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Choices of clothing, rain gear, and sleeping bags are all interrelated.I'm pretty sure I've got clothing figured out, my bigger question will be sleeping. I'm leaning towards just a sleeping bag liner.
Taking a light weight sleeping bag or quilt would not be overkill for most people in most Octobers. (I have walked the Frances in 3 different Octobers.) Remember that your clothing choices should take into account what you might need for layering on cold nights.Would a light weight sleeping bag or quilt be overkill?
Ponchos and jackets can be flimsy or more robust. In mid-summer, you can risk one of the flimsy versions, but I would recommend that you be better equipped in October. I'm not sure what you mean by "more solid" versus "packable" - good rain jackets can be packable and light weight.Rain jacket. October can be quite wet in Spain (so I've read.) Should I go with a more solid rain coat, or would a packable version or even a poncho be preferred?
All the advice below on layering is excellent. I’m starting in Le Puy on Aug. 24 and finishing in Muxia in mid-November so may pick up some layers, if necessary, when I get into SJPP or Spain.Hello!
I'll be walking the Camino Frances from SJPDP to Finisterre, starting around the 20th of September. So most of my way will be in October.
Let me preface this by saying, I'm a dive instructor in the Caribbean, I live on my sailboat year round with no AC. I'm no stranger to cold weather, but I am most definitely acclimated to a warm climate.
I'm pretty sure I've got clothing figured out, my bigger question will be sleeping. I'm leaning towards just a sleeping bag liner. My usual night time sleeping temperature is in the high 80's F. Would a light weight sleeping bag or quilt be overkill? Blankets in Albergues? I see mixed opinions on this and I feel like a lot of them come from pilgrims trekking in summertime.
Rain jacket. October can be quite wet in Spain (so I've read.) Should I go with a more solid rain coat, or would a packable version or even a poncho be preferred?
Different gear for different people, I get it. But I'm looking for advice from anyone who has walked the Frances in the fall and may be able to provide some advice.
Thanks! Buen Camino!
No; you don’tDo we need sleeping bags if all our bookings are private rooms, some in private albergues?
I’m from Cumbria and consider northern Spain to be relatively warm in October. Given that you’re north of me; unless you are a cold sleeper; I’d take the lightest sleeping bag you can find. You can always add a base-layer; but I don’t think you’ll need to.This post is relative to my plans, so will watch the thread with interest. We intend to leave STJPDP on the 21st September with Santiago and the onwards to the coast our destination. We don’t have a fixed schedule but expect to be still walking end of October.
I will take a few base layers, a Berghaus fleece and a Berghaus rain/shell jacket. I intend to purchase a poncho and a season 2 sleeping bag prior to leaving Scotland.
A rain jacket which goes over your pack; should you want one; is a poncho. Some love them; others really don’t.I'm arriving in SJPDP Sept. 20th -- plan to walk for 15 days. I'm not carrying my pack. Would like to know what folks recommend for a rain jacket that's very compact and will fit over my day pack ... or what you recommend? Also I see many posts that have umbrella? What's that about? I've never walked or hiked with an umbrella?
I’m also walking it in October and was planning to take my tent so I can walk very long days and pitch up in the wilderness some nights rather than spend time looking for an albergue. Does anyone know if the Spanish police might fine me if I get discovered? Some Germans were talking about €400 fines for wild camping in Germany. I was also wondering if there was a danger of wild animals. I do it in the UK all the time and there is no hassle from the authorities or wildlife and normally cover about 40km a day.Hello!
I'll be walking the Camino Frances from SJPDP to Finisterre, starting around the 20th of September. So most of my way will be in October.
Let me preface this by saying, I'm a dive instructor in the Caribbean, I live on my sailboat year round with no AC. I'm no stranger to cold weather, but I am most definitely acclimated to a warm climate.
I'm pretty sure I've got clothing figured out, my bigger question will be sleeping. I'm leaning towards just a sleeping bag liner. My usual night time sleeping temperature is in the high 80's F. Would a light weight sleeping bag or quilt be overkill? Blankets in Albergues? I see mixed opinions on this and I feel like a lot of them come from pilgrims trekking in summertime.
Rain jacket. October can be quite wet in Spain (so I've read.) Should I go with a more solid rain coat, or would a packable version or even a poncho be preferred?
Different gear for different people, I get it. But I'm looking for advice from anyone who has walked the Frances in the fall and may be able to provide some advice.
Thanks! Buen Camino!
Hello, I’m planning a trip for next April. Any idea what a taxi cost from Pamplona to St. Jean?I am going to be walking the same time. I planning to take a sleeping bag liner and a hiking quilt. I will have fleece pull over, a nano puff jacket and rain jacket & pant. I tried a rain skirt once but found it too cold. By the way, I will be taking a taxi from Pamplona Airport to St Jean on 9/28 & hope to share the ride.
For me too, as I have a plan to start next year in July from Lubeck, meaning it will be some time in October, perhaps late, when I arrive in Santiago. I also intend to have a sleeping bag with meThis post is relative to my plans, so will watch the thread with interest. We intend to leave STJPDP on the 21st September with Santiago and the onwards to the coast our destination. We don’t have a fixed schedule but expect to be still walking end of October.
I will take a few base layers, a Berghaus fleece and a Berghaus rain/shell jacket. I intend to purchase a poncho and a season 2 sleeping bag prior to leaving Scotland.
Is it intended for wind proofing, rain proofing, or warmth/insulation of the layers underneath? As @JimG59 implies, you need to have the layers for provide all these functions. Those layers are more versatile if they are separate items of clothing.I have a shell jacket that I can take or do people tend to take a lightweight fleece instead?
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