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  1. Silverton

    Smart Packing and Unexpected Backpack Items

    I do the same, Lydia, and was pleased to leave my homemade little 'missal' with a pilgrim who was walking on to Santiago this month, when I left from my shorter Camino. Another is reprinted and laminated for next time, I hope!
  2. Silverton

    Smart Packing and Unexpected Backpack Items

  3. Silverton

    Ryan Air-Checking hiking poles in Santiago

    If I could add a new wrinkle to this (almost eternal) query: Does anyone know about Biarritz Airport? That will be my departure airport this spring (on Ryanair), and I'm hoping that Airport Security there will allow me to take my poles inside my cabin backpack--with the secure knowledge that it...
  4. Silverton

    Walking sticks confiscated at Bilbao airport

    Yes, I too have been told by Santiago airport security people that I 'could have checked in my poles, free' at the airline desks. But how does one know this before going through security?? And would this apply at other Spanish airports? Did the Bilbao security person mention the 'complimentary'...
  5. Silverton

    Don't Cheap Out on Raingear!

    I walked on the Meseta and Galicia again in April, and this thread is dear to my heart. I spend a LOT of my time planning little 'improvements' in my gear for my next Camino! Despite the condensation problem, I prefer the ease of a zipped poncho (and Pong's parcho looks very tempting). I have...
  6. Silverton

    what is your "have to have " rain gear ?

    I really wonder: IS there a solution to this question? I have always been an Altus poncho-fan, but I'm home 12 days after a wet fortnight along the CF, and I admit I'm having doubts. Maybe my Altus has worn out after ten years?? A mere five kilometers up from La Faba to O Cebreiro, on 16 April...
  7. Silverton

    Help! Trying to lighten my load for a trip in April/May

    Hi, Walkergirl, We all have our own preferences and fixed ideas. Falcon is a Camino guru, certainly, but I would differ slightly. I've always walked in the spring too--between March and May. I'd say: No gators, if your rain pants are very light-weight and long enough to go over the tops of...
  8. Silverton

    Shipping poles and knife to St Jean Pied De Port

    You may not have time in your travels --but if you google the very large Decathlon sports stores in Paris and Anglet (between Bayonne and Biarritz) you will find various qualities of hiking poles for as little as 10-20 dollars each. (I think I paid less than 30 dollars for my lightweight pair in...
  9. Silverton

    Sleeping Bag Liners

    Bill, the pillows are usually long and narrow, so I take a very thin bolster pillowslip (18x38" or so) that also holds my 'valuables' at night. No jitters necessary--you will be able to buy anything you need along the way, or to send ahead anything you find you don't need! Buen camino!
  10. Silverton

    Smart Packing and Unexpected Backpack Items

    Something I added only on my most recent camino last month: a hook to hang my backpack on my or my neighbour's bunk. The cut off top of a chunky plastic hanger, weighing 20gr, proved very handy, and it might also serve at the showers and as a bedbug deterrent (tho I've never met a chinche on my...
  11. Silverton

    Equipment for the Trek

    '... start checking thrift stores. With a little patience and regular visits, you can accumulate the kind of clothing you'll need.' I agree with Koilife. I constantly check charity/thrift shops for lightweight camino-wear. I'm slightly mystified by all the brand names recommended on the forum...
  12. Silverton

    Croc shower sandals and other ways to cut weight

    Thanks to someone on this forum who mentioned Skechers, I are now a convert too. They're half the weight (approx 115gm each) of my previous Ecco sandals, and they can be worn in the shower too. I wore them gratefully on the last 5km into Santiago, and 8km on pavements in Dublin before my...
  13. Silverton

    sleeping bags-necesario ?

    Hi, I wrote about this matter on the 'blankets in albergues' thread, a few minutes ago. I see others agree with me here--and of course others disagree.
  14. Silverton

    My 2014 packing list for Portuguese Caminho.

    Ah, Amorfati1-- There is endless debate on ponchos vs rain jackets. My spring caminos have provided plenty of wet weather, and I vote for a good zipped poncho, with a pack cover for showers (and I have an Muji umbrella in the pack-cover slot of my backpack, for town-use). The advantages of a...
  15. Silverton

    My 2014 packing list for Portuguese Caminho.

    I had already cut it a bit smaller, The_Moo! We think alike. Actually I had a much smaller microfibre towel originally and thought I'd treat myself to a lavish-sized one--but the weight of the treat wasn't worth it.
  16. Silverton

    My 2014 packing list for Portuguese Caminho.

    Diogo, I have enjoyed all your messages, after your Camino last year and in preparation for this one. Thanks for including your list--I spend half the year, it seems, looking for lighter-weight shirts and gizmos that serve multi-uses. Yesterday I detached some cable ties from a lamppost (now...

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