rorygilmore
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- April May 2019 (hopefully! still on the fence!
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not sure whether to buy rain pants or just get a pair of gaiters and wear shorts if it rains!
what do you reckon?
I only hike in pants, so in heavy rain even silpants can get soaked through. I do as @davebugg does - a rain kilt - except mine is about 20g lighter! I'm not good at linking but yu can find it on Amazon here: 3F UL Rain Kilt https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CG5TYBJ/?tag=casaivar02-20
(I clearly don't have the confidence davebugg has if he's wearing that kilt around in the albergue while his clothes are being washed)
I brought my EE rain skirt on my first camino. It was a dark gray, but semi-transparent. I had a couple of uncomfortable hours in a public laundromat doing wash.I'm not THAT brave. I do have two pairs of shorts. Or it may be shorts and zip-offs. But, hey, in a pinch baselayer bottoms and a kilt are an ok combination
The OP included the question of gaiters - will these keep the rain from running into your boots or shoes? I’ve been contemplating this same question but haven’t found anything about the effectiveness of short gaiters for this purpose.
I walk last year starting April 9 finishing in May, had about 4 days of bad rain, from day 2 until day 6. I walk the whole way in shorts.not sure whether to buy rain pants or just get a pair of gaiters and wear shorts if it rains!
what do you reckon?
Search the forum for "Bluefield". There are several members who have used it.Did sombody use this and can recommend on it?
I walked the same time as you in 2017. I had rain pants, not super thick ones and they rolled up to a tiny bundle. Well worth taking as it kept my shorts dry and the warmth in. There were a few rain days where the wind was bad also so I kept reasonably dry with these pants. I’m pleased I took them.not sure whether to buy rain pants or just get a pair of gaiters and wear shorts if it rains!
what do you reckon?
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