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Post by riversong on Jun 28, 2017 5:41:07 GMT -8
Ounces be danged...I love to feel/smell clean and at least simply groomed on the trail!
My guilty pleasures are two-fold:
First, a 0.5-ounce shower kit complete with hair conditioner, Dove soap, "shower head" and a scrubbing loofah.
Secondly, a 1.05 ounce make-up kit with 3 eyeshadows, mascara, concealer, and eye liner pencil.
Do you have any guilty girl-only pleasures that you love and won't part with despite the weight?
Yes, I know these are not "necessary" but no lectures allowed in a confessional thread so save it. :D
Confession is good for the soul. Am I the only Gram sinner here? What do you ladies bring for pure luxury?
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Post by foxalo on Jun 28, 2017 6:31:18 GMT -8
This would be the only time I don't worry about luxury. It's not so much about the weight as I don't like to wear makeup when I hike. It just makes my face feel grimy by the end of the day. I like to smell good, but I don't use highly scented soaps or perfume when I'm planning to be outdoors. It attracts bugs. I will not skip deodarant though.
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Post by riversong on Jun 28, 2017 6:38:13 GMT -8
Foxalo, deodorant is one thing I technically don't bring. I always bring it if I car camp tho. What are the weight damages for deodorant? How long are you typically out on the trail?
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Post by foxalo on Jun 28, 2017 6:45:56 GMT -8
I'm never out long, couple days at most, but a travel size stick of deodorant is about an ounce.
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Post by riversong on Jun 28, 2017 8:37:29 GMT -8
Sounds wonderful! have not seen deodorant that light - is that weight including the container? I am heading out for 3 weeks, and will be at the unfortunate point where deodorant won't help much and I need to bathe. Well, want to, not need to. I feel so much happier clean!
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Post by rebeccad on Jun 30, 2017 16:38:11 GMT -8
I don't have much in that category. I don't use make-up or deodorant at home, so of course don't carry any on the trail (just sunscreen and Chapstick, plus some hand lotion to use at night--helps keep the hands from drying and cracking so much.
The only beauty item I carry that my spouse doesn't is my hairbrush/comb. He doesn't carry either because he doesn't have enough hair to brush.
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Post by rebeccad on Jun 30, 2017 16:39:25 GMT -8
Note: I am about as tomboy as you can get, and my mother was too--so neither of us ever learned to use makeup or any of that
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Post by stealthytomato on Jul 2, 2017 6:27:41 GMT -8
Toiletries are not where I add ounces. Food - that's another matter!
I would hope you are not using the shampoo etc in the woods. They are very sudsy when introduced into the water...
I also bring a sample-size deodorant, more for chafing purposes than for anti-stink. And a comb for my very thick hair. That's it.
But I bring paperback books and crossword puzzles, so there are more luxury ounces!
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Post by jazzmom on Jul 2, 2017 6:45:35 GMT -8
Note: I am about as tomboy as you can get, and my mother was too--so neither of us ever learned to use makeup or any of that Right behind you. No makeup for me either, and don't own a hair dryer. Heck, I don't even use hair conditioner (goes with not ever using a hair dryer.) So, my trail luxuries aren't girly. They're more along the lines of reading material, camp shoes, a good pillow, dedicated sleepwear (long merino baselayer), and a sleeping pad that I like as opposed to the lightest.
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Post by rebeccad on Jul 2, 2017 8:40:01 GMT -8
stealthytomato and jazzmom I think we three are a good match! I too like to have enough yummy food, and don't leave home without a book, a notebook for writing in, or both (on the trail it's both). I don't use a hair dryer, but I do find that conditioner makes my long straight hair a lot easier to comb. I've also read that it makes it get dirty faster, so that's a consideration.
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Post by amydiercon on Jul 3, 2017 1:16:36 GMT -8
I like to wear makeup that makes me look more energetic. When I have a trip, I will bring Sunscreen, concealer, lipstick and eyebrow pencil,which are small and light.
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Post by mk on Jul 3, 2017 11:28:42 GMT -8
I too like to have enough yummy food, and don't leave home without a book Count me in with this group! I have carried deodorant on the trail -- but only because I couldn't stand the stink of my performance shirts. I do use a blow dryer and makeup sometimes -- but those items go in the after-hike bag for when we have our celebratory dinner. I can barely stand to have even just sunscreen on when I'm sweaty and dirty.
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Post by mk on Jul 3, 2017 11:31:06 GMT -8
makeup that makes me look more energetic. That would be miracle makeup for me
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Post by rebeccad on Jul 3, 2017 13:59:23 GMT -8
makeup that makes me look more energetic. That would be miracle makeup for me LOL! Or the work of a true artist? Being out there with a pack on my back and moving will have to do for making me look energetic
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Post by hikerchick395 on Jul 4, 2017 10:01:30 GMT -8
Whatever makes you happy and confident...include it.
For myself, I look like a disaster without make-up...fly away hair, sweat, salt, dirt, blemishes and teary eyes...and that isn't just when hiking. I can't imagine myself with a sweaty mess of make-up to add to that. I do see perfectly coiffed women with expertly applied make-up on the trail and I always wonder how they manage that.
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