In total, I ended up with 9.91b, which was perfect to split up between my purse and my backpack, since I didn't want more than 8.5lb on my back and no more than 2lb in my purse (including bag weights).
Even though most hiking websites recommend carrying up to 10% of one's bodyweight (which for me meant 13lb), I know from my trial runs that anything over 10lb would give me a headache.
Below, I separated my pack list into sections, with the contents listed below each accompanying photo. Stuff I considered taking but decided not to take is marked with an x.
(Here's how you can tell I'm Canadian: I started in pounds and then switched to grams!)
The basic necessities:
[ ] Running shoes 0g (wear) (sprayed with permethrin)
[ ] Extra stuff-sack backpack 82g (sprayed with permethrin)
[ ] Silk bed liner 227g (sprayed with permethrin)
[ ] 1 Tyvex sitting mat 15g
[ ] Survival bivvy 106g
[ ] Purse 313g
[ ] Bra money stash 0g (wear)
[ ] Ultra light umbrella 176g
[ ] Extra light-weight rope for misc use 12g
[ ] 2ft peel-back duct tape 11g
[ ] 2 plastic shopping bags (shoes + laundry) 8g + 4g
[ ] Pack cover 46g
[ ] flashlight app on phone 0g
[x] mini-flashlight 11g
[ ] Extra stuff-sack backpack 82g (sprayed with permethrin)
[ ] Silk bed liner 227g (sprayed with permethrin)
[ ] 1 Tyvex sitting mat 15g
[ ] Survival bivvy 106g
[ ] Purse 313g
[ ] Bra money stash 0g (wear)
[ ] Ultra light umbrella 176g
[ ] Extra light-weight rope for misc use 12g
[ ] 2ft peel-back duct tape 11g
[ ] 2 plastic shopping bags (shoes + laundry) 8g + 4g
[ ] Pack cover 46g
[ ] flashlight app on phone 0g
[x] mini-flashlight 11g
[x] Heavy plastic liner bag 55g
What is this permethrin, you ask? It's an insecticide to kill and deter both ticks and bedbugs. Both of which will be in high season in June/July. After soaking or spraying material and then letting it dry, the formula will stay active up to 6 weeks.
I was told the rains can be quite heavy in Galacia, and that a heavy trash compactor bag would be most useful, both as a bag liner when it rains, and to place my whole bag inside of, when forced to leave it in potential bed-bug infested areas. I obtained one, but then decided against packing it, because of weight reasons. Besides my bag cover, all my stuff was already in ziplocs, and I could give em bag an extra coat of permethrin. ;)
I agonized over whether to take a rain coat. Galacia has heavy rains, but only in short squalls. In between, temperatures average 25°C and higher. My coat didn't fit into my pack. I bought a shark stuff sack and some bungies to attach it to the outside my pack. I tested walking with and without it in rain and at temperatures from 10-20°C. In the end, I seemed to always have it off after about 4 blocks of walking. With ultra quick-dry clothing, I'd be dry again minutes after the rain, and have to deal a big wet plastic coat. I kept the umbrella and poncho. If the poncho didn't work out, well it was only $1.99 and I could toss it.
Clothing:
[ ] 2 skirts: 1 short 70g + 1 long 172g
[ ] 2 black tank tops 63g + 73
[ ] Black skirt (+ use as top, PJs, scarf, shawl) 76g
[ ] 3 pairs socks 92g (sprayed with permethrin)
[ ] 4 pairs thong underwear 30g
[ ] Bra 0g (wear)
[ ] Pashmena 194g
[ ] Alpaca gloves 36g
[ ] 1 pair arm warmers 19g
[ ] 2 pairs tights: black + grey 90g (sprayed with permethrin)
[ ] Mesh bag 13g
[ ] Emergency Poncho 58g
[x] Rain coat + stuff sack 612g
[x] 2 mini bungees 22g
[x] nylon shorts: blue 70g, or red 76g, or pink 126g
[x] Sarong 216g
What is this permethrin, you ask? It's an insecticide to kill and deter both ticks and bedbugs. Both of which will be in high season in June/July. After soaking or spraying material and then letting it dry, the formula will stay active up to 6 weeks.
Clothing:
[ ] 2 black tank tops 63g + 73
[ ] Black skirt (+ use as top, PJs, scarf, shawl) 76g
[ ] 3 pairs socks 92g (sprayed with permethrin)
[ ] 4 pairs thong underwear 30g
[ ] Bra 0g (wear)
[ ] Pashmena 194g
[ ] Alpaca gloves 36g
[ ] 1 pair arm warmers 19g
[ ] 2 pairs tights: black + grey 90g (sprayed with permethrin)
[ ] Mesh bag 13g
[ ] Emergency Poncho 58g
[x] Rain coat + stuff sack 612g
[x] 2 mini bungees 22g
[x] nylon shorts: blue 70g, or red 76g, or pink 126g
[x] Sarong 216g
Food stuff:
[ ] Can opener 8g
[ ] Bottle opener 7g
[ ] 1 Spork 11g
[ ] 1 plastic mini cup 19g
[ ] Empty plastic tub + lid 17g
[ ] Snacks: ginger-peanut chews 47g, candied ginger 22g, 1 bag space cheese 73g, 4 sesame bars 93g, 2 power bars 93g, freeze dried berries 30g
[ ] s&p packs 6g
[ ] 1 bag skittles 63g
As I mentioned earlier, I turned 40 this year, and Cathleen will turn 40 on the trail. So I picked up two little cups with colorful "40"s on them. You know the kind: they are usually for stagette parties.
The empty plastic tub can serve as a bowl, plate, or carrying container, as we plan to hit grocery stores as often as not, both because they are cheaper and also to accommodate our specialized diets and allergues. I also grabbed one of the plastic butter knives off the plane, since we can't fly with a blade.
A Sawyer Life Straw is a water filter that can be attached into regular plastic water bottles, or used on its own to drink from a water source. On the Camino, there are water fountains that are used for both drinking water and for soaking a poor pilgrim's feet. Most are safe, but after I read that about 30% of pilgrims get traveller's diahhrea, I invested. It's a great thing to own for camping and hiking anyway.
One surprise in this category was the power bars. HEAVY!!! I finally traded them out for balls which had a similar nutritional value for much less weight. The bagged snacks I also repackaged into ziplocs to reduce the weight.
Toiletries:
[ ] Bottle opener 7g
[ ] 1 Spork 11g
[ ] 1 plastic mini cup 19g
[ ] Empty plastic tub + lid 17g
[ ] Snacks: ginger-peanut chews 47g, candied ginger 22g, 1 bag space cheese 73g, 4 sesame bars 93g, 2 power bars 93g, freeze dried berries 30g
[ ] s&p packs 6g
[ ] 1 bag skittles 63g
[ ] Sawyer ("life") straw 39g
[ ] Sawyer bag (for wine!) 23g
[x] Hot sauce packs 17gAs I mentioned earlier, I turned 40 this year, and Cathleen will turn 40 on the trail. So I picked up two little cups with colorful "40"s on them. You know the kind: they are usually for stagette parties.
The empty plastic tub can serve as a bowl, plate, or carrying container, as we plan to hit grocery stores as often as not, both because they are cheaper and also to accommodate our specialized diets and allergues. I also grabbed one of the plastic butter knives off the plane, since we can't fly with a blade.
A Sawyer Life Straw is a water filter that can be attached into regular plastic water bottles, or used on its own to drink from a water source. On the Camino, there are water fountains that are used for both drinking water and for soaking a poor pilgrim's feet. Most are safe, but after I read that about 30% of pilgrims get traveller's diahhrea, I invested. It's a great thing to own for camping and hiking anyway.
One surprise in this category was the power bars. HEAVY!!! I finally traded them out for balls which had a similar nutritional value for much less weight. The bagged snacks I also repackaged into ziplocs to reduce the weight.
[ ] 2 barettes (multi-use) 2g
[ ] Nail clippers + emry board 32g
[ ] Contacts case 7g
[ ] Extra pair of contacts 3g
[ ] Contacts fluid 60mL 78g
[ ] Eye drops 15mL 17g
[ ] 18 Tampons 101g
[ ] Deodorant 54g
[ ] Deodorant wipes 15g
[ ] Foundation <30mL 17g
[ ] 3 sponges 5g
[ ] Tweezers 6g
[ ] Comb 4g
[ ] Lipstick 19g
[ ] Disposable razor 13g
[ ] Mini-toothbrush 7g
[ ] Mini toothpaste 6mL 9g
[ ] 42 Listerine breath strips (in one package) 5g
[ ] 3-in-1 camp soap 60mL 83g
[ ] Mini tide stick 3.5mL 11g
[ ] Hand towel 87g
[ ] Nail clippers + emry board 32g
[ ] Contacts case 7g
[ ] Extra pair of contacts 3g
[ ] Contacts fluid 60mL 78g
[ ] Eye drops 15mL 17g
[ ] 18 Tampons 101g
[ ] Deodorant 54g
[ ] Deodorant wipes 15g
[ ] Foundation <30mL 17g
[ ] 3 sponges 5g
[ ] Tweezers 6g
[ ] Comb 4g
[ ] Lipstick 19g
[ ] Disposable razor 13g
[ ] Mini-toothbrush 7g
[ ] Mini toothpaste 6mL 9g
[ ] 42 Listerine breath strips (in one package) 5g
[ ] 3-in-1 camp soap 60mL 83g
[ ] Mini tide stick 3.5mL 11g
[ ] Hand towel 87g
[ ] Birth control pills 3g
[ ] Safety pins
[ ] Ultra thin thongs for the shower 12g
[x] 2 hair elastics 0g
[ ] Ultra thin thongs for the shower 12g
[x] 2 hair elastics 0g
First Aid:
[ ] Tylenol cold (4-5 days) 20g
[ ] Advil 9g
[ ] 6 Gas-Ex 6g
[ ] 6 Ortho Sleep 4g
[ ] 5 Ativan 0g
[ ] Tick remover 4g
[ ] Bug spray (DEET) 37mL 53g
[ ] Begbug concentrate 4mL 7g
[ ] Bedbug mini spray bottle 10g
[ ] 24 capsules diatomaceous earth (bedbug powder) 8g
[ ] 4 plastic lids for putting under bedposts with the DE 12g
[ ] Begbug concentrate 4mL 7g
[ ] Bedbug mini spray bottle 10g
[ ] 24 capsules diatomaceous earth (bedbug powder) 8g
[ ] 4 plastic lids for putting under bedposts with the DE 12g
[ ] 3 toilet covers 6g
[ ] Oil of oregano 2mL 3g
[ ] Antibacterial hand gel 15mL 23g
[ ] Anti-bac/fung/viral cream 20g
[ ] Blister/burn lip stick 14g
[ ] "my" elastoplast bandaids + cute bandaids for "gifts" 17g
[ ] Muscle cream <30mL 25g
[ ] Oil of oregano 2mL 3g
[ ] Antibacterial hand gel 15mL 23g
[ ] Anti-bac/fung/viral cream 20g
[ ] Blister/burn lip stick 14g
[ ] "my" elastoplast bandaids + cute bandaids for "gifts" 17g
[ ] Muscle cream <30mL 25g
[x] Compeed 22g
Again, most of this is self-explanatory. I decided against the compeed at the last minute, due to weight. I figured, I've been training at my Camino rate, and have my sock/shoe system pretty established. I don't expect blisters.
Vitamins and supplements:
Again, most of this is self-explanatory. I decided against the compeed at the last minute, due to weight. I figured, I've been training at my Camino rate, and have my sock/shoe system pretty established. I don't expect blisters.
Vitamins and supplements:
[ ] Vitamins: B12 6g, B calm 18g, C/D 21g (in ziploc)
[ ] DLPA + L-glutamine 61g + 58g (in ziploc)
[ ] Ortho Adapt 78g (in ziploc)
These are part of my adrenal fatigue regimen. I know not everyone will have to carry so many. Although, I would recommend bringing some electrolytes and/or some vitamin C and B, just to maintain proper hydration.
The annoying part about these was that I had to carry them through security in their original containers, but each row fits into the small ziploc beside it. So I had to carry and extra bag through my flights, but will ditch all the bottles in Oviedo before we start walking. The weights above do not include bottle weights.
Paperwork:
[ ] Passport 36g
[ ] Compostela passport 17g
[ ] Camino patch 2g
[ ] Plane tickets
[ ] Train tickets
[ ] Cell phone plan printout
[ ] Hotel contact list
[ ] Games rules list
[ ] 1 Tyvex envelope
[ ] 1 clear paper cover
(all papers = 90g)
[ ] credit card + bank card
[ ] Health card + plan info
[ ] BCAA card
[ ] Driver's licence in bra stash
(all cards = 33g)
[ ] Euros 17g
[ ] Mini ziploc for € change
[ ] Copy of CC + bank card #s (on phone) 0g
[ ] Maps in phone 0g
[ ] Photocopy of passport on phone 0g
[ ] Erasable pen 11g
[ ] Load Dain Here or Emmanuel Dagher recordings onto phone's memory card
[ ] Spanish flashcards 75g
[ ] 2 bday candles 4g
The Camino passport is required to sleep in pilgrim albergues (hostels) and fit getting a Compostela certificate of completion from the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.a pilgrim must collect one stamp per day until the last 100km at which point two stamps per day are required. Stamps may be acquired at hotels, churches, city halls, restaurants... pretty much everywhere.
Electronics:
[ ] Compostela passport 17g
[ ] Camino patch 2g
[ ] Plane tickets
[ ] Train tickets
[ ] Cell phone plan printout
[ ] Hotel contact list
[ ] Games rules list
[ ] 1 Tyvex envelope
[ ] 1 clear paper cover
(all papers = 90g)
[ ] credit card + bank card
[ ] Health card + plan info
[ ] BCAA card
[ ] Driver's licence in bra stash
(all cards = 33g)
[ ] Euros 17g
[ ] Mini ziploc for € change
[ ] Copy of CC + bank card #s (on phone) 0g
[ ] Maps in phone 0g
[ ] Photocopy of passport on phone 0g
[ ] Erasable pen 11g
[ ] Load Dain Here or Emmanuel Dagher recordings onto phone's memory card
[ ] Spanish flashcards 75g
[ ] 2 bday candles 4g
The Camino passport is required to sleep in pilgrim albergues (hostels) and fit getting a Compostela certificate of completion from the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.a pilgrim must collect one stamp per day until the last 100km at which point two stamps per day are required. Stamps may be acquired at hotels, churches, city halls, restaurants... pretty much everywhere.
Electronics:
[ ] 2 EU electrical adapters 26g
[ ] Phone + charger cable 187g
[ ] 2 portable phone chargers 65g + 75g
[ ] 2-usb entry charger plug 82g
[ ] BOSE headphones + case 402g
[ ] Earbuds 12g
[ ] Camera + charger +battery 337g
[ ] 8 AAA batteries for headphones 88g
The locks are mostly for my BOSE headphones, but can assist be used to secure my backpack. Thefts in albergues are surprisingly common. Cathleen and i plan to take turns guarding our bags while showering (pilgrims traveling alone are recommended to take their valuables into the shower stall with them. However, since we both have to sleep , I plan to lock my headphones to myself and/or my bed while I slumber. Why take such a heavy set of headphones? I will refer you to my previous posts. BOSE does make a similar product in earbud form, and I've heard they are actually even better at cancelling noise, but I struggle with earbuds hurting my ears.
A big thanks to the many pilgrims on the Camino forum https://www.caminodesantiago.me/ who offered up their pack lists and reasonings for taking/leaving each item. More thanks to Jan, who did the same, and to Nihan, who checked off each item as I packed, and wrote "try to relax :)" as the final item on on my checklist. lol.
Sorry about the font issues. I keep trying, but I can't seem to fix them.
No comments:
Post a Comment