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Looks pretty good. You could maybe drop 1 long sleeved shirt, but add back a long sleeved sun type shirt? You may be cold and wet in February. Are you taking a coat of some kind? I had a synthetic puffer jacket for January.Hello!
I'm new to the forum and planning my first Camino (a little bit extempore, but as I now have some time). I'm thinking of walking Camino Portuguese from Tomar to Coimbra then travel to Porto and walk from there to Santiago. I'll be starting in the end of February. I'd be very happy for comments and thoughts of my packing list, it's still evolving.
I want to use what I have, with a few upgrades. So I'm looking into what would work the best. The back pack is quite bulky and I'm thinking about buying a smaller and lighter one.
Any comments?
Looks pretty good to me, i usually take 2 short-sleeved and one long-sleeved t-shirts, i only take 2 bras and I use my Buff as an eye mask but we're just talking small weight savings. Perhaps a lighter weight sleeping bag and a silk liner - i'm not sure where in the world you are but my friend and I use this Mountain Warehouse one https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/traveller-50-lightweight-summer-sleeping-bag-p13098.aspx/teal/ with a liner weights in about 800g and folds pretty small.Hello!
I'm new to the forum and planning my first Camino (a little bit extempore, but as I now have some time). I'm thinking of walking Camino Portuguese from Tomar to Coimbra then travel to Porto and walk from there to Santiago. I'll be starting in the end of February. I'd be very happy for comments and thoughts of my packing list, it's still evolving.
I want to use what I have, with a few upgrades. So I'm looking into what would work the best. The back pack is quite bulky and I'm thinking about buying a smaller and lighter one.
Any comments?
I'd add, better a poncho instead of rain trousers, especially when there is no rain jacket in the listFirst: thanks for providing a list one can actually work with!
- The combined weight of your Backpack and Sleeping bag is 3.000g. Mine are 716g together. Lots of middle ground for weight saving there...
- For me typically 1 long sleeve was sufficient
- Not sure on the bras, i know lots of ladies that wear them for more than a day, so maybe 2 are enoug, but i guess i'm in no position to advise here.
- 100g of foot balm is a lot in my opinion (i guess you can buy some in Portugal)
- same goes for 75g of toothpaste
- 153g knife is a lot, i use one thats only 38g and never felt that i needed more
- my hotel sewing kit comes in at 1g
- there are chargers significantly lighter (eg Anker 511)
- are you absolutely sure you need a head torch? i never took one with me
- 88g for an empty bottle is quite much imho
- can you get the guidebook as a digital version to save 350g?
- not a big writer myself so i'd not take a notebook, but you might see things differntly
- no S-hook?
- no poles?
- no hat?
- no socks?
(might have overlooked something)
I agree with you about the bras, only 2 needed. I disagree with you regarding the head torch. Very handy especially if you walk in the dark. Essential in fact.First: thanks for providing a list one can actually work with!
- The combined weight of your Backpack and Sleeping bag is 3.000g. Mine are 716g together. Lots of middle ground for weight saving there...
- For me typically 1 long sleeve was sufficient
- Not sure on the bras, i know lots of ladies that wear them for more than a day, so maybe 2 are enoug, but i guess i'm in no position to advise here.
- 100g of foot balm is a lot in my opinion (i guess you can buy some in Portugal)
- same goes for 75g of toothpaste
- 153g knife is a lot, i use one thats only 38g and never felt that i needed more
- my hotel sewing kit comes in at 1g
- there are chargers significantly lighter (eg Anker 511)
- are you absolutely sure you need a head torch? i never took one with me
- 88g for an empty bottle is quite much imho
- can you get the guidebook as a digital version to save 350g?
- not a big writer myself so i'd not take a notebook, but you might see things differntly
- no S-hook?
- no poles?
- no hat?
- no socks?
(might have overlooked something)
That’s a good thing to do. I don’t go quite as far as that, but do fly in wearing a t-shirt socks and underwear (and other clothes, obviously) which were destined for the recycling box.I'll bring some clothing for travelling that I can leave behind when I set of and then buy a set after for travelling home.
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