Singingheart
Kathy Dahm
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2019
I know that this issue has been covered over and again, but all the same, now that I'm down to my final decisions about my gear, I'm wavering. I'm walking this Sept. and Oct., through the end of October. Because of that, I've thought that I'll take my Ferrino poncho and a pair of very lightweight rain pants. But lightweight is a relative term. How important is it that I take them? I imagine that I'll need them the most in October, maybe the second half of October. I'm 73. I don't want to get too cold from being wet all day. But they're extra weight, for sure. I've thought about mailing them from SJPDP to Leon or somewhere else, when I'll be more accustomed to the weight of my pack. But maybe I'll need them before that. Or maybe not at all. My hiking pants are, of course, the quick dry kind. And I'm wearing waterproof low rise Keen boots. What do the veterans among you think? I've already eliminated the rain cover for my Deuter backpack, since if it's raining a lot, I'll use the Ferrino poncho. I'm taking a very lightweight rain resistant but not water-proof jacket as a windbreaker. Many thanks in advance for your advice.