- Time of past OR future Camino
- Various routes 2016 - 2024
I didn't post my packing list before I left on the Camino, but thought that it would be helpful to let people know what did and didn't work for me. I walked the Camino Frances from SJPDP to Finesterre from August 21 to September 25. My pack weighed about 14.5 lb/6.5 kg without water, and I found it very easy to carry
Women's Marmot Graviton 36 backpack 2lbs 4.5oz (1030g) - I really liked this backpack. It was lightweight and very well designed
Pacer Poles - I got the Carbon poles, and loved them, I think that they saved me from a couple of falls.
New Balance Vazee Summit trail running shoes - Lightweight and super comfortable, I would wear the same style shoes again
Columbia Kyra Vent Sandals[/B] - Nice and lightweight, I wore these every day after walking and walked in them a few times
2 Merino wool "trekking" dresses that I made just for the Camino with zippered pockets - these weighed 6 & 7 ounces, and for me, they were the perfect thing to wear on the Camino, especially on the hot 95F/35C days. I also wore them for sleeping the first two weeks
Montbell Super Merino Wool L.W. tights 3.7 oz. (105 g) - I wore these under the dresses on the few cold days/evenings, and they were perfect
Under Armour spandex type leggings - I really didn't need these, and would not take a second pair of leggings again, though I did wear them for the yoga session at Albergue Verde
Light weight running type shorts - I wore these under the dresses during the day in case of any chafing and for modesty, because sometimes you can get into some unladylike positions
Two sport type bras - Mine hooked in the back, as I didn't want to try to pull a sports bra on over my head while I was still a bit damp from the shower. One of the bras doubled as a bathing suit top.
Bathing suit bottom - only used once, but I was soo happy to have it on a hot day!
3 pair socks - I used the Wright Socks double layered socks. I found it very important to have an extra pair of socks to change into when they got sweaty. I only had one small blister on the side of one toe, and I blame that on not taking time to change my socks and attend to my feet one hot day
Uniqlo Extra Fine Merino Wool Sweater about 7 ounces - I really like this sweater, it was the perfect lightweight layer when it was cool.
Uniqlo Airism UV Cut Mesh Zip Up Hoodie about 8 ounces - I layered this over the sweater when it was cold, and together they kept me warm even on a 40F/5C day with a cold wind. I thought that I might wear this for sun protection, but it made me too hot.
Mountain Hardwear Ghost Lite Jacket only 3 ounces - I didn't use/need this as much as I thought that I would, but at only 3 ounces I would take it again.
SmartWool liner gloves - I was really happy that I had these several days.
Buff - used to dry my hair, and to cover my neck/face when it was cold
Sea to Summit XL Pocket Towel - about 6.5 ounces - I could have gotten by with a smaller towel, but I was happy I had the XL size
Homemade hair turban towel - I bought a smaller pocket towel and made a hair turban out of it. It worked well on my long hair. Unfortunately, I lost it somewhere along the way, so I used my Buff instead.
Buff - used to dry my hair, and to cover my neck/face when it was cold
Rain gear - Homemade Parcho 7.2 ounces - I learned about this from another forum member. It worked great.
Euroschirm hands free trekking umbrella 13 ounces - This was the single heaviest item in my pack, but I wouldn't want to walk the Meseta without it. I used this mostly for sun protection, but it was great in the rain too!
Sleeping - Silk liner about 5 ounces. I bought a double sized silk liner and cut it down to a generous single size, and added a zipper.
Montbell Down Blanket about 7 ounces - I love this little blanket. It's small, but added enough warmth when tucked into the silk liner.
Toiletries - Tree Hut Mango 4 in 1 bar - I loved this bar for washing my hair and body. Unfortunately, it's been discontinued.
Conditioner bar that I bought on ETSY. This worked great, and I used it on my damp body after my shower before I dried off as a moisturizer.
I also brought small tubes of toothpaste and sunscreen, toothbrush, folding travel brush/mirror, small mascara (yes, I did use it occasionally), tinted sunscreen for my face, colored Burt's Bees lip balm
First aid - a half dozen bandaids, a few Compeed, a few feet of Leucotape, alcohol prep pad, tylenol ( I can't take ibuprofen or other NSAIDS) - I didn't need many of the bandaids or Compeed, and gave several away. Never needed any pain reliever on the Camino.
Clothes washing - I didn't want to waste my lovely Mango bar to wash my clothes, so I cut off a bit of a Zote laundry soap bar. When I used that up I bought a travel tube of liquid laundry soap. I think that in the future I would bring a liquid with me, something like Camp Suds.
I brought lots of safety pins, some of the large diaper pins with plastic heads - many of these broke, so I wouldn't take them again. Some regular clothes pins or binder clips would have been helpful on some of the clothes lines because the clothes would slip down the line sometimes when I used the safety pins.
Mesh bag - I pinned this to my pack when some of my clothing like underwear or bra didn't dry the day before. I just pinned my damp socks to the pack.
Hydration - Smart Tube and two collapsible water bottles; 1-one liter, and 1 half liter. I ended up putting the one liter bottle with the smart tube attached inside my backpack to keep the water cooler, so I think that in the future I would bring a water bladder/tube system.
Things that I bought along the way: I went to the big Decathlon store in Burgos with a couple of peregrinos who needed some new shoes, and bought a tank top to wear to sleep in instead of the trekking dresses. I wore it with the shorts. I had to replenish my sunscreen and toothpaste, and bought some moisturizer because my skin was getting pretty dry. I also bought some DEET spray because I was getting some kind of insect bites while I was out in the evenings.
Overall, I was very happy with what I chose to bring, and used just about everything in my pack.
Women's Marmot Graviton 36 backpack 2lbs 4.5oz (1030g) - I really liked this backpack. It was lightweight and very well designed
Pacer Poles - I got the Carbon poles, and loved them, I think that they saved me from a couple of falls.
New Balance Vazee Summit trail running shoes - Lightweight and super comfortable, I would wear the same style shoes again
Columbia Kyra Vent Sandals[/B] - Nice and lightweight, I wore these every day after walking and walked in them a few times
2 Merino wool "trekking" dresses that I made just for the Camino with zippered pockets - these weighed 6 & 7 ounces, and for me, they were the perfect thing to wear on the Camino, especially on the hot 95F/35C days. I also wore them for sleeping the first two weeks
Montbell Super Merino Wool L.W. tights 3.7 oz. (105 g) - I wore these under the dresses on the few cold days/evenings, and they were perfect
Under Armour spandex type leggings - I really didn't need these, and would not take a second pair of leggings again, though I did wear them for the yoga session at Albergue Verde
Light weight running type shorts - I wore these under the dresses during the day in case of any chafing and for modesty, because sometimes you can get into some unladylike positions
Two sport type bras - Mine hooked in the back, as I didn't want to try to pull a sports bra on over my head while I was still a bit damp from the shower. One of the bras doubled as a bathing suit top.
Bathing suit bottom - only used once, but I was soo happy to have it on a hot day!
3 pair socks - I used the Wright Socks double layered socks. I found it very important to have an extra pair of socks to change into when they got sweaty. I only had one small blister on the side of one toe, and I blame that on not taking time to change my socks and attend to my feet one hot day
Uniqlo Extra Fine Merino Wool Sweater about 7 ounces - I really like this sweater, it was the perfect lightweight layer when it was cool.
Uniqlo Airism UV Cut Mesh Zip Up Hoodie about 8 ounces - I layered this over the sweater when it was cold, and together they kept me warm even on a 40F/5C day with a cold wind. I thought that I might wear this for sun protection, but it made me too hot.
Mountain Hardwear Ghost Lite Jacket only 3 ounces - I didn't use/need this as much as I thought that I would, but at only 3 ounces I would take it again.
SmartWool liner gloves - I was really happy that I had these several days.
Buff - used to dry my hair, and to cover my neck/face when it was cold
Sea to Summit XL Pocket Towel - about 6.5 ounces - I could have gotten by with a smaller towel, but I was happy I had the XL size
Homemade hair turban towel - I bought a smaller pocket towel and made a hair turban out of it. It worked well on my long hair. Unfortunately, I lost it somewhere along the way, so I used my Buff instead.
Buff - used to dry my hair, and to cover my neck/face when it was cold
Rain gear - Homemade Parcho 7.2 ounces - I learned about this from another forum member. It worked great.
Euroschirm hands free trekking umbrella 13 ounces - This was the single heaviest item in my pack, but I wouldn't want to walk the Meseta without it. I used this mostly for sun protection, but it was great in the rain too!
Sleeping - Silk liner about 5 ounces. I bought a double sized silk liner and cut it down to a generous single size, and added a zipper.
Montbell Down Blanket about 7 ounces - I love this little blanket. It's small, but added enough warmth when tucked into the silk liner.
Toiletries - Tree Hut Mango 4 in 1 bar - I loved this bar for washing my hair and body. Unfortunately, it's been discontinued.
Conditioner bar that I bought on ETSY. This worked great, and I used it on my damp body after my shower before I dried off as a moisturizer.
I also brought small tubes of toothpaste and sunscreen, toothbrush, folding travel brush/mirror, small mascara (yes, I did use it occasionally), tinted sunscreen for my face, colored Burt's Bees lip balm
First aid - a half dozen bandaids, a few Compeed, a few feet of Leucotape, alcohol prep pad, tylenol ( I can't take ibuprofen or other NSAIDS) - I didn't need many of the bandaids or Compeed, and gave several away. Never needed any pain reliever on the Camino.
Clothes washing - I didn't want to waste my lovely Mango bar to wash my clothes, so I cut off a bit of a Zote laundry soap bar. When I used that up I bought a travel tube of liquid laundry soap. I think that in the future I would bring a liquid with me, something like Camp Suds.
I brought lots of safety pins, some of the large diaper pins with plastic heads - many of these broke, so I wouldn't take them again. Some regular clothes pins or binder clips would have been helpful on some of the clothes lines because the clothes would slip down the line sometimes when I used the safety pins.
Mesh bag - I pinned this to my pack when some of my clothing like underwear or bra didn't dry the day before. I just pinned my damp socks to the pack.
Hydration - Smart Tube and two collapsible water bottles; 1-one liter, and 1 half liter. I ended up putting the one liter bottle with the smart tube attached inside my backpack to keep the water cooler, so I think that in the future I would bring a water bladder/tube system.
Things that I bought along the way: I went to the big Decathlon store in Burgos with a couple of peregrinos who needed some new shoes, and bought a tank top to wear to sleep in instead of the trekking dresses. I wore it with the shorts. I had to replenish my sunscreen and toothpaste, and bought some moisturizer because my skin was getting pretty dry. I also bought some DEET spray because I was getting some kind of insect bites while I was out in the evenings.
Overall, I was very happy with what I chose to bring, and used just about everything in my pack.
. I used hiking pants and long-sleeved shirts, but your dresses sound great. I also used a down blanket instead of a sleeping bag, although I stitched snaps to my sleep sak and the blanket so I could attach them together.
