Throw away clothing?

“I'm planning a 28-day hike (27 nights). Disposable clothing that I could throw in a camp fire would be great. Mainly the items that will stink up the backpack, underwear, socks, and maybe, shirts.”

“get ya some of that eatable underwear. LOL.”

“Yuck!!!!!!

I don't think it would make a very good smell if ya put them in the fire!

8p”

“If I am hiking in the Summer. (June-September) I just bring a pair of shorts and t-shirt for the day time and a set of fleece for the evening. Thats it. If I need more clothing during the day I use my Marmot precip jacket and/or pants. The shirt and shorts are very thin so whenever I get an opportunity to wash them I do. They dry very quickly.

The other months are more of the same premise. I never mix what I wear at night with what I hike in. Helps keep the smell down when it is most noticable.. .....when you are sitting next to each other in a shelter or around the fire.”

“I do much the same as Sir Pete.”

“IMHO SirPete has got it right. When its hot, I'll rinse my shirt in streams many times a day or just get my whole self (minus the boots) in the water. The wet clothes keep me cool while I dry.

In addition to other problems, disposing of clothes along the way would mean too much to carry at the start of the hike.”

“disposable woven paper coveralls are available from many sources, usually industrial supply warehouses.”

“wouldnt that be worse then burning a dead skunk? j/k”

“JUMP IN THE FIRE! COME ON!!!

Metal-leeka”

“Don't forget to ride the lightning.”

“Are you serious? When you resupply why don't you just have them pack out your trash? Burning trash is a LNT no no”

“p.s. this is one of the stupidest things I've ever seen posted”

“I'm not even gonna comment”

“The only clothes that should be burned are bras.”

“Burning trash is a LNT no no"
piranhagirl

I was wondering, but it should be OK if I cook over it. However, you brought to mind that I will pass trash cans three times on this hike. But there will not be any resupply. I am planning to hike across GSMNP on the AT from Davonport Gap to the Fontana Dam. I'll spend one night at each site and one at the Fontana Hilton. Then I'll have to hike back to my car. It will be during Oct., so I'll require some warm clothing.”

“so far we've got edible underwear, bras...and i'd suggest one of those paper "robes" you get at the doctor's office. perfect! the back might get a little drafty, however ;-)”

“aero - Yes, that looks good. I could see myself torching one each night. If they're paper, who could complain? Is there a choice of colors?

My mind is made up. This will be a self-contained hike. I will carry all my clothing and trash all the way to the end. However, I will use the trash containers for other trash that I collect along the way.”

“Picking up trash along the way? Well I gotta hand it to you, that's admirable. I knew a guy who did that in the Beartooths and sometimes he'd come out with 70 lbs of TRASH!”

“I bag groceries in a supermarket. We are supposed to pick up trash rather than pass it. I must bend over 200 to 300 times a day to pick us scraps, etc. In a way I get mad at the kids and others who refuse to do it. (Some of the other "old-timers) can't do it!) But, at the same time I appreeciate it and enjoy it. I'm the one getting some great exercise, while getting paid. So, it is old hat to pick up scraps along the trail. In fact, it's almost automatic!

Did I say that I'm an old-timer? Sorry, not yet!”

“Picking up trash? How about picking up that poor young fellow's a$$ you kicked in that photo?”

“Maybe he didn't return his cart.”

“Yeah, the day-night thing. I figure I'm going to stink all day anyway, so keep wearing the old stinky stuff. At night it's great to put on something relatively cleaner, although even the night clothes stink after awhile. One of those small deoderant sticks they sell in the bargain bins at the drug store is always appreciated at the end of the day after washing up as best I can. Doesn't weigh all that much and it makes life a tad more bearable.”

“I will take a shower on day 14 at the Fontana Dam before backtracking to Davonport Gap.”

“5. Minimize Campfire Impacts
Some people would not think of camping without a campfire. Yet the naturalness of many areas has been degraded by overuse of fires and increasing demand for firewood.

Lightweight camp stoves make low-impact camping possible by encouraging a shift away from fires. Stoves are fast, eliminate the need for firewood, and make cleanup after meals easier. After dinner, enjoy a candle lantern instead of a fire.

If you build a fire, the most important consideration is the potential for resource damage. Whenever possible, use an existing campfire ring in a well-placed campsite. Choose not to have a fire in areas where wood is scarce—at higher elevations, in heavily used areas with a limited wood supply, or in desert settings.

True Leave No Trace fires are small. Use dead and downed wood that can be broken easily by hand. When possible, burn all wood to ash and remove all unburned trash and food from the fire ring. If a site has two or more fire rings, you may dismantle all but one and scatter the materials in the surrounding area. Be certain all wood and campfire debris is dead out.”

“Ran into a guy in Virginia in '73 who hiked without taking showers. He left a trail of stink up the trail. Later that year I was talking to the caretaker of a shelter in Vermont and he had passed through there. Later checked the logs and he made it all the way to Katahdin. What a way to be remembered!”