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We just finished doing the Camino Frances, and there were a lot of people who sent their backpacks, and just carried a small daypack. Plus I saw people using suit cases instead of backpacks to ship their stuff to the next town. If I would do this i would just carry a waterproof jacket if rain was in the forecast, a sweater for cool mornings, a light torch, water, medication(if needed), 1st aid kit. maybe a pair of sandals, sunglasses, and documents, and hat. and also your cables to recharge your cell phone, etc.Hi, we are 3 girls trying out the Camino for the first time, wanting to go in May/June 2019, only 5 days walking.
We will get our luggage transported.
What should we bring in our daypack?
Thanks
/ Lise
I agree..for 5 days you need minimal packing. Having luggage transported will encourage you to pack things you probably wont needWhy not just pack light and carry your pack? (Unless of course there is a physical reason not to). You don’t need much for 5 days. That way you always have everything you need on board.
Buen Camino
Rather than bringing a small daypack that might not have the same kind of structure and support built in to it as a regular backpack consider bringing a very lightweight packable duffel bag that you can load up with the things that you don't need while you are walking. Something like this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UFOETIA/?tag=casaivar02-20I also plan on sending our packs ahead for the 1st few days so that our feet get used to the uneven walking.
Hi, we are 3 girls trying out the Camino for the first time, wanting to go in May/June 2019, only 5 days walking.
We will get our luggage transported.
What should we bring in our daypack?
Thanks
/ Lise
Depends what you mean by a day pack.
By the time you put together a day pack with all the stuff you might need during the day, there isn't really much left to send aheadone spare set of clothes and some soap, toothpaste, a toothbrush............
Some day packs are quite well made, with good padding, hip belt and support. Some are very flimsy and will be a real pain to carry............
IMHO it would be better to have a proper small pack rather than an ultra lite day pack if you are thinking of that, as it will also be fairly light, but more importantly, comfortable. .
Then just pack light.....
I carry a 34L pack that is really comfortable. I would prefer to use that; and have; rather than an ultra lite day pack regardless of how little I was packing. My wife carries a 24L pack. Small, light, very comfortable. Fits all her gear in it.
For example.
My wife's pack. Technically....A Day Pack. Because it's small I guess. https://www.paddypallin.com.au/osprey-sirrus-24-day-pack-womens-updated.html
My pack: Also referred to as a Day Pack: https://www.paddypallin.com.au/osprey-stratos-34-day-pack-updated-39080.html
In these we can carry gear for 40 days.
For 5 days....................I would carry the exact same gear. Nothing different. 2 days or 50 days, it's basically the same gear for me.
It's about travelling light! My total gear is 5.5 kg + food and water. Of that, probably only 1.2 kg is not required during the day. Spare clothes etc.
This is an Ultra Light day pack. I take one and carry it for going shopping.
If I had to send gear ahead due to injury or whatever, I would use this to send the gear, and still use my back pack for walking. It's more comfortable.
The ultra lite day pack would be far too uncomfortable to carry over any distance on my back, like more than a couple of kms, even with just a couple of KGs in it. Small straps that will dig into shoulders. no support etc.
It's really a shopping bag with shoulder straps even though it looks good in the pics....
https://www.paddypallin.com.au/sea-to-summit-ultra-sil-daypack.html
Happy planning......
I use the sea to summit daypack all the time here at home. Light shopping, a day when I'll be out all day for whatever (snack, water), etc. On the Camino it was my daypack for the same kind of thing and I sent my other pack with Os Correos in spain.
Good point.Why not just pack light and carry your pack? (Unless of course there is a physical reason not to). You don’t need much for 5 days. That way you always have everything you need on board.
Buen Camino
Good oneToilet paper and doggie plastic bags from the Dollarstore for toilet breaks in the middle of nowhere, so that you can pick up after yourselves. Blister care supplies.
Hmm, ok.Rather than bringing a small daypack that might not have the same kind of structure and support built in to it as a regular backpack consider bringing a very lightweight packable duffel bag that you can load up with the things that you don't need while you are walking. Something like this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UFOETIA/?tag=casaivar02-20
Your well fitted backpack with a frame and hip belt will be much more comfortable to carry while you are becoming accostumed to the walk, than a lightweight backpack with little to no structure.
Thanks - I can see that your daypack is half the weight of by normal big backpack... I guess I will reconsider and maybe just bringing my ordinary bag as a daypack, and then we could share it between us while walking (as one in the group has back issues).Depends what you mean by a day pack.
By the time you put together a day pack with all the stuff you might need during the day, there isn't really much left to send aheadone spare set of clothes and some soap, toothpaste, a toothbrush............
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Happy planning......
Good point with the shower vs time of transportation!!! :-DHow much you need in total depends on where you will stay; if albergues then you'll need some type of bedding, and towels soap etc. If hostels or hotels, than you need to take less altogether.
How much you want in your day pack also depends on whether you want a shower and do laundry when you get in. I find that after a shower I feel like a new person, so I like to shower soon after arrival - I feel fresh and invigorated. I walked May/June - by mid-late June it was very hot, I was soaked in sweat when I got in each day.
.From experience, your backpack may or may not be there before you. If not you can wait a few hours for it to arrive depending on the town etc.
I learnt to take a towel (small) and a change of clothes - as I didn't really like having to hang around sweaty and dirty whilst everyone else was all clean and refreshed, especially in a cafe or bar.
That however is a personal thing - some people are quite happy to socialise and shower only later in the day. I don't know how they get their washing dry - may be they don't. Maybe they carry more outfits.
I had my bag transported whilst my knee was recovering from injury. I was glad to have it recover and have all my stuff with me again. I only take two walking outfits - hence my need to do laundry, my total main pack was less than 6 kgs even with food and water, I had very little in my day pack.
I also wear shorts with deep pockets, some of them concealed - great for passports etc. What you carry in your pants pockets doesn't seem to have weight.
OHHHAnother reason that I would never use bag transport unless injured or unable to carry my pack, is bed bugs. Your bag will spend all day in very close proximity to lots of other bags. And one of those bags might be carrying ‘hitchhickers’. Not a risk I am prepared to take.
I agree, I guess it will seem large, eventhough I can take of the toppart...65 Liters is very large for the Camino as a regular pack. That may be part of the confusion here. If you had a pack half that size you could just use one. As a point of reference, I used a 38L on my first two caminos and now have a 30L that I’ve used on my last two Caminos. Plenty of room and I carry a compact sleeping bag.
Happy planning.
Totally agree about carrying your gear. Unless you have a physical problem, all pilgrims should carry everything. This is a pilgrimage, and some hardship is part of the journey. Some pilgrims treat the journey as a jolly and also pre-book albergues and do not always arrive at that albergue, so cause a bed blocking. A pilgrim should be prepared to take the rough with the smooth and not look at the walk as a type of package holiday.Why not just pack light and carry your pack? (Unless of course there is a physical reason not to). You don’t need much for 5 days. That way you always have everything you need on board.
Buen Camino
I agree, I guess it will seem large, eventhough I can take of the toppart...
The weight is 2.2 kg for the pack itself.
@Jim BisphamTotally agree about carrying your gear. Unless you have a physical problem, all pilgrims should carry everything. This is a pilgrimage, and some hardship is part of the journey. Some pilgrims treat the journey as a jolly and also pre-book albergues and do not always arrive at that albergue, so cause a bed blocking. A pilgrim should be prepared to take the rough with the smooth and not look at the walk as a type of package holiday.
Sadly I find comments that deal in absolutes a bit offensive. E.g. “all pilgrims should carry everything.”Totally agree about carrying your gear. Unless you have a physical problem, all pilgrims should carry everything. This is a pilgrimage, and some hardship is part of the journey. Some pilgrims treat the journey as a jolly and also pre-book albergues and do not always arrive at that albergue, so cause a bed blocking. A pilgrim should be prepared to take the rough with the smooth and not look at the walk as a type of package holiday.
On a Camino Facebook group post someone said that most everyone had their pack transported. She based that claim on the number of tagged backpacks she saw in the albergues. Quite a number of us disputed that claim.It does seem like more and more people who haven’t walked are thinking that “everyone” has their pack shipped and that is just how you do the Camino.
Hi, we are 3 girls trying out the Camino for the first time, wanting to go in May/June 2019, only 5 days walking.
We will get our luggage transported.
What should we bring in our daypack?
Thanks
/ Lise
Sadly I find comments that deal in absolutes a bit offensive. E.g. “all pilgrims should carry everything.”
Shouldn’t pilgrims be allowed to carry as much or as little as they want for whatever reason they want without facing criticism?
If that is how your Camino is, it’s fine by me but it doesn’t work for everyone.
Hmm, ok.
I have a realy good backpack but it is 65 liters (Osprey) - I guess that will be way too big as a daypack?
I started a thread entitled "Carrying my stuff--" May 30, 2018, where I explain how carrying my stuff (my own pack) was a very important part of my camino. I'm not sure how to link it here. But take a look and I hope you reconsider having your stuff transported. I wish you a Buen Camino what ever you decide.
Here's the link https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/carrying-my-stuff.55857/I started a thread entitled "Carrying my stuff--" May 30, 2018, where I explain how carrying my stuff (my own pack) was a very important part of my camino. I'm not sure how to link it here. But take a look and I hope you reconsider having your stuff transported. I wish you a Buen Camino.
Good point.
But one in the group is having back problems, so we are all choosing the easy way ;-)
But I guess the daypack can be rather small then
Don't really think there needs to be a 'should' - we don't know everyone's story. My 1st CF I did with my pack every step of the way. I went back twice more (so far) for 500km each time. Since I had a bad knee and back I sent my pack forward and used a day pack.Totally agree about carrying your gear. Unless you have a physical problem, all pilgrims should carry everything. This is a pilgrimage, and some hardship is part of the journey. Some pilgrims treat the journey as a jolly and also pre-book albergues and do not always arrive at that albergue, so cause a bed blocking. A pilgrim should be prepared to take the rough with the smooth and not look at the walk as a type of package holiday.
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