[pct-l] Women & Underwear on a PCT Thru Hike

[Melanie Clarke]

Dear Abilene,

I take 3 pairs of small bikini underwear, one pair of shorts and one pair
of pants.  Bikinis weigh almost nothing!  I also take my cycling "leggings"
that I can wear to bed or wear under my pants if I am cold.  This is all I
bring.  I also wash out my underwear and socks every day (as much as I
can).  So I have one pair drying on my pack, one I am wearing and one ready
to go in my pack.  I don't really like wearing exercise shorts under my
pants but what ever works for you.

I also take mini-pads even when I'm not menstruating.  This is like
changing your underwear with no effort.  They don't take up much room and I
roll up the used ones, they don't take up much room either and compress
with the rest of my trash.

Toga

On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 7:08 PM, Abilene B. <abilenebushong at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> How much underwear am I supposed to pack? Do you wash your clothes on rest
> days in-town? Personally, I'm not very comfortable going commando - and I
> have heard about people taking one pair of underwear. How exactly does that
> work? Women preferred please!
>
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