Frank1 said:
When I do jogging in winter, a t-shirt, a fleece, gloves and long pants is enough. What do I need to wear to walk the Camino in december ? Do I have to wear a warm winter jacket or is thermical underwear, t shirt, 1-2 fleeces, gloves and a jacket to proctect me to the rain and wind ?
Greetings,
Frank
I think it would be difficult to extrapolate from jogging, presumably unloaded and over relatively short distances compared to a Camino day, to what might be required for long days, slower pace and heavier loads.
Further, I will join the chorus on ditching any cotton. If you do manage to get warm enough to sweat, cotton will retain it. You will find that most manufacturers of goretex or similar clothing advise that these materials are ineffective when there is a cotton layer underneath - you will need inner and middle layers that will wick moisture away from your skin.
In Mar 10, I used four layers for my torso:
1. short or long sleeved thermal vest (Kathmandu) - (both had plenty of length to tuck into the bottom layers.
2. long sleeved trekking or hiking shirt (Lowe Alpine) - mid layer
3. light fleece (Macpac) - this was normally the outer layer, but if it was really cold or windy, I would then wear
4. Rain jacket (Lowe Alpine) - this is one that allows a Lowe Alpine fleece to be zipped in, but I decided not to carry that in preference for the lighter Macpac fleece. It also has a mesh liner in the jacket, which adds to the amount of air it can capture.
At the start, I planned to have up to three bottom layers:
1. thermal long johns (Kathmandu)
2. trekking pants (North Face?)
3. gaiters, or rainpants if it was really wet.
I only did this on the first day, and found that my lower body was too warm, and after that I wore a pair of briefs and the trekking pants, and on cold days wore the gaiters, and only wore the rain pants when it was raining heavily.
In terms of keeping my extremities protected, I wore the Outdoor Research Seattle Sombrero most days, sometimes with a beanie. When it was really wet, the sombrero had sufficient adjustment to allow it to go over the rain jacket hood, but not both beanie and hood comfortably.
I carried liner gloves and a pair of water resistant gloves, as well as a pair of mitts (I use these almost all the time with trekking poles unless it is really cold).
I wore Scarpa boots, with a combination of Horizon liner socks and Horizon Coolmax Leisure socks. This was okay in late Mar, but might not be warm enough earlier in the year. Note that there is plenty of commentary on this site about the relative merits of boots vs shoes. I prefer boots, but you need to make your own choice.
In summary - have good options for layering, with the upper body needing at least an extra layer, and make sure you have good options for the extremities - head, hands and feet.
Regards,
