- Time of past OR future Camino
- First one in 2005 from Moissac, France.
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Tincatinker, David -
"Umbrella" - seriously?
How did you get the rain to fall vertically? Superpowers?
Whether it was on the Meseta or in Galicia, the rain was more often than not approaching at 30 to 45 degrees to the road. (Of course, with the October winds on the Meseta, it was not unusual to get it full in the face.)
I note that you both hail from England. Perhaps you, like the Galicians, have been masters of proper umbrella technique since before you could crawl?
B
Some of these suggestions are really hilarious, but I´ll throw in my non-humorous two cents.
Do not underestimate how cold it can being walking in the rain, even in summertime. I remember one day on my first camino when we essentially walked 8 hours in the rain, no place to stop, and my hands were so cold and shaking that I could not open my partner´s pack to get out her inhaler. She forced me to eat a cheese sandwich, walking in the rain, and it made a huge difference. Just as important as keeping your body fueled, for me anyway, are my lambswool gloves. I know I´ve said this many times, but when people say that wool insulates even when wet, they are right. I don´t even take a day hike anymore without my almost weightless lambswool gloves, and I can´t tell you how often I use them. Something like this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007BFLFX8/?tag=casaivar02-20
Even better, lash your umbrella to a straight stick or pole and then stuff it down your back - Hey Presto! - rain cover no hands!
First day on my first camino 17.05.05, Norwegian national day by the way, I walked from Roncesvalles, all day in a heavy rain. I was wet all over, all the things inside my backpack were wet, my sleepingbag, my clothes , my shoes. Stayed in Larresoańa that night and managed to get a linen from the strong lady in charge. Had a bad start on my camino and since then i have always brought enough clothes for rainy and cold days: I always put a plastic bag inside my backpack, i bring raintrousers, a rainjacket and poncho, have a raincover over my backpack as well, bring gaiters and waterproof gloves. I have been to several long caminos since then and every time I have needed my gear for some of the days, and I will never walk without it.
Randi
Thanks for the info. For me, an attitude adjustment is necessary. Trying to enjoy the sounds and scenes in forests, etc. sounds good (second article idea). Also liked watching out for the "umbles" really struck home (first article).Hola! Of course it won't rain on you! - but, just out of interest ... I found these two webpages giving 'tips for walking in the rain' - I thought they were rather good (though some of the points are rather obvious)...
http://sectionhiker.com/why-you-should-hike-in-the-rain/
http://hiking.about.com/od/The-Basics-of-Hiking/a/Tips-For-Hiking-In-The-Rain.htm
Hi all -
I have an absolute cracker of a brolly that I'm trialling at the moment ... It's a Kathmandu vented brolly which is designed for those horrible days when you get rain and wind gusts. So far it hasn't let me down. A small downside is that it's not the lightest folding brolly but the fact that it's so heavy duty more than compensates.
Other than the days when it was "misting", an umbrella would have generally been of no use on our camino in the October portion when it rained. It had nothing to do with destroying the umbrella but, rather, with being useless because the rain did, in fact, fall at an angle that would have left us soaked. I care about me, not the umbrella.I don't see why the anti re umbrellas .. sure, they can be difficult in high winds but most rain isn't accompanied by high winds and, if umbrellas didn't work no one would use them ...... the Camino doesn't have special umbrella destroying weather, it just has, well, weather, just like the rest of Europe ..
This I love: I've tried all these tips and they perform just as stated.-Wear blue jeans. Once wet they will take forever to dry. Very good for causing hypothermia.
-When it stops raining put your raingear away wet. That way the next time it rains you'd rather get wet than put the rain gear on because it smells dead.
-When you see the black squalling clouds looming keep walking. Staying under those dense cedar trees, overhanging roofs, and handy bus stops during the initial torrential downpour is just a waste of time.
-When you get wet clothing change into your dry stuff. That way you won't have a change of dry clothes at the end of the day.
-Wear layers under your raingear. That way your clothes gets soaked from sweat. You can then blame it on your leaky rain gear and get new stuff.
-Keep documents and money unprotected in outer pockets. Amuse your friends when you spend hours drying the soggy paper. Amuse the Customs Official with your illegible passport and endearing claims that its really you.
-Rely on your cheap backpack to keep your down sleeping bag dry.
-There is a secret to staying dry: don't get wet. Think about it.
This I love: I've tried all these tips and they perform just as stated.
As a sandal wearer I would add, Wear good waterproof boots, they fill up when your path becomes a deep river for kilometres every day.
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