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gittiharre said:I have my gear down to 5 kg including water. Regards, Gitti
I really think you should add the hat and extra underwear and socks.Hello and thank you all for posting on this website - it's wonderful!
I am planning to walk the Camino this July and I am so excited! But I, like everybody else, am worried about the weight I will be carrying. Folks frequently recommend that you carry no more than 10% of your body weight, which sounds great except that I am under five foot and only weigh 94 lbs. So I am limiting myself to 10 lbs. I have packed and repacked, but cannot get the weight under 12 lbs. I really need help determining what is essential and what is not, or perhaps I can afford a couple of extra pounds?! I know that every ounce counts and I want to be comfortable, but it just seems like some of the items people list as having had on the trip are beyond luxury for me. This is literally the entire contents of my pack at 12 lbs, assuming that I will be wearing one set of the clothes (sports bra, undies, shorts, socks, and a tank top);
1 liter of water
1 pair of running shorts, 1 long sleeved shirt, 1 pair of soccer pants
1 comb
1 rain jacket, 1 pack cover, 1 fleece
1 pair of undies, 1 sports bra, 1 pair of socks
1 camera, 1 pen light
1 50 degree sleeping bag
1 pair of flip flop sandals
1 light camping towel
1 deodorant, 1 toothbrush, 1/2 a tube of toothpaste
a few hair ties, thread and needle, chapstick, and some personal feminine items.
It seems impossible to cut down any more weight - especially 2 lbs! But I've never walked, and I'm sure everybody feels like it is impossible to lose more.
These are items others have packed that I would like to be able to take;
1 T-shirt
1 bug spray
1 sunblock
1 hat
1 floss (because I am crazy about my teeth)
1 razor
1 knife
soap/shampoo/whatever to wash myself and my clothes
If anyone could please give me their opinion that would be wonderful! I would like to know specifically what I could lose from my pack, and what essential items I am missing (e.g. a knife and sunblock).
Thanks for all your input!
I can get super nerdy about this...so here is some stuff that cut off a few hundred grams:
Buffs are a wonderful multipurpose piece of equipment.thanks for the foot care list and recommendations.
what is a Buff?
Donna
But then there is a bladder issue...Drink the litre of water in the morning, this will increase your body weight by 1kg increasing your "allowance" by 100g then just carry 500ml of water refilling as necessary. Drinking plenty of water will reduce fatigue just as efficiently as reducing the weight in your pack.
Bear in mind that many of us women cannot comfortably use extra pouches on the front especially if we are top heavy, they just don't fit!HI, here is my multiply refined list after 3 Caminos over the summer months, May to September. The only change is that I now use an Aarn Liquid Agility pack, 26 litres plus 6 litres in front pouches plus space for two 500 mls water bottles. I have also bought an Altus poncho/raincoat. I am totally excited as this feels like I just wear a vest not a pack in the way the weight is distributed and I have my gear down to 5 kg including water. Regards, Gitti
Hello and thank you all for posting on this website - it's wonderful!
I am planning to walk the Camino this July and I am so excited! But I, like everybody else, am worried about the weight I will be carrying. Folks frequently recommend that you carry no more than 10% of your body weight, which sounds great except that I am under five foot and only weigh 94 lbs. So I am limiting myself to 10 lbs. I have packed and repacked, but cannot get the weight under 12 lbs. I really need help determining what is essential and what is not, or perhaps I can afford a couple of extra pounds?! I know that every ounce counts and I want to be comfortable, but it just seems like some of the items people list as having had on the trip are beyond luxury for me. This is literally the entire contents of my pack at 12 lbs, assuming that I will be wearing one set of the clothes (sports bra, undies, shorts, socks, and a tank top);
1 liter of water
1 pair of running shorts, 1 long sleeved shirt, 1 pair of soccer pants
1 comb
1 rain jacket, 1 pack cover, 1 fleece
1 pair of undies, 1 sports bra, 1 pair of socks
1 camera, 1 pen light
1 50 degree sleeping bag
1 pair of flip flop sandals
1 light camping towel
1 deodorant, 1 toothbrush, 1/2 a tube of toothpaste
a few hair ties, thread and needle, chapstick, and some personal feminine items.
It seems impossible to cut down any more weight - especially 2 lbs! But I've never walked, and I'm sure everybody feels like it is impossible to lose more.
These are items others have packed that I would like to be able to take;
1 T-shirt
1 bug spray
1 sunblock
1 hat
1 floss (because I am crazy about my teeth)
1 razor
1 knife
soap/shampoo/whatever to wash myself and my clothes
If anyone could please give me their opinion that would be wonderful! I would like to know specifically what I could lose from my pack, and what essential items I am missing (e.g. a knife and sunblock).
Thanks for all your input!
Drink the litre of water in the morning, this will increase your body weight by 1kg increasing your "allowance" by 100g ....
I'm very top heavy and there are no issues with the front pouches.Bear in mind that many of us women cannot comfortably use extra pouches on the front especially if we are top heavy, they just don't fit!
And most of all pack a supersized bag of multipurpose humor
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