- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances 15,16,18
VdlP 23, Invierno 23, Fisterra 23
For those who have walked the VdlP.
I know a shelter is not required, but I kind of have a hankering to maybe 'sleep rough' now and again, particularly in some remote very scenic area. Of course following the rules, carry everything out, leave only footprints etc etc.
So I've been researching ultra lite shelters like tarps, or 1 person tents. Amazingly lightweight.
I'll go ultralite if only using a few nights. Like 500-600 g for a tarp/tent and sleeping mat combined!
But my question is this.
What about creepy crawlies!
I know it's sad. For a guy who was in the Military for 22 years and slept in holes in the ground and worse......
But I think it was moving to Australia 25 years ago that did it.
Many things that creep and crawl here, not only bite, but can potentially kill you....... even stuff in the garden.
(check out the Funnel Web spider who happens to be a native of the area that I live in, and Yes I have seen some)
Furthermore, at the other end of the 'lethality' scale, I'm like catnip for Mosquitoes for some reason.
So whilst the 'idea' of a few nights under the stars is quite appealing, what are the realities when it comes to the local wildlife. What does one need to keep an eye open for?
The Vipers seem limited to Northern areas and there are only 3-6 snake bites a year in Spain anyway.
No lethal spiders by all accounts.
Seems like scorpions might be the only issue, though again they seem not to be lethal varieties.
Any thoughts from VdlP 'old hands'..........
Do I camp in Australia? Not a hope in Hell!
I know a shelter is not required, but I kind of have a hankering to maybe 'sleep rough' now and again, particularly in some remote very scenic area. Of course following the rules, carry everything out, leave only footprints etc etc.
So I've been researching ultra lite shelters like tarps, or 1 person tents. Amazingly lightweight.
I'll go ultralite if only using a few nights. Like 500-600 g for a tarp/tent and sleeping mat combined!
But my question is this.
What about creepy crawlies!
I know it's sad. For a guy who was in the Military for 22 years and slept in holes in the ground and worse......
But I think it was moving to Australia 25 years ago that did it.
Many things that creep and crawl here, not only bite, but can potentially kill you....... even stuff in the garden.
(check out the Funnel Web spider who happens to be a native of the area that I live in, and Yes I have seen some)
Furthermore, at the other end of the 'lethality' scale, I'm like catnip for Mosquitoes for some reason.
So whilst the 'idea' of a few nights under the stars is quite appealing, what are the realities when it comes to the local wildlife. What does one need to keep an eye open for?
The Vipers seem limited to Northern areas and there are only 3-6 snake bites a year in Spain anyway.
No lethal spiders by all accounts.
Seems like scorpions might be the only issue, though again they seem not to be lethal varieties.
Any thoughts from VdlP 'old hands'..........
Do I camp in Australia? Not a hope in Hell!