Originally Posted by
wgscott
Just back from Utah, so these are fresh observations:
1. Getting stuff like a tent or rain fly dry before packing is key. So start that as soon as you are awake.
2. If you don't cook/eat in the campsite, it reduces all the chores by at least a factor of 2. If you have to eat, and can avoid using a stove (involuntary in my case), something cold and self-contained like a bagel and apple is ideal. No clean-up.
While drying the rain fly and tent as soon as possible is a a good idea, it is may not be possible. I carry a couple plastic grocery bags stuffed in one of my panniers. If my fly, tent or ground cloth are wet I separate the tent, which is usually the driest, and put the rain fly and ground cloth in the other bag. If conditions permit, I'll try to dry it out at lunch time or if the weather is bad, wait until the tent is set up later in the day. Our tent has been wet for several days at a tine, and that is usually a good excuse to dry it in a motel room
