jamesw3435
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- March 2015 Ssint jean to Santiago
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Wow, not long to go, how exciting!
My only remark: I'd take minimum 3 pairs of socks ...
Buen camino!!!
Agree on the socks - bring another pair (one wet, one dry, one on) and I might bring one less pair of trousers, eg bring wool long johns instead of sweat pants. In fact, I'd bring more wool, but I'm leaving from Astorga and heading into the hills medio March. Buen Camino!
Thanks, I had three pairs I removed one pair , I might add it back in
Some questions / suggestions:
My blister supplies - exactly what and how much does it weight?
Rain gear - exactly what and how much does it weight?
2 tubes Chapstick - wouldn't one be enough?
What about the 'body care kit'?
Buen Camino! SY
I think you'll find most peregrinos wear exactly the same two pairs of trousers day in, day out, in the evenings and in Santiago. You don't need to bring an extra item of clothing just for that. It makes sense to have two pairs though and if you can easily carry it and the sweat pants will keep you warm, by all means take them. But you don't *need* to bring 'nice clothes' for this trip. Function beats form every time (says the colour co-ordinated peregrina)!
Looks good to me then and may I congratulate you for "I don't do the needle an thread method so I don't have that include" very, very wise move! Buen Camino! SY
PS Being nitty-picky (spelling?) "in case I lose one" is packing your fears also
Nice to see a fellow vet walking. I only have 2 suggestions add 2 more pr socks for all day down pours, & take the lightest serrated folding knife you can find (or purchase) to slice bread, cheese, meat. For places that food is only available in a store. Your going to have a good time!With 31 days before I leave I hav3 narrowed down my pack, total weight is 16 1/2 pounds down from 17 1/2 pounds. Think I did well, when I was in the army I carried three times as much. This pack fits me well I tried many months back before I bought this one, so at this stage of the game I won't be buying a new one I am happy with this backpack. On my packing list I would rather have to something and have to throw it away then not having it and freeze while crossing the pyrenees or experience snow. I won't be taking the
Napoléon route.
Image be for I removed one pound
Small rock
Winter jacket
1 pair of Gloves
1 Winter hat
1 fleece
1 sweat pants
2 pair of pants
2 short sleeve shirts
1 long sleeve shirt
1 fast dry light under armor bottom
1 under armor fast long sleeve shirt
2 pair of hiking socks
My blister supplies
Sleeping bag
Small Water proof document bag
1 pair of sandals
Rain gear
Sunglasses
2 tubes Chapstick
Tablet with charger, waist pack
Guide book,passport , pilgrims passport
rosary
Scallop shell
body care products
My personal Facebook group where my Camino updates will be posted
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Nice to see a fellow vet walking. I only have 2 suggestions add 2 more pr socks for all day down pours, & take the lightest serrated folding knife you can find (or purchase) to slice bread, cheese, meat. For places that food is only available in a store. Your going to have a good time!
I just found a cheap zippered bag & checked it. Tossed the bag once I got to St Jean, then found another one for flying back in Madrid. I don't see walking poles but they make you a believer once you use them. In the gumbo mud you will face plant without them. Also they work in buildings in window wells to use as drying racks (the rock buildings are thick so the windows are set in deep.) But lots of folks go without them your young & the army teaches face plants, if you start getting knee pain 2 things get pole(s) & go to any Farmicia (Pharmacy) & get a knee brace, takes the pain away. Also there are young Pharmacy techs that almost every one speaks English, so not only are they helpful but pretty to look at.I'LL probably add more socks, I might be carrying my pack on so I'll get a knife in country ,we can't be taking knives on board flights lol
A Camino on a 25 Euro budget is easily doable and actually still quite luxury, just resist the cafe con leche temptations on the way and prepare always your own food and you could walk for even less. Buen Camino! SY
I just found a cheap zippered bag & checked it. Tossed the bag once I got to St Jean, then found another one for flying back in Madrid. I don't see walking poles but they make you a believer once you use them. In the gumbo mud you will face plant without them. Also they work in buildings in window wells to use as drying racks (the rock buildings are thick so the windows are set in deep.) But lots of folks go without them your young & the army teaches face plants, if you start getting knee pain 2 things get pole(s) & go to any Farmicia (Pharmacy) & get a knee brace, takes the pain away. Also there are young Pharmacy techs that almost every one speaks English, so not only are they helpful but pretty to look at.
Lol, I'm also counting sleeping cost in that figure as well, being 5 to 10 euro is what most albergues, going for
I assumed so much, still that leaves you 15 to 20 Euro for anything else per day, which makes for a comfortable Camino in my experience! SY
Sy, you ask the impossible....resist cafe con leche, thats the only reason I am going backA Camino on a 25 Euro budget is easily doable and actually still quite luxury, just resist the cafe con leche temptations on the way and prepare always your own food and you could walk for even less. Buen Camino! SY
Some questions / suggestions:
My blister supplies - exactly what and how much does it weight?
Rain gear - exactly what and how much does it weight?
2 tubes Chapstick - wouldn't one be enough?
What about the 'body care kit'?
Buen Camino! SY
Same as the Elastoplast blister products found here in Canada, and probably the US at least:I wish people would explain the magical European blister care product Compeed. They say we Americans should all ditch our Moleskins and buy Compeed when we arrive at the trailhead. They don't say why Compeed is better - I assume its active ingredients are unicorn hide and rainbows. :-]
I wish people would explain the magical European blister care product Compeed. They say we Americans should all ditch our Moleskins and buy Compeed when we arrive at the trailhead. They don't say why Compeed is better - I assume its active ingredients are unicorn hide and rainbows. :-]
I wish people would explain the magical European blister care product Compeed. They say we Americans should all ditch our Moleskins and buy Compeed when we arrive at the trailhead. They don't say why Compeed is better - I assume its active ingredients are unicorn hide and rainbows. :-]
It means an antibiotic aiming to kill many different bacteria strains - and mostly failing at this due to resistance. BTW self-treating if antibiotics is one, if not the one, main reason for antibiotic resistent bacteria strains like MRSI. SYDont ask me what broad spectrum means, dont have a clue
Blisters are essentially like a burn. Keep them covered and clean. Don't need a hydro-colloid to do that really. Keeping the wound bed moist may help the skin to heel I suppose, but I can't imagine walking with one one on? Glad the OP does not do the thread thing. Seems like you are just asking for an infection with that kind of treatment.Basically it is based on hydro-colloid bandages used for treating open wounds. How it made the jump to 'blister prevention' is beyond me.
Used the thread treatment on the few occasions I had a small blister. However, blister site, needle and thread were sterilised with whiskey, a small hip flask of which I carry for 'medicinal purposes only'Blisters are essentially like a burn. Keep them covered and clean. Don't need a hydro-colloid to do that really. Keeping the wound bed moist may help the skin to heel I suppose, but I can't imagine walking with one one on? Glad the OP does not do the thread thing. Seems like you are just asking for an infection with that kind of treatment.
Agreed. A thread especially left in is like a wick drawing the bacteria into the affected area.You can't sterilize your hands, skin, needle or thread on the journey. You can only disinfect them - HUGE difference! SY
Agreed. A thread especially left in is like a wick drawing the bacteria into the affected area.
You make me laugh! I am old and not athletic. I have walked the Camino Frances from beginning to end three times, as well as 500k of the Arles/Aragones Camino, and a 200K 'Camino' in Quebec in the past four years and I NEVER ONCE fell into a mud puddle!! Think Noah's Ark - take only two of everything.They are not nice clothes just an extra hiking pant a pair of work dickies, I had not wore yet, I've done research since last March and have seen people use the same pants, just a personal preference. One could fall in to a mud puddle lol
Hello Marylynn, out of curiosity where did you walk in Qc?and a 200K 'Camino' in Quebec in the past four years and I NEVER ONCE fell into a mud puddle!! Think Noah's Ark - take only two of everything.
One more suggestion.... If you are taking a sleeping bag, you will appreciate a Sea to Summit dry bag if it rains heavily. My backpack cover accumulated about a liter of water at the bottom and my sleeping bag would have been soaked. Also these bags act like a compression to easily fit the sleeping bag in the compartment of the backpack. They are a bit expensive, but weigh almost nothing.
The one thing I lacked and will surely take next (!) time is a monocular - like a small binocular. Very light and slightly larger than a Chapstick but would be so nice to see the details in the churches, as well as birds, surveying the vistas ahead (that hill 10km before Burgos for example.)
... I'm curious about this Quebec Camino too???Hello Marylynn, out of curiosity where did you walk in Qc?
Yes, or the very similar Ferrino. In keeping with the spirit of not taking something you "might" need, I suggest avoiding the rain suit. If it is your outerwear, though, then only the pants are unnecessary. Getting into and out of rain pants with boots and muddy ground is a tribulation best avoided!!You recommend the Altus then ??
Yes, or the very similar Ferrino. In keeping with the spirit of not taking something you "might" need, I suggest avoiding the rain suit. If it is your outerwear, though, then only the pants are unnecessary. Getting into and out of rain pants with boots and muddy ground is a tribulation best avoided!!
Agree, I have walked under bad conditions with various Backpack weight between 45 till 65 kg, lots of kilometers cross country and only used sporttape to protect my feet. Never will leave without it any more. Even used outside my shoes to make them more stiff.I am an European but could never understand the hype around Compeed. Actually, cynical me can, as it is so heavily marketed / advertised. Basically it is based on hydro-colloid bandages used for treating open wounds. How it made the jump to 'blister prevention' is beyond me. Cynical me again: "Oh look, we have a product here to whom else can we sell it to?" Compeed is great if you lost the skin over your blister, because as a second skin it replaces the missing skin. For the rest of blister care it really helps much and sometimes it even causes additional problems. Buen Camino, SY
No winter coat, nothing heavy. I had layers and that was just perfect. During the day temps change so much. For real cold, I have short sleeve merino wool shirt, long sleeve merino wool shirt second layer, Salomon Fleece longsleeve vest and MEC windproof parka - gloves and tuque, with a neck Buff...I'd probably ditch the sweatpants. Is that a heavy winter coat? If so, I'd ditch that too in favor of a fleece type, and layer under it if need be.
Sorry, I missed your question! I walked a 215km trail in the Saguenay region of Quebec in July 2014 with three friends I had met on the Camino in Spain. It was a beautiful walk. The first part was very hard and there was a fair bit of road walking. The accommodations included a 4*B&B, convents, a sport hotel, and cots in a corner of a community centre. All the hosts were friendly but few spoke English, and we met very few walkers along the way. It would be essential to be able to speak French on the phone to make reservations.... I'm curious about this Quebec Camino too???
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