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Thanks, most of my Camino gear is in the UK so I can't plan it out here. Will I need a sleeping bag? I was planning on taking a Maasai shuka-light weight and warm with a silk sleeping bag liner. Poncho v rain jacket? My Camino is very much a budget one so don't want to have to buy extra stuff
I finished my CF last year in September (19th). Other than the couple of rainy days I experienced, I found it to be fairly warm during that month. I would think you could easily get by with the silk liner and your shuka, not to mention that quite a few of the albergues provide blankets. I would all three of those would get you by without having to buy a bag.Thanks, most of my Camino gear is in the UK so I can't plan it out here. Will I need a sleeping bag? I was planning on taking a Maasai shuka-light weight and warm with a silk sleeping bag liner. Poncho v rain jacket? My Camino is very much a budget one so don't want to have to buy extra stuff
Poncho or rainjacket? You'll get lots of opinions here on that one! You need lightweight rain gear and a way of keeping the contents of your backpack dry. If you have something that does that job, then it's good enough IMO.
I have a 24 and a 45. I take the bare minimum based on this forum. A 24 L is to small. It will work but you'll have half your gear attached to the outside. Go with the bigger pack. Buen CaminoI've got a 24l jeep backpack with several sections and useful pockets or a 55l gelert. They are the 2 packs I have here in Tz. I want to do some walking with a weighted pack. I'm planning this from Tz but will be in the UK before I go to SJPD Is 24l realistic for Camino starting mid September? I tend to travel lightly wherever I go, can tolerate grubby but hygienic easily and don't need an extensive wardrobe, if it's clean(ish) I'll wear it. Thanks folks
If your budget is tight don't forget that you can always buy good second hand equipment on on-line auction sites. I've bought a next to new Berghaus rucksac for a third of the new price. However it will be going back up for auction as I now realise that at 65L+ 10 it is far too big.Thanks, most of my Camino gear is in the UK so I can't plan it out here. Will I need a sleeping bag? I was planning on taking a Maasai shuka-light weight and warm with a silk sleeping bag liner. Poncho v rain jacket? My Camino is very much a budget one so don't want to have to buy extra stuff
My take on a good rule of thumb for a summer pack is that its capacity in litres should be about half of your walking weight in kilograms. This will give you enough room to pack around 10% of your walking weight without too much difficulty. If your walking fit weight is around 48kg, then the 24 li pack would be about right. If not, and you choose the bigger pack, you will need to be disciplined about your load.
Do you have a better guide to new walkers? While we might not agree, the ROT that I am proposing is more likely to get people into a reasonable position regarding pack size than suggesting they walk with a 12 litre pack, which appears to be your advice.I disagree with your both your rule of thumbs re capacity in litres and your 10% of walking weight
I think we could probably agree on that!I acknowledge that this is pretty extreme and certainly not recommended for beginners
I suggest you take the larger pack unless you think that the pack will add too much weight itself or set up what you will be taking and make sure you have a little space left for any small things you may decide to buy on the way if you decide on the small pack. I have a 70ltr and use that and I always have room for anything and everything I take and decide to grab on the road. Sometimes it looks kinda empty but that's not a problem.I've got a 24l jeep backpack with several sections and useful pockets or a 55l gelert. They are the 2 packs I have here in Tz. I want to do some walking with a weighted pack. I'm planning this from Tz but will be in the UK before I go to SJPD Is 24l realistic for Camino starting mid September? I tend to travel lightly wherever I go, can tolerate grubby but hygienic easily and don't need an extensive wardrobe, if it's clean(ish) I'll wear it. Thanks folks
I don't think that Ryanair have got to Tanzania yet! Seriously, thanks for the advice. All of my packs have a hip belt, one doesn't have a chest belt but this is easily sorted. I can take both to the UK, pack and see how it feelsHi Dolltz for me Nidarosa hit the mark if a pack needs a proper hip belt and you don't have to fill it, but you have to carry it and the hips take the weight.
As for budget think Ryanair if you can't bring it on the plane with you its probely too big or heavy
Oldman
@t2andreo, your setup sounds rather like the Aarn setup which allows a hiker to divide the load between front & back. I'll be interested to hear how it goes....So, this coming April, I will walk the Camino de Madrid using a 35-liter Elementerre "Arenal" (FR) Rucksack, with accessory front Ribz Packs. The accessory rig is intended to move water, rain gear, and anything else I might need during the walking day to the front of my harness to balance weight....
Merely hanging weight off the front of the harness does NOT replicate the advantages of the Aarn design. If anything, it increases the proportion of the load carried on the shoulders and not on the waist. I do it for relatively light items such as my GPS and camera that I want to be accessible, and possibly a small chest pouch with some snacks.I have been using the Aarn-like setup for two Caminos already (2014 & 2015). Moving weight to the front definitely works. That issue is well-resolved.
One day, I suppose that I will break down and buy an Aarn pack with balance bags. But, given the cost of buying them outside New Zealand, I may have to travel there and buy one direct. As this is one country I have not yet traveled to, it might be a good enough justification. I am weird like that.
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