Kiwi-family
{Rachael, the Mama of the family}
- Time of past OR future Camino
- walking every day for the rest of my life
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The 10% of body mass is a magic number, with all the credibilty that one should attach to such things. I have commented here http://www.caminodesantiago.me/board/equipment-questions/topic12663.html#p84416 about this, and offered an alternative view on this topic.Kiwi-family said:We've been seeing the 10% rule thrown about and equally the you-don't-want-to-carry-more-than-5-or-6-kg rule.
Depending on the temperature and how fast you are walking, you could need up to 0.75li/hour. If you are carrying 1.5li, that should be enough to get between most villages on CF without risking becoming dehydrated. You might get away with less, but would need to ensure that you re-hydrated properly at every opportunity.JillHives said:How much water should one have on them?
docpam said:Adapting from southern hemisphere - give yourselvesi 2 days of gentle sight seeing and sleeping when desired, before starting to walk.
Pam
Homer-Dog said:I'm no expert but I have heard that with a properly adjusted pack the weight should rest predominately on the hips/waist. The shoulder straps should carry very little weight - their main function is to keep the pack from flopping backwards. If you had sore shoulders the next day it may be that your pack was not adjusted properly.
When I did the Frances last year I never had sore shoulders ... except when I forgot to adjust my waist belt and shoulder straps properly.
Thanks for your kind words. We will be posting. Grandpa has offered us his "light" (2.5kg!) laptop and hubby has agreed to carry it (primarilly for backing up photos - from the not-so-light-but-important-to-us camera!). The upside is that we'll be able to blog as often as we find an internet connection.lovingkindness said:Hi there, Kiwi-family, please, please, please continue posting to us when you finally make it to the Camino. I enjoy hearing about your preparations & experiences.
-LK
True true. We tripped around the world for 15 months carrying all sorts of thermal gear that we barely used - mostly because the anticpated snow kept coming a day after we left a place! Bearing in mind this extra weight, we decided to do this trip in warmer weather!KiwiNomad06 said:The season you walk in is also of importance: walking at altitude can be quite cold in April, and you often need more than just the t-shirts that might be enough in July-August.
One of the advantages of walking with your family will be that some items can be 'shared', eg toiletries, which can be quite heavy.
Margaret
Ooooh, you're not walking the Iron Curtain Trail are you? I'll be quizzing you if you are!PingHansen said:I have been wearing an 18 kg pack in Lapland, effectively walking the same daily distances as CF. No problems, but I did sleep well at the end of the day :wink:
If there is a connection, there is a computer already!The upside is that we'll be able to blog as often as we find an internet connection.
I have found a more disciplined approach beneficial. You might want to check out the British Airways Jet lag calculator at http://www.britishairways.com/travel/drsleep/public/en_us.docpam said:Adapting from southern hemisphere - give yourselvesi 2 days of gentle sight seeing and sleeping when desired, before starting to walk.
Pam
Kiwi-family said:Ooooh, you're not walking the Iron Curtain Trail are you? I'll be quizzing you if you are!
dougfitz said:I have found a more disciplined approach beneficial. You might want to check out the British Airways Jet lag calculator at http://www.britishairways.com/travel/drsleep/public/en_us.docpam said:Adapting from southern hemisphere - give yourselvesi 2 days of gentle sight seeing and sleeping when desired, before starting to walk.
Pam
Regards,
You are right. I have been in contact with a guy who has cycled the central section and he assures me that it would be totally possible to walk it. The part I anticipate being a problem is the first stretch up in Finalnd where you may not pass a village for a few days and would have to carry lots of food and water. But I've got more research to do on that yet.Kitsambler said:I think the ICT is being built as a cycling route mostly.
We certainly don't anticipate blogging through the day...when we travel we tend to live the day and then in the evening download photos, record experiences, upload pics to Flickr and publish a blogpost.falcon269 said:Digging out the computer during the day to take advantage of fifteen minutes of WiFi may be more than you are willing to do during your breaks. Even in the evening, finding a good signal may be more effort than you have energy for. An extra camera chip weighs nothing. Do you really need to back up photos? Will the albergue computer not fulfill your blogging needs? Will keeping the computer secure from theft be a distraction? Are you prepared to risk a virus infection of the computer; hackers are rife along the way?
Think through the complexity of carrying a computer. You may want to change your mind. :mrgreen:
I have a similar approach, but start on the flight itself and set my watch to the destination time at take-off. I then work out whether I want to be eating a full meal at midnight, or watching a movie at 2 am. I know that if I do, my adjustment will take longer.Kiwi-family said:We tend to just go with the flow on the flight - if sleepy, nod off. Once we arrive at the destination we adapt our actions immediately to local time
We used to do that pre-children.....but for the kids everything is such a novelty and I'm happy to indulge their excitement. The meals are so *exciting* that they don't want to miss any, and if it comes at 2am that makes it all the more fantastical! (of course, if someone is asleep we just take the meal and give it to them when they wake). There are movies (something they watch only rarely at home). And while everyone is preoccupied with their little screens for hours at a stretch I get to knit. Given that I have not managed to learn to sleep in an upright position it's a win-win for everyone and we adjust the clocks on arrival! Small price to pay.dougfitz said:I have a similar approach, but start on the flight itself and set my watch to the destination time at take-off. I then work out whether I want to be eating a full meal at midnight, or watching a movie at 2 am. I know that if I do, my adjustment will take longer.
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