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Hoi Peter, i 'm from "Zwijndrecht the Netherlands " . It's nice to see another Dutchman on this forum.I'm coming back to the camino at April the 17th. I wish you also a Buen Camino .Hello,
I'm Peter from Heerenveen, Friesland, the Netherlands.
I will do my first Camino on May 16 2015.
All packed and ready to go.
53 years young and looking forward.
Wolkom op dit forum. Fryslân boppe !Hello,
I'm Peter from Heerenveen, Friesland, the Netherlands.
I will do my first Camino on May 16 2015.
All packed and ready to go.
53 years young and looking forward.
Peter You have about the same weight as we carry .Here's my packing list( including clothes I wear), it looks rather much but I got all lightweight and small stuff so my Osprey backpack is about 7 kg without water and food.
Much better than my time in the Service where during inflitrations it weight 65 kg.
1p shoes
1p sandals?
3p Falke socks
2 Crafts underpants quickly dry
2 Fjallraven cape point MT zip off
1 shirt short sleeve
1 fleece sweater
1 coat Soft Cell storm lock Jack Wolfskin
1 hat
1 sunglasses
1 glasses
1 shirt long sleeve
1 shorts
2 ibuprofen
1 paracetamol
2 secondskin
1 sports tape
1 kampherspiritus
1 betadine
1 backpack
1 sleeping bag
1 sleeping mat
1 mug
1 fork / spoon
1 clothespins
1 poncho 680 grams
1 pocket knife
toilet paper
1 staff
1 Backscratcher
3 pouches
1 sewing things
1 deo
2 quick-drying towel
1 shaver / batt
1 toothbrush
1 toothpaste
1 soap / shampoo
1 laundry detergent
1 earphones
1 mirror
1 sun charger / cord
1 battery
1 telephone / cord
1 headphone
1 Phone pod
2 waterproof notebook
1 pen / pencil
1 rope
1 headlight
3 carabiner
1 navigate E-trex
1 e-smoke
6 alkaline batteries
1 passport
1 pilgrims pass
1 pilgrims guide
2 photo
1 stone for Cruz de Ferro
1 traveling money
Looks really good, here a few thoughts for you:
1p sandals? - Yes, take them, your feet will be happier in the evening because of them.
1 sleeping mat - unless you plan to stealth camp, you don't need it, but if it is very light (100g or less) you might use it for your roadside picnic/siesta, but if it is heavier it is overkill in my opinion.
1 mug - if there is a pot to make coffee/tea in the kitchen, there is nearly always a mug or glass also to drink it from.
1 fork / spoon - Spoon you really need only if you are yoghurt addict and want to eat it during the day. Fork? For what?
1 Backscratcher - Ehm, no, you can use your walking stick for that in an emergency.
1 deo - I never take one on the Camino ...
2 quick-drying towel - Why two? Also consider replacing them with one, larger, piece of fabric like a sarong or gauze (like the one used for fabric diapers, musseline?). Lighter and dries better.
1 shaver / batt - not always easy to find a plug near the mirror in the bathrooms, a traditional razor + soap might be better, but let's wait until some men comment on that point ;-)
1 soap / shampoo,1 laundry detergent - One soap for all is enough, pilgrim + clothes
1 earphones - Why?
1 mirror - Why?
1 sun charger / cord - there are plugs in the albergues, cafes/bars/restaurants on the way ...
1 headphone - headphone and earphones?
1 rope - Why?
1 headlight - I never take one, but that is just me, in emergency case you can use the light of your phone
3 carabiner - Why?
1 navigate E-trex - GPS is overkill on the CF, no need to take it as the route is well marked.
6 alkaline batteries - There are a lot of batteries in your list, standard sizes are sold virtually in every store on the way.
Just food for thought. Buen Camino! SY
True, but I carry one anyway to keep a record of where I walk. It's particularly interesting to go back and see where I went when I didn't see the markers! CF is only well marked if you are on the route. I remember one small slip costing me a bit over 5 km of extra walking before I got back on track, and another probably 4 km. The first was at the start, so it seemed like a big thing at the time, but by the time I had gotten a little lost every day, I was far more comfortable that being off route was not going to be the end of the world when I next had a major detour.1 navigate E-trex - GPS is overkill on the CF, no need to take it as the route is well marked.
Same here, just to make the track and connect my pictures with it later on in Basecamp AdventureTrue, but I carry one anyway to keep a record of where I walk. It's particularly interesting to go back and see where I went when I didn't see the markers! CF is only well marked if you are on the route. I remember one small slip costing me a bit over 5 km of extra walking before I got back on track, and another probably 4 km. The first was at the start, so it seemed like a big thing at the time, but by the time I had gotten a little lost every day, I was far more comfortable that being off route was not going to be the end of the world when I next had a major detour.
Hoi Peter, Welkom!
Amazing weight, so thats excellent. Are you planning on camping? If not, then there are some things you might as well leave at home. I am sure the "429" grams you'll save wont bother a former green baret (right?), but still, what you dont need, wont be in the way
But who am i to speak. I bring lots of useless stuff like a headlight AND my Fenix flashlight, just because its an awesome torch that shines like a car.
I bring earphones AND a small but cool and loud bluetooth speaker that i can clip on my backpack, just because i dont really like earphones and........lots more haha... You know what...forget what i said about leaving things at home ;-)
Are you walking the Frances?
The lines authors give their fictional characters in order to prepare them for some later, otherwise unimaginable, plot twist don't necessarily constitute sound advice in other circumstances. That said, I do always carry a few metres of 2 mm para cord as part of my repair kit, along with five or six small cable ties. I had always thought of the cable ties as single use - once used it isn't worth trying to unlock them. That is until I gave two to a French couple to help them repair the little mono-wheel trailer he was towing. A few days later I met them again. He had carefully unlocked the closure mechanism, and returned my ties to me.Thanks for your thoughts, I will think it over. But like Frodo the Hobbit says; never leave home without a rope ;-)