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  1. Debra Garcia

    Medical first aid kit

    Hi All! Starting to put finishing touches to my pack to get ready to walk in May. Right now I am putting together a first aid kit. I want to take what I need but not carry more weight than I have to. Thinking about taking an ace wrap, one blister kit, few bandaids, small tube of neosporin,some...
  2. J

    My May packing list for your appraisal

    I am planning to leave STJPDP on May 10 (assuming the SNCF angel helps me out by not cancelling my train trip from Paris the day before). I have been refining my pack and its contents for some time now, the result is in the attached list. A summary of which is: Current weight 6.4kg with a few...
  3. Wayne of LaVerne

    What Is The Most Useful & Usless Item You Packed

    Most Useful: Zip Ties. Rack slipped & pivoted 90 degrees. Zips worked great. Note the blue zip routed around the cable guide, hence keeping the clamp from slipping back. Most Useless: UE Boom Portable Speaker. Never used it. Visions of a party on the road?
  4. Galaxy1

    Key Essential Item(s) for Your Camino

    What little thing made a big difference to your Camino?
  5. F

    Safety Pins over Clothes Pins?

    I don't understand the recommendation of safety pins over clothes pins that I see in books and on forums. Won't safety pins make holes in clothing especially if you are using them every day? I seem to remember them doing that to my baby sister's diapers, but that was a long time ago so my memory...
  6. Paintboy2

    Do It Yourself Guidebook

    Last year on my first Camino (CP) I was a little nervous about getting lost so I printed a rather detailed set of maps that I found on this web site: http://www.caminador.es/?page_id=117 . It seemed logical to also print my flight info and hotel reservations along with the various travel...
  7. Viking-on-the-trail

    LIVE from the Camino Buy earplugs if the snoring annoys you...

    Last night I was awoken by a woman not once but twice because I apparently was snoring. I must admit that I do not like people in my personal space without my permission but especially when I am sleeping. I would never even think about going up and touching another person while sleeping. At...
  8. JillGat

    EVEN more about soap and shampoo!

    Different soaps work well or badly for different people, depending on skin type and various preferences (cleansing vs moisturizing, hard bar vs lather, scent or no scent, etc.) Sorry to be a soap nerd/snob, but, besides being a soapmaker, my background is in clinical research and I am a...
  9. DeniseT

    What is in the essential first aid kit

    hello again, Thankyou for all your hints and support, just got to sort out my first aid kit, and another light weight shirt . Do I really need a map book???? what is in the very light weight essential first aid kit So far My tiny awesome little Gerber multi tool Strapping tape 8 safety pins...
  10. copado

    What is the one luxury or non-essential item you would bring with you?

    For me a beard trimmer, rechargeable. About 250 gm (small). With the sweating all day shaving would result in raw or rashly skin. With a trimmer, I won't walk out the far end looking like Santa Claus either nor will I have to go through the itchy beard growing phase while hiking. P.S. This...
  11. Eve Alexandra

    dry sacks/trash bag/ziplocks?

    Is it a good idea to invest in dry sacs? Does the "line your pack with a trash bag" thing work well, given nice sturdy contractor bags are going to be waaaaaaay too big for a 35 L pack? What about freezer style (thicker) ziplocks instead of dry sacks? Just looking at the mess on the floor of my...
  12. Gillean

    Useful item but hard to justify in your pack

    I'm doing a little talk on packing for the camino and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for any quirky items to talk about that are useful but borderline justifiable in terms of pack weight. For example this is one item I have carried (up until I left it behind in an albergue). It's a...
  13. JamieCam

    Is it worth taking a foldable bowl? Link in description.

    I'm trying to decide if it's necessary to take one of these with?
  14. Susan B Johnson

    Do I really need a compass?

    I've read a few different suggested pack lists, and noticed that a compass is suggested. I thought the Camino was well-marked. Do I really need a compass for the Camino Ingles and to Finsterra? Susan
  15. Gumnut

    ** Last minute dilemma - electric coil or kindle?

    With only 11 sleeps to go I need to make my mind up whether my luxury item is going to be an eReader or an electric coil for early morning cups of tea! My pack weight is currently 5.6kg so I can afford to take one or the other. Any thoughts fellow peregrinos
  16. minaleigh

    Yet Another Packing List!

    These things are probably tiresome to veterans, but if any of you could take a look at my packing list, that would be great! We're starting from Roncesvalles either May 31st or June 1st. It depends on when my friend is done teaching. * Things that I still need to get. Also, I know it might...
  17. minaleigh

    Sarong as a towel?

    I'm fairly certain instead of a towel, I'm going to bring a sarong instead. It can double as a skirt to walk around town and for church, as well as a privacy screen. I would like to hear thoughts from people who have actually done it. Which would be the best material and how well does it...
  18. Waka

    Hanging Bags etc in the Shower

    Good Morning Pilgrims I'm off next week and I'm in the process of finalising all those last minute things. I have a question regarding the shower cubicles, is there anything on the back of the doors that I can hang the likes of washing bag, clean cloths, valuables etc? If not I still have time...
  19. Peregrino Falcon

    What one guilty luxury item have you brought on the Camino?

    Perhaps it weighed too much, or even the most in your pack, or perhaps you didn't really need it, but you brought it anyway and did not send it home or send it ahead. The question: What one luxury item did you bring that most others probably left at home due to weight, etc.? For example...
  20. Peregrino Falcon

    What's in your first aid kit?

    Just looking for ideas about what people specifically bring that constitutes their first aid kit, as last year it occurred to me mine was seriously lacking, and, although I'm an ultra-light hiker, I want to do better this year. So what did you bring, and for what purpose? Thanks in advance...

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