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  1. B

    Tips for wild/stealth camping along the camino?

    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 brings several complications but is something that...
  2. A

    Camping

    I'm about to start the Camino Norte on 26 August and hope to be able to camp. My guidebook is a bit dated. I see only a few places to camp. How likely is it that albergues will let me put up my tiny tent on their grounds? Thank you, Aniesolo (walking solo)
  3. victorvfx

    Camping out on the Camino da Geira e dos Arrieiros

    Has anyone camped out on the Camino da Geira e dos Arreeiros? Planning on going sometime in September but sue to the lack of Albergues I'm consider bringing a lightweight tent with and then by the time I get to Spain where there more Albergues I will just post it home. Want to do do it in 7 or...
  4. Paulo Arantes

    By choice or dealing with the unexpected: how to sleep outside???

    With all this discussion about crowded hostels, lack of vacancies or even by choice, in short, regardless of the reason: does anyone have experience and tips for sleeping without accommodation?! Where to sleep, what precautions to take, just a sleeping bag or some other equipment, asking...
  5. BevKieransMum

    Son and friend need a tent ASAP arriving Porto

    They both were only taking hand luggage and left their tents behind this morning as they couldn't take tent poles etc in the cabin. Their plane lands soon. Both are on a very tight budget. Where would be the best place near the airport to buy or hire tents. Awoke to panic via text and trying to...
  6. Goldenfrapucino

    Camping on a Camino Portugues route.

    Hello, I have a question as a female traveler new to this whole thing. Me and my mother will be starting this summer our first ever Camino. We were thinking about camping in a small tent instead of sleeping in accommodations ( to enjoy the nature and night sky more). Is it relatively safe for...
  7. M

    Camping along the coastal route

    Hello, my son and I are planning to walk from Porta along the Coastal Route in June. Can anyone recommend any campsites along the way please? Thank you in advance.
  8. L

    Hiking with a tent

    Hi Guys, I will be hiking the camino frances starting in June. Who has already done it with a tent? I have read that other people asked in albergues for permission and put up their tents in the gardens. Can you give me some advice in this area? Do most of the albergues have a suitable garden...
  9. D

    tenting allowed in Asturias areas? or in el norte generally...

    I"m hiking mostly in Asturias, seaside. Is tenting allowed there.... by trail, or some park/forest areas? Very simple one person tent, and quick jet boil for food, no fires. Experienced packer here. That's just In case an Albergue isn't open....there may be long stretches without albergue or...
  10. Tagmonkee

    Tent in December

    Hi gang, I’m planning to walk the Frances this month. I am considering using a high quality, one man tent that will afford me shelter if weather gets too miserable but also, a place to sleep, if on any given night, I struggle to find anywhere open at this time of year. Does this sound like a...
  11. A

    Light tent vs Bivy bag

    Hi everyone! I will walk the Camino for the first time next August. I will leave from my city in Italy, near Bologna, and hope to make it to Santiago in about 3 months (maybe splitting the trip in two because of other commitments I will have between August and October). I will follow part of...
  12. ScotsWanderer

    Wild camping

    Hello , I have a question to everyone relating to camping. I am starting the Camino del Norte on September 6th by foot. I am wanting to bring my small hiking tent to save money. I've been reading that I may not be allowed to wild camp along the Norte route. Is this a fact ? Can you still pay a...
  13. Frogatthefarriers

    Camping on VDLP: Feasible or not?

    Another question. Camping. I’ve been bikepacking for a few years now, but only in UK and max for four days, but thought to extend this to my Camino in September. My thought was to try to camp out every other day, and albergue the others to wash my kit and meet fellow Peregrinos. Is that...
  14. F

    Camping along Le Puy en Velay October/ November?

    Hello! I am planning to start walking from Le Puy en Velay in mid/ late October with my partner. We're getting very excited! We normally camp when walking but we aren't able to walk until the autumn due to work. Does anyone have any advice on taking camping gear on this route, particularly at...
  15. G

    charity shop, thrift store, etc. for cheap/free camping gear?

    ¡Hola peregrinos! I'll probably walk the Camino Inglés in late Augist. Afterward, I am thinking of camping for a few days in the Cíes Islands and will need a tent and ideally a sleeping mat. Wondering if there is somewhere in Santiago de Compostela offering free/cheap camping gear? Just need...
  16. Ge1ert

    Hello. A perhaps common question re camping and what you carry

    Hi Apologies for my naievity. I have only just started posting here after 2 years, but I now have enough free time to 'walk'. For people who carry a tent and backpack, can anyone please recommend a past thread (if such a one exists), where people have compared or recommended backpack and...
  17. Fromista

    Camping in the Portugal Camino

    I am planning to walk from Porto to Santiago in April (Portugal Camino, coastal path). I would like to take my tent and camp, wherever it is possible. If you were camping along the coastal way, please share your experience - any list of camping's, place recommended to stay, or anything you might...
  18. good_old_shoes

    Campsite list Germany - Finisterre

    For my Camino last year I created a list of campsites for the complete way from Germany (Cologne) to Finisterre. The list covers the way from Cologne via Koblenz, Trier, Metz, Langres, Dijon, Cluny and Le Puy. So it can be used for - part of "linksrheinischer Jakobsweg" from Cologne (along...
  19. M

    Safe Camping and private rooms

    I did Frances last June and never really booked ahead. Just called places around lunch time to check on private rooms or the possibility to camp in the hostels yard. I was wondering if the coastal way in Portugal is about the same. I saw there are many camp grounds near the coast. If anyone...
  20. Larkan

    Allowed to use Camping stove?

    Im heading out on my first Camino (Frances) at the start of April. Initially I was planning on bringing my Trangia/alcohol fuled camp stove with me but now I feel very nervous about it. Reasons for bringing it: Budget is going to be one of my pilgrim struggles. Also, i have a few...

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