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  1. Louise2016

    cutting down the packing list

    This is a very light list of stuff. Unless your toiletries and rain gear are really heavy, it doesn't seem like it would weigh much. I agree with all the packing savings that people are suggesting. You may need something warm like one person said, but you can always drape your sleeping bag over...
  2. Louise2016

    Packing list help!!

    I agree completely with this post. It is exactly what I would have said too. Still, what you take is such a personal thing, it all depends on that you are comfortable with. Only other thing I would add, if you feel you have to take everything, just send your pack ahead everyday if it is too...
  3. Louise2016

    Smart Packing and Unexpected Backpack Items

    Got some ideas from this thread. The only unique thing I can think of is my husband put a couple of little googly eyes stickers on the back of his backpack. They just made me and other pilgrims smile during some long hot stretches. That was one added weight I never begrudged us having!
  4. Louise2016

    Packing Revisited 2016: What NOT to take and etc.

    I like to stay warm too but dont like to carry much. When I got cold, I just took out my lightweight down sleeping bag and put it over my shoulders. Worked great.
  5. Louise2016

    Documents /cash/card carriers

    I also dont like the feel of a neck purse or waist belt. I put my passport and money in a quart size ziploc bag and keep it in a deep inside pocket of my backpack when hiking, then in a zipped pocket when lounging around, then with my shower bag when i shower, then in my pillow at night.
  6. Louise2016

    Four weeks out -- another packing list to review?

    Hi! This reminds me of how everyones Camino is their own. And packing is the most personal part. I look at everything in my pack like it weighs 50 pounds each because after a few miles of hiking, it always does to me. So I have always been a minimalist. My husband is the opposite, if he thinks...

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