- Time of past OR future Camino
- Enjoying the camino since 2009
I have just been for a walk in Galicia, up to O Cebreiro and from Sarria to Santiago. It was cold, rainy, windy, snowy, and I wore my Marmot Precip with layers under and poncho over and was warm and dry. Now this summer I will be walking St Olav's Way in my native Norway, 640 km through forests and over mountain plateaus, after the coldest spring for a generation. This means late snow melting, flood warnings, and possibly more rain and lower temperatures than normal. The temps over the Dovre mountains could drop down towards zero even in summer, but of course we have no way of knowing what the temps will be by the time we get there. So my quandry now is: do I bring the lightweight (flimsy?) Precip jacket or its goretex version called Minimalist, which weighs marginally more but feels a lot sturdier and more durable? What would you do? It is (supposed to be) summer, and for warm summer rain the Precip would do the job, but what if it gets really cold and rains solid for days?
Any insights on the Precip or Minimalist models, or non-goretex vs goretex over time, would be very much appreciated.
Any insights on the Precip or Minimalist models, or non-goretex vs goretex over time, would be very much appreciated.