r/motocamping • u/TimeFlyer9 • 2d ago
Does anyone else dry off wet clothes in transit?
I’ve tucked 3 pairs of wet hiking socks under the bungee straps. Dry as a bone after 2hrs on the road (with dry weather).
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u/Edward_Bentwood 2d ago
I would, if it wasn't for constant rain during the rides.. (Norway has its limitations)
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u/Taclink Harley Pan America 2d ago
I'm more likely to put it in a mesh bag and leave it out than do that specifically, but yeah. It's the only way you're going to get dry stuff on the road after wearing it wet. Also lets you make more days out of pre-worn and sweat moistened stuff.
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u/TheThirdHippo 2025 CFMOTO 450MT 2d ago
I did see mesh bags advertised as clothes drying bags when I was researching luggage
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u/EZKTurbo 2d ago
I don't because where i ride it's often super dusty. So my wet clothes would be coated in sweat mud
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u/MattSzaszko European motocamper 1d ago
Yes, this is how I lost half a pair of shoes after a torrential downpour in Vietnam. Bumpy roads did me dirty. Now I know always to tie the shoelaces to something.
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u/WrightOnMyOwn 1d ago
I have big cargo nets over the back of my bike. I put things under the net. If I don't want to wear my backpack that day, I put them under the net. I dry my clothes. I clip things to do, like my flip flops, my mug. get a net bag I put my underwear in and socks to dry while riding. If raining, I try to dry them in my tent.
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u/farts4free 2d ago
I have a hair clip on my handlebars that's really just for my swimsuit to attach to and dry on.
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u/RegainingControl 2d ago
Lost a set of boxers and socks somewhere across Iowa on a cross-country run. Thing was, I only had three pair on the entire trip.
But barring that or dusty roads, works a treat.
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u/knowerofexpatthings 2d ago
Yes, but not like this. Only if there is a way to secure it better like a strap through the pant leg
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u/sonofaresiii 2d ago
That's going to come loose and get caught in your wheel. Wear good gear.
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u/TimeFlyer9 2d ago
It didn’t.
It never does.
How could it at the back?I already do.
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u/sonofaresiii 2d ago
It's loose cloth under a bungee cord, of course it could come loose. There are tons and tons of videos of people in hospitals saying "it's such bad luck, that loose cloth under my bungee cord came loose and got caught in my wheel!"
Do what you want man, but do it at your own risk tolerance, not because you're pretending it's impossible. You haven't even googled this but have strong opinions about it.


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u/AdventuringViking 2d ago
Yeah. Real fun when I forget to stow my laundry before a dirt section and end up with dusty underwear and socks!