Yeah, that’s what I’m hoping, i’ll try to present myself as much of a pilgrim and as less of a vagrant as I can, hope any authority i might encounter is cool with it
All of my wild camping has been in remote routes in the US backcountry, where...
@bryan138, welcome to the forum.
This is indeed a controversial topic, some hold (and unfortunately express) some extremely strong negative opinions.
Indeed wild camping as you have described it is done by pilgrims, I believe it is more common in...
I've not done it, nor could I recommend it - but like you say some do it.
I travelled the last few weeks of CF with people who were camping (one of them had a dog). My experience was that not many Albergues allow camping on their land (maybe...
Yeah, I’ve been reading past posts in the forum, sad to see the negative sentiment, I’m optmistic in that being respectful of the land and the people, this can be a positive thing, maybe I won’t contribute as much money to albergues but i’ll do...
Thanks for the answer, good to hear allowing showers is not unheard of. I’ll try my luck with the open albergues
And yeah, I’m not new to hiking and camping in inclement weather but I’m definitely new to doing it in a long distance route and in...
We used Caminofacil. Picked up from Porto & dropped off to hotel in SdC. It cost 80 euros- Sept 2024.
BTW- we had an Apple tracker in the bag & it travelled slowly along the Camino as well! Assume was passed along with the daily luggage...
Hi everyone!
Probably more of a niche post but i’m starting my camino next week from Porto and i decided that i’ll be wild/stealth camping along my route. Packing my 1 person tent and sleeping gear, I know it’s not technically legal and it...
Ivar will give you all the information you need on that website. For 2 bags shipped & stored in Santiago it ended up being about $200USD, but well worth it. We did it for the same reason you are. The pick up times on a weekend are limited. Good luck.
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