- Time of past OR future Camino
- First one in 2005 from Moissac, France.
Hi all - you may have seen my rather low mood posts re closing my Camino Store, ending the first aid mission and selling my trailer as I cannot use it anymore due to a hernia prone lower abdomen wall problem - so ... post-plague I shall go on Camino but lightweight backpacking - soooo .... seems to me that one has to start with the pack choice.
I personally travel light anyway - 1 worn, 1 packed more or less, so for a summer Camino Keen Newport trekking sandals, zipped off shorts, shirt, hat, long handled umbrella (sunshade), and in the pack
1 pair zip off trousers
1 shirt
1 t shirt
1 pair underpants (my usual cotton trunks for total comfort as I don't wear anything synthetic against my skin - too smelly, too sweaty, just too horrid)
1 pair socks (my luxury, for walking in refugios)
either a light fleece or Michelin man type light jacket
1 Poncho - no leggings (is only water after all)
Cotton rectangular sleeping bag liner with pillow cover
Small first aid kit
bar of soap, razor, flannel, toothbrush and paste
and the bits and pieces that go in, including phone with 12grm solar panel charger
So I only need a small pack and decided on about 30 litres max
I Googled for lightweight packs under 1 kilo - crikey! They are so expensive and under 600gms don't even seem to have hip belts!
Then by chance happened across a 28 litres rucksack by Technicals (who sell a lot of hiking gear over here in the UK and are known for strong and durable well made products) and felt that I absolutely had to share this find.
Approx 30 litre packs tend to sell for about £65 - £90. This one, the Technicals Glencoe 28 litre usually sells for £65 but is on sale for £28 - yes, £28, and, it weighs just 520 gms - about 18 ounces.
Edit: that is what I originally wrote as that is what the adverts said but they lie!! as I just weighed it and it is 840 grams - dang! - still light and still a bargain though.
Is all adjustable, hip-belt with stretchy pockets, breathable and padded back and shoulder straps , usual snaps and ties and compression straps, whistle buckle, side bottle compartments with tightening straps, rain cover hidden at the bottom, under the lid it has an extension sleeve that closes so can be "over-filled" and the lid pulled over and has a stretchy front compartment just perfect for carrying lunch. For those who use a bladder it is set up for one. Inside the full size zipped lid pocket there is a secure inner zipped mesh pocket too. Even has a reflective rear bike light attachment.
So I bought it! - 54cms high, just over 21 inches, so full length for my back - a perfect fit (smaller bags can be so short, can't they) and here are some photos, below
Available at Go Outdoors and also on Amazon
https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/15986837/technicals-glencoe-22l-daysack-15986837
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/TECHNICALS/?tag=casaivar-21
So there it is, a proper pack, 28 litre but extendable, lightweight, and selling for £28 - what is not to like?
Thought I would share this is as it is an absolute bargain!
Of course a future Camino is about half a year away, even if we are lucky ... but I have started! I have my pack!!!
I personally travel light anyway - 1 worn, 1 packed more or less, so for a summer Camino Keen Newport trekking sandals, zipped off shorts, shirt, hat, long handled umbrella (sunshade), and in the pack
1 pair zip off trousers
1 shirt
1 t shirt
1 pair underpants (my usual cotton trunks for total comfort as I don't wear anything synthetic against my skin - too smelly, too sweaty, just too horrid)
1 pair socks (my luxury, for walking in refugios)
either a light fleece or Michelin man type light jacket
1 Poncho - no leggings (is only water after all)
Cotton rectangular sleeping bag liner with pillow cover
Small first aid kit
bar of soap, razor, flannel, toothbrush and paste
and the bits and pieces that go in, including phone with 12grm solar panel charger
So I only need a small pack and decided on about 30 litres max
I Googled for lightweight packs under 1 kilo - crikey! They are so expensive and under 600gms don't even seem to have hip belts!
Then by chance happened across a 28 litres rucksack by Technicals (who sell a lot of hiking gear over here in the UK and are known for strong and durable well made products) and felt that I absolutely had to share this find.
Approx 30 litre packs tend to sell for about £65 - £90. This one, the Technicals Glencoe 28 litre usually sells for £65 but is on sale for £28 - yes, £28, and, it weighs just 520 gms - about 18 ounces.
Edit: that is what I originally wrote as that is what the adverts said but they lie!! as I just weighed it and it is 840 grams - dang! - still light and still a bargain though.
Is all adjustable, hip-belt with stretchy pockets, breathable and padded back and shoulder straps , usual snaps and ties and compression straps, whistle buckle, side bottle compartments with tightening straps, rain cover hidden at the bottom, under the lid it has an extension sleeve that closes so can be "over-filled" and the lid pulled over and has a stretchy front compartment just perfect for carrying lunch. For those who use a bladder it is set up for one. Inside the full size zipped lid pocket there is a secure inner zipped mesh pocket too. Even has a reflective rear bike light attachment.
So I bought it! - 54cms high, just over 21 inches, so full length for my back - a perfect fit (smaller bags can be so short, can't they) and here are some photos, below
Available at Go Outdoors and also on Amazon
https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/15986837/technicals-glencoe-22l-daysack-15986837
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/TECHNICALS/?tag=casaivar-21
So there it is, a proper pack, 28 litre but extendable, lightweight, and selling for £28 - what is not to like?
Thought I would share this is as it is an absolute bargain!
Of course a future Camino is about half a year away, even if we are lucky ... but I have started! I have my pack!!!
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