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Suitable wild camping spots along the Camino del Norte?
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[QUOTE="lizlane, post: 727141, member: 16357"] There is a reason he won't see likes on the forum. The forum exists to educate pilgrims on all the pilgrimage routes, how to walk them safely and courteously, and provides ample information on the best practice to achieve that. Wild camping may be a thing in the UK, other places in Europe and the US but it's not a "thing" in Spain, even if it's given a cute name like "stealth camping". I know it's become a popular thing for APOC and REI outfitters to educate their members about the Camino. I recently went to a class being offered at REI by my local APOC chapter. There were maybe seven member of APOC there including myself and the presenters. The other 30 people were REI members who had gotten an email about the class. REI likes that because they get to sell gear. APOC likes that because then they get new people they can approach about joining. The best question was asked by a backpacker who wanted to know why walking the Camino was so special instead of say backpacking through the French Alps. The presenter hemmed and hawed but just couldn't get the words out of his mouth...because it's a pilgrimage. Not a backpacking destination. There are alot of FB groups out there that also downplay the pilgrimage part because they are not religious or don't believe at all because their passion is backpacking and hiking. They probably drank the REI kool-aid. The Camino is open to all but I think it does a disservice to tell people "how to get away" with camping. The only reason people are allowed an "overnight" stay as the dude in the video put it is because sometimes you walk until you cant walk anymore. Or you might be at a choke point in which lodging is no longer available. Or because you feel called to spend a night under the Milky Way by your Creator. But those should be the exception, not the rule. The rule is it's not kosher and it's their country so they can decide. It's not done because you want to be frugal. Donativios are plentiful along the way for the purpose of next-to-free lodging to provide shelter for pilgrims on a budget and it's easy enough to plan your stages to go from one donativio to the next. Most are run by the Church or the State or private families. Donativio should not be interpreted as free but give what you can. I might also add that if you have to tell someone "how to get away" with something or do it in "stealth", you are probably doing something you know to be wrong and that is not the purpose of this forum. [/QUOTE]
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