Throw away travel clothes

[dreamaker]

Something I would like to share with the group, I assumed everyone knew about throw away clothes.  Well sitting around with the boys and talking about camping trips on a bike and the issue of clothes came up.  I said just bring throw away clothes, they looked confused at me and didn't have a clue what I was talking about. 
So I said lets start from scratch.  I told them that throw away clothes are clothes that clean but just about ready for the trash but still wearable.  When you go camping these are the clothes you wear and when they get dirty you just throw them away and don't bring them back. SIMPLE !! Also important is packing them, I use to use Seal-A-Meal and vacuum pack them, now I use FoodSaver. You can also get SpaceSaver bags that are for camping, you can roll out the air. This way the clothes are kind of flat and you can carry more on the bike.  A good item for camping is a FoodSaver vacuum handheld, it is powerful, cheap, small, rechargeable and you can find them and reusable bags at any retail outlet.  ( They also work good if one of the boys that is passed out you can give him hickeys with it. Its fun watching him trying to remember where he got them. ) Then you have room for nice clothes you can bring back. I'm sure many of you already do this, if not I hope this would help.

Dan

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I use gallon Zip Loc bags. Insert clothes, nearly seal bag and then roll the bag up to expel air. Lots cheaper than the vacumn bags.

[Jabba]

There are goodwills all over the country too.

If you're a size that can buy there... you can always buy more for just a few bucks too.

Good tip though.

Jabba

[RLD]

I'm confused; if they're good enough to wear, and you packed them in the first place, why can't you pack them back home? Not seeing any benefit's I guess. I use these items of clothing for working in the garage and around the house.  ???

[dreamaker]

I'm confused; if they're good enough to wear, and you packed them in the first place, why can't you pack them back home? Not seeing any benefit's I guess. I use these items of clothing for working in the garage and around the house.  ???

I guess if you want to look at it that way you could wear trash bags for clothes, that way you could save your old clothes for home.    Sorry I don't wear my tux when I ride. Did you ever want to buy something on the road and find you don't have the room or think about the gas mileage less weight. LOL. Far as bags you can use the SpaceSaver travel bags are reusable and they really flatten out. But anyway each to there own.

Dan

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I'm confused; if they're good enough to wear, and you packed them in the first place, why can't you pack them back home? Not seeing any benefit's I guess. I use these items of clothing for working in the garage and around the house.  ???

When the armpits in the shirts have holes in and you'd be ashamed to be seen wearing them working in the garage or yard you wear and discard on the road.

When the elastic in your briefs isn't you wear and discard on the road.

When you can count skin cells through the heels of your socks you wear and discard on the road.

Etc etc etc 

[Bobbo]

I'm confused; if they're good enough to wear, and you packed them in the first place, why can't you pack them back home? Not seeing any benefit's I guess. I use these items of clothing for working in the garage and around the house.  ???

I do a lot of benefit rides, and always get T-shirts and stuff like that from them.  Once I’m overflowing from these T-shirts, and I take a bike trip, I like to get rid of them by throwing them away as I go.  Works for old socks and underwear as well, as others have pointed out.  It’s just a good way of giving them a farewell sendoff!

[Spirited-6]

My WIFE says :all my clothes are "throw away" 

[fudgie]

+1  We do it all the time for the trip west. I start as soon as I get back from Sturgis. I have a few socks, jeans, underwear and a shirt or to. Usually a uniform shirt I cut the sleaves off to wear. The problem I have is that I get a pair of jeans that have the crotch ripped out that I find them comfy on the road and dont want to part with them.  Kit does the same but hell she wears thongs so packing is not a issue with them little things.  We never really wear good stuff out there anyway. Its a bike rally, not a pagent show.
Ask GiG about his throw away jeans and underwear. 

[dreamaker]

You know giving up is hard to do sometimes, but keep in mind a little piece of you is all over the United States.

Dan

[czuch]

I like the trash bag idea.
 I can see the benifit already. No need to carry or stop to put on the rain suit.
I stop at thrift stores. $5.00 and you're all outfitted in some new threads.
$10k bike and $5.00 clothes.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...................................

[WamegoRob]

I use gallon Zip Loc bags. Insert clothes, nearly seal bag and then roll the bag up to expel air. Lots cheaper than the vacumn bags.

Ditto on the ziplock method.  I used to fit, and keep dry (sort of important in Alaska) several uniforms into the Army ruck by stuffing them in and sitting on it to get the air out while closing.  Much more successful than the "waterproof" bag they issued.
Now I see that they sell XL Bags and XXL bags cheap, too.

ps: Hi... I'm new here and ride a '97 Tourer.