June, 2018 camino

[Carolina Porras]

Hi, I’m Carolina from Uruguay, I’d like to see your advices to me. I’m arriving on 2th, june, to Madrid. I’ll stay there a day to buy all my Camino staff (also backpack), only have allready my boots. Can you tell me where to buy everything? (Socks, backpack, sleep bag, etc, etc), thanks!!!

 

[jsalt]

Hi Carolina,
Google: Decathlon Madrid. There are several stores in the city. They usually have lots of useful and inexpensive hiking clothes and equipment.
Buen camino.
Jill

 

[Carolina Porras]

Hi Carolina,
Google: Decathlon Madrid. There are several stores in the city. They usually have lots of useful and inexpensive hiking clothes and equipment.
Buen camino.
Jill

Hi Carolina,
Google: Decathlon Madrid. There are several stores in the city. They usually have lots of useful and inexpensive hiking clothes and equipment.
Buen camino.
Jill

Thanks Jill!!

 

[jmwlester]

Hi, I’m Carolina from Uruguay, I’d like to see your advices to me. I’m arriving on 2th, june, to Madrid. I’ll stay there a day to buy all my Camino staff (also backpack), only have allready my boots. Can you tell me where to buy everything? (Socks, backpack, sleep bag, etc, etc), thanks!!!

Hi Carolina,
What Camino will you walk? I am arriving Madrid on May 29 and looking for someone to walk with on Via de la Plata beginning in Merida.
Buen Camino

 

[trecile]

Decathlon has several of their smaller Decathlon "City" stores in el centro, but I would go to one of their larger stores outside of the center for a better selection. And it might be a good idea to purchase your backpack before leaving Uruguay.
https://www.decathlon.es/es/tienda

 

[Carolina Porras]

Hi Carolina,
What Camino will you walk? I am arriving Madrid on May 29 and looking for someone to walk with on Via de la Plata beginning in Merida.
Buen Camino

Hi! I’ll walk the french one, as it is my first camino and not to many time in Spain, I will start in Sarria.

Hi Carolina,
What Camino will you walk? I am arriving Madrid on May 29 and looking for someone to walk with on Via de la Plata beginning in Merida.
Buen Camino

Hi! I will start in Sarria, french camino, the last 118km, maybe we meet there! in Santiago! Buen camino!!

 

[Sailor]

Carolina, buena suerte, you are going to love el camino. Muchos caminantes from Sarria to Santiago. Can you get the backpack in Uruguay? In this way you can practice with your backpack on. Buena suerte y que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.

 

[Dorpie]

Hi Carolina and welcome to the start of a wonderful experience.

Only thing I wouldn't buy from Decathlon is a backpack. Not a scientific study but two of the ladies I walked with last year had problems with pain caused by rubbing from a Decathlon back pack near the hip belt.

Buen Camino,

Rob.

 

[RJM]

Walking from Sarria in June you really will not require much equipment, so no need to spend too much money. Buy the lightest minimal sleeping bag I would say and a backpack no bigger than 35 liters. Also there is a nice outdoor equipment store in Sarria itself.

 

[Carolina Porras]

Hi Carolina and welcome to the start of a wonderful experience.

Only thing I wouldn't buy from Decathlon is a backpack. Not a scientific study but two of the ladies I walked with last year had problems with pain caused by rubbing from a Decathlon back pack near the hip belt.

Buen Camino,

Rob.

Do you know any other store? Thanks

 

[Dorpie]

Hi Carolina,

Sorry. I do not know about the stores in Madrid but I'm sure someone else will be able to help.

Rob.

 

[Carolina Porras]

Hi Carolina,

Sorry. I do not know about the stores in Madrid but I'm sure someone else will be able to help.

Rob.

Thanks anyway!!!