Jeanne from Washington
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- Camino Frances April 2020
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I might tweek it again next winter.
I always carry an extra set of light clothing for the evenings.I know this question sounds strange... do you wear the next day's walking clothes after showering for the day? Do you bring a separate outfit to wear around town? Everyone keeps talking about packing light. I have packed/repacked around 6 times in the past 6 months.
I'm a newbie who will be doing the Camino in June/July. I will be packing a lightweight crease free dress for evening wear after my shower.I know this question sounds strange... do you wear the next day's walking clothes after showering for the day? Do you bring a separate outfit to wear around town? Everyone keeps talking about packing light. I have packed/repacked around 6 times in the past 6 months.
I am living in Europe so I just walks for a week each time so I carry less.
I carry an old silk dress, just to wear each eveningI know this question sounds strange... do you wear the next day's walking clothes after showering for the day? Do you bring a separate outfit to wear around town? Everyone keeps talking about packing light. I have packed/repacked around 6 times in the past 6 months.
Yes, there is a freedom in carrying every thing with you. And to me a valuable lesson from the Camino is teaching you the difference between needs and wants. I have one hiking outfit ( tank top, skort, and SPF shirt). After my shower I change into another tank top and put my skort back on) or change into my 2.5 ounce silk travel dress. I sleep in my quick drying hiking tank that I wash out daily. The skort ( and my husband's hiking pants get washed as needed and that is about every 3 days in a washing machine). I also bring silk boxer shorts to sleep in. We carry one extra pair of underwear and socks.I guess it all depends on how much you want to carry. I saw women who sent large packs on ahead, and brought dresses to wear to dinner.
I was surprised at how happy I am with so little. That is part of the magic of the Camino for me, its a sort of freedom. I'm never tempted to bring more - I dont care if all the photos show me in the same outfits, and sometimes my top or shorts may be a bit damp first thing if it rained the day before.
I do bring an extra pair of socks though, as they seem to take a while to dry.
I wear tomorrow's walking clothes rather than bringing a separate outfit to wear around town. I also tend to wear tomorrow's walking clothes as pyjamas, which makes it easier and quieter to be up and out in the morning. Showering and changing is generally the first order of business when I arrive at the albergue, followed by laundry.I know this question sounds strange... do you wear the next day's walking clothes after showering for the day? Do you bring a separate outfit to wear around town? Everyone keeps talking about packing light. I have packed/repacked around 6 times in the past 6 months.
I hadn‘t planned on it but it ended up with my zip-off trousers becoming my walking trousers and a regular pair for evenings. 3 tech shirts were just in regular rotation. Wear one, wash one, etc
I bring safetypins to to hang clothes that is not dry on my backpack when walking.
So it was you that the family with the 5 and 7 year old children were talking about!I always leave the shower in nude and return to the dormitory carrying a whip.
I am surprised by this post. During my 10 caminos I have never witnessed such behavior. But I keep hopingSo it was you that the family with the 5 and 7 year old children were talking about!
It depends when you walk.... When in height of Summer, I bring either a long sundress (which can be used as a nightdress) or wear shorts and camisole( also are used as night wear). When I walked at Easter in France (it was cold!) I didn’t bring either but just wore my next day walking clothes plus a ‘down sleeveless jacket’ which was a lifesaver in unheated accommodation.I know this question sounds strange... do you wear the next day's walking clothes after showering for the day? Do you bring a separate outfit to wear around town? Everyone keeps talking about packing light. I have packed/repacked around 6 times in the past 6 months.
I have the enormous privilege to walk Caminos with great respect for the fellowship of others. I wouldn’t dream of upsetting or causing distress to any Albergue dweller. For sure, I do enjoy a good story/joke/laugh. So, Sharon if you do see a naked man entering the dormitory carrying a whip, after his shower, unfortunately it won’t be me.I am surprised by this post. During my 10 caminos I have never witnessed such behavior. But I keep hoping
I wear tomorrow’s walking clothes. So I have only one change of clothing.
This.I only take two outfits, so after shower I put on tomorrows walking clothes.
If you've just washed the day's shirt while in the shower, how is it dry enough to effectively function as a towel?This.
I use the day's shirt to dry myself after the shower and wear tomorrow's clothes to sleep in, get up and start waking. The day's clothes are washed while in the shower.
I know this question sounds strange... do you wear the next day's walking clothes after showering for the day? Do you bring a separate outfit to wear around town? Everyone keeps talking about packing light. I have packed/repacked around 6 times in the past 6 months.
If you've just washed the day's shirt while in the shower, how is it dry enough to effectively function as a towel?
Don't laugh too much, that's what I wear each night. I'm not kidding. For the camino, I have regular plain black pajamas. I figured no one wants or needs to see a middle aged woman in a nightgown.It depends when you walk.... When in height of Summer, I bring either a long sundress (which can be used as a nightdress) or wear shorts and camisole( also are used as night wear). When I walked at Easter in France (it was cold!) I didn’t bring either but just wore my next day walking clothes plus a ‘down sleeveless jacket’ which was a lifesaver in unheated accommodation.
Just to make you laugh.... : I had the same question as you on my first camino.... And on the first night, in the first albergue, the friend I had just made stepped out of the shower wearing.... a pink silky dressing-gown over her pink silky nightie!Boy did I feel inadequate!!!
I do the same. I sweat very little and am used to long distance backpacking so I am not opposed to putting on yesterday's clothes without washing if need be although this rarely happens in Spain where everything dried so fast. I carry only one hiking outfit because I like the freedom of a light backpack.I had only one 'walking outfit' - a shirt and shorts and sports bra that were dedicated to walking (i.e. sweating) only. I had also one 'camp outfit' (more appropriately named 'town outfit' on the camino I suppose) - a shirt and pants and sports bra. I then also had extra underwear/socks. I am a firm believer in having only one set of 'sweating in' clothes for these types of adventures (I've done this on walks, hikes, and bike tours). My strategy was to remove walking clothes, shower, put on 'town clothes', wash underwear/socks from the day (and occasionally the walking shirt/shorts/bra...but not every day). I washed the 'town clothes' a couple of times when I had time (so if I got to town early, I'd wash them and stay in my 'walking clothes' while they dried). Part way through the walk, I picked up a very minimal/lightweight dress and immediately began using that as an intermediary. LOVED having it. I put it on after showering, and then changed into my 'town clothes' later when it cooled off. Pictures of everything I brought located here, with descriptions of uses. Buen Camino!
For that reason I have started to carry a super-lightweight pair of running shorts to wear while my zipp-offs are being washed.The good thing with zip-off hiking pants is that you can wear the shorts and wash the zip-offed pants if they are muddy. The bad thing is that you anyway need something more if you need to wash also the shorts or they are wet.
I know this question sounds strange... do you wear the next day's walking clothes after showering for the day? Do you bring a separate outfit to wear around town? Everyone keeps talking about packing light. I have packed/repacked around 6 times in the past 6 months.
I did the Portuguese in August and then the Meseta from Burgos to Leon, and of course because we had lovely summer weather I wore a dress (the same one every day) after shower.I know this question sounds strange... do you wear the next day's walking clothes after showering for the day? Do you bring a separate outfit to wear around town? Everyone keeps talking about packing light. I have packed/repacked around 6 times in the past 6 months.
Like your good sense of humour.I always leave the shower in nude and return to the dormitory carrying a whip.
i bring a "town shirt" which is light ,clean and as a little style .and wear tomorrows pants with sandals .the first item of the day ,once you have your bed, is to wash clothes , you can hand wash the days shirt ,underwear & socks. Get these on the line and your days pants to air out( they dont need to be washed if relatively clean) there is nothing worse than not having your clothes dry by dark . Once in your town clothes you can walk around and have a beer .if you don't walk a little you can wake up with crampsI know this question sounds strange... do you wear the next day's walking clothes after showering for the day? Do you bring a separate outfit to wear around town? Everyone keeps talking about packing light. I have packed/repacked around 6 times in the past 6 months.
Tomorrow’s clothes.I know this question sounds strange... do you wear the next day's walking clothes after showering for the day? Do you bring a separate outfit to wear around town? Everyone keeps talking about packing light. I have packed/repacked around 6 times in the past 6 months.
I am interested in your hiking skirts as I am considering them myself. I have been looking at what is offered on line but can't find quite what I am looking for. What has worked well for you?My clothes consist of:
1 pair of zip-off hiking pants
1 pair of leggings
2 hiking shirts (alternate each day)
1 nice evening shirt (which only gets washed if sharing a washing machine)
underwear
and 1 fleece top.
I wear the leggings and evening shirt after a shower (and fleece if cold).
I wear next day’s hiking shirt and panties to bed (and leggings if cold).
In the morning I get up, pull on my hiking pants, and put my bra on (in the ablutions if it’s a mixed dorm).
Jill
You are correct, and many albergues post signs to not wash clothes in the showers.Thought it is recommended not to wash your clothing while in the shower as it isn't an efficient use of water and people are waiting to get in the shower?
I am interested in your hiking skirts as I am considering them myself.
Great idea! Does any dry sack work or do you have to buy the expensive scubba?You are correct, and many albergues post signs to not wash clothes in the showers.
I don't wash my clothes in the shower, but I do partially fill a dry sack with water and add my dirty clothes and a laundry detergent strip to the bag so that my clothes can soak while I shower, dry off and get dressed. I then take the dry bag to the laundry sink to rinse after I shake the bag a bit to agitate everything. The long soaking time gets my clothes cleaner with less effort.
What a great idea.You are correct, and many albergues post signs to not wash clothes in the showers.
I don't wash my clothes in the shower, but I do partially fill a dry sack with water and add my dirty clothes and a laundry detergent strip to the bag so that my clothes can soak while I shower, dry off and get dressed. I then take the dry bag to the laundry sink to rinse after I shake the bag a bit to agitate everything. The long soaking time gets my clothes cleaner with less effort.
I think she said in an earlier post that she uses a regular dry sac rather than the specialty Scrubba. I took a Scrubba with me on my 2016 Camino and very rarely used it. I didn't take it in 2018.Great idea! Does any dry sack work or do you have to buy the expensive scubba?
Cumberbund or no cumberbund? That is the question.I usually wear a dinner jacket and dress pants and shoes, unless I am going to a formal event and then I wear my tux.
Have a look at ‘purple rain’ skirts or Macabi skirts on-line....I am interested in your hiking skirts as I am considering them myself. I have been looking at what is offered on line but can't find quite what I am looking for. What has worked well for you?
I wore my clothes for the next day. I just had the two outfits (and three pairs of socks). If I am so fortunate as to go on another Camino though, I would switch to basic flip flops instead of the Crocs I wore. They took up far too much space in my pack. No one will pay any attention to your clothing in the evenings. Stay comfortable!I know this question sounds strange... do you wear the next day's walking clothes after showering for the day? Do you bring a separate outfit to wear around town? Everyone keeps talking about packing light. I have packed/repacked around 6 times in the past 6 months.
Any dry sack will work. I use an Osprey 12 liter dry sack. I costs and weighs less than a Scrubba.Great idea! Does any dry sack work or do you have to buy the expensive scubba?
Some women like to bring a lightweight dress to wear after walking/showering.
I have a shift (loose type dress) that I wear after shower and to sleep inI know this question sounds strange... do you wear the next day's walking clothes after showering for the day? Do you bring a separate outfit to wear around town? Everyone keeps talking about packing light. I have packed/repacked around 6 times in the past 6 months.
I had myI know this question sounds strange... do you wear the next day's walking clothes after showering for the day? Do you bring a separate outfit to wear around town? Everyone keeps talking about packing light. I have packed/repacked around 6 times in the past 6 months.
I had my every day zip-off pants and my after shower in town zip-off pants. Dirty stayed dirty and clean stayed mostly clean. Shirts, underwear and socks were rotated every day after being cleaned. Had extra so could skip a day if arrival was late or knew that a laundry was soon.I know this question sounds strange... do you wear the next day's walking clothes after showering for the day? Do you bring a separate outfit to wear around town? Everyone keeps talking about packing light. I have packed/repacked around 6 times in the past 6 months.
I know this question sounds strange... do you wear the next day's walking clothes after showering for the day? Do you bring a separate outfit to wear around town? Everyone keeps talking about packing light. I have packed/repacked around 6 times in the past 6 months.
Dear Jeanne, I just want to say that your question and all the reactions make me very happy. For me, Camino is still 4 months away, it is in the middle of the winter, I long for it and talking about what light weigth gear choices and trade off‘s I am going to make this time, could not make me happier.
oops!Not hiking "skirts", hiking "shirts".
Same. This was the best for meI wear tomorrow’s walking clothes. So I have only one change of clothing.
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