Camping Capsule Wardrobe

theoretica

I seem to have missed the memo that it isn't possible to wear dresses when camping. The evenings outdoors will probably be cool, but normal clothes you would wear outdoors should be fine.

sweetcheeks33

I'm in Scotland west coast but I still wouldn't change my wardrobe much to go camping to be honest...

Beenie

We camp all over the place. My wardrobe hardly changes.

The essentials are
1) a pair of lightweight Rohan-style pants (doesn't have to be that brand, cheaper ones are available....I got one pair on Ebay and another in a chazza shop for £5).
2) shoes for showering in/going to loo across the fields at night (Crocs are good)
3) lots of t-shirts (short & long sleeved) for layering
4) a scarf (for warmth but also to make your t-shirts look a bit different)
5) a shower-proof jacket with a hood (probably won't be req'd but a good insurance policy)
6) a fleecy jacket for layering

You'll have a great time!

rach_k

Including travel clothes, I'd go with:

A pair of trousers, something like lightweight combat pants, the kind of thing you'd wear in the garden on a cool summer evening.
A pair of shorts or three-quarter length pants, maybe two pairs if you're going for a week.
A long floaty dress or skirt, preferably one that's meant to look creased, if you're going to be walking to the pub/sitting around the campsite rather than going on proper hikes every day.
One short sleeved top or vest top for every day you'll be there.
One longer sleeved top.
One fleece, hoody or warm cardigan.
A rainjacket that folds up small.
Long pyjama bottoms, short-sleeved pyjama top and an old hoody to sleep in if it's cold.
Flip flops.
Trainers or walking shoes.
Underwear and socks
Swimming costume if you'll be near a lake or anything.
Citronella spray or similar to repel midges.

Make sure all of the tops and bottoms go together so if your top gets dirty you can still wear the same shorts with the rest of your tops etc.

lisa701

Definately get some outdoor wear zip of trousers. After years of camping we have found taking a couple of pairs the best solution.

Jeans get wet and are a nightmare to dry, and you are just as likely to get wet in the middle of summer as you are in the winter in this country.

Zip offs take up less room than jeans, keep your legs warm on a cold day, but can be turned into a pair of shorts if the weather turns warm. Plus the big bonus is the dry quickly!

lisa701

Oh and whilst you are packing remember to take a hot water bottle. You will appreciate it on the colder nights, or if you want to warm up during the day should you get soaked!

Cottage_Economy

Gloomendoom wrote: »

We camp regularly but, after reading some of the posts on here, I'm beginning to think that we must be doing it wrong. I can't remember the last time I got my clothes soaked through and I haven't got close to dying of hypothermia.

The OP is intending to spend a couple of days away in the summer in a nylon bungalow, not climb the north face of the Eiger.

I thought she was going camping for the summer. I took that to mean the whole summer....

beautiful_ravens

I had to look up capsule wardrobe, I thought it might be some sort of container which cleverly made clothes take up hardly any space!! Alas...

I would take

A dress for beach and afternoons - simple, cotton, loose, comfy
Leggings/cargo trousers of 2 lengths
2 pairs of tights because they take up no room
walking boots, sneakers and wet-grass shoes
Lots of woolly warm socks and lots of thin socks - always take a lot of socks.
Vest tops
Long sleeve tops
Warm jumper
Coat
Large square scarf - can have a variety of uses as hat, scarf, hankie, shawl, sarong, bandage, sling, bag etc and dries quite fast

Rummer

Thank you all so much for your ideas!

eamon

From a blokes point of view. Ditch the denim. When wet not a good look, when hot also not a good look. When camping less is often more. If you have to use your hands when getting from A to B you have too much stuff.