1 week... new pants every day?

[Condi]

Killboy said:

How big are your pants?

You're right, he should just pack some thongs instead, 7 thongs = same space as 2 pants.


Approximately.

[black-k1]

Clean pants, clean socks, clean t-shirt essential every day. Take old stuff you can bin on the journey. Do laundry if you don't have space to carry enough clean stuff for the whole journey. You may not be personal odour aware but others will be.

[Stuart70]

Condi said:

Killboy said:

How big are your pants?

You're right, he should just pack some thongs instead, 7 thongs = same space as 2 pants.


Approximately.

7 thongs is nearly a whole album.

[tvrolet]

Fleece or hoodie - no need for both?

Too many tee shirts (I always take too many).

Do you need jeans if you’ve got riding jeans and shorts?

…or go commando.

I always take too much stuff; this year I really tried to cut down but still came home with unworn tee shirts, pants and socks. But I also ride longer days in squishy-butt riding pants so proper undies for evenings only.

[HBelder]

Perhaps the country has no shops…

A word of caution, pants in France come up very small…(broke key in pannier lock).

[Bob_Defly]

Why do you need a fleece AND a hoodie?

[Steve Bass]

Bob_Defly said:

Why do you need a fleece AND a hoodie?

^^This...
And trainers?? Simple thongs and shorts if you're not on the bike. And get bush pants with the zip off lower legs, trooosers and shorts in one.
Also, if you pack your clothes into zip lock bags, a small bike powered air bed pump can be used to vacuum the air out, so much so that it makes more than it's own space in savings.
And if you're wearing textiles top and bottom, why do you think you need riding jeans??
If you're really stretched for space, look at small roll bags that fix to stop of the panniers, or a moderate dry bag across the back.

[Speed addicted]

https://seatosummit.co.uk/collections/compression-...

Seriously just use a couple of compression sacks. Nothing extra needed to squash your stuff down and save loads of space.

[the cueball]

I wear base layers and when I get to the hotel, just go into the shower with them and give them a quick clean with my body wash.

I take 2 sets and alternate them, so I always have 1 set dry and fresh.

I use the throw away method for other clothes, nighttime pants/t-shirts etc...

[bogie]

Yes, clean underwear every day, and a few base layer tops on rotation. I have a few sets of helly hansen lifa base layers that dry really quick, you can wash in the shower in the evening and its dry by the morning if you need to. Not that im short of space on the Triumph Trophy 1215 with 2 x 31L panniers and a 55L box I always have space for duty free

[HertsBiker]

Much better sending stuff ahead of you to a hotel, or buying new pants etc as you go.
Am I the only one that finds bike touring to be incredibly stressful?!
Have fun whatever you do though.

[Gixer968CS]

too many t-shirts, bin 2. Fleece or hoodie. Now you have space for a puncture kit!

[Bob_Defly]

the cueball said:

I wear base layers and when I get to the hotel, just go into the shower with them and give them a quick clean with my body wash.

I take 2 sets and alternate them, so I always have 1 set dry and fresh.

Hmm, great idea!

[Bob_Defly]

HertsBiker said:

Am I the only one that finds bike touring to be incredibly stressful?!

Must be, for me it's the highlight of the year. Can't wait.

[Nexus Icon]

HBelder said:

Perhaps the country has no shops…

A word of caution, pants in France come up very small…(broke key in pannier lock).

My mind was trying to figure out the euphemism in parenthesis and all I could come up with was that I'd found the one person who uses the little slot in the pants to pee through and you'd had a mishap. Then I realised it wasn't a euphemism and you'd actually just locked all your pants in your pannier.

[black-k1]

If you pack carefully, you will have loads of space. I can get enough for 2 nights in my 8l Bagster tank bag



That's

1 x pair of trousers (zip out legs so can be shorts)
2 x tee shirts
2 x pairs of pants
2 x pairs of socks
1 x long sleeved shirt
1 x pair of shoes
Deodorant, body spray, tooth brush, tooth paste, razor
Sun glasses
Phone and Cardo chargers.

Everything is light weight and I don't care if it gets creased.

It means that when I arrive at me destination for the first two nights, I simply unclip the tank bag, lock the bike and I'm sorted.

For a week, I'd take one more pair of trousers then tee shirrs, pants and socks for each day. I might throw in a second long sleeve shirt if I think it's going to be cold.

[black-k1]

Bob_Defly said:

HertsBiker said:

Am I the only one that finds bike touring to be incredibly stressful?!

Must be, for me it's the highlight of the year. Can't wait.

I absolutely agree with Bob!



and that's packed for 10 days/9 nights, including spare gloves, spare tinted visor, 2.5l of petrol, 8 Old Gits shirts for others on the trip, waterproofs, puncture repair and small tool kit.

PS Nice bike Bob.

[tvrolet]

black-k1 said:

Bob_Defly said:

HertsBiker said:

Am I the only one that finds bike touring to be incredibly stressful?!

Must be, for me it's the highlight of the year. Can't wait.

I absolutely agree with Bob!



and that's packed for 10 days/9 nights, including spare gloves, spare tinted visor, 2.5l of petrol, 8 Old Gits shirts for others on the trip, waterproofs, puncture repair and small tool kit.

PS Nice bike Bob.

Well I’ll raise you enough for 19 days, and including 2 x inner tubes, pump, massive spanner for rear wheel nut, bulbs, polish and cloths (mainly for windscreen), small toolkit, spare canister for airbag, pump for rear suspension, massive chain and padlock, waterproofs…in fact the whole left pannier was spares, tools and the like. And I still came back with unworn tee-shirts, socks and pants.

[Biker 1]

I went boating recently. Wear 1 pair & take 2 spares. Chuck them every day as they are soiled. Purchase 2 new pairs in Poundland or foreign equivalent. Life is too short for holiday laundry. Same goes for socks. T shirts maybe 3 days & then use for chain cleaning.

[vindaloo79]

black-k1 said:

If you pack carefully, you will have loads of space. I can get enough for 2 nights in my 8l Bagster tank bag



That's

1 x pair of trousers (zip out legs so can be shorts)
2 x tee shirts
2 x pairs of pants
2 x pairs of socks
1 x long sleeved shirt
1 x pair of shoes
Deodorant, body spray, tooth brush, tooth paste, razor
Sun glasses
Phone and Cardo chargers.

Everything is light weight and I don't care if it gets creased.

It means that when I arrive at me destination for the first two nights, I simply unclip the tank bag, lock the bike and I'm sorted.

For a week, I'd take one more pair of trousers then tee shirrs, pants and socks for each day. I might throw in a second long sleeve shirt if I think it's going to be cold.

I overpacked massively on our recent trip.

I think those thin walking trouser/shorts are a real space saver. I will definitely get some for next time.

I felt like a couple of pegs and some string to assist with drying wet clothes would help.

Riding jeans and casual jeans is where I’d suggest to cut weight.

Only things I wished I had taken were:

A flip up lid - I made a strange decision to switch to full face for the trip.

Summer gloves.

Correct charging plug !