helpers' in your bag in case you need them - dried apricots or prunes.


EDIT - also the army 'medicated foot powder' is cool to get your hands on but otherwise just normal talcum powder is gold too. Chuck it where you might need it - armpits, groin, bum, toes. A long time ago I found an awesome little pack at the Warehouse I think that was a mini-travel-pack for babies. It had a tiny talcum powder and three bottles of stuff like soap, shampoo etc but the bottles/talcum was worth the whole $5 price tag. You can refill it from a bigger bottle at home. Brilliant! I've had it for ages and it's great for a few nights away.

Originally Posted by Dougie

Baby wipes are small and effective and you can have a descrete wash while inside your sleeping bag.

What the hell you talking about Willis? Jump in the bloody river woman

Originally Posted by Rushy

What the hell you talking about Willis? Jump in the bloody river woman

Maybe its code for discrete something else??