For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here. (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation) |
---|
On my first camino, I carried a summerdress all the way to Santiago, but when I got there, the weather was rainy and too cold (in june) for wearing a dress
:lol: This has made me chortle over this side of the world. i think it is hands down one of the funniest things I have read on the forum. :lol:methodist.pilgrim.98 said:I didn't know that then that there are lies, damn lies, and My Fair Lady. The rain in Spain falls in Galicia.
dougfitz said:I would rather think of what changes would I make next time. .........
I will need to rethink the issue of thermals for my next trip, as well as what I need for any post walk activities while I am in the UK / Europe. ...........
DougF
jl said:snip
I will get a WBA pack from One Planet.
snip
You might like to look at Pacer Poles too.
vinotinto said:I also had way too much stuff at the beginning of my trek :
dougfitz said:Torches - packed a 2xAA maglite as well as a small headtorch and a little Kathmandu red light that I attach to my pack. The big maglite was put in the post. I will be looking at a replacement for the headtorch, only because there are some brighter ones around today to replace my 2004 model.
Yes, i definitely agree: three torches are a minimum )
+@^^ said:it seems we all speak about how great MY backpack / MY shoes / MY sleeping bag etc was....
very seldom do we admit to bad equipment or making bad equipment choices
.
so heres your chance......
Chacharm said:My raincoat was crappy. It was a H2No thing that MANY people also had on. I chose a neon orange color because I was concerned about being seen in grey light. I was seen all right - every day for three straight weeks. I hate that jacket so much! It had other problems too. No breast pocket. Your pack belt will close on any hip pockets so that they're inaccessible. Make sure you have a jacket with pockets you can get to.
My pack was also way too large. I just couldn't bring myself to go all the way to Spain for two months and not take ANYTHING. It goes against every over-packing tendency I have...and I paid a price for it. I threw away my pillow the first night. My 40$ tech pillow. It wasn't heavy but it took up too much room.
I never used my head lamp that cost 80$ and I never used my cup or my spork.
I thought leggings were going to be so perfect but they don't work for walking in the rain and they were pretty heavy.
Then why did you follow the Appalachian Trail through-hikers on the Dragonte path???yeah my body :roll: :wink:
falcon269 said:Then why did you follow the Appalachian Trail through-hikers on the Dragonte path???yeah my body :roll: :wink:
You are still my hero for doing it...
Happy New Year.
I read somewhere that it was a requirement to wear a high visibility vest when walking on a road in Spain. It was my last purchase before I left and it was the first thing I ditched on day two.
Seam seal is for the seams on things like tents. It works really well for that because the fabric used in making most tents nowadays is water proof. Packs are not made of waterproof material. It would be a crooked manufacturer indeed who tried to tell you otherwise.Does Seam-Seal count as well?
I was told that it would make the seams of my backpack waterproof.
It didn't. Nothing makes the seams of your backpack waterproof.
Only a rain-cover or a poncho does the job properly.
Ultreya,
Carli Di Bortolo.
Oh wait till you see the next post. And I think it's still relevant. It's always relevent.Good reaction on a 3 year old post
Cheers?
My daughter's Kathmandu Nowaki Women's Backpack. Crap. I thought it was just her, as I would carry it on front of me on days she just wasn't up to it, but when I carried it on my back I understood her discomfort. My pack was fantastic (Votai) and I will marry it when that sort of thing is legal, but hers was a shocker. We bought a local Deuter backpack for her along the way (YOU CAN BUY EVERYTHING OVER THERE CHEAPER THAN IN AUSTRALIA), and she hopped and danced and skipped all the way to Santiago with exactly the same stuff in it - just a much better designed bag.
Here here, I agree. Good gear in Pamplona, Burgos and Leon.
Here's my list, not "crap" gear, but just a mistake, taken on our first Camino.
My husband's Kathmandu pack and my Paddy Pallin pack. I posted mine on from Leon and bought a lightweight local pack for peanuts. Both the original packs have been in a wardrobe since. Both still look pretty much as new. Anyone want them?
Boots. His were Goretex lined from Kathmandu. Mine were top of the line Scarpa, fitted by an "expert". Indestructible. I hated mine with a passion that makes the Middle East conflict look friendly. It slowly dawned on my husband that his were actually the cause of his blisters. Both now in landfill.
Full-on -7 degree sleeping bags. Way overkill.
Heavy 3 layer Goretex jackets. My husband likes his for skiing, and during torrential downpours to unclog the storm water drain.
it seems we all speak about how great MY backpack / MY shoes / MY sleeping bag etc was....
very seldom do we admit to bad equipment or making bad equipment choices
.
so heres your chance......