Yay, I'm going camping!

[Butterfly]

For a weekend, I don't bother with a towel at all, except one of those mini ones on a karabiner for hands and face. For longer trips, we take 2 between us (one is mainly for my hair) from a variety of micro fibre, cheapo sports and bamboo. The bamboo one is surprisingly good and dries much faster than I expected. The cheapo (I think it may have come from the 99p shop) sports towel works best for my hair.

[Feline]

For a weekend, I don't bother with a towel at all, except one of those mini ones on a karabiner for hands and face. For longer trips, we take 2 between us (one is mainly for my hair) from a variety of micro fibre, cheapo sports and bamboo. The bamboo one is surprisingly good and dries much faster than I expected. The cheapo (I think it may have come from the 99p shop) sports towel works best for my hair.

Do you mean I should actually be planning to wash my hair while cycle camping? (other than the obligatory on road deluge ofc)
 

[Butterfly]

Only for trips longer than 4 days in my case (and my hair is quite greasy). If my hair wasn't greasy, I would never shower on a tour.

[Feline]

Only for trips longer than 4 days in my case (and my hair is quite greasy). If my hair wasn't greasy, I would never shower on a tour.

 

[PH]

I find J Cloths good for getting most of the water off, a couple of these first and I then only need a small towel.  

[YahudaMoon]

YES ! I've half packed already and I'm not going till 3pm. Then its an audax on the Sunday ! 

Just need to find some hiding place near the audax start.

Looks like good cycling/camping weather 

[Salvatore]

Everything's packed (apart from the stuff I've forgotten).

Today I'm riding to the S Coast, and crossing to Dieppe tomorrow.

At the beginning of September I'll be home.

What happens in between could be interesting. Apart from 2 fixed appointments - Herentals in early July and Paris in late August - nothing is planned.

Cheerio.

[CrinklyLion]

Now that's a Silly_Bike_Adventure.

Have a glorious time, hope you haven't forgotten anything urgent 

[Jaded]

We aren't camping, we called it off on account of the weather. It is raining, so we were probably right. Bike fettling instead.

[jogler]

We aren't camping,

wrong thread;you need thataway ------------------> 

[rogerzilla]

I'm camping in my parents' garden tonight with Miss Z the elder.  In the small tent.  It's going to be a fart-fest, isn't it?

[Feline]

I'm camping in my parents' garden tonight with Miss Z the elder.  In the small tent.  It's going to be a fart-fest, isn't it?

Don't feed her beans and eggs!

[rogerzilla]

It wasn't too bad.  Nice temperature and a good shower of rain to test the waterproofing.  We lit the lantern and watched the rain on the window.

[Jaded]

We lit the lantern.

It is brilliant when you achieve that; even better if you avoid buttock burn.

[mrcharly-YHT]

The ultra-compact towels sort of work but I'd never take one camping in the car.

The cheap ones I use are more absorbent than a proper towel, just smaller.  The more expensive suedey microfibre stuff that's smooth, lightweight and takes mechanical encouragement to absorb water much less so.  We have both kinds, and I vastly prefer the cheaper ones.

Terry-towelling nappies work really well. Old ones are usually very soft, very absorbent and small.

[jogler]

& cheaper than almost any proprietary lycra shorts with a pad

[Canardly]

But if you get the safety pin position wrong....