MCFearnley
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Ponferrada to Santiago (September 2016)
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Hi all,
Here is my packing list for my Camino in a couple of weeks (mid-September 2016) - distance 200km to SdC on the Frances. Am I missing anything? Should I leave anything at home? I plan on sleeping in my next-day clothes instead of packing PJs. I have listed food as I need to know that in the event I cannot find sustaining gluten free food locally, I will have some with me.
On me
- Clothes (pants, shirt, socks (polypro liner and wool), underwear/bra)
- Hat
- Sunglasses
- Hiking shoes
- Hiking poles w/ removeable rubber tips
- Buff
- Whistle on lanyard
- Watch/activity tracker
In backpack
- Change of clothes (pants, shirt, socks (polypro liner and wool), underwear/bra)
- 2l Platypus hydration system
- Rain jacket + pack cover + gaiters
- Fleece vest
- Crocs
- Toiletries (toothbrush/paste, multipurpose liquid soap, deodorant, hairbrush, sunscreen)
- Prescription medication + ibuprophen, Benadryl, Robax, Rub-A525, Imodium)
- FUD
- Cat hole trowel + toilet paper + small ziploc bags for toting out used TP
- First aid kit + moleskin patches
- Vaseline + anti-friction powder
- Fleece sleeping bag liner + inflatable pillow
- Microfiber towel
- Journal + pen, small bible, Spanish phrase book
- 4 Freeze-dried backpacker gluten free meals, 12 just-add-water gluten free oatmeal packets, 24 gluten free energy bars
- Penknife
- Headlamp + extra batteries
- Cord + clothes pegs (or would I be better with safety pins? They'd be smaller and lighter)
- S-hooks for hanging stuff
- Phone adapter + plug adapter
In my Packsafe tummy tote
- Smartphone (acts also as camera and guide) + memory cards
- Reading glasses
- Wallet with money, Visa, bank card, health insurance cards, driver's license (kept in RFID pocket)
- Passport, travel papers, airline ticket (in ziploc bag) (kept inside zippered pocket)
- Credencial
- Lip balm
For airline travelling
- Fold-onto-itself tote bag as my carry-on bag (very light)
- Backpack overbag to protect backpack and poles in transit (600g)
(I know, I know, I will have to carry those with me in my backpack during my pilgrimage)
I assume you can eat eggs as well. For some crazy reason I had a heck of a time finding a simple boiled egg, so I started buying them & boiling using the kitchens. Great energy early morning. Seemed hard to find small amounts but if you share the rewards are great. Earplugs even if loose them you will be tired enough to get past it. I would say surround yourself with women but there is no defense by sex. As both can make a room shake.@cher99840 My backpack will not pass as carry-on luggage, so it needs to be checked, sigh. The poles will be firmly attached to the bag. The reason I am taking a blow up pillow is that I sleep very badly on single pillows. I need good height for my head (it's quite light, the pillow, not my head). I am a side sleeper and the height helps me from having my neck kink and my hands going numb during the night. What would you suggest instead of the trowel in the event I need to poop en-route when there are no toilets available? I will not leave my leavings above ground ;-)
@MTtoCamino Yes, the food is in the event that I am stuck without access to gluten free meals. I am only taking 4 dinners. At first I had thought of taking 50% of dinners, then thought better of it. The oatmeal is to start the day with something safe every day. I have enough room in my pack for them.
Oooops! I forgot to add to my list EARPLUGS!!! and an eye shade.
Your food budget will be very low. Something I was surprised by was that they have shops that just sell fruit the pairs are to dream about. The meat shops are worth a look as it is like nothing I have ever seen. The blood sausage is not something to eat a lot of, but the Yamon is fantastic. The general markets or general stores have just about everything you need you just have to look carefully. When you get to the Meseta or when looking at your guide the night before look at the size of villages many will not have a market easy to identify. Some are in individual homes so you have to ask, but they are amazing finds plus it gives you a window on how some get along. I wish you the best as Spain is a place I could easily live.@MTtoCamino I am used to packing earplugs as my hubby sounds like a John Deere tractor when he sleeps. I forgot to put them on my listI can eat eggs, cheese, nuts, fruits, veg, fish, meat and the like and I will concentrate on those for my meals. I will hit every grocery store from Ponferrada to Santiago instead of relying on restaurants and cafés.
Yes to the karabiners they work great to dry socks/clothes on your pack without puting holes in the clothes just snap shut. For some reason people don't like seeing skivvies hanging . Must be they don't hang in the same social groups...Sounds like a very comprehensive list. The only thing that I am going to add to my list from now on is a series of small dry bags that will allow me to fold up and compartmentalise all the various things like tomorrow's clothes, clothes that haven't fully dried and clothes that need to be washed to cut down a lot of the packing, repacking and searching in the bagpack. A few little karabiners(which might be the same as your s-hooks) to attach these at various times to the outside of the backpack might be useful too,
Wife, daughter and I all took BUFFs. None of us used them. Some will say they are essential. I say they are useless weight....
- Buff
- Whistle on lanyard
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- 2l Platypus hydration system
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- Cat hole trowel + toilet paper + small ziploc bags for toting out used TP
- First aid kit + moleskin patches
- Vaseline + anti-friction powder
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- Penknife
- Headlamp + extra batteries
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Then why not simply use a tiny LED flashlight? The type that has 1 bulb and attaches to a keychain. They can be found for about $1 and, if you buy one with a directional beam you won't disturb others. They also weigh less and take up less space than a headlamp.I found a headlamp useful but always used it cupped in my hand so I wouldn't disturb others.
Thank you. I gripe quite a bit about using headlamps inside the albergues. I usually used one of small keychain red LED lights but I did have to use a headlamp (like you with cupped hands) to help someone with a messy midnight cleanup. Red lights are nice because if you do shine the light in someone's eyes it doesn't affect their vision as much.I found a headlamp useful but always used it cupped in my hand so I wouldn't disturb others.
Then why not simply use a tiny LED flashlight? The type that has 1 bulb and attaches to a keychain. They can be found for about $1 and, if you buy one with a directional beam you won't disturb others. They also weigh less and take up less space than a headlamp.
That said, I have a couple different headlamps for hiking/backpacking. But took none on the Camino. Never had a use for it.
I agree we know when not to use a light in the alburgues. Having a decent light gives you options like a night I practically ran out of the alburgue because everyone was ill & walked on til daylight. I actually had both as Melensdad described, what I wished I had was my law enforcement light as it reaches out for 200m to search for markers. But I got along just fine.A number of reasons.
Even for a dollar, why buy a less superior replacement for something I have already?
I camped a few nights on the Camino.
I also walked in the dark a couple of mornings.
I am all into carrying less weight but I am not obsessive about it.
I also have a small red light.
I've only used the red light to navigate to the bathroom in the dark. Mine isn't a head lamp, but a small light that can attach to a keychain.Sorry for quoting your post TreciLe, it's nothing personal!
I just don't understand those red lights!!!
Shared an albergue room with peeps who got up at 4 am and proceeded to pack their bagsall the time using a red light. They probably thought it was OK, it was NOT. Withing 5 minutes we were all awake, that red glow is HORRIBLE. And being worn on the head, it means every move you make...it goes into someone's eyes....
AGREED!I've only used the red light to navigate to the bathroom in the dark. Mine isn't a head lamp, but a small light that can attach to a keychain.
And there's usually no need to pack your bags in your room. You can take your things out to a common room and rustle away all you'd like.
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