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@Purky Thank you for your very sensible advice. I do agree with you, it's just the thought of spending even more money on rain gear when I already have rain gear - and purchasing/packing my fears - but I could take the goretex model to Norway and save the Precip for Spanish caminos with bars around every corner? I have always thought of goretex as the gold standard for waterproofing but lately there are so many other materials I have no idea anymore what is best. Thanks for the tip re reproofing. I was planning on taking a small bottle of Nikwax tech wash with me as my Berghaus paclite trousers tend to get very mucky!
So you are also walking to Trondheim this summer - we will arrive late June/early July. I am from Trondheim, so I am looking forward to coming home a pilgrim, it is something I have dreamt of for so long. We will take a tent fly and bivvy bags in case we have to or want to sleep outside, but are not planning on camping as such. How far will you be walking and when do you think you will arrive? I will buy you a pint and an aquavit!
Thanks, @t2andreo - I guess I just feel a bit unsure because even if it is my own country, I haven't lived in it for near enough 20 years and not really walked in it before. And I hate being cold and wet more than being sweaty and overheating. Maybe I am overthinking it all. I am taking the same merino layers, one thicker merino fleece, gloves and a hat, so I should be OK. Training for a Norwegian summer in Galicia in March was a good idea
I've had 3 Precips and while I know they are really popular I would be reluctant to take one on the camino. Each one I've had has delaminated and leaked!. Marmot has at least been good about replacing them! I did take a (very slightly heavier than the Precip) Black Diamond goretex jacket and it was perfect in heavy rain. I'd lean towards the Minimalist myself.According to online reviews, the Marmot Minimalist is more bombproof than the Precip, a quality that I like. Better safe than sorry when it comes to raingear. As it happens, I'm walking St Olavsleden from Sundsvall in Sweden to Trondheim this summer, and I'm sure as heck bringing my own bombproof Gore-Tex rain jacket.
What I am going to do before departure though, is to give it a good wash with a technical cleaner and then spray it with an impregnation spray-on and put it in the dryer. This is to restore breathability inside to out and water repellency outside to in. I'm not taking any chances, especially because I'll be camping out most of the time.
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