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| How many undies do you bring for a one-week backpack |
| one pair - I'll keep wearing it until it can walk to the car on its own |
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7% |
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| two pair - one for the even days, one for the odds |
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43% |
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| three pair - one for each leg, and a spare |
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17% |
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| four on the floor |
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4% |
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| five alive |
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2% |
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| six (it's seven days and six nights, right?) |
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21% |
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| I grab a big handful outa my undies drawer and don't count |
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2% |
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| My rule is twice the undies for each day of travel |
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seawallrunner
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Inspired by the discussion in this thread I ask you this - How many pairs of undies do you bring for a one-week backpack? Select an option in the poll above, then discuss below
I'm in the 'grab a handful' camp, I figure I can always wash while on the trail...
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touron
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 Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:40 pm |
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Unless you are doing alot of glissading, it seems like it wouldn't need a backup pair. 
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
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Dane
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Dane
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Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:49 pm |
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what's up with my post getting deleted? 
Without judgement what would we do? We would be forced to look at ourselves...
-Death
Without judgement what would we do? We would be forced to look at ourselves...
-Death
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seawallrunner
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I don't know what happened to your post Dane! would you mind reposting?
I made a small edit to my message beneath the poll, and all of a sudden, the poll became separated from the message thread. would you mind reposting please? thank you
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mgd
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Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:34 pm |
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Sore Feet
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No option for commando? 
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Allison
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Allison
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Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:18 am |
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2 is the magic number. They are never washing machine nice, but at least semi-clean.
I'll never be an alpinist.
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Hiker Chick
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I have two non-negotiables.. clean underware and clean socks. I can do without anything else.. (well, ok.. must have water), but that is it.
If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito.
Silence is golden and duct tape is silver.
I don't write trip reports.
If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito.
Silence is golden and duct tape is silver.
I don't write trip reports.
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Marc
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Marc
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Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:33 am |
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I find for a week long trip 3 pairs seems to work. I guess 4 if you include the set of clean clothes I leave back in the vehicle at the trailhead.
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Hiker Boy
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Hiker Boy
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Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:35 am |
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Two, one pair worn while the other is either already clean or drying.
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Brain
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Brain
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Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:04 am |
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"It appears my hypocrisy knows no bounds." Doc Holiday (Val Kilmer) in Tombstone
"It appears my hypocrisy knows no bounds." Doc Holiday (Val Kilmer) in Tombstone
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ActionBetty
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ActionBetty
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Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:45 am |
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| Hiker Boy wrote: | | Two, one pair worn while the other is either already clean or drying. |
that would be me also
"If you're not living good, you gotta travel wide"...Bob Marley
"If you're not living good, you gotta travel wide"...Bob Marley
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Damian
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Damian
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Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:01 pm |
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I refuse to participate in this poll. Someone might think I have nothing better to do than to post in an underwear thread.
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Akula
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Akula
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Fri Aug 18, 2006 5:49 pm |
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Underwear.... Isn't that extra pack weight? Is that on the 10 essentials list?
One per day, just like socks. Somethings you cannot skimp on, and clean underwear and socks are it.
I haven't encountered it yet, but I really don't meet other hikers in the outback and see underwear hanging on the outside of their packs drying.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, dream, discover. -- Mark Twain
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, dream, discover. -- Mark Twain
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sarbar
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sarbar
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Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:56 pm |
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Lol..at least I inspired this poll  I do carry an extra pair these days. One can dry while I wear the other. Used to not though. But they'd get a bit cardboard-y after a couple days
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