Bonnie Kellum
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3 tops max: 2 short, 1 long sleeve, where what ever is clean and not drying to sleep in.
2 bottoms max: no need for 2 pants + capris + shorts.
No dresses.
2 undies is enough.
No sports bras, just regular ones as you want them to dry.
No inflatable pillow
Add a pair of socks in case of rain.
No knife, no spoon: restaurants supply them with the food you order and sliced ham and cheese are, well, presliced.
Why a scarf and a bandana?
Some cream for your feet: vaseline, Vick's vapour rub, dimethacon, etc.
Only 2 pairs of shoes: walking ones and pm ones that you can use in shower but also in town: Crocs for ex.
Nappy pins to hang your clothes to dry
Why portable charger and phone charger?
Don't forget the phone
Any thing to cover your pack when it rains
Needle and thread
Hello all! I'll be on the Camino Frances later this week and I need some last minute advice on my gear... I know I've overpacked, so feel free to be brutal. I'm traveling afterward so I wanted to have a couple of cute outfits. I know that's against the rules
Packing list
3 quick dry short sleeve shirts
1 long sleeve shirt
1 tank top (to sleep in)
2 hiking pants
1 Capri
2 shorts (1 to hike, 1 to sleep)
2 dresses (super light weight for traveling afterward)
1 rain jacket
1 sweater
3 socks
4 underwear
2 sports bra
Scarf
Silk sleep sack
Inflatable pillow
Quick dry towel
Lush bar shampoo/soap
Hair gel
Sunglasses
Hat
Headlamp
Portable charger/phone charger/adapter
Merrell hiking shoes & sandals
Flip flops for shower
First aid kit (bandaids, sunscreen, body glide, compeed)
Bandana
It might be an idea to some onward travelling clothes for collection at your destination?Hello all! I'll be on the Camino Frances later this week and I need some last minute advice on my gear... I know I've overpacked, so feel free to be brutal. I'm traveling afterward so I wanted to have a couple of cute outfits. I know that's against the rules
Packing list
3 quick dry short sleeve shirts
1 long sleeve shirt
1 tank top (to sleep in)
2 hiking pants
1 Capri
2 shorts (1 to hike, 1 to sleep)
2 dresses (super light weight for traveling afterward)
1 rain jacket
1 sweater
3 socks
4 underwear
2 sports bra
Scarf
Silk sleep sack
Inflatable pillow
Quick dry towel
Lush bar shampoo/soap
Hair gel
Sunglasses
Hat
Headlamp
Portable charger/phone charger/adapter
Merrell hiking shoes & sandals
Flip flops for shower
First aid kit (bandaids, sunscreen, body glide, compeed)
Bandana
You should bring what you're comfortable with, but here's what I would do to your list:
Just buy a new dress after you're done with the Camino. Don't carry it for weeks along with you.
Packing list
1 quick dry short sleeve shirts
1 long sleeve shirt
1 hiking pants
2 shorts (1 to hike, 1 to sleep)
1 rain jacket
1 sweater
2 socks
3 underwear
Scarf
Silk sleep sack
Quick dry towel
Lush bar shampoo/soap
Headlamp
Portable charger/phone charger/adapter
Merrell hiking shoes
If you are aiming to finish in Santiago you could post your onward travelling clothes there for collection. (See 'storage' on this forum. ) Have a great time!Hello all! I'll be on the Camino Frances later this week and I need some last minute advice on my gear... I know I've overpacked, so feel free to be brutal. I'm traveling afterward so I wanted to have a couple of cute outfits. I know that's against the rules
Packing list
3 quick dry short sleeve shirts
1 long sleeve shirt
1 tank top (to sleep in)
2 hiking pants
1 Capri
2 shorts (1 to hike, 1 to sleep)
2 dresses (super light weight for traveling afterward)
1 rain jacket
1 sweater
3 socks
4 underwear
2 sports bra
Scarf
Silk sleep sack
Inflatable pillow
Quick dry towel
Lush bar shampoo/soap
Hair gel
Sunglasses
Hat
Headlamp
Portable charger/phone charger/adapter
Merrell hiking shoes & sandals
Flip flops for shower
First aid kit (bandaids, sunscreen, body glide, compeed)
Bandana
My comments in italics ;-)
I'm traveling afterward so I wanted to have a couple of cute outfits. I know that's against the rules- Not against the rules, just unnecessary, just send them ahead to Ivar in Santiago and pick them up on arrival - problem solved ;-)
3 quick dry short sleeve shirts - 1-2 is enough, especially if you take a long sleeve one also.
1 long sleeve shirt - see above
1 tank top (to sleep in) leave at home, just sleep in the t-shirt you will wear the next day
2 hiking pants - one of you take the capri
1 Capri - leave at home if you take two of the above
2 shorts (1 to hike, 1 to sleep) - leave at home
2 dresses (super light weight for traveling afterward) - send ahead
4 underwear - 2 max 3 is enough
Inflatable pillow - leave at home, you can always improvise one
Hair gel - leave at home
Headlamp - leave at home, in emergency case you can always use your phone to find the toilet
Flip flops for shower - as you take sandals, leave at home
First aid kit (bandaids, sunscreen, body glide, compeed) - make it small and make sure you know how to use Compeed correctly, otherwise it does more damage than good.
Bandana - you already take a scarf ...
Missing:
water bottles
money belt to carry passport etc under your clothes
Buen Camino, SY
Often mentioned in the responses here is "send ahead." As I've seen in a few other recent threads send ahead once you are in the EU and not from home (unless you live in the EU.) Otherwise things get expensive and complicated.
Rules? We don't need no stinking rules!I know that's against the rules
useful. I didn't think about a skirt.I over packed on my Camino....but here is what I finished with having walked mid April to June.
2normal bras
2 pants
1 super light shorts mostly to sleep in
1 skirt....worn daily....too hot for anything else.
3 very thin vest tops....sleeping in one
1 hat and light cotton scarf ....both worn wet to keep cool.
3pair socks
1 light dress for evening.
1 pair of light leggings
Light fleece
Water proof jacket/trousers worn twice
Foot care products..I used cavillon spray ...no blisters in leather boots.
Toiletries
Pen torch
Whistle for safety purposes.
At least 2 litres water...one to drink....one to wear!!!!
Crocs
By Pamplona you will know if you have over packed and will be able to join queue at post office to send excess on to Santiago. Buen Camino
Thanks for asking the question. I arrive at Saint Jean on Saturday. so so exciting. I have no idea what to take so the question and all the answers were super useful. mosquito spray and a diary ?
Packing list
I took the lush soap in the metal container and it was a pain trying to open it in the shower and also trying to get the damp soap out - I was so glad when I had used it up. Some have suggested put a button or coin in the bottom so the soap comes out easier.
I had the same problems with the Lush bar until I took a small Lush face cream pot and made a few holes in the top to keep it in. Easy to open even with wet hands, and the holes allow the bar to dry out a bit and not get mushy.
Diary yes (make it light weight) but mosquito spray no, Spain has a dry heat in general. Buen Camino, SY
Mosquito spray...no.Thanks for asking the question. I arrive at Saint Jean on Saturday. so so exciting. I have no idea what to take so the question and all the answers were super useful. mosquito spray and a diary ?
Mosquito spray...no.
I have never encountered a mosquito on three Caminos.
Yeah, I would still not carry the spray. The stuff is nasty, and has petroleum based chemicals in it. I try to avoid it.I have... Maybe this season is different because of the wet/cold spring...
Sending via mail within the EC is not only expensive as SY notes above but also a hassle via customs. (just ask Ivar!) Never state that the items are new, food or meds; used clothing of no commercial value seems to pass.
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No - there are no customs or customs labels w4ithin the EU - it is the basic concept of the EU - no barriers - so only for parcels entering the EU.
Nevertheless problems do occur with packages mailed within EU!
Recently ( late April) a package mailed from France (SJPdP) to Spain (SdC) was delayed for several weeks do to misinformation or to no information re what it did or did not contain. Problem may have been due to return foreign address ( non EU) on package.
I was asked to try to help expedite clearance; for further info ask Ivar to elaborate.
Of course officially that is how it has been within the EU. Hopefully the package problem which I cited was a one time event.
Nevertheless now due to the attacks in Paris and Brussels there are new stops with searching at or near some border crossings between France and Belgium. Additionally there are many more armed patrols on Paris streets. Sadly nothing is as relaxed here as it was before.
Lush Soap is great but you are right, the round contaioner is not what you need. The Lush Shop also offers a small square container that makes getting the soap out a bit easier and honestly, if you can place a piece of paper towel under the soap will make it even easier.
WWHHoaahh!!! A packing list post!! We haven't had one of those for ages!!! Marvellous!!!
I won't hone the list down, others have done so before me as it really comes down to "wear one carry one" ... would mention a few happy extras
do take a knife and a spoon otherwise your life will become quite limited - try eating a yoghurt out on Camino without a spoon! or eating the remains of the pasta dish you made the night before .. or, how will you cut that sausage you carry? so take a knife and spoon. Also a few grip-seal sandwich bags for putting squishy food items in.
Put a tiny sewing kit into your first aid kit - seams split, buttons fall off.
You must take a pair of silk pyjamas, a Fez, and a pair of Moroccan tooled leather slippers so that you can be comfortable and elegant at night.
(that last bit isn't true)
Mspath - No - there are no customs barriers or customs labels within the EU - it is the basic concept of the EU - no internal barriers - so only for parcels entering the EU.
Re mosquitos - I recently read that Johnson's baby lotion is an excellent repellent .. (I haven't tried this yet!)
I wrote an article on this, for those interested: http://www.pilgrimagetraveler.com/packing-list.html. Buen Camino!
I think so (I don't know how long you intend to walk...) but if you run out, you can buy soap and/or shampoo anywhere. No worries.Will a whole lush bar last for two on the Camino?
Will a whole lush bar last for two on the Camino?
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