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I am a large woman (short, fat, middle aged) and I took less than most packing lists in this forum and still had 6.5 kg before water (including pack weight) just because my clothes are big (and therefore heavier and bulkier. What I really wish I hadn’t brought was my iPad mini, because I had...

I took a crossbody bag on my Camino but perhaps because I am short, fat, and middle-aged, I found that the slight weight on one side over many, many steps gave me a backache. Covid permitting, I hope to walk again this summer and have purchased a waist pack for this very reason. It’s just big...

Great video, thanks for the explanation of your experience with this

I lurvve equipment/clothing discussions, because it's fun for me to read about everyone's experience. However, since I am short and fat there's next to no options for me that are not wildly expensive if available at all. When I still lived in Canada I could pop down to the outlets across the...

I am quite overweight and more so since I have put on almost 5 kilos since covid began and I was stuck at home for much of it. I have just decided that if it is possible again, I will walk in summer 2021. I not only need to shed the covid kilos but more, as I don’t want to damage my knees and...

I haven’t heard of Frogg Toggs, but I will do some googling to see if they are available where I live (Europe)

I also have this question: due to work I can only go in July. I’m leaving from Pamplona the first week of July. Would I typically require a raincoat in high summer? Mine is huge and heavy, because I am rather huge and heavy.

Lush is also well-known in Canada, and I believe you can order online too.

For those who have walked July/August, did you have rain gear? I'm wondering if I will need a poncho.

Saint Mike II, it is the MapMyWalk app. I like it!

I've done the baking soda method, and have a tin with a perforated lid in the shower for when I feel like it. My hair likes it too. However I make my own soap which I use on my hair & body and usually it's sheer morning laziness (meh, the bar of soap's already in my hand, might as well keep...

Thanks, Dougfitz, I'll check it out!

Nidarosa, thank you for your advice. I will wait until I have all my kit together before getting a pack. I think you're right--26 litres may be too small. I've been amassing everything I've got so far and weighing it. I may end up going for a bit larger a pack in the end.

Kiwi-family, I looked up the Keen's Newports online--they look just perfect for my summer 2014 Camino. I need something cushy and comfortable against the heat. My question is: how were they with small pebbles/twigs getting in? Was that a problem?

Nico, thanks for your reply. linen is definitely more comfortable than some other fabrics. it can get quite warm where I live in Europe (humid and up to 40, thankfully usually not more than a week each summer) and I spend a lot of time in S.Italy in the summer holidays, so I'm not unfamiliar...

I'm glad you asked this question--I have heard over and over that covering up is "cooler" than wearing something like a tank top. This simply has not been my experience. Maybe my long-sleeve tops are not some secret special material that magically cools (?!) but for me--I cannot bear extra...

Albertinho & Falcon, that is very useful info. Thanks! I'm almost a year out and I am having so much fun planning and preparing. I won't have much chance for research in the few months before I go, so I am trying to be as organised as possible now, to free me up to just GO when it's time.

Good tip, thanks! I'm also interested in GPS not only in case I find myself needing direction, I'm also interested in recording where I've been, too. (For my less-than-stellar memory) I don't know if offline "path tracking" apps exist though. At home I use MapMyWalk, but it needs Internet...

Unfortunately where I live the Navmii app does not offer maps for Spain according to the Apple App Store. :( I hope this will change by the time I walk the Camino.

Thanks for the link! Looks great