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18 August 2009 - 9:16am
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60 minutes to departure time on day 8 of the Transkei Extreme trip, and my jacket, helpfully washed the night before, had, er, failed to dry due to er, inadequate planning (NOT on my behalf, i might add!) So young Nils gave me some advice; zip up the jacket on a sturdy hanger, hang it next to an open window, insert one hairdryer into each sleeve, velcro the whole jacket shut and...et voila! the damp air rises and exits out of the neck; as good as any damn tumbledrier... A jacket warm and toasty and dried in just minutes! See the pic... Brilliant - thanks Nils! ChrisHow to 'speed dry' a wet jacket...How to 'speed dry' a wet jacket...

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18 August 2009 - 9:36am
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Padlangs
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a man with TWO hairdryers ....... (thanks for the tip)
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18 August 2009 - 11:37am
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There must have been at least 2 women on the trip. The only woman who travels without a hairdryer is Sinhead O'Connor! :)
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18 August 2009 - 12:40pm
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Every man had a hairdryer on the WC.

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18 August 2009 - 1:03pm
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GR wrote:
Every '''man''' had a hairdryer on the WC.
And what about poor Annie? Was she allowed a hair-dryer even though she is not a man? ;-) Website Administrator [http://honeybadger.net Honey Badger IT Services]

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18 August 2009 - 2:02pm
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Had no hairdryer, nor did Andy. Dry boots generally got soaked as soon as they were dry. Am considering taking one next year just to seal off and sterilise the previous day's eco-system!
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18 August 2009 - 2:28pm
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GR wrote:
Every man had a hairdryer on the WC.
Do these come standard on the 1200ADV - or only on models with heated grips?
There are so many problems in this world. Luckily there's a wristband available for almost all of them.
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19 August 2009 - 11:39am
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I had a similar problem after the trip - having washed my jacket I needed to use it the next day, and it was a rather chilly day with the jacket still quite wet. No problem - I put the water-proof layer inside the jacket and just wore it anyway - the wind did the job and I stayed snug! Yes, Nils got quite creative with the hairdryer - one day I found his jacket on the floor, zipped up and with the bottom sealed off with heavy objects, hair dryer insert into one sleeve. The hot air circulated all over inside the jacket and out the other sleeve - which he'd cunningly inserted into a boot!
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