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  1. sotirod

    Do you count your waistpack in your pack weight?

    Such an interesting conversation! Thanks for posting that link.
  2. sotirod

    Do you count your waistpack in your pack weight?

    Thanks for the replies! Like I said...I'm just curious. Shifting the numbers around won't change what I'm carrying. I'm going in the winter, and I'm trying to keep my FSO weight at about 15% of a 25 BMI for my height (which is about 15 pounds less than I currently weigh - ha! I have a year to...
  3. sotirod

    Do you count your waistpack in your pack weight?

    I think that I've got my total weight (carrying - not including what I'm wearing) down to a hair over 7 kg (including what's in the backpack and what's in the waistpack). I'd like to shave off another 500 grams, but I'm really not sure where yet! I'm basing myself on a lot of the packing lists...
  4. sotirod

    trail shoes + gaiters for winter camino?

    Well, never having been there in the winter...or ever, as a matter of fact...I don't know! :mrgreen: That's why I'm asking! I have been reading the Girls On the Way blog, and they definitely had to walk through some snow for more than one day. I don't expect there to be snow the entire...
  5. sotirod

    trail shoes + gaiters for winter camino?

    Thanks Arn! Did you walk with your low trail shoes in the snow? Did you find them adequate? Thanks!
  6. sotirod

    trail shoes + gaiters for winter camino?

    Yeah, I know, I know...another shoe question. I have really bad luck with mid trail shoes. No matter which brand I try, they fit beautifully in the store and on short walks - but anything more than 30 minutes, and the pressure on the back of my ankles leads to tingling and soreness in my...
  7. sotirod

    Journaling on the Camino

    I'm really not fancy when it comes to journals on long trips. I bring an 80-page lined exercise book ( one of the smaller-sized ones) and a pen. I carry it in a Ziploc freezer bag to keep it dry. Cheap, light, easy to carry or send home, very easy to pick up new ones along the way.
  8. sotirod

    winter camino - heavy bag - HELP!

    Thanks again for the advice. I know that I'm trying to figure out this packing thing far in advance, but lightweight gear isn't cheap...the budget requires that I pick up things slowly, as I see sales. Besides, it's hard not to get obsessed about such things when there's nothing else that you...
  9. sotirod

    winter camino - heavy bag - HELP!

    What a helpful forum this is. Thank you so much to everyone who's taken the time to answer. It's much appreciated! And now the balancing act begins...weight and cost, weight and cost. ;) methodist.pilgrim.98 - what you said about the down coat makes a lot of sense. I'm trying to keep costs...
  10. sotirod

    winter camino - heavy bag - HELP!

    mspath - thank you so much for the info and the packing list. Very valuable stuff...I appreciate the help. I'll definitely check out those links. And I'm impressed with your 6.5 pounds! You've given me something to aim for! methodist.pilgrim.98 - I'm not quite ready to give up on my 33l pack...
  11. sotirod

    winter camino - heavy bag - HELP!

    Thanks so much for the quick replies! Walking at a later date isn't an option. It's either February of next year, or it's some hazy future date that may or may not ever happen. So February it is! methodist.pilgrim.98 - so would you recommend an altus in addition to the rain jacket/trousers...
  12. sotirod

    winter camino - heavy bag - HELP!

    Hi! I'm new here, and have been digging through the forums pretty much non-stop for the past few days. I'm walking the camino in February/March of next year. I'm aiming at that magic number of 10% of my body weight...except that that only gives me 12 pounds to play with. And I'm just not sure...

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