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Ok....
Skort or shorts?
Silk dress or yoga pants?
2 water bottles or hydration bladder?
Poncho & pack rain cover? Or just poncho?
Mini leather man? (Need knife!)[/QUOTE
All opinions! Top two - go for comfort!
Water bottles
Poncho only
Swiss Army Classic (small one)
Hi,
If you're just bored as can be and want to take a critical look at my pack weight spreadsheet ... I sure would appreciate any help.
I leave tomorrow. Worried a little bit about warmth and rain.
Pack is manageable, but would love to lighten it up. See anything that you predict I'll shed quickly?
Also - should I be concerned that my pack weight PLUS the weight of what I'm wearing is ~20lb?
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkuUWG9-0jRWdG51V1pSWHd5Nm9kMFhtc2xtbHZsQ2c&usp=sharing
THANKS EVERYONE & BUEN CAMINO!
Whitney
Pullover fleece (6.5 oz) or Columbia shell (5 oz), or both????
You're hilarious!Lighten up and get a Gregory Jade 28.
I have the smallest Vasoline made (found in the travel section of Target)Bring a travel size Vaseline, in the travel section at Target.
I have the smallest Vasoline made (found in the travel section of Target)
Do you plan on coating your feet with it each morning? Band Aid blister stick (Target) is the same as compeed stick sold in Spain and much cheaper.
LAST QUESTION....
I have a 10L dry bag that weighs 5oz. To bring or not to bring.
I'm thinking ... Not.
Whitney, its hard to tell what your from the skin out target should be without knowing your ideal walking weight. The FSO target that I use is 20% of ideal walking weight. That target includes everything that is in your pack and worn, including food and water. Lets just assume you weigh 60kg, then you FSO target is 12kg, against a current load list of 8.8kg, and you have 3.2kg left for food and water. If you fill your water bottles, that will be about 1.5 kg, leaving 1.7 kg for any food you want to carry, or anything else you collect along the way.Also - should I be concerned that my pack weight PLUS the weight of what I'm wearing is ~20lb?
I leave tomorrow. Worried a little bit about warmth and rain.
Been watching the weather forecast and it looks like cold evenings.
do yourself a favour--TAKE the dress!!!!!!Ok....
Skort or shorts?
Silk dress or yoga pants?
2 water bottles or hydration bladder?
Poncho & pack rain cover? Or just poncho?
Mini leather man? (Need knife!)
Don't unless you are looking for a date. Save the weight.do yourself a favour--TAKE the dress!!!!!!
Do who a favor!do yourself a favour--TAKE the dress!!!!!!
Amen.Do who a favor!
PLEASE, ditch that Kindle. Talk to people even if you don't have a common language. Read the local pape. Visit local places of intetest. Anything bar sitting with your nose in a book, even an electronic one. When I'm walking one of the greatest pleasures is meeting with and talking to people, it's so much easier than you may think and is wonderfully fulfilling. Ultreïa.
Not sure what you mean by that. I brought some rather dressy clothes on my last camino, this spring--I thoroughly enjoyed walking to dinner wearing something other than the same stuff I had been sweating in day in and out. I am going back for two months at the end of the summer and fully expect to bring more of the same. For me, it's a special and wonderful feeling.Do who a favor!
And brought silk dress - less than 3 oz. Maybe I'll sleep comfortably, maybe I'll find a husband.
Disposable plastic water bottles are one of the biggest environmental hazards on the planet. Carrying a 9 or 10 oz. Nalgene is not going to cause that much of a problem for a walker in decent shape...Since you asked, I'll give you my opinion. You will get many opinions and most likely varied.
I took same pack as you. I left rain cover at home because my poncho did that duty.
I would not take leatherman.
I would not use the cubes, plastic bags are lighter and can serve more uses.
Skort, pants, shorts, sarong , sleep/evening, and yoga pants----that's a lot of clothes. I took one pant, one Macabi skirt and one base layer that I slept in and layered when necessary.
52 oz of water weighs more than 11 oz. That must be empty?? I just bought bottles every couple of days. Lighter and no need to clean.
I would do 2 sox instead if 3. If you want 3 of anything, I'd make it the liners.
Panties and bras: Like outer clothes, one on and one clean. Third wasn't necessary for me.
I left my kindle at home and used the kindle app on my phone. Yes it is a small screen, but you really won't be reading that much, but you will have your books when you need them. (For me if I don't read before I go to sleep, I won't sleep so I had to have something and the small screen was good enough)
Buen Camino
Disposable plastic water bottles are one of the biggest environmental hazards on the planet.
Disposable plastic water bottles are one of the biggest environmental hazards on the planet....
Even when disposed of in a bin, unless it's going to get recycled, a plastic bottle represents an ecological cost.
An evening dress??????? You cannot be serious! Are you staying in paradors? I agree with most of what has been said: don't take a third anything; sleep in clothes, be prepared to rough it and smell a bit. There are farmacías everywhere on the Francés so you don't really need to take half a pharmacy with you. And, sorry, how do you lose books on a Kindle app when wifi is on? I alwys use the app - no probs. Just go and enjoy yourself and don't worry. Buen Camino.Hi Wawpdx,
I do have the Kindle App on my iphone, but I can't stand reading off of it + it'll drain battery much faster, + lastly ... When I turn on wifi on phone I'd lose my library books on kindle
Third bra is literally less than 2 oz and makes it possible to wear my evening dress))
Thanks so much for having a look.
Any other thoughts?
Thanks for your input Pano!
Will drop wine opener.
Was trying to avoid plastic water bottles, but will go get a 1 liter smart water bottle to start (as someone suggested).
I'm skiddish about less than 3 socks. Wanna make sure that I have a backup if one pair wears funny.
Linen bag? Not sure what that is.
Oh and ditch all the first aid crap. You can find it when you need it.
I agree, one should not ditch everything assuming it is easily available in farmacias. Not all towns have farmacias and they might very well be closed when you find them.I respectfully disagree. As someone on the "south side of 50" and no longer being invincible, in my experience, every pilgrim needs to carry at least a few band-aids / plasters, a small tube of first aid / antibiotic ointment, a pin to use to lance blisters, a means to sterilize the pin (I use a mini-BIC lighter), a small assortment of non-prescription pain relievers, an antihistamine, a decongestant, and anti-diarrheal medication. The meds can be in the tiny 2-to an envelope sort.
That is the minimum. I carry more, as I had to do field-expedient minor surgery last year in a town with no medical facilities. Experience is the best teacher. My entire kit, including surgical gloves, gauze, tape, antiseptic prep pads, waterless hand sterilizer gel, surgical tweezers, a small scalpel and a "tick key" weighs 9 ounces in a waterproof bag.
The purpose of even this minimal kit is to treat symptoms or minor injury immediately and to last until you can reach a town with an open farmacia. Not all towns have one, most are closed on Saturday and all are closed on Sunday.
I also carry a wholly separate ziplock bag with foot specific treatment items for sprains, aches, pains, and swollen joints. This adds another 9 ounces.
My total medical kit, not including my prescription items including antibiotics, weighs a little more than one pound or half a kilo. Most persons would carry about half this amount as described above.
I hope this helps someone.
Hi DougWhitney, its hard to tell what your from the skin out target should be without knowing your ideal walking weight. The FSO target that I use is 20% of ideal walking weight. That target includes everything that is in your pack and worn, including food and water. Lets just assume you weigh 60kg, then you FSO target is 12kg, against a current load list of 8.8kg, and you have 3.2kg left for food and water. If you fill your water bottles, that will be about 1.5 kg, leaving 1.7 kg for any food you want to carry, or anything else you collect along the way.
You need to do your own calculation based on your weight. Remember that these are targets. The 20% FSO target comes from 'The Complete Plain Walker IV', a US walking classic, and I think has somewhat more credibility than the more commonly quoted pack weight target of 10% of body mass. Not achieving that target doesn't make the world stop! What is clear though, is that you can expect to be slower the heavier your pack, etc. That takes a toll in many ways, and is best avoided.
I'd take the shorts, but I had zip-off pants, so those were my shorts. Silk dress??? I found that I had no energy for anything after dinner, surely not something that required dressing up, but perhaps you are more energetic! I will definitely NOT take my hydration bladder next time. I thought SURELY I would love it, but ended up with three medium sized water bottles, purchased from any little store. two in my pack pockets and one in my shorts pocket. I lost my rain gear on the Pyrenees, and had a silly child's poncho someone gave me along the way, but now I have a poncho that goes over my pack as well (for next time). But I was glad to have the pack cover that came with my Gregory Sage 55L pack.Ok....
Skort or shorts?
Silk dress or yoga pants?
2 water bottles or hydration bladder?
Poncho & pack rain cover? Or just poncho?
Mini leather man? (Need knife!)
"I leave tomorrow ". If that is so, how was your Camino? I hope the advice you were given on here helped.Hi,
If you're just bored as can be and want to take a critical look at my pack weight spreadsheet ... I sure would appreciate any help.
I leave tomorrow. Worried a little bit about warmth and rain.
Pack is manageable, but would love to lighten it up. See anything that you predict I'll shed quickly?
Also - should I be concerned that my pack weight PLUS the weight of what I'm wearing is ~20lb?
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkuUWG9-0jRWdG51V1pSWHd5Nm9kMFhtc2xtbHZsQ2c&usp=sharing
THANKS EVERYONE & BUEN CAMINO!
Whitney
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