Dutchwalk53
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF 2015 with son #1, CF 2016 alone, CF 2017 with son #2 and husband , CF Sept 2018 with daughter
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Thanks for that hintI'm a Brit - for me 'pants' means underwear!)
I also carried a thick, heavy duty trash bag in my pack as a waterproof bag for all my stuff. Kinda redundant having that and a pack cover, but it worked great. If it looked like it was going to rain, I went in the common area of the albergue in the morning (fellow pilgrims take note..so you don't disturb others in the sleeping area) dumped out all my stuff from the pack, lined the interior with the trash bag, put all the stuff in and cinched it up. 100% watertight....Thanks all. I think I will indeed stick to just my (bright colored so indeed visible ) rain coat and pack cover.
You're going in June, so I'd say no waterproof trousers or gaiters necessary... I'd just take a poncho, which serves as pack cover as well. Your legs may(will) get wet but will dry soon enough. As long as you have something warm (a fleece/jumper) to wear underneath the poncho, should it get cold in the mountains, you'll be fine.
I'm thinking this year of taking my umbrella instead of the ponchojust as I did last yr on VdlP. I may regret it, I don't know. I'm going in July.
Whatever you choose, buen camino.
That's a great point. I didn't take them last time, although I always do when backpacking in the mountains. I won't make that mistake this summer. Mine are Possumdown/merino; super light and toasty, especially when hiking in the rain with poles.Gloves, preferably under-armour and thin.
We were lucky enough last year (aside from 3 hours !!!!) to have no rain at all during our first Camino. I'm off again June 10th, but expect not to be that lucky againI obviously do have a pack cover and rain jacket. But I've never had rain pants(trousers), gaiters or an umbrella with me. What has worked for you , who have walked in heavy rain, the best ? Right now I'm just thinking of winging it and IF the forecast is heavy rain while I am in SJPP maybe get some pants there. Or in Pamplona if needed.
But then again - I'm Irish, so I grew up walking to school in the rain long before fancy gear was invented!
That's an interesting hypothesis, Bradypus!I'm a Scot who lives in Wales. Gets pretty damp here too. I've sometimes wondered if the reason why the Welsh language and Irish and Scottish Gaelic are so hard for English-speakers to master is that they are languages spoken by people who are gradually evolving gills to cope with their climate? Might account for the difference between Gallego and Castellano too
I met a guy who had a huge umbrella that clipped onto the shoulder strap of his rucksack. We laughed at him. The laugh was on me. It started to rain on the way to Navarette and while I struggled to get my raingear on, he flicked up his umbrella and walked on leaving me wishing I could get under the brolly tooWe were lucky enough last year (aside from 3 hours !!!!) to have no rain at all during our first Camino. I'm off again June 10th, but expect not to be that lucky againI obviously do have a pack cover and rain jacket. But I've never had rain pants(trousers), gaiters or an umbrella with me. What has worked for you , who have walked in heavy rain, the best ? Right now I'm just thinking of winging it and IF the forecast is heavy rain while I am in SJPP maybe get some pants there. Or in Pamplona if needed.
I had three solid days of rain used my zip off pants was lucky one night could do laundry!We were lucky enough last year (aside from 3 hours !!!!) to have no rain at all during our first Camino. I'm off again June 10th, but expect not to be that lucky againI obviously do have a pack cover and rain jacket. But I've never had rain pants(trousers), gaiters or an umbrella with me. What has worked for you , who have walked in heavy rain, the best ? Right now I'm just thinking of winging it and IF the forecast is heavy rain while I am in SJPP maybe get some pants there. Or in Pamplona if needed.
I met a guy who had a huge umbrella that clipped onto the shoulder strap of his rucksack. We laughed at him. The laugh was on me. It started to rain on the way to Navarette and while I struggled to get my raingear on, he flicked up his umbrella and walked on leaving me wishing I could get under the brolly too
Gloves, preferably under-armour and thin.
Worst equipment failure of my life was when I packed emergency ponchos on our first Camino; I'm not sure my family has completely forgiven me! Ran into howling winds and horizontal rain about three hours into our first day. The light weight ponchos lasted about fifteen seconds before the wind tore them off. We were soaked and freezing, and began showing signs of hypothermia. Fortunately, lovely Spanish family took us in, warmed us up, and sheltered us until the rain stopped.I use one of those flimsy emergency ponchos and have a pack cover. I've never had my bag contents get wet.
There is a new startup in Britan that is making very nice event Ponchos that cover the pack. Search "Event" Just $$$We were also fortunate last years to only have 1 serious day of rain out of 44 on our Camino.
- Goretex rain jacket morphed over the years into eVent fabric with underarm zips for ventilation
- Cuban fibre pack cover, light but amazingly strong and, more importantly, waterproof
- a combination of 1&2 for either light showers or as an extra for torrential conditions - an Outdoor Research Pack Hoody which is a pack cover with an integrated hood that also covers your shoulders. Stops the water seeping between your back and backpack and saturating the padding. There are other such developing combinations (not ponchos) on the market but nothing that I've trialled that I like enough to keep. The Packa comes really close though and Aarn have the WaterWizard in development.
- Hydro/Dry AWP Sprayway Rainpants 2 layer laminate with fully sealed seams. They are really warm in the snow as well and have knee high leg zips so that they can be quickly put on over boots. Super comfy to wear and quiet as well.
- Didn't/wouldn't take gaiters on the Camino and only use them in snow or the infamous boot eating mud of south west Tasmania.
Are the Possumdown/Marino gloves waterproof or just warm even wen wet? Thanks.That's a great point. I didn't take them last time, although I always do when backpacking in the mountains. I won't make that mistake this summer. Mine are Possumdown/merino; super light and toasty, especially when hiking in the rain with poles.
I really wonder: IS there a solution to this question? I have always been an Altus poncho-fan, but I'm home 12 days after a wet fortnight along the CF, and I admit I'm having doubts. Maybe my Altus has worn out after ten years?? A mere five kilometers up from La Faba to O Cebreiro, on 16 April, and I was drenched to the skin. It took nearly two hours in the bar (very little heat because they were getting a huge delivery of logs that obliterated view or effect from the fireplace/stove) before I could cope with proceeding to Fonfría. Shall I convert to the jacket brigade--but won't wet backpack straps soak into the bag? Although I get very wet from condensation etc, my poncho has never left any of my backpack contents wet.) I have rain trousers, and a tiny umbrella for city-use, but after reading other threads here, I'm seriously doubting that there's a definitive answer, except to walk in a different season, and perhaps NOT in Galicia?? And I love to walk in the spring. Hmm. I guess, like Fagin, I'll have to think it out again!
Tell us how the umbrella goes, it's the one thing I have not tried. I have tried ponchos, waterproof coat and trousers, directional clothing( the direction seems to be towards my body) and so on, the result is the same I get wet one way or another.
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