Sally Forester
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances: (May-June 2016)
Norte/Primitivo: (May-June 2017)
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Are you the type that likes to look at packing lists? I know I do! I would love to hear your thoughts about mine. I'm about 3 pounds over where I would like to be and am thinking that some of the electronics have got to go. But would love to hear of any tricks you did to shave weight. Have at it!
The blinking lights make sense if walking alongside roads in inclement weather. At roughly an ounce, that's a lot of insurance for not a lot of weight. Personally, I'd keep them, unless the headlamp also supports blinking mode.Don't think you'll need blinking lights for your backpack.
You could probably ditch the traveler sheet, too.
Tyvek fabric?The blinking lights make sense if walking alongside roads in inclement weather. At roughly an ounce, that's a lot of insurance for not a lot of weight. Personally, I'd keep them, unless the headlamp also supports blinking mode.
The sheet makes sense given that she's using a quilt and not a sleeping bag. I use a quilt too, and a DIY Tyvek fabric sheet that I've treated with permethrin. I wouldn't want to sleep directly on many of the mattresses I encountered, even fully clothed.
I always take pics of the guide book pages on my phone, but inthe evenings I enjoy adding notes to my guide so I also carry it.I'm considering taking screenshots of the Brierly book and put them all in the folder on my iPhone. That would save 9.5 oz....
Tyvek 1443R --- http://www.materialconcepts.com/tyvek/soft-structure/Tyvek fabric?
Too funny! I only saw page 1 and had plenty of comments on items I would leave home. Good thing I didn't see the other 3 pages!
I think the Forum should have a little excercise woth its members getting to a consensus on the ideal list for each month, or each 2 months per route, and have that in the resource section. A CF from December to March, an early April to Early May, Mau & June, etc.
Wouldn't we have a blast reaching a concensus!
That´s a very good idea and maybe we can do this for all the different caminos and seasons?
I am up for it and will start a post in the Equipment forum.
Buen camino a todos.
For those who missed it here is a link to my late autumn/winter packing list.There's already a very good one for Winter, courtesy of mspath...
I'm considering taking screenshots of the Brierly book and put them all in the folder on my iPhone. That would save 9.5 oz....
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