In my opinion, you might use a lock if you stay somewhere that has lockers for backpacks, although that isn't very many on the Camino. A lock indicates to me that you have something valuable and might draw more attention from a thief. I carry my...
I've never felt the need during my 8 Caminos.
All of my valuables are in a cross body bag that only comes off when I'm showering or sleeping, and I bring it into the shower area and it is in my sleep sack with me at night.
One of the best pieces of advice I read when prepping for my first camino . . . . bring clothes that you love because you'll be wearing them all the time!
Yes, I finished my Camino in June, it is now entering summer in NZ, and I have only just started looking at the cotton shirt I took as something I would wear again.
You do get sick of the same things.
One pair of loose, polyester pants, one pair of merino wool leggings to be worn with the pants or alone, 2 long sleeve cotton blouses, 1 turtle neck long sleeve t-shirt, 1 knee length flannel coat, one Atltus poncho, 1 sleeveless nightgown.
Same...
I took a pair of really light gloves that I often wear at home in cool weather and then a few pair of food handling gloves for those days when it might rain as well. Never used the rubber gloves, but they were there and they weigh so little...
You can bring a few pair of very thin disposable type plastic gloves to wear over the non-waterproof gloves. These are the kind of gloves you can find in the supermercados in Spain in the produce section. Though they are meant to be disposable...
The headline of this article is highly exaggerated -
We’re tired of trekking miles off trail to pee in peace.
I don't see how pants like this change where you go. You will still want to find a discreet place.
I put them in the "more trouble...
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