Dan Murphy
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- August 25, 2016
My Camino begins on August 25 after a short side trip to Lourdes. Thought I would share some information that might help others on their journey.
Training - began walking in early January along a combination of trails and roads. It was winter then so I walked without snowshoes. I have lost 2.5 waist sizes and logged over 1400 km since I began. My average daily walks are 15 km with my pack (15.2 lbs)
Shoes - Merrell Moab GTX Trail (men's). My first pair were size 10.5 but when I got my orthotics I had to purchase a size eleven. I have retried those as they have over 1000 km on them. The only problem was that the inside heel wore. This was repaired with moleskin. I am now breaking a third pair but they already feel like slippers. I believe it is the feet that break into the boot....
Socks - Ice Breaker liner socks that wore through at the heel at 956 km and were replaced for free as they have a life time warranty. Outer socks are Smart-wool Phd Outdoor.
Equipment - managed to purchase most of my gear on sale. Weights are in kilograms.
Ospery Kestral 38 backpack 1.44
Two dry bags (Woods) 0.1
Ospery 1.5 L bladder 0.158
Water bladder (wide mouth) 0.043
Sleeping bag (Chinook) 0.769
Silk Bag Liner (Treksilk) 0.11
Inflatable Pillow (Sea to Summit) 0.07
Pile pillow cover 0.11
Clothing
Coolmax long sleeve/neck zip shirt 0.225
Micropile Jacket (Northface, Canyonlands) 0.489
Marmot Precip Jacket (wind/light rain) 0.32
Zippered long sleeve shirt (merino) 0.11
Colombia Shirt (collared) 0.264
Hiking Pant/shorts 0.247
Underwear (Icebreaker merino)
Sea to Summit poncho/tarp 0.192
Smart wool phd socks (1 pair in pack) 0.075
Regular socks
Ice breaker liner socks (1 pair in pack) 0.041
Polypropylene liner sock (1 pair) 0.042
Merino Tee (Ice Breaker) 0.142
Equipment
Micro daypack (Marks' Work Warehouse) 0.057
Headlamp (Homehardware) 0.087
Hat
Hand wash
Sol emergency blanket 0.07
Headband (buff)
Guide book 0.265
Towel medium (Sea to Summit) 0.06
Sandals (Keen Rapids) 0.754
Cell phone charger 0.054
Shaving kit (razor, tooth brush, small tube of tooth past, shaving flakes, 0.053
Journal/pen
First aid kit 0.166
Sunscreen/sun glasses
Total load (pounds) 15.2 (without water)
Training - began walking in early January along a combination of trails and roads. It was winter then so I walked without snowshoes. I have lost 2.5 waist sizes and logged over 1400 km since I began. My average daily walks are 15 km with my pack (15.2 lbs)
Shoes - Merrell Moab GTX Trail (men's). My first pair were size 10.5 but when I got my orthotics I had to purchase a size eleven. I have retried those as they have over 1000 km on them. The only problem was that the inside heel wore. This was repaired with moleskin. I am now breaking a third pair but they already feel like slippers. I believe it is the feet that break into the boot....
Socks - Ice Breaker liner socks that wore through at the heel at 956 km and were replaced for free as they have a life time warranty. Outer socks are Smart-wool Phd Outdoor.
Equipment - managed to purchase most of my gear on sale. Weights are in kilograms.
Ospery Kestral 38 backpack 1.44
Two dry bags (Woods) 0.1
Ospery 1.5 L bladder 0.158
Water bladder (wide mouth) 0.043
Sleeping bag (Chinook) 0.769
Silk Bag Liner (Treksilk) 0.11
Inflatable Pillow (Sea to Summit) 0.07
Pile pillow cover 0.11
Clothing
Coolmax long sleeve/neck zip shirt 0.225
Micropile Jacket (Northface, Canyonlands) 0.489
Marmot Precip Jacket (wind/light rain) 0.32
Zippered long sleeve shirt (merino) 0.11
Colombia Shirt (collared) 0.264
Hiking Pant/shorts 0.247
Underwear (Icebreaker merino)
Sea to Summit poncho/tarp 0.192
Smart wool phd socks (1 pair in pack) 0.075
Regular socks
Ice breaker liner socks (1 pair in pack) 0.041
Polypropylene liner sock (1 pair) 0.042
Merino Tee (Ice Breaker) 0.142
Equipment
Micro daypack (Marks' Work Warehouse) 0.057
Headlamp (Homehardware) 0.087
Hat
Hand wash
Sol emergency blanket 0.07
Headband (buff)
Guide book 0.265
Towel medium (Sea to Summit) 0.06
Sandals (Keen Rapids) 0.754
Cell phone charger 0.054
Shaving kit (razor, tooth brush, small tube of tooth past, shaving flakes, 0.053
Journal/pen
First aid kit 0.166
Sunscreen/sun glasses
Total load (pounds) 15.2 (without water)
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