i spend a lot of time weighing my kit in preparation
to get it below 6kg
?or is it 10% of my body weight
.
?how can i lessen the load i carry in my head
?how can i start the camino with the minimum mental baggage
2002 CF: 2004 from Paris: 2006 VF: 2007 CF: 2009 Aragones, Ingles, Finisterre: 2011 X 2 on CF: 2013 'Caracoles': 2014 CF and Ingles 'Caracoles":2015 Logrono-Burgos (Hospitalero San Anton): 2016 La Douay to Aosta/San Gimignano to Rome:
Go hiking in the Helderberg reserve, Silvermine and Noordhoek Peak.
On each hike, take a pebble with you that represents mental baggage.
Rub all your cares into the pebble as you hike.
When you get to the cave - or the lookout - leave the pebble there.
This will prepare you for the camino!
I know... I know....
Everyone says do the pick-up-a-stone trick or wave your poles at them....
...or yell "NO" in Spanish (umm??...)
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Hi,
Im looking for advice, I used this 30l bag on my camino.
(not naming brand or make because its a grand bag and I think I might be doing something wrong rather than the problem being the bag.)...
I could use some ideas/tips on a pair of hiking pants for winter/fall type weather. I usually don't hike in pouring rain, so it's not like I need something super heavy duty. When I snowshoe I wear...
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