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"Mud Walking first time tips"
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Hi all!
With the temperatures starting to be nicer and nicer Ive decided that I would like to try mudding for the first time. Ive always loved pies, slime and such so I imagine it couldnt be any less fun. However, I have a quick question. I found a mud pit nearby on mud maps but I dont know what to wear. What do you guys wear so you can quickly clean up and not get your car muddy when you're all done? Any other advice is also greatly appreciated
Thanks!
With the temperatures starting to be nicer and nicer Ive decided that I would like to try mudding for the first time. Ive always loved pies, slime and such so I imagine it couldnt be any less fun. However, I have a quick question. I found a mud pit nearby on mud maps but I dont know what to wear. What do you guys wear so you can quickly clean up and not get your car muddy when you're all done? Any other advice is also greatly appreciated
Thanks!
We regulary drive to mud locations, shoot scenes, and then drive back. Our advice would be:
What to wear in the mud itself - anything you like, doesn't matter, main rule being wear somrthing you'll enjoy getting muddy in.
Afterwards: You want to have multiple big bottle of warm water, say 10 x empty 2 litre (67 fl oz I think?) coke bottles. We use multiple 20 litre water-cooler bottles but that's probably overkill for a personal session.
You also want clothes and boots for travelling back chosen to keep mess and water inside, to protect your vehicle.
If the location is reasonably secluded, then after coming out of the mud, strip, wash the worst of it off your hands and face with the warm water (and as much of the rest of you as you want to, but this is less essential). Then re-dress in a jogging suit or boilersuit, and wellies - these are to keep the remaining mud inside.
Muddy clothes in a plastic box, drive home, go into the shower still wearing your joggers / overalls and boots, because if you take them off anywhere else, they'll scatter dried mud everywhere, Shower on and strip in the shower, do a rough wash of the clothes and boots as you take them off, before dumping them in a waterproof plastic box or bin to take to the washing machine. Getting soaked in the travelling-back outfit can then be a second string to the mud fun.
If the location isn't as secluded or you don't want to have to strip, then instead of joggers or overalls, you want a waterproof rainsuit, and ideally you want it a couple of sizes oversized.
Put the rainsuit on over your muddy clothes, tuck the jacket inside the trousers, and tuck the trousers inside the wellies. That way, water and mud running down inside the suit is trapped and ultimately collects in your boots.
Drive home, and go straight in the shower still wearing the rainsuit and boots. Strip slowly, first the rainsuit, then the muddly clothes beneath it. There will be a lot of mud going down the shower drain so keep the water running at maximum to avoid blockages.
Rough wash all the clothes and the boots, before dumping them in a waterproof plastic box to take to the washing machine.
Final advice, have a bath towel folded as a seat cover for the vehicle. Or get a waterproof seat cover. That's a final barrier between the mud and your vehicle upholstry.
What to wear in the mud itself - anything you like, doesn't matter, main rule being wear somrthing you'll enjoy getting muddy in.
Afterwards: You want to have multiple big bottle of warm water, say 10 x empty 2 litre (67 fl oz I think?) coke bottles. We use multiple 20 litre water-cooler bottles but that's probably overkill for a personal session.
You also want clothes and boots for travelling back chosen to keep mess and water inside, to protect your vehicle.
If the location is reasonably secluded, then after coming out of the mud, strip, wash the worst of it off your hands and face with the warm water (and as much of the rest of you as you want to, but this is less essential). Then re-dress in a jogging suit or boilersuit, and wellies - these are to keep the remaining mud inside. Muddy clothes in a plastic box, drive home, go into the shower still wearing your joggers / overalls and boots, because if you take them off anywhere else, they'll scatter dried mud everywhere, Shower on and strip in the shower, do a rough wash of the clothes and boots as you take them off, before dumping them in a waterproof plastic box or bin to take to the washing machine. Getting soaked in the travelling-back outfit can then be a second string to the mud fun.
If the location isn't as secluded or you don't want to have to strip, then instead of joggers or overalls, you want a waterproof rainsuit, and ideally you want it a couple of sizes oversized. Put the rainsuit on over your muddy clothes, tuck the jacket inside the trousers, and tuck the trousers inside the wellies. That way, water and mud running down inside the suit is trapped and ultimately collects in your boots.
Drive home, and go straight in the shower still wearing the rainsuit and boots. Strip slowly, first the rainsuit, then the muddly clothes beneath it. There will be a lot of mud going down the shower drain so keep the water running at maximum to avoid blockages.
Rough wash all the clothes and the boots, before dumping them in a waterproof plastic box to take to the washing machine.
Final advice, have a bath towel folded as a seat cover for the vehicle. Or get a waterproof seat cover. That's a final barrier between the mud and your vehicle upholstry.Saturation Hall - Forth! The Gungemaidens!
I was lucky in finding a very secluded spot adjacent to a lake- wash off was a short walk and hop the fence.
The good news is I could get fully clean and rinse out muddy clothes. The downside is the trip to the lake would pass a lot of mud onto the surrounding foliage, which then got passed back onto my clean clothes as I was leaving.
What to wear in the mud is ultimately yours- more complex outfits are harder to clean and retain more mud. Waterproof materials like PVC or latex are easier to clean. Worth noting mud can stain white/light coloured clothing.
For clothing home- something easy to slip on. It's warm out but mud holds in the cold pretty well.
The good news is I could get fully clean and rinse out muddy clothes. The downside is the trip to the lake would pass a lot of mud onto the surrounding foliage, which then got passed back onto my clean clothes as I was leaving.
What to wear in the mud is ultimately yours- more complex outfits are harder to clean and retain more mud. Waterproof materials like PVC or latex are easier to clean. Worth noting mud can stain white/light coloured clothing.
For clothing home- something easy to slip on. It's warm out but mud holds in the cold pretty well.
Mud map? Like that google maps thing? I've been searching a good while for something in the Phillyish area that won't get me arrested. Lots of quarries, but they are pretty secure.
He's more potato now than man. Twisted and evil.
DungeonMasterOne said: We regulary drive to mud locations, shoot scenes, and then drive back. Our advice would be:
What to wear in the mud itself - anything you like, doesn't matter, main rule being wear somrthing you'll enjoy getting muddy in.
Afterwards: You want to have multiple big bottle of warm water, say 10 x empty 2 litre (67 fl oz I think?) coke bottles. We use multiple 20 litre water-cooler bottles but that's probably overkill for a personal session.
You also want clothes and boots for travelling back chosen to keep mess and water inside, to protect your vehicle.
If the location is reasonably secluded, then after coming out of the mud, strip, wash the worst of it off your hands and face with the warm water (and as much of the rest of you as you want to, but this is less essential). Then re-dress in a jogging suit or boilersuit, and wellies - these are to keep the remaining mud inside.
Muddy clothes in a plastic box, drive home, go into the shower still wearing your joggers / overalls and boots, because if you take them off anywhere else, they'll scatter dried mud everywhere, Shower on and strip in the shower, do a rough wash of the clothes and boots as you take them off, before dumping them in a waterproof plastic box or bin to take to the washing machine. Getting soaked in the travelling-back outfit can then be a second string to the mud fun.
If the location isn't as secluded or you don't want to have to strip, then instead of joggers or overalls, you want a waterproof rainsuit, and ideally you want it a couple of sizes oversized.
Put the rainsuit on over your muddy clothes, tuck the jacket inside the trousers, and tuck the trousers inside the wellies. That way, water and mud running down inside the suit is trapped and ultimately collects in your boots.
Drive home, and go straight in the shower still wearing the rainsuit and boots. Strip slowly, first the rainsuit, then the muddly clothes beneath it. There will be a lot of mud going down the shower drain so keep the water running at maximum to avoid blockages.
Rough wash all the clothes and the boots, before dumping them in a waterproof plastic box to take to the washing machine.
Final advice, have a bath towel folded as a seat cover for the vehicle. Or get a waterproof seat cover. That's a final barrier between the mud and your vehicle upholstry.
What to wear in the mud itself - anything you like, doesn't matter, main rule being wear somrthing you'll enjoy getting muddy in.
Afterwards: You want to have multiple big bottle of warm water, say 10 x empty 2 litre (67 fl oz I think?) coke bottles. We use multiple 20 litre water-cooler bottles but that's probably overkill for a personal session.
You also want clothes and boots for travelling back chosen to keep mess and water inside, to protect your vehicle.
If the location is reasonably secluded, then after coming out of the mud, strip, wash the worst of it off your hands and face with the warm water (and as much of the rest of you as you want to, but this is less essential). Then re-dress in a jogging suit or boilersuit, and wellies - these are to keep the remaining mud inside. Muddy clothes in a plastic box, drive home, go into the shower still wearing your joggers / overalls and boots, because if you take them off anywhere else, they'll scatter dried mud everywhere, Shower on and strip in the shower, do a rough wash of the clothes and boots as you take them off, before dumping them in a waterproof plastic box or bin to take to the washing machine. Getting soaked in the travelling-back outfit can then be a second string to the mud fun.
If the location isn't as secluded or you don't want to have to strip, then instead of joggers or overalls, you want a waterproof rainsuit, and ideally you want it a couple of sizes oversized. Put the rainsuit on over your muddy clothes, tuck the jacket inside the trousers, and tuck the trousers inside the wellies. That way, water and mud running down inside the suit is trapped and ultimately collects in your boots.
Drive home, and go straight in the shower still wearing the rainsuit and boots. Strip slowly, first the rainsuit, then the muddly clothes beneath it. There will be a lot of mud going down the shower drain so keep the water running at maximum to avoid blockages.
Rough wash all the clothes and the boots, before dumping them in a waterproof plastic box to take to the washing machine.
Final advice, have a bath towel folded as a seat cover for the vehicle. Or get a waterproof seat cover. That's a final barrier between the mud and your vehicle upholstry. I love this clear and precise instructions. For my ASD mind this is pure joy. Thank you DungeonMasterOne
