So just how many clothes does a girlie really need?

[Tomahawk]

Tomahawk is very weight sensitive so we are looking to travel light.
First officer is demanding she takes a whole bag full of clothes. This seems very unreasonable. Smellies perfumes and other female tut on top of that. Should I put my foot down and stop her taking so much baggage?

 

[Wife of Lofticus]

If you stay in warm places very little clothing is needed

 

[Mrs Springy]

Should I put my foot down and stop her taking so much baggage?

Only if you can promise to buy lots of new stuff for her as you go along

 

[Wife of Lofticus]

After 15months living aboard Lofticus and I have come to an agreement, if I buy a new bag/shoes/clothes then I have to get rid of one. has slowed me down somewhat, and as stowage is my job I can see why!

 

[nortada]

The Bare Truth

After 15months living aboard Lofticus and I have come to an agreement, if I buy a new bag/shoes/clothes then I have to get rid of one. has slowed me down somewhat, and as stowage is my job I can see why!

We had a similar agreement, old items had to be jettisoned to make way for new.

Unfortunately the agreement was poorly drafted with the result she gets something new & something of mine is taken to the charity shop.

Result, she has 3 of the 4 wardrobes & I am close to emulating Prince Harry!

 

[PlanB]

It´s awfly tempting to be flippant, but if you´re living aboard and not happy with what stuff you have around you....................................

 

[AndrewB]

Mrs L. has it, put her in charge of stowage.

AFTER you have packed the really essential stuff, like rusty old engine parts, boxes of shackles without pins, prehistoric copies of YM, and all the beer.

 

[duncan99210]

Hmmmmm. Puts on body armour, checks helmet fitting properly, makes sure SWMBO is not looking over shoulder.

The answer is that, for a quiet life, you should ensure you have enough clothes to last for a couple of weeks plus some warm stuff for the winter. Make sure you can fit it into less than 1/4 of the available clothes stowage space and then meakly surrender the remaining space to SWMBO. Even then, there wil still be a for a few dry bags with winter clothes to be fitted in somewhere.

As for facepaints and the like, the space requirement is in a similar ratio; I have a bottle of shower gel, my deodorant and, well that's all. SWMBO almost requires a pallet lifter to shift her sponge bag about the place.

Now, don't any of you lot let her see this OK?

 

[GrahamM376]

We had a similar agreement, old items had to be jettisoned to make way for new.

Problem is, some wives can swim

 

[Mrs Springy]

I have to 'fess up to having a large quantity of cosmetic type stuff, it's true.

However, in my defence (and he would admit to this) HWMBO has a far larger quantity of clothing on board than I do.....plus all those tools.... and boaty bits....and beer

 

[Tomahawk]

I have to 'fess up t...
However, in my defence HWMBO ....and beer

Your first officer is allowed beer ...surely

 

[Wansworth]

years ago I was aboard a german liveaboard and they had a gadget that extracted the air from the plastic bag which clothes etc had been placed and then heat sealed same.

 

[Mrs Springy]

Your first officer is allowed beer ...surely

Of course....as long as this here first mate is allowed her G & T

 

[artemis07]

Gent's clothes

Minimum wardrobe.

A jock strap, with a bow tie for posh parties!

 

[Tomahawk]

Minimum wardrobe.

A jock strap, with a bow tie for posh parties!

Jock strap.. for a girlie? Even I draw the line somewhere

 

[Carmel2]

If you have not worn/used it in a year it goes in the bin...............apart from old box of this and that that might come in handy one day.

 

[Tomahawk]

...............apart from old box of this and that that might come in handy one day.

See thread about the last few weeks before cast off...

It is the "might come in handy" problem that we are dealing with.. I am jus so sure I will need this sometime..

 

[RichardS]

Should I put my foot down and stop her taking so much baggage?

Dream on!

Richard

 

[JamesFrance]

When she has finished the antifouling they will need chucking out anyway.

In summer one set of clothing is all either of you need. Soak in a bucket overnight then hang on the rail in the sun, so ready to wear next evening for visiting the pub.

 

[NornaBiron]

Tomahawk is very weight sensitive so we are looking to travel light.
First officer is demanding she takes a whole bag full of clothes. This seems very unreasonable. Smellies perfumes and other female tut on top of that. Should I put my foot down and stop her taking so much baggage?

Do you want her to go with you?!