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[QUOTE="Anniesantiago, post: 90181, member: 3502"] I would leave out the following. I feel there's a lot of "unneeded stuff" you plan on dragging along with you. I suspect 50% of it is going to be expensively mailed back home or put into the albergue FREE BOX on about your 2nd day! If I were you I'd scale way back. I can't tell you how many pilgrims I've met along the way who end up shipping stuff home after 2 or 3 days. But you'll learn. We all do.: First aid stuff - Buy some Compeed when you first arrive arrive and buy anything else as you need it or borrow from another pilgrim. o Power outlet adapter - If yours is bigger than 1 inch square, find another one. o Flashlight - maybe a tiny led micro light about 2 inches long, but no flashlight is needed. o Laptop (charger; tablet to save weight?) A big responsibility unless you REALLY need it. Where will you put it while you shower? Who will watch it? WHY do you need it? Use albergue computers unless you are staying in privates that offer free wi-fi - or better yet, experience being in nature without electronics for a few weeks. It's life-changing. o Pills for water cleansing - There is no need for this. Water along the Camino is excellent. o Rain gear - what type? o Rain suit - redundant? o Light umbrella - Why? o Plastic bags - If you want to make friends in the albergue, please, no rattling plastic bags? What do you need these for? o Whistle - for what? You will probably always be within sight of 20 pilgrims at the time of year you're going! o Olsen Hegar and polyester thread (backpack repairs) - I can't imagine needing this o Clothesline - every albergue has drying racks o That shampoo stuff (This thing, though not that large of a bottle) - I wouldn't take any liquids. Buy a bar of soap you can also use for shampoo, like Liggets o Kitchen Sink (for washing clothes in busy alburques) = Good Lord, is this April Fool's day? o S-hook (for hanging pack) - Where will you hang it? Not on the beds! o Duct tape (shoe/backpack repairs)- Do you really expect your backpack to fall apart on a gentle walk? o Extra knife - Why? You can buy a good one for 5 Euros there o Maps - Why? o GPS - Why? o Compass - Why? o Paracord - Why? o Some kind of Leatherman? - Why? o Trail books (guides & recreational) - Why? o Toiletries - all you need is soap and deoderant and toothpaste o MP3 player/headphones/charger - Why? Listen to the birds instead? Talk to pilgrims? Clothes o 1x long jeans - Jeans are heavy and awfully uncomfortable when wet Oh, and by the way, you forgot earplugs! :lol: And when you get there, buy some Fels Naptha and cut it into 4 pieces. Take one to wash your clothes with and give the other 3 away. I would leave some of this stuff at home! Go light and enjoy yourself. This is a mostly gentle walk through a beautiful modern country. It's not India in 1920. Anything you discover you need, you can buy there, or find in the FREE BOX where other pilgrims like yourself have carried WAY too much! :!: How much does your loaded pack weigh, by the way? :| [/QUOTE]
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