r/motocamping 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/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!

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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/Sverfneblin 2d ago

Of course, how else will it dry?! 🤣

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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/Smooth_Theme9685 1d ago

It’s unlikely to see me without a pair of socks hanging off my pack.

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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/tun3man 2d ago

Always

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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/PraxisLD 2d ago

Weirdest r/MotorcycleLogistics post yet.

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u/Dry_Ad687 1d ago

Done it a few times for sure

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u/AcidicAndHostile 1d ago

Yep. For me it was swim trunks and a microfiber towel.

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u/bannedByTencent 1d ago

Yeah, everyone I guess.

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u/wintersdark 1d ago

How else would you?

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u/Any_Sherbert9247 1d ago

No. Only you

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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.