Hi Cynwhite,
I am walking the camino now, after starting in St. Jean on February 9. I'm 6'3" and was 88 kg before I began. I've lost weight the past three weeks; probably a few kg or one and half belt sizes.
My total pack weight (pack and contents) was about 7-8 kg -- without food and water. With food and water it's about 8-9 kg. Bear in mind your pack weight will vary from day to day depending on what you wear, which will be dependent on the weather.
Even at 7-8 kg, there are a handful of items I have never used:
-- third pair of UnderArmour boxers
-- fourth pair of socks
-- fleece neck warmer
-- sun glasses
-- ear buds
-- lightweight lock
-- lightweight razor
... a few items I have used once:
-- silk liner for Snugpack Travelpak Traveled (I didn't bring the Snugpak compression bag
-- lightweight monocle (like one-half of binoculars)
-- eye shade
... some items I have found essential:
-- topographic/distance maps and lost of open albergues
-- wool beanie and baseball cap
-- headlamp with bright white light and dim red light
-- Snugpak sleeping bag (2-7C rated)
-- wool base layer bottoms and top for cold days and cold nights in Albergues
-- Keen Targhee low cut trail shoes (with Goretex gaiters) and Classic Crocs
-- GoLite poncho tarp, rainproof raincoat, rainproof pants, wind proof gloves, pack cover
-- 15' lightweight cord and Velcro fasteners for drying wash
-- pair of walking sticks (purchased in St. Jean)
-- hiking pants (and fleece pants while hiking pants are drying and occasional sleeping)
-- iPhone (with charger and Spanish adapter) for photos, GPS/maps, translation app
-- ear plugs (in combination with wool beanie to hold plugs in and block light)
-- paper size piece of closed cell foam packing material for sitting on cold or wet surfaces
-- two tech shirts, three pair wool socks, two tech boxers
-- Vaseline, duct tape, KT tape, scissors
-- prescription antibiotic ointment
-- very basic toiletries
... and several items that are helpful:
--
Brierley guidebook (and separate Kindle camino guidebook when it's inconvenient to pull out
Brierley)
-- the
Camino de Santiago forum, of course
-- Booking.com to find and book an occasional hotel or pension (such as those nights when the hospitalero gives strange new meaning)
... and several items you cannot pack:
-- an occasional rest day
-- the opportunity to interact with locals to buy or replenish items along the way
-- a quick smile and compliment
About appearances: people who makes their life along the camino can recognize a pilgrim from the next town; nothing looks more out of place than a limping dog-tired pilgrim who looks like they just picked up their drycleaning. I haven't shaved since a week before I departed the US, which provided an opportunity to make an elderly local man smile when I complimented him on his beard (buena barba) and stroked mine -- we were fast friends.
In short, your pack is way too heavy! But that is a lesson the Camino teaches: whatever we pickup and carry, whether a physical item, worry, or responsibility, becomes a burden -- the Camino can teach one how to shed burdens ... the easy way, the hard way, or both.
Buen Camino