Bobcat77
CF March-May 2019
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Francés 2019
Great forum: all you ever need to know, it seems.
Retired last year. 66 in September this year 2015. Catholic. Married 41 years and still holding hands. Wifey is 'allowing' me away for 6 weeks on my own-i-o. (We haven't been apart that long since 1980). Ahhhh. Started physical preparation a month ago by buying shoes. No 'walks' ... till last night, when I did one hour. Bought 35L backpack (€100+) over the weekend. Next will be a light sleeping bag. Vanga has been recommended for a 3-season version. Soon I'm planning a sample pack & weigh session, to get a sense of how 'little' the bag really holds. Having been a boyscout in a past life, and done a good deal of camping when kids were small, I'm easy with the simplicity required.
Nice to be on board everybody. .... here goes.
Retired last year. 66 in September this year 2015. Catholic. Married 41 years and still holding hands. Wifey is 'allowing' me away for 6 weeks on my own-i-o. (We haven't been apart that long since 1980). Ahhhh. Started physical preparation a month ago by buying shoes. No 'walks' ... till last night, when I did one hour. Bought 35L backpack (€100+) over the weekend. Next will be a light sleeping bag. Vanga has been recommended for a 3-season version. Soon I'm planning a sample pack & weigh session, to get a sense of how 'little' the bag really holds. Having been a boyscout in a past life, and done a good deal of camping when kids were small, I'm easy with the simplicity required.
Nice to be on board everybody. .... here goes.