What should I wear when trekking the Kokoda Track?
Take at least two sets of clothes one wet for daytime use and one dry for evening wear. Light quick-dry fabric is recommended. I wear bike shorts (cheap ones, without the crotch lining) under my hiking shorts to stop chafing on my thighs. Expect your hiking clothing to be wet a lot, either from sweat or from rain or from a dip in a creek. Id also recommend maybe a third set of dry shorts as I have fallen over in mud in my dry set and wound up without a dry set. A small folding umbrella is very handy once you have changed into dry, as its often wet at night and a trip to the toilet can leave you soaked. Id suggest a sarong for both women and men to wear to showers, or washing places in villages. I suggest women and men wash in your undies. The showers are often not very private. Wear rubber flip-flops around at night or similar light easy footwear.
