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This is a very light list of stuff. Unless your toiletries and rain gear are really heavy, it doesn't seem like it would weigh much. I agree with all the packing savings that people are suggesting. You may need something warm like one person said, but you can always drape your sleeping bag over your shoulders like a coat - that is what I did so I didn't have to bring a jacket. Also, I found the rain gear very warm if I needed something warm. I hope you are using light weight rain gear. I used Frogg Toggs ultra lite rain suit that only weighs 10.4 ounces. But good job on your packing list!Hi, Pelegrinos!
I leave tomorrow, and I need to shave 2lbs off my pack. All these things aren't even in there! I don't need them, right?
- swim suit
- nail clippers
-2nd tupe of sunscreen ( I have one.)
-bug repellent (do I need it?)
-head lamp
-pads (Ladies, I'll have my period once on the Camino. Should I bring pads from home or buy?)
-toilet paper
-Q tips
-rope
-pocket knife
- one tupperwear (to put my meal of oats & chia into; I'm celiac.)
Do I need clothes pins, do you think? Thank you!!!
Here is my complete packing (packed list):
Camp gear & tech
dry bag
waterproof cover for your pack
Phone or tablet
adapter & charger
waterproof bag for phone & Passports, in w toiletries
whistle
a hiking pack that rests ON YOUR HIPS, so the weight isn't all on your back. NOT to be packed it more full than 10-20 lbs TOPS. Goal: 10% my body weight.
Rain gear that breathes: rain jacket, pants
Clothing
sunglasses - wear
6 clothes line pins, not safety pins
sandals, super-uber comfy for when feet are sore; flipflops for the shower
sun hat
SOCKS: packed 1 pair & wear 1 SMART WOOL
2 (out of 3) pair of POLYCLOTH LINER - for under socks; wash & dry overnight.
hiking shoes ½ size bigger than my usual: all light and breathable and waterproof
Sleeping
Mouth guard
sleeping bag*light cotton
compact, water-resistant bag for the sleeping bag
ear plugs (in belly pack)
sleeping mask (in with the sleeping bag)
Clothing
3 Merino T-shirt (1 long, 1 half, 1 short slv)
1 pair of shorts (quickdry; dropped down fr 2)
1 pair of pants (quickdry, for churches)
thermals
Hi, Pelegrinos!
I leave tomorrow, and I need to shave 2lbs off my pack. All these things aren't even in there! I don't need them, right?
- swim suit
- nail clippers
-2nd tupe of sunscreen ( I have one.)
-bug repellent (do I need it?)
-head lamp
-pads (Ladies, I'll have my period once on the Camino. Should I bring pads from home or buy?)
-toilet paper
-Q tips
-rope
-pocket knife
- one tupperwear (to put my meal of oats & chia into; I'm celiac.)
Do I need clothes pins, do you think? Thank you!!!
Here is my complete packing (packed list):
Camp gear & tech
dry bag
waterproof cover for your pack
Phone or tablet
adapter & charger
waterproof bag for phone & Passports, in w toiletries
whistle
a hiking pack that rests ON YOUR HIPS, so the weight isn't all on your back. NOT to be packed it more full than 10-20 lbs TOPS. Goal: 10% my body weight.
Rain gear that breathes: rain jacket, pants
Clothing
sunglasses - wear
6 clothes line pins, not safety pins
sandals, super-uber comfy for when feet are sore; flipflops for the shower
sun hat
SOCKS: packed 1 pair & wear 1 SMART WOOL
2 (out of 3) pair of POLYCLOTH LINER - for under socks; wash & dry overnight.
hiking shoes ½ size bigger than my usual: all light and breathable and waterproof
Sleeping
Mouth guard
sleeping bag*light cotton
compact, water-resistant bag for the sleeping bag
ear plugs (in belly pack)
sleeping mask (in with the sleeping bag)
Clothing
3 Merino T-shirt (1 long, 1 half, 1 short slv)
1 pair of shorts (quickdry; dropped down fr 2)
1 pair of pants (quickdry, for churches)
thermals
The question I always ask myself is 'Why am I trying to avoid getting wet?' If it's cold then fair enough I'm trying to maintain body temperature but when it's warm I strip down to basic thin clothing and I get wet... I've found its easier to walk like this than with flappy heavy wet weather gear...This is an issue for me as well. I will be traveling from SJPP and onwards for the first 14 days of October. My question is: Should I bring a North Face Hyvent jacket for rain and wind or just a light weight rain jacket (have both). The difference is 350 gram. I have a down west and a really base layer and midlayer merino sweaters as well, so will I miss the Hyvent on not rainy days?
Hi, Pelegrinos!
I leave tomorrow, and I need to shave 2lbs off my pack. All these things aren't even in there! I don't need them, right?
- swim suit
- nail clippers
-2nd tupe of sunscreen ( I have one.)
-bug repellent (do I need it?)
-head lamp
-pads (Ladies, I'll have my period once on the Camino. Should I bring pads from home or buy?)
-toilet paper
-Q tips
-rope
-pocket knife
- one tupperwear (to put my meal of oats & chia into; I'm celiac.)
Do I need clothes pins, do you think? Thank you!!!
Here is my complete packing (packed list):
Camp gear & tech
dry bag
waterproof cover for your pack
Phone or tablet
adapter & charger
waterproof bag for phone & Passports, in w toiletries
whistle
a hiking pack that rests ON YOUR HIPS, so the weight isn't all on your back. NOT to be packed it more full than 10-20 lbs TOPS. Goal: 10% my body weight.
Rain gear that breathes: rain jacket, pants
Clothing
sunglasses - wear
6 clothes line pins, not safety pins
sandals, super-uber comfy for when feet are sore; flipflops for the shower
sun hat
SOCKS: packed 1 pair & wear 1 SMART WOOL
2 (out of 3) pair of POLYCLOTH LINER - for under socks; wash & dry overnight.
hiking shoes ½ size bigger than my usual: all light and breathable and waterproof
Sleeping
Mouth guard
sleeping bag*light cotton
compact, water-resistant bag for the sleeping bag
ear plugs (in belly pack)
sleeping mask (in with the sleeping bag)
Clothing
BonitaThe question I always ask myself is 'Why am I trying to avoid getting wet?' If it's cold then fair enough I'm trying to maintain body temperature but when it's warm I strip down to basic thin clothing and I get wet... I've found its easier to walk like this than with flappy heavy wet weather gear...
Could not agree more. There's a big difference between getting caught in a shower and then walking under a beautiful hot sun than walking hour after hour, day after day in the rain, under the clouds, with clothes that do not have time to dry at night at the albergue because of the humidity. Plus your body is tired walking the Camino vs a stroll on a weekend, and will get beaten down if on top of having to walk so much it was to work to keep you warm.Bonita
2 reasons to take the heavier rain gear if it breaths. It can get very cold @ the higher elevations, especially when it rains.
I used my fleece & rain coat to stay warm after walking all day continually for weeks. Even in 30c weather I got cold until I found food at the end of the day. Good breathable rain gear that is the best.
I'm also leaving soon, and shaving weight and choosing what to take in my kit for various BIG trips has become a 'hobby' which over the years has entertained me and my friends....however I'd like to relate a story that is always in my mind when packing. My other hobby is climbing Volcanos and in recent years I've focused on remote Islands in the South Pacific... in 2010 this meant 6 weeks in the Vanuatu chain of Islands. We hired locals as guides and as usual carefully planned our kit (which includes gas masks) clothing and other kit was all technical grade we felt confident we'd thought of everything....we arrived on the Island of Ambae to be met by a young local guy (22) wearing shorts (out of respect for us) one flip flop (just 2/3rds of it) and carrying a machete ... this was his kit. The story of climbing Ambae is for another day and place (it took 15 hours up an overnight in the forest and 11 hours down), but I recall feeling at times like I was trekking in wet curtains whilst our guide looked cool and free.... I'm not sure easyjet allows Machetes in the hold... does anyone know?
@MTtoCaminoI would think a machete in the hold would be fine, just a big knife.. Yet it would depend on what countries you are planning to fly to, with your big knife... For some reason they let me fly with any big gun inside the U.S. In the hold but yet I can't cross into Canada even with pepper spray for Grizzlies.
You may simply get put on a list because you want to take your machete for a walk in Spain...
No I was not on an airplane just crossing over into Canada on foot on the Continental Divide trail. They asked if I had any weapons I said no then they told me I had to give up my bear spray. I had the same issue coming back into the US had to give up my fruit...@MTtoCamino
The next time you come to Canada, you can borrow my bear spray. It is also widely available anywhere in bear country. Have you considered that the regulations forbidding bear spray may have more to do with the possibility of setting off something so unpleasant in the hold or passenger area of an airplane? I would certainly not want myself or my luggage sprayed with it, and I believe there are regulations about carrying any spray which is under pressure in an airplane.
@MTtoCaminoNo I was not on an airplane just crossing over into Canada on foot on the Continental Divide trail. They asked if I had any weapons I said no then they told me I had to give up my bear spray. I had the same issue coming back into the US had to give up my fruit...
So you talk to them as well? My last encounter was 10 feet away he just looked at me like I was a dumb ass but he showed no signs of aggression just moving down the trail. Dinah was behind me or so I thought, but when turning to speak to her she was gone. I caught back up to her a mile back.@MTtoCamino
I can only assume that you didn't meet any bears on the Canadian side of the border after you had given up your bear spray. But then, I have met a number of grizzly bears since I started carrying bear spray years ago, but I have never had to use it.
Do add to your list a small pocket knife, one with a can opener, a bottle opener, a small blade, and if you like wine, a corkscrew. Not a dude thing but often a necessity which weighs nothing.
We all have our individual needs, be happy to stay healthy & walk until you decide where to stop. Have a very nice walk!I use sunscreen with a mosquito repellent incorporated into it, it's called 'Repel' and made by the Cancer Research Council. My understanding is that there are very few biting insects but just one bite can cause me huge grief so I don't ever risk it wherever I go in the world. The way I decide what to prioritise with packing is to promote items that relieve any disconfort and demote items that are simply nice to have. So painkillers and knee supporter are high but shampoo is low, sunscreen and hat are high but contact lens liquids are low ....and so forth.
Allow me to protest. My custom every day on the Camino is to stop for a lunch picnic. A chunk of cheese, some sausage or chorizo,or maybe tuna or sardines, tomato or cuke, a baguette, a half bottle of wine, and a piece of fruit. Now it is true, one may go about this commando/cannibal style and chomp down on the sausage, bite into the cheese, hope there is a ring top can of tuna, tear the bread, take on the tomato apple style and try to be happy with rotgut twist-top wine but I don't.A small pocket knife with a can opener, bottle opener, small blade, and corkscrew add up to a knife that weighs a lot more than nothing, particularly when you consider the use that you will get out of said tools. You don't need it.
I met a fellow who, while walking, was carving small branches from a tree for the purpose of making a walking stick. Of course he nearly sliced off his thumb. Fortunately there was a hospital nearby. A slow learner, after that incident he pulled the knife out and was cleaning the dried blood from it and came within a centimeter of slamming his head into a metal pole used for lighting. I am of the opinion that most people cannot be trusted with sharp objects and shouldn't be carrying them on the camino.
Allow me to protest. My custom every day on the Camino is to stop for a lunch picnic. A chunk of cheese, some sausage or chorizo,or maybe tuna or sardines, tomato or cuke, a baguette, a half bottle of wine, and a piece of fruit. Now it is true, one may go about this commando/cannibal style and chomp down on the sausage, bite into the cheese, hope there is a ring top can of tuna, tear the bread, take on the tomato apple style and try to be happy with rotgut twist-top wine but I don't.
Numerous times I have rescued forlorn pilgrims who in the rush to leave the albergue at 0530 have tied such a knot in their boots that in the evening they cannot remove them.
I cannot abide dull or serated knives, preparing dinner in an albergue kitchen can be a nightmare, for me, if there is not a decent knive in the larder-and there usually isn't, and should I splurge on a chop or a steak for my dinner a butter knife won't do.
Carried in a belt "holster" it weighs nothing and is in constant use. "Be Prepared" said Baden-Powell, so true.
Numerous times I have rescued forlorn pilgrims who in the rush to leave the albergue at 0530 have tied such a knot in their boots that in the evening they cannot remove them.
My 'must have' tool is an interdental micro brush nothing else will do - sticks twigs pins nothing, it's my one luxury on BIG walking trips, although I did take eyelash curling tongs along for the Great Wall of China but that was a joke!My custom was to buy chorizo or cheese `slices`. I found they were often sold in 'single sandwich' quantities for a euro. Later, when the weather got cooler and wetter, I went to a cafe and bought a hot bocadilla. Bread tastes better torn apart 'commando style'. The exception being those stale loaves suited only for carpentry.
I wouldn't carry a tin can no matter what ambrosia lies within it.
I ate menu Peregrino. It usually came with a bottle opened by the matero. So no wine at lunch ... sun not below the yardarm etc ... to keep the consumption within reasonable limits.
You found dull or serated knives in the albergue? I could only wish for such luxury. One morning I was reduced to boiling hot water for tea using a wine glass in a microwave. I ate menu Peregrino instead of preparing dinner.
If people can't tie knots perhaps they should carry their own sharp objects (or perhaps not). While I'm sure this happens every so often its not likely to be 'numerous' times. I'd consider whetting one of those dull kitchen knives on a rock. If they plan to leave at 0530 perhaps they'd prefer to sleep with boots on (as you can see there is not much sympathy here)
But to each their own ... if carrying a multifaceted tool lightens your heart then fill your (properly laced) boots.
Indeed. Me too. One nice place for lunch is at St. Anton before Castrojeriz: An old stonewall by the river is a perfect chair/table.Allow me to protest. My custom every day on the Camino is to stop for a lunch picnic. A chunk of cheese, some sausage or chorizo,or maybe tuna or sardines, tomato or cuke, a baguette, a half bottle of wine, and a piece of fruit.
Lord Robert Baden Powell might have said be prepared, but in his day all wines were 'corked'. Today some of the best wines are screw tops. Thank heavens!Allow me to protest. My custom every day on the Camino is to stop for a lunch picnic. A chunk of cheese, some sausage or chorizo,or maybe tuna or sardines, tomato or cuke, a baguette, a half bottle of wine, and a piece of fruit. Now it is true, one may go about this commando/cannibal style and chomp down on the sausage, bite into the cheese, hope there is a ring top can of tuna, tear the bread, take on the tomato apple style and try to be happy with rotgut twist-top wine but I don't.
Numerous times I have rescued forlorn pilgrims who in the rush to leave the albergue at 0530 have tied such a knot in their boots that in the evening they cannot remove them.
I cannot abide dull or serated knives, preparing dinner in an albergue kitchen can be a nightmare, for me, if there is not a decent knive in the larder-and there usually isn't, and should I splurge on a chop or a steak for my dinner a butter knife won't do.
Carried in a belt "holster" it weighs nothing and is in constant use. "Be Prepared" said Baden-Powell, so true.
essential always to keep off wind and stay dry.. take care of your feet!Could not agree more. There's a big difference between getting caught in a shower and then walking under a beautiful hot sun than walking hour after hour, day after day in the rain, under the clouds, with clothes that do not have time to dry at night at the albergue because of the humidity. Plus your body is tired walking the Camino vs a stroll on a weekend, and will get beaten down if on top of having to walk so much it was to work to keep you warm.
well hola alexwalker, this made me laugh, the 20 min packing time.. but... tell me, if you are going shopping along the Camino, ... is that why you start out light so you can add along the way? LOLI am going down to Spain tomorrow, but arriving on Thursday in Madrid (sleepover in Oslo), it took me 20 mins. to fill my backpack to 6.2 kgs, plus jacket on 800 grams, giving me a total of 7 kgs for the hot days. But I know that throughout sept. it will be colder at least in the mornings, so I will need my fleece sweater and my jacket on, reducing my pack to ca. 6 kgs.
So many pilgrims pack too much; Spain is a country where you can buy all you need while on the road. Actually, my very best walking socks I buy in Castrojeriz.
Tomorrow, all the fun starts again. CU on the Way!
sure.. but I bring my swiss army knife just in case..Lord Robert Baden Powell might have said be prepared, but in his day all wines were 'corked'. Today some of the best wines are screw tops. Thank heavens!
definitely NOT a dude thing, I have a swiss army knife and if I try my pack with it in there or not, I cn't tell the difference.. I sure will know it if I leave it behind!Do add to your list a small pocket knife, one with a can opener, a bottle opener, a small blade, and if you like wine, a corkscrew. Not a dude thing but often a necessity which weighs nothing.
Don't count on screw tops in Spain. They are mostly corked.Today some of the best wines are screw tops. Thank heavens!
Don't count on screw tops in Spain. They are mostly corked.
nearly choked on my soup laughing.A small pocket knife with a can opener, bottle opener, small blade, and corkscrew add up to a knife that weighs a lot more than nothing, particularly when you consider the use that you will get out of said tools. You don't need it.
I met a fellow who, while walking, was carving small branches from a tree for the purpose of making a walking stick. Of course he nearly sliced off his thumb. Fortunately there was a hospital nearby. A slow learner, after that incident he pulled the knife out and was cleaning the dried blood from it and came within a centimeter of slamming his head into a metal pole used for lighting. I am of the opinion that most people cannot be trusted with sharp objects and shouldn't be carrying them on the camino.
I don't clean my shoes/boots. I walk off the big stuff and as for cleanliness??? They will never look new again. That's why most albergues want you to leave your shoes in an area outside of the living area.Great tip here. We are leaving in 6 days, starting our Camino from SJPP April 15. My pack is 3.5 lbs heavier than I want it. Question: What do you clean your shoes with daily? I have this (which doubles as a shoe horn...just realized that after 25 years of owing the thing) and realize it is absurd to bring it, but I do wonder... what do you clean your shoes with? Especially the bottoms! https://www.mec.ca/en/product/4008-130/Suede-Nubuck-Brush
I think that I attempted to keep my shoes clean for about a day.I don't clean my shoes/boots. I walk off the big stuff and as for cleanliness??? They will never look new again. That's why most albergues want you to leave your shoes in an area outside of the living area.
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