hlad00

Hi,

when looking at pictures of everyone who has gone travelling their clothes always seems crisp and straight.

1) But how does this happen without an iron?
2) Or does everyone take an iron with them?
3) Are their irons available in hostels?
4) If not, how do you choose which clothes to take? i.e polyester only? cotton?

Thanks in advance

Brookers13

definitely dont take an iron!

choose clothes that will be comfortable in the weather youll be in...cottons are generally light and airy. I roll my clothes to keep them from wrinkling. And if they wrinkle..hey I'm backpacking it really doesnt matter!

i dont think most hostels have irons...thats a "hotel" thing.

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Good grief, the idea of backpacking with an iron:

If you're really worried about wrinkles in your clothes, just try to fold them nicely or hang them whenever possible.

Also, FYI, it's ok to start one thread with all of your general questions instead of many different ones.

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raoulduke

A tip is to hang your clothes up when taking a shower and the steam will help straighten them.

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marc873

um, a iron in a back pack, not the best idea, weight and space. I would of never thought once about my clothes being wrinkled while back packing, kind of takes the freeness of backpacking out of the picture. I agree with washing clothes in the shower and then hanging to dry.

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freespiritz

Nooo iron! That would be such a pain in the ass. I roll everything, I think a lot of my stuff is cotton. But to be honest, I've never really given a damn about whether my clothes are wrinkly when I travel. If it really bugs you, just photoshop them out.

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I love it when ppl ask questions that are numbered...

1) it can and will happen without an iron, because if you sweat enough and its hot enough, your clothes will automatically straighen. Its like your entire body is an iron and your smelly steam will do the job.
2) no one takes an iron with them... i've never seen it at least
3) probably not....
4) just take care to roll your clothes up nice, and the body steam theory will make sure your clothes are presentable. Don't bring dress pants. Bring comfy clothes... and last thing u wanna do is have a bag full of polyester clothes (that i find uncomfy) just cuz you don't want them to wrinkle.

Hope it helps!

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MolsonGirl

If you can't decide whether or not you want to take an iron... but an iron in a regular backpack.. one that you can carry with you around town... carry that iron with you everywhere you go and then make the choice as to whether or not you want ot bring it... plus add on the idea of an ironing board....

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