firsttimerrob
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances (January 2017)
Camino Finisterre (February 2017)
Camino Ingles (September 2018)
Hi all,
I've just booked my flight to Biaritz on 13 January so will be doing the CF route starting from SJpP on 14 or 15 January. I feel massively unprepared as I've decided to do this on a whim (although it's been on the back of my mind for a few years) but that makes it all the more exciting. I'm sure I'll have many questions to ask as I prepare.
Does anyone here have any experience of this route in the winter? I think all of my worries at the moment are about getting suitable equipment for the weather. I've read everything I can find on here and elsewhere but am none the wiser when it comes to some equipment, specifically the following:
Waterproof shell - Will something cheap and cheerful do or is it advisable to go for good quality and hard wearing, something like goretex?
Warm clothing - I was assuming I could get by with a good merino base layer, a mid layer (like a regular fleece) and a shell, especially given the fact I'll be walking all day. Is this enough to keep warm, especially in the evenings?
Sleeping bag - I've just found some good posts on here actually that have helped with this but thought I'd ask anyway. I wasn't sure how warm my bag needed to be and as I'm aiming to be as lightweight as possible don't want to go over the top. The posts were advising something with a comfort rating of potentially as low as -7 celsius so very warm. Any opinions on this based on experience?
Thanks in advance.
Buen Camino
I've just booked my flight to Biaritz on 13 January so will be doing the CF route starting from SJpP on 14 or 15 January. I feel massively unprepared as I've decided to do this on a whim (although it's been on the back of my mind for a few years) but that makes it all the more exciting. I'm sure I'll have many questions to ask as I prepare.
Does anyone here have any experience of this route in the winter? I think all of my worries at the moment are about getting suitable equipment for the weather. I've read everything I can find on here and elsewhere but am none the wiser when it comes to some equipment, specifically the following:
Waterproof shell - Will something cheap and cheerful do or is it advisable to go for good quality and hard wearing, something like goretex?
Warm clothing - I was assuming I could get by with a good merino base layer, a mid layer (like a regular fleece) and a shell, especially given the fact I'll be walking all day. Is this enough to keep warm, especially in the evenings?
Sleeping bag - I've just found some good posts on here actually that have helped with this but thought I'd ask anyway. I wasn't sure how warm my bag needed to be and as I'm aiming to be as lightweight as possible don't want to go over the top. The posts were advising something with a comfort rating of potentially as low as -7 celsius so very warm. Any opinions on this based on experience?
Thanks in advance.
Buen Camino