clothes to take to morocco ?

[cakeboy]

me & the wife are off to morocco at the end of this month [april] can anyone give me an idea what to take to wear , ive been told it can be very changeable and to take clothes to cover the heat & cold ?

 

[earthmover]

Can't vouch for anyone else, but for three weeks I took:

1 pair jeans
1 pair shorts
3 t-shirts
1 polo neck shirt
1 summer shirt
3 pairs underpants
2 pairs socks

This was as well as my riding gear:

Dianese vented jeans
2 pairs Nike anti bacterial shorts
3 tech t-shirts
Dianese body armour
race shirt
fleece
Sinisalo enduro jacket
3 pairs summer hiking socks
pair of cheap waterproof trousers
Alpinestars waterproof jacket.


And a tube of travel wash.
HTH
Mark

 

[Tim Cullis]

It was 2.5c yesterday at 1700m in the Middle Atlas. Unseasonably cool but no snow. Fortunately I was wearing my heated jacket. Next week looks warmer: http://www.weather-forecast.com/locations/Ifrane/forecasts/latest

 

[cakeboy]

tim, we have heated waistcoats would should i take them ?

 

[Tim Cullis]

For July-August I would say not, but outside of those months Morocco can get unexpectedly cold.

A heated jacket is a flexible solution, you will need various layers anyway. If it's warm you may not get to use it, but at altitude going over the passes it gets chilly especially towards evening.

 

[Gordon]

I usually work with multiple layers on the bike - EDZ thermals, Rohan long T shirt, rohan microfleece and EDZ outer shell. Heated waistcoat if it gets too chilly. Works a treat for me and can add/remove layers as the temp changes.
Last Oct, the temperature varied from -2C in Spain to 35C in Draa Valley.

Remember your antibacterial gel hand wash - invaluable

Cheers

 

[D6]

Can't vouch for anyone else, but for three weeks I took:

1 pair jeans
1 pair shorts
3 t-shirts
1 polo neck shirt
1 summer shirt
3 pairs underpants
2 pairs socks

This was as well as my riding gear:

Dianese vented jeans
2 pairs Nike anti bacterial shorts
3 tech t-shirts
Dianese body armour
race shirt
fleece
Sinisalo enduro jacket
3 pairs summer hiking socks
pair of cheap waterproof trousers
Alpinestars waterproof jacket.


And a tube of travel wash.
HTH
Mark

dainese vented jeans?any good?pics?

 

[earthmover]

dainese vented jeans?any good?pics?

http://www.dainese.com/eng/articolo.asp?cat=1,2,3,7&nome=DRAKE_tex&articolo=1754984

Very comfortable, kept me cool up to about 30 degrees, yet didn't feel cold batting down the M6 at 5.00am in April. Not crash tested yet thankfully.
Mark

 

[DavidHale]

Remember your antibacterial gel hand wash - invaluable

As supplied to us by MikeP.

Also, a buff. Keeps sand out (sort of) and probably saved my head from being fried when I soaked it in water and put it back on (tip c/o Timolgra.)

 

[9toes]

30 degrees just back from Zagora to Maider Piste, sand storm for 4 days drove at night off road 40 degree C, hot and windy, no paint left on bike. Hell something to tell the kids about...mad

Sand blasting ah thats what they mean......

 

[Tim Cullis]

Further north there was rain today in Fes, with more rain forecast for Sunday and Monday, thereafter OK.

http://uk.weather.com/weather/10day-Fes-MOXX0003

Tim

 

[cakeboy]

well theres one thing ill not be taking to morocco ? my bmw heated waistcoat its packed-in but i have 2yrs warranty on it so its going back and im getting my money back as ive been told bmw have had a lot of trouble with the switches and have stopped making the waistcoats all together

 

[John Armstrong]

Heated Jacket?

Got one of these: http://www.motohaus.com/acatalog/Keis.html gets a from me