Introduction: Clothing Pill
Great for backpacking, camping, and similar outings because you often wear pants more than one day. It also saves room for other items in you pack/bag for other items because of how compact the clothing pill is compared to standard folding methods.
Step 1: Supplies
1-T-shirt
1-Article of Underwear
1-pair of Long Socks
Step 2: Folding
fold 1/3 of T-shirt over and then fold sleeve back.
Step 3: More Folding
repeat step 2 on other side.
Step 4: Placement of Other Clothing
place underwear on T-shirt then, place socks on top with the openings facing outwards.
Step 5: Roll
start at top and roll tightly with every thing inside (except ends of the socks).
Step 6: Finishing
Pull one sock over the T-shirt then repeat with the other side.
Step 7: All Done
pull socks off to use then unroll.

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15 Comments
4 years ago
kind of rough on/with underwires.
7 years ago on Introduction
We call this a skivvies roll in the Marine Corps. As for things like trousers and blouses we roll those as well and secure wrap them with boot bands or you can use the leg of the trousers.
8 years ago on Introduction
WHAT ABOUT THE PANTS!!!!!!!! What did pants ever do to you?!
Reply 7 years ago
Not a thing. I often wear my pants more than one day. Just saying. I don't know if he does. But I do like to change my shirt if I can but that depends too.
8 years ago
This is assuming you are going to wear your pants more than one day. You would still want to change your shirt, undies and socks everyday.
Reply 7 years ago
why? A good wipe with a wet towel sorts them buggers out.
7 years ago
Made one for after the Gym
8 years ago on Introduction
I do something similar for camping, however, instead of using the socks to trap everything (and thereby potentially stretching them out), I place everything on the T-shirt (underwear, socks and cargo shorts), roll the T-shirt around everything and fold the sleeves around to create the "pill". This works particularly good with wicking shirts, whose fabric has some additional stretch, but you don't have to worry about droopy socks.
8 years ago on Introduction
Hmmm, nice - this is something you could easily carry in a side pocket in a pair of cargo pants (the only kind I wear - with and without zip-off legs) without compromising your space or looking REALLY weird with a large "pill"-shape bundle in a front pants pocket :) I like it. I think you could easily put a pair of UnderArmor long johns in that as well during winter months (yeah, pants would be nice but unless you get a pair of those backpacking pants that folds into its own small pocket, it would be too bulky (yeah, I tried it :D ))
8 years ago on Introduction
Hmmm, nice - this is something you could easily carry in a side pocket in a pair of cargo pants (the only kind I wear - with and without zip-off legs) without compromising your space or looking REALLY weird with a large "pill"-shape bundle in a front pants pocket :) I like it. I think you could easily put a pair of UnderArmor long johns in that as well during winter months (yeah, pants would be nice but unless you get a pair of those backpacking pants that folds into its own small pocket, it would be too bulky (yeah, I tried it :D ))
8 years ago on Introduction
Great idea!
8 years ago
I'm in the Army and often pack my rucksack for deployments. This is one of the best ideas I have seen in a very long time.
From now on I'll be packing a pill for every day (water proofed obviously lol). Many thanks
8 years ago on Introduction
Great idea! No place for pants though? Would that be too bulky?
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Pants would make it fairly bulky and would stretch out the socks to much for my likeing, your could try gym shorts or something else thin
8 years ago on Introduction
Compact, and necessary for survival. Clever.