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2011/06/08

Clothes for the Road




WASH AND LAUNDER
1 REI Camp Towel, Large, for body
1 REI Camp Towel, Small, for hands/face
2 Bed Bath and Beyond Laundry Bag, 17"x10" sweater wash bag, to be strapped to bike to allow for air-drying laundry while on the go

PANTS (waterproof, functional, and casual)
0 REI Ultralight Waterproof and Windproof Pants, 32(w) L(i), worn under Kevlar Air Mesh Pants and outside with or without street pants
3 Columbia Titanium Convertible Pants, S(w) 34(i), lightweight and fast-drying but require removal of boots to remove lowers
6 Joe's Jeans, 29(w) 34(i), comfortable and good fitting and darker color than most

MID LAYER TOPS (need to be pared down, just not sure which combos will work best)

SYNTHETIC (waterproof outer, functional polyester heavyweight, midweight, and lightweight)
4 REI Ultralight Waterproof Jacket, M, worn under or over Aerostich or outside
5 Heavyweight Columbia Fleece, M, full zip
5 Midweight Old Navy Fleece, M, quarter zip and does not hold odor
5 REI Lightweight LS, S, quarter zip and stinks to high heaven after a few hours

WOOL (casual/functional wool midweight and lightweight)
7 Midweight Wool Sweater, S, holds no odor
7 Lightweight Wool Sweater, M, holds no odor Leaving sweaters behind, I want some extra space. They are non-essential and look really stupid with hiking shoes.
7 Lightweight Wool Sweater, M, holds no odor
9 3x 1x Button Up Polyester Shirt, S/M, holds odor after 2 days

TOP UNDERWEAR

8 3x Ibex Woolie Short Sleeve, M, holds no odor and good skintight tall/slim fit but should not be machine dried, two for day use one for night, rotated

BOTTOM UNDERWEAR

12 1x Swim Trunks, also taking Swim Goggles, not pictured.

12 4x ExOfficio Briefs, S, odor resistant
12 2x ExOfficio Boxer Briefs, S, odor resistant
12 1x Smartwool Boxer Briefs, S, odor resistant

SOCKS
10 4x 2x REI Wool Sock Liner, L, smooth seams but loose fit
10 2x REI Polyester Sock Liner, L, smooth seams and good fit and fast drying and durable
10 REI Wool Light Hiking Sock, L
10 REI Wool Heavy Hiking Sock, L
10 REI Wool Expedition Weight Hiking Sock, L, not pictured, dries very slowly, poor choice

LONG UNDERWEAR
11 REI Heavyweight Polyester Long Underwear, M, for daytime use
11 REI Lightweight Polyester Long Underwear, M, for daytime use and smooth fabric reduces binding/friction when sitting or moving
11 Ibex Midweight Long Underwear, M, odor resistant but does not move well and intended for nighttime use
11 Smartwool Lightweight Long Underwear, S, odor resistant but moves very poorly and intended for nighttime use

MOTORCYCLE APPAREL
13 Aerostich Roadcrafter, 40L, treated with Nikwax wash for waterproofing but the process damaged the velcro and pilled the textile somewhat. Too much detergent or too much heat in the dryer.  It's finally summer, so time to stop fighting the cold war. Leaving this at home.
 Two-piece is MUCH colder than one-piece because the wind sucks at every opening and creates drafts that defeat insulating clothes. I can make my Roadcrafter pretty much airtight. As of right now, heatstroke is a greater concern than hypothermia.

13 Not pictured: Olympia AST Jacket, S, and Motoport Kevlar Air Mesh pants, combined with REI waterproof pants for rainy conditions.
14 HJC Helmet, old piece of crap that keeps my brain inside my skull
14 Clear visor has anti-fog Fog City adhesive film. Taking a tinted visor in my tankbag, and Scott OTG MX 87 goggles for dusty off-road conditions (also extra grey gradient lens for goggles in bright sun).

15 Warm'n'Safe Gen 4 Heated Jacket, S
16 Sidi Adventure Rain Boots, 10, they leak but I have overboots. Waterproofing wax applied to eliminate the squeaky ankle hinges

GLOVES
19 Alpinestars Drystar, backup insulated cold weather glove with no wrist cinch strap
20 Cortech Scarab, insulation and liner ripped out
21 Cyclegear Neck/Head Warmer, keeps down airflow into the neck of the jacket
22 Held Steve II Gloves
23 Nitrile Gloves, waterproof layer over Polypro Liner
24 REI or Cyclegear Polypro Glove Liners, insulate Scarab

SHOES
17 Flipflops
18 Steve Madden Shoes, 10, they compress well. Worn out, swapped with Merrell shoes below. 

19 Merrell Chameleon 3 low-top, not pictured. These are well-ventilated and made to get wet. They wear pretty well barefoot, OK with light hiking socks, but are made for a shorter and wider foot than mine so have a less than ideal fit unless laced up tightly. For really bad wet and muddy conditions I can rely on my Sidi Adventure Rain boots, which are walkable thanks to the hinged ankle and lugged sole.

1 comment:

  1. I remember those Cortech gloves. Glad to hear they've been modified to suit your purposes.

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