October Camino - What gear in my pack I used and what not

[RENSHAW]

The one big luxury that I took was a camping 'GAZ' stove - I used it almost evey day for coffee , tea , soup , boiled eggs and cooking. What a pleasure to stop off anywhere and have a steaming hot cup of coffee or a breakfast in a town where the Bar was closed.
Tin mug and tin Billy can - used every day - and so light.
I did take some extra clothes - one of my jackets could have been left at home but almost all that I took , I wore , but for a golf peak hat that never saw the light of day...my beanie however was in use every day , an amazing temperature regulator.
I used my Leatherman once but a tea spoon and a regular tablespoon was used every day.
My LED headlamp - used Every day.
My compact digital camera - every day.

My phone - even used it for some music and alarm feature..BUTTTT ................. WIFI was everywhere - I need to get a WIFI phone.

A heavy duty poncho was used twice - I should have taken a cheap , light job that could have been disposed of if it had incured damage.
Cycling shorts came in handy - stopped chaffing and I could wear them and put everything else into the wash.
Waterproof pants - wore almost every day - the extra layer helped in the cold mornings.
Large tube of suncream - big mistake - only used a small dab each day for my face , neck and hands but the stuff is so expensive that I was loath to ditch it.
Pair of light training shoes - bulky , but used evey day.
Sun glasses - every day the sun shone and there were many sunny days.

When it did get REALLY COLD , I could have done with a scarf - I will take one next time.

I supose a lot had to do with the time of year and weather but I have walked in Spring as well and used the same gear - August would require completly different gear - perhaps there is a pilgrim who can write up a similar list for the hight of Summer??
Hope this is of use to you guys that are still fantasising or planning.

 

[sillydoll]

Guy, you might remember from the SA Army days that the boys doing service in places like Bloemfontein - or even Mooi River - wore pantyhose under their trousers when on guard duty.

You could do the same thing with tights, which would be even warmer.

 

[RENSHAW]

Guy, you might remember from the SA Army days that the boys doing service in places like Bloemfontein - or even Mooi River - wore pantyhose under their trousers when on guard duty.

You could do the same thing with tights, which would be even warmer.

You're right , the English and Scotts were wearing them in the Boer War!!