How to dry your clothes on a long trip
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24 күн бұрынIf you're planning a long trip with little space to carry luggage then this video is for you!
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@Boburto 23 күн бұрын
I’ve always use merino wool products from icebreaker (New Zealand brand). Better than any synthetic technical clothing I’ve ever owned.
@BazFairbrother 23 күн бұрын
I have been using Rohan gear for over 30 years now and my wardrobe is pretty much all their products. Even their jeans are amazing as they have stretchy fabric and have hidden zip pockets so you can't loose stuff. They were founded in Skipton, North Yorkshire which is where I live so I'm proud to wear it. The founder was a biker but was unfortunately killed in a bike accident. They're now based in Milton Keynes of all places!
@MR-vt3np 23 күн бұрын
Ditto, they have t-shirts, underwear and the Explorer range. Fast drying and packs small. Especially if you use vacuum bags. Expensive but super quality.
@TheMissendenFlyer 21 күн бұрын
Nowt wrong with Milton Keynes!
@BazFairbrother 21 күн бұрын
I know, I spent a big chunk of my life there on training courses at VW in Wymbush 😀@@TheMissendenFlyer
@neillindsay5889 19 күн бұрын
named after the Riders of Rohan from lord of the rings
@mrsrkt111 20 күн бұрын
We've been using that method of drying clothes on tour for quite some time , we also use the laundry detergent sheets, they pack flat and it saves carrying bottles of liquid 👍😀
@TheMissendenFlyer 19 күн бұрын
That's a great idea!
@Banditmanuk 23 күн бұрын
That Japan tour was brilliant. Just 3 pairs of pants on tour might be risking it in some countries with their unusual cuisine 😬😬
@TheBeavil 23 күн бұрын
roll it along the longer side and twist it until it cant twist any further - the torsional force makes it even dryer
@garyhope0103 23 күн бұрын
What a great, yet simple idea. Will definitely use that on any longish tours in the future.
@andrewparry814 22 күн бұрын
I tend to stay in youth hostels and they usually have a dedicated drying room. The one in Friedrichshafen is superb.
@scottyuk 23 күн бұрын
I did the same on my recent Dolomites tour. Was my first time trying it and it certainly works 👍
@MotorradRider317 22 күн бұрын
Every day is a school day! Brilliant Andy. Very useful. I will be giving that a try. 👍
@laikatravels 20 күн бұрын
Good tips are always appreciated here 👍
@TheMissendenFlyer 19 күн бұрын
Thanks 👍
@kevinc112 19 күн бұрын
Great tip indeed, thank you for sharing. You’re never too old to learn! 😁
@TheMissendenFlyer 19 күн бұрын
So true!
@GreyBeardOnTwoWheels 21 күн бұрын
That was a very good tip! Absolutely worth the 5 minutes!👍
@TheMissendenFlyer 21 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@State6 22 күн бұрын
Me: a follower so I already know what you’re going to show us from the tour (great tour btw) and a fan enough to watch the video again anyway! Cheers Andy!
@TheMissendenFlyer 22 күн бұрын
Thank you - I thought it was worth pulling out as a stand alone video whuilst I was away at the ABR Festival....
@bubbajigglestv 23 күн бұрын
I also use zip-lock sandwich bags with a tshirt, socks and boxers in each. Helps keep things organised, extra protection for when it rains, easy to pack and keeps the used stuff seperate.
@mark.e.p 22 күн бұрын
Genius. That's new to me! Thanks.
@TheMissendenFlyer 22 күн бұрын
My pleasure!
@philliproberts6137 23 күн бұрын
Hi Mr. Flyer, Couldn’t agree with you more but my variation have worked in the offshore and deep diving indusrtry where Rohan gear is probably the most popular. For riding I take 2 light weight tee shirts short sleeves plus 2 long sleeve ones and 2 sets of Rohan base layer leggings. These are next to the skin every day. The tee shirts are selected depending on temp but always where leggings and comfortable under Rukka suit and no chafing. In the summer Europe and UK or hotter like North Africa. i just rotate the gear and hang over night and is dry by morning because of its high tech nature. If still damp like socks just hang the next night and ready for the following morning. I do like your method and will try out for none high tech tops etc. The Rogan gear takes up little space and can be scrunched and pushed into corners without creasing 👍
@classicraceruk1337 23 күн бұрын
Rohan have great clothes for travelling. When we travelled to Tanzania and the Serengeti last year we found lots of good quality travel gear. Mosquito proof outer wear was a blessing
@vstm3950 23 күн бұрын
Great tip Andy, please make a series of it....
@richyrara 21 күн бұрын
I remember this from the Japan tour videos. Game changer!
@chrisbrownbill3150 23 күн бұрын
Some good tips - cheers
@mikeblade9173 22 күн бұрын
I love this idea,every day a school day 👍
@davidgower2512 7 күн бұрын
Hey TMF. I must give my thanks to you for your advice in this video. I have been touring for years and never once rolled washed clothes in a towel to get rid of most fluid. Just done it in the hotel of choice tonight in Copenhagen. Hopefully dry ready for our day trip around the bottom end of Sweden.
@TheMissendenFlyer 7 күн бұрын
Enjoy your trip!
@tedtheturbot 23 күн бұрын
How to dry your clothes on a long trip - go on a long trip to a hot country😅
@fuglbird 23 күн бұрын
Washing and drying clothes is trivial when you stay at a hotel. You can even just leave them in a bag and get them back folded the next morning. On motorcycle tours we always stay on two star campsites - without washing machines and without driers. Two star campsites are more quiet than 3, 4 and 5 star camp sites. Wash the laundry in a sink or in a dry bag and wring it good. Put up a clothesline and hang the laundry there. I have done so since 1979. When doing business trips on my motorcycle I do use hotels. I hang my suit on a hanger in the shower cabin, close the outlet and let the hot water run for a little while before I close the tap. The next morning all the wrinkles are gone and the suit is nice, smooth and ready for business.
@KelvinChilvers 22 күн бұрын
very useful information :)
@Pikestnt 23 күн бұрын
3 pairs? Fancy! Good tip tho. Another approach is very cheap t-shirts/skids and chuck them away when you decide they are too disgusting. You can use them as rags for boots/bike cleaning before binning. (My pants and DNA are all over Europe) Plus, on the return trip you have more luggage space for cigs and booze.
@TheMissendenFlyer 21 күн бұрын
Yes that’s one way - though not environmentally friendly of course!
@petewebb6952 23 күн бұрын
I’ve used Rohan gear for thirty years and agree it’s the best clothing for travelling light. It’s often has SPF40 for protection too. Their merino mix range is good too. That was after learning that cotton gear often doesn’t dry well in humid climates such as Sri Lanka. At home though I prefer cotton Ts, shirts, underwear and 501s.
@mikethompson9102 18 күн бұрын
You can also roll them in a towel & 1. Put them in the bed/sleeping bag by your feet. Learnt this on a mountaineering course & 2. Put the towel/pants in the microwave for 10" blasts. Works wonders. Adds to your tip.
@TheMissendenFlyer 18 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@triumphthunderbird1 20 күн бұрын
Good tip!
@TheMissendenFlyer 20 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@ianbaines9705 22 күн бұрын
Hiya. Been doing this since student days in the 80’s - you can get them even drier by one person holding the towel at each end and then twisting in opposite directions. Amazing how much the towel soaks up if twisted.
@johnlenart597 23 күн бұрын
You've memtioned this b4, but showing us exactly the process is much better. My process is to inquire if there is a convenient laundry facility available. But in a pinch, I'll definitely will try your method. I also missed you yesterday., forgetting your new posting time. Now Sunday mornings are equally wonderful. Coffee, the morning birds, no traffic, and TMF. 👍👍
@TheMissendenFlyer 23 күн бұрын
Sorry - put the wrong date in for Saturday upload!
@fuelerr 22 күн бұрын
Thanks Andy
@TheMissendenFlyer 21 күн бұрын
No worries
@kresimirmilisa5560 23 күн бұрын
Nice advices😊
@TheMissendenFlyer 23 күн бұрын
Thank you! 😃
@clivedarwell5732 23 күн бұрын
Good stuff!
@TheMissendenFlyer 23 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@robindown 23 күн бұрын
Excellent, very useful - thanks Andy - first class impression of Toulouse-Lautrec ;-)
@TheMissendenFlyer 21 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@essex__rider 21 күн бұрын
I'd reccommend Saxx pants, lightweight and have a ballbag cupping piece thats great in hot weather.
@TheMissendenFlyer 20 күн бұрын
I like the sound of a bit of cuppage!
@jasperktm 19 күн бұрын
Thanks for the tips its also good for rainy days haha, It seems we have to deal with one of the shittiest spring, summertime in a long time.
@TheMissendenFlyer 19 күн бұрын
Yes it's hugely dissappointing isn't it....
@marwood1969 22 күн бұрын
Good tips, although when your main gear gets saturated you're pretty much stuffed. We did Spain and France a few weeks back and had a week of torrential rain. All our waterproofs gave up and even the panniers ended up like ponds. We tried everything but in the end gave up and climbed into soggy clothes each morning!
@TheMissendenFlyer 21 күн бұрын
Eww nasty….
@trevjones1315 23 күн бұрын
3 pairs of pants. That's enough for 12 days after turning them around and then inside out 👍🤣
@NakaNakaDerkaDerka 23 күн бұрын
I can vouch for the towel method.
@797cc 22 күн бұрын
The 'Rule of Three' for undies, socks and T-shirts, I reckon, and you can't go wrong: one's scummy, there's one you're wearing, and the third one's clean, ready to live and sweat again another day. I liked your rolling-in-towel technique - hadn't thought of that. However, in the absence of a hotel towel, I favour the 'mad bastard windwill technique' (no copyright on that yet) of whirling wet kit around your head to expel water. Obviously, that's best limited to clothing rather than, say, hard panniers.😉
@martinguy3803 23 күн бұрын
You had me worried when your video wasn't there at breakfast yesterday! I forgot that you had said something about changing when you post.
@TheMissendenFlyer 23 күн бұрын
My error - sorry!
@jamesread9014 23 күн бұрын
Good idea. Keep up the good work. Hopefully you will someday do a trip of New Zealand. If so, I advise to do Tasmania as well, which is amazing riding and is the island just south of Australia. To get there you go to Melbourne and either fly from there or take a ferry. I think Tasmania (Tassie) has provision of rental bike companies as well.
@mividz9254 12 күн бұрын
Hey Andy, Great post on how you dry your clothes etc.. Are you able to give an overview on what KIT for maintenance you take with you like when you tour on your GS.. What kind of maintenance do you carry out enroute and also what tools you take should anything happen. I am about to organise a trip for me and Mrs Vidz next year and this will be my first time doing a week or more trip on a bike in Europe. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. :)
@johnmacdonald1878 22 күн бұрын
Hotel rooms often have an iron and board. So i quite often iorn stuff dry.
@mabecka 23 күн бұрын
Cheers!
@dexradio 23 күн бұрын
I use the same technique but also have a Scrubba which does a great job of washing the clothes, easy to pack and better (IMHO) than the sink.
@ridingwithrusso7790 23 күн бұрын
Great video! Not a sexy new bike review but very useful!
@xtc2v 23 күн бұрын
Also a great tip for van lifers
@LTVoyager 23 күн бұрын
The best way is to ride in desert areas. Our riding clothes dried overnight when we were in the desert southwest USA. The next best way is to stay at a hotel with guest laundry facilities. Can’t beat a clothes dryer for a quick and complete dry.
@petefletcher 23 күн бұрын
Rohan are my tailors 😎
@simob7862 21 күн бұрын
I have Harley socks, normally and tradie t-shirts and underwear, look like bike shorts best for riding in, some sort of polyester wool blend whatever that means Australian made brand.
@lorcan4871 23 күн бұрын
I was not expecting instructions from Mr Flyer on how to wash my underpants in the sink today 🤯
@SteveInskip 23 күн бұрын
Take all stretchy clothes then after you wash them, put ‘em all on over your leathers to dry out as you ride along. Don’t have to iron them either. 😉👍
@ragerider6283 23 күн бұрын
Interesting tips TMF. It's the kind of thing you don't think of if you're inexperienced with these things until you're there & then go, what do I now?!?
@slappyfz1s402 23 күн бұрын
Take a washing line and some pegs, tie the washing line to the rear of first bike and the front of second bike, peg your washing on the line and as you travel down the motorway the 70mph wind blast will dry them out in no time.😊
@TheMissendenFlyer 23 күн бұрын
Great tip!
@adiohead 23 күн бұрын
😂
@thor8640 22 күн бұрын
ok, I just use the washer and dryer of the Hotel if I must. Just did so last week in Deadwood SD.
@TheMissendenFlyer 21 күн бұрын
Assuming they have one you can use….
@thor8640 21 күн бұрын
@@TheMissendenFlyer yup true, usually not an issue here in NA, we also still have Laundromats.
@ticthedog6095 22 күн бұрын
Great tip, but I thought you would have just rang the concierge and got him/her to arrange laundry services. My method doesn’t work if you have a passenger or if it raining, I just lay my damp clothing over my tail pack and cover with a cargo net and when you get to your destination everything is dry.
@willyboland2047 13 күн бұрын
Have you got any hints about bringing gear on airplanes (especially helmets)
@TheMissendenFlyer 13 күн бұрын
I use hand luggage for my helmet....and usually wear my jacket
@RealHooksy 22 күн бұрын
I find that washing in general is unnecessary if riding with mates. If you bring your mrs along is another story of course 😎
@paullavender2537 23 күн бұрын
Good idea. Unless you’re staying in cheap hotels that are stingy with the towels. My pal takes 1 pair of cheap pants and 1 pair socks per day, just chucks them in the bin at end of evening. Not very environmentally friendly . And doesn’t work for a long trip, I spose.
@Dave-sw2dm 22 күн бұрын
When motorcycle traveling I wear 100% quick dry synthetic clothes.
@the_ritman 20 күн бұрын
Slightly off-topic but would you recommend those Wunderlich seats for rider/pillion?
@TheMissendenFlyer 20 күн бұрын
What the heated one I have on mmy GS you mean? Not particularly - they are very expensive and don't get that warm tbh...neither do I find mine that comfortable!!
@itsallabouttheridekeepingi4449 22 күн бұрын
I don’t think it’s sucking eggs mate “ I have never seen this done before “ and been riding over 30 years . I do use a quick drying T- shirt martial but not jocks . I’m always happy to lean new stuff ✅👍
@simoneverett6081 22 күн бұрын
You were in a hotel... didn't they have a hair dryer in the room? You know those wires that you use for doing up freezer bags..... one of those will keep the trigger pulled on the hair dryer. Great for gloves, blow them dry from inside by jetting the air into the hand hole. For clothes, make a tent from the damp towels using the shairs and blow hot air in from the hair dryer.
@donryan383 23 күн бұрын
Wondered how you travel with helmets..specifically air travel
@TheMissendenFlyer 21 күн бұрын
I take the helmet as cabin luggage and tend to wear my bike kit….
@sprintman62 22 күн бұрын
I simply tied my nicks and socks to my brothers top box when he wasn't looking. By the end of the day, they'd dried nicely.
@johnalbone3372 23 күн бұрын
What a faf if I run out of clothes I just buy more pants and tee-shirts are very cheap in most countries
@TheMissendenFlyer 21 күн бұрын
Yes a few have said that - I couldn’t take the cost personally plus not that environmentally friendly of course!
@GSHants 23 күн бұрын
Ha….my boarding school method from 50 years ago 😅
@soulrebelno1 22 күн бұрын
Just bought some 'technical' t-shirts/jogging shirts from Aldi, four quid each, bargain!
@IanGrant-zl5dd 23 күн бұрын
Another one for hotel stays and crumpled shirts, leave it hung up in the bathroom with the shower on hottest setting. Also TVs often have a usb if the room doesn’t.
@RobLittleuk 22 күн бұрын
I take pegs and peg them into the shower or out the window if not raining !!
@FourIntoOne 23 күн бұрын
Im sure ive seen you do this before...? or am I having a stroke?
@KMaC-wt9lr 23 күн бұрын
Airing out your dirty laundry, - 😄
@terrellgarren7125 23 күн бұрын
Way too much effort Mr Fly. Hang in bathroom overnight, then tie to bike to dry in wind next day. Done by lunch. Very good topic.
@miwoo6zz969 22 күн бұрын
Just a change of subject,but whats happened to the tours and longer trips with mrs flyer?? Seems you haven't gone anywhere for a while?🤔
@TheMissendenFlyer 21 күн бұрын
Sadly my ongoing shoulder issues have prevented that - a short tour coming soon though!
@johnDukemaster 23 күн бұрын
Up to a trip, I usually save some old clothes and just bin them as I go along. If I run out of clothes, I'm sure there are shops for new ones. I know this can be pricey if you use baselayers. So I use baselayers over the underwear and t-shirts. Maybe it's not the best way of wearing it, but it's good enough for me. Saving me the washing! Thank you mr Flyer!
@user-xl2st4xk5w 23 күн бұрын
Exactly what I do as well
@redjacc7581 23 күн бұрын
EXTRA VID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P
@tonyjourneyman1944 23 күн бұрын
Or, don't travel with the better half, and don't wash for the entire month. And use the inside-out principle, which is essentially a spare set of clothing. 🙂
@mauricecasey866 23 күн бұрын
Money Money Money
@TheMissendenFlyer 21 күн бұрын
??
@edwardsenesac 23 күн бұрын
Every hotel in Japan has a wash/dry machine. Why are you living like camping?
@TheMissendenFlyer 21 күн бұрын
Not in my experience they didn’t!
@garytilley3217 20 күн бұрын
Don’t you just keep turning your underpants inside out & reuse each day 😂
@TheMissendenFlyer 20 күн бұрын
I don't no, you may do though.....
@stevetaylor8698 23 күн бұрын
"You could wear that now". And get damp in your kidneys! Next you will be advising us to sit in draughts and eat fresh fruit after 6pm.
@davidmatthews3093 23 күн бұрын
Your title is wrong. It should be how to dry your clothes on a long trip if you are staying in hotels. It is of little use to a lot of us who don’t travel that way, having a damp towel can be a much bigger problem than having a damp t-shirt or socks. I usually use an ancient technology, it’s called a washing line and tends to work well.
@SteveInskip 23 күн бұрын
If you’re in France nearly every large supermarket has washing and drying facilities. And a cafe normally to eat while you wait. And a petrol station. 👍
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