I always carry an extra set of clothes.  I usually go with convertable pants so I can use them as shorts too.  regular t shirt.  and a long sleeve shirt  I also carry merino wool long johns, wool watch cap and a fleece pullover.  All my clothes obviously ride in dry bags.
Just my .02
Ryan.....

Hey gang,

Last year I bucked up and bought a  couple smartwool Long sleeve shirts for my trip in September.  It wound up being pretty cold, windy and wet that week.  I basically alternated between the 2 longsleeve smartwool shirts.  When one got too wet or uncomfortable I'd put the other on, swing the nasty one dry and let it hang for a half hour.  After this, it would be ready to wear and actually felt fresh again...  Wool doesn't hold a funk, so it was literally that easy.  I am definitely using the 2 smartwool shirt system again.

I've found some of my best camp clothing buys at Goodwill ("GW" in my home lingo).  Example: new merino long sleeved shirt with mock turtleneck: $4.99   You gotta be patient and persistent.  If you do, the deals can be astounding. 

prouboy

For an in-camp shirt, I second a merino wool product. These things will not smell even after a week in the woods. I prefer IceBreaker, but Ibex is another good choice.

This is one of those things that is pricey but worth it. Watch on eBay and you can get some smokin' deals.

I take a merino wool t-shirt, a long-sleeve zip-neck, and a pair of their boxer briefs. Just rinse out when you can. Doesn't smell at all. Incredible warmth to weight ratio also if you need a layer, but stays cool when needed, too. Great stuff.

When out paddling, I love the Canyon Shirt by Mountain Hard Wear. Collar keeps the sun off of your neck, vented in back to cool down.

I read that when Chuck Yeager went camping on a river he would tie some of his clothes on a rope and let them hang in the current. When I'm in the Q and the wind is beating on the shore by my campsite, I weigh down clothes with rocks and go fishing. When I return, I squeeze out as much water as I can and hang them up. It doesn't remove much dirt but they smell better then laundered clothes from home.
Thanks for the twisted rope idea, I'm gonna use it!

Some swear by them...

KevinL wrote on Dec 21^st, 2010 at 1:21am:


They still make diaper pins?  Some still use cloth diapers?

KevinL wrote on Dec 21^st, 2010 at 1:21am:


I just recently read that in Cliffs book "campings top secrets". I like the option that you can use them for other needs. Could come in handy.

What I didn't read in Cliffs book is KF's twisty rope method which seems pretty slick too

I used diaper pins for clothes pins. Not my idea but one I heard from Cliff at the expo last spring. Work great.

I use a combination of Nature and my tarp/fly ropes to dry my synthetic clothes that dry super fast in the sun, and even faster if there's a breeze blowing.
A nylon camp shirt is easy to dry. Just use the button holes on the cuffs on a long sleeve model or placket buttons on short sleeve one, to fasten to a fly rope or even a tree limb that's in the sun, or open wind swept area. I also will lay my clothes on a sun warmed flat rock, securing with loose rocks so they don't end up in the lake or bush

No flat rock, an overturned canoe in a sun lit area makes a great drying rack as well, anchor with rocks too. I will even sleeve my socks over a suitable branch so they dry fast and won't blow away. Just make sure if you use a pine bough, you check for sap

I use a Byer Mosquito hammock with a built on mosquito net. You can flip it over if you don't need the protection. Any hammock with some sort of bug net could be used for this idea.
If your worried about the wind taking your clothes, spread them over  the bug net, and hang in the open sunny/windy area. They'll dry fast and you won't lose them.

I don't bring a dedicated laundry rope or clothes pins/clips anymore, I just get creative