Too many clothes?

[MrNoodly]

i've had no trouble letting go of furniture, household goods and man toys. But the challenge for me is paring down my wardrobe. It's not like I'm a clothes horse or fashionista. It's just jeans and t-shirts and a half dozen button up shirts.&nbsp;<br><br>In theory, I should be able to get by with a couple of weeks worth of clothes, like 14 shirts and seven pairs of pants or shorts (depending on the weather). I'm fine with pants/shorts thing because they're all nearly identical. But the idea of wearing the same 14 shirts over and over and over is so depressing. How about a month's worth, I ask myself.<br><br>So, what do the rest of you do?

 

[Willy]

&nbsp;I've got a whole pile of clothes. I would have less were I to live down south, but up here in B.C. I gotta have them winter clothes. I'm real big on clean underwear and sox.. so tons of those. Hate doing laundry, so have about 2 months worth of stuff. ..Willy.

 

[mockturtle]

I certainly don't need 14 shirts or two weeks worth of clothing.&nbsp; What I do need are layers to adjust for changing weather.&nbsp;

 

[Van-Tramp]

I have enough for 7-10 changes of clothing before I need to do some laundry. Depending on the weather, that could be one week or three weeks between laundry. Lots of undies and socks, I agree. The rest can be worn multiple days.<br><br>I get rid of clothing as soon as it is justified and either go without it or replace it. I don't hang onto clothing that I do not wear on a regular basis.

 

[TxGypsy]

I buy clothes about every other year.&nbsp; I buy 3 pairs of longish blue jean shorts, 3 pairs of blue jean capri pants, 4 sleeveless shirts and something with sleeves. By this time I have worn out everything I bought 2 years previously.&nbsp; Every 4 years or so I'll buy 2 pairs of full length jeans(for riding motorcycle), a full length blue jean skirt and a long sleeve blue jean shirt.&nbsp; LOL...notice a trend?&nbsp; Blue jean goes with everything and it's easy to launder!&nbsp; That's it.&nbsp; That's my entire wardrobe.&nbsp; I have 3 pairs of shoes.&nbsp; Sandals, walking shoes and boots for riding my motorcycle.&nbsp; I buy another pair when I've worn out the current pair.&nbsp; I've been doing this for years now even when living in a house.&nbsp; I hate to shop.<br><br>LOL....I do have a pair of insulated coveralls for riding to Patriot Guard events in the winter time....and a long sleeved button up the front sweater.&nbsp; I pretty much snowbird so I don't need a winter wardrobe.

 

[MrNoodly]

Maybe I should just have a couple of robes.&nbsp;<img src="/images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img">

 

[bpeck]

I've found you can never have too many t-shirts/boxers/socks, but other than that you only need a few pairs of pants/shorts and a couple longsleeves/hoodies. &nbsp;Also, I should note I now live in Southern California which makes having layers very, very easy haha.

 

[rvwandering]

&nbsp;Tee shirts, socks and underwear take up very little room so we have three weeks worth. Everything else is worn until it looks dirty. We still do carry around too many clothes though. &nbsp; Take what you can cram into your van, see if you actually wear the stuff and give it away if you don't. Some people don't take any winter clothing and just pick up things from Goodwill if they end up somewhere cold but we find that we're in cold weather often enough that we want warm clothing readily available.

 

[MrNoodly]

I can tolerate <em>looking</em> dirty, but feeling and smelling dirty are a different problem.<br><br>As for cold/chilly weather, down compresses to almost nothing. I have that covered. Besides, I've discovered I'm far more tolerant of cold than I am of heat. I carry too much insulation on my body already.

 

[James AKA Lynx]

It is your space. Do whatever makes you happy. Get some footlockers and store. <br><br>Or get a mail forwarder and have him send you some with every mailing.<br><br>Just take into consideration that you only have so much space. Most people use way to much of it. <br><br>Whatever makes you happy. <br><br>My everyday wear is just enough to find into 1 washing machine. I can hand wash. To me, cloths are not that big of deal as long as they last and are functional.<br><br>You may want to put up something to hang the shirts on. Nice not to have wrinkles.<br><br>James AKA Lynx

 

[rvwandering]

I can tolerate <em>looking</em> dirty, but feeling and smelling dirty are a different problem.

A clean tee shirts, socks and underwear everyday keeps you feeling and smelling clean - that and a shower or baby wipes. We met a lot of van, car and even tent dwellers at the winter RTR and nobody was smelly.

 

[Pikachu711]

I tend to follow a few guidelines when it comes to my clothing. It goes back to my days while I was in the military. Any clothing I own has to be:<br><br>(1) Clean<br>(2) Dry<br>(3) Serviceable<br><br>As long as the clothing can be cleaned if dirty, it's fine. As long as it's in good condition I keep it. If it starts to fall apart it's time to replace it with something that new. As others have mentioned, you can never have too many t-shirts, short, etc. as they can be folded, rolled, etc. to store them. Undergarments are readily available anywhere you travel so if you're not comfortable storing LOTS of undergarments decide what number your comfortable carrying with you. Replace them when their useful life has come to an end.