- Time of past OR future Camino
- Francés x 5, Le Puy x 2, Arles, Tours, Norte, Madrid, Via de la Plata, Portuguese, Primitivo
There are girls all over Sydney who would disagree....
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I’ve seen people surviving only with knifes, but never only with mirrors.
What @Diogo92 isn't saying is that his Opinel ALSO has a built in corkscrew, which gets us very close the truly necessary survival item on the Camino . . . Vino!
There are girls all over Sydney who would disagree....
Ahahahaha, polish the blades, and you'll have both a good knife and a good mirror
We can't - in Sydney carrying a knife is illegal! Mirrors, on the other hand...
What Kanga isn't saying is that in Australia any blade less than 10 inches long and 2 inches deep isn't considered a knifeWe can't - in Sydney carrying a knife is illegal! Mirrors, on the other hand...
What Kanga isn't saying is that in Australia any blade less than 10 inches long and 2 inches deep isn't considered a knife
"That's not a knife. THIS is a knife." --- Crocodile Dundee
Really? What about a 7,5cm (being this measure for the blade) pocket knife?
No knives at all unless
1. In pursuit of the person's lawful occupation
2. For eating, or if carrying to a place to eat (eg a picnic)
3. While participating in a lawful entertainment (so a stage prop would be OK) or a lawful recreation or sport (so taking a knife on a fishing trip would be ok).
I have young clients who have been charged when found with small pocket knives at concerts or on the train. My husband doesn't carry his Swiss Army knife in the car any more.
I don't think many Australians feel a need to carry weapons.
What Kanga isn't saying is that in Australia any blade less than 10 inches long and 2 inches deep isn't considered a knife
"That's not a knife. THIS is a knife." --- Crocodile Dundee
I don't feel a need to carry a pocket knife has a weapon; I carry it because it's useful on my every day. I understand the law in public events. It's the same has here in Portugal. For carrying it in the car could be useful, especially if you have one of those with a glass breaker tip.
But are these weighty, or large? Surely not. Personally, I think there's some credit due here.This is an easy one - Our egos!
This is an easy one - Our egos!
....or at least have me discharge some of my "gadgets" into her pack and balance the issue.
@fraluchi biased? Never! He is one of my favourite posters - I would never think of him being biased, especially when it comes to his estimation of how much of your gear is in his pack.This is a biased posting! Adriaan aka Fraluchi is my husband! Anne
I think he should reply to that presumption@fraluchi biased? Never! He is one of my favourite posters - I would never think of him being biased, especially when it comes to his estimation of how much of your gear is in his pack.
Ha, ha! I thought the same! ( sorry Laurie, I think you were the promotor of the " electric coil"! AnneI'm with dougfitz on @fraluchi -
But I love the way this thread has developed a life of its own.
One of the first contributions was the "electric coil" which, in my ignorance, I took to be some sort of rather frightening contraceptive device!
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Well, what else do you think it is? Use it once, effective for life.One of the first contributions was the "electric coil" which, in my ignorance, I took to be some sort of rather frightening contraceptive device!
Well, what else do you think it is? Use it once, effective for life.
I'm with dougfitz on @fraluchi - no wonder, with him acting as her Sherpa, Anne has managed so many caminos!
But I love the way this thread has developed a life of its own.
One of the first contributions was the "electric coil" which, in my ignorance, I took to be some sort of rather frightening contraceptive device!
And here we are two pages on with Kanga and her smoke signals from bonfires started by one of her two mirrors as she resists, with her pepper spray, amorous advances on the meseta from some pelegrino who has just whipped out instant testosterone from his over-loaded backpack!
hahaha! really funny!!
What women carry in their backpacks
1. hair curlers
2. hair straighteners (go figure)
3. make up
4. make up remover
5. mirror
6. spare mirror
7. wedding ring on a gold chain (no, we don’t know why)
8. 72 pairs of underwear
9. key ring with 17 keys on it (only 3 being current)
10. purse full of 18 credit cards, 11 membership cards, 12 loyalty cards, 83 photos, 117 receipts dating back 8 years
11. three self-help books on how to walk assertively
12. two fashion magazines for flicking through backwards
13. a book about how women historically were the better walkers
14. a map of Ireland (doesn’t matter, she can’t read it anyway)
15. 7 bodice ripper romantic novels
16. various cooking recipes and ingredients for a birthday cake (just in case)
17. more make up
18. various spray canisters of chemical smells
19. 11 electric plug adapters (none of which are suitable for Spain)
20. a laminated poem that made them cry
21. complete outfit for the evening to feel feminine
22. can of pepper spray (kept at the bottom of the pack)
23. nail varnish in 7 colours
24. nail varnish for toes in 7 other colours
25. nail varnish remover
26. 28 rolls of soft toilet paper (enough for three days)
27. 9 different hair shampoos and conditioners
28. 3 feminine lady razors (pink so they don’t think they are razors)
29. mobile phone (but without the charger)
30. small cuddly animal toy to fix to the outside
Ooooooooh, Jenny! David was close to Thin Ice when he posted that. I wouldn't like to tell you where he would have been if he had included the kitchen sink!!!
What? No kitchen sink?
Hey - it is the 21st century! Surely we can have jokes in both directions or is it only jokes against men that are allowed?
Hi Charles - if you could see the inside of my handbag you'd very quickly realize why kitchen sinks are always at front of mind! It's a shocker!Ooooooooh, Jenny! David was close to Thin Ice when he posted that. I wouldn't like to tell you where he would have been if he had included the kitchen sink!!!
Hi Charles - if you could see the inside of my handbag you'd very quickly realize why kitchen sinks are always at front of mind! It's a shocker!
Cheers!
So how does one pack a void? Does it have the same effect as a helium balloon?The thing I would most like to have in my backpack for end of August and through September, is my little stove and kettle for my brew of tea, but alas weight, so I will carry a void instead. Happy days to all.
By Day 4, I walk upright because of the void that forms within my head and the resulting lightness of my heart.So how does one pack a void? Does it have the same effect as a helium balloon?
I enjoyed the ninth item she said we men carry --- our [lady's] love. Although most days that is the lightest of all possible things, every now and then it is the heaviest, but I wouldn't leave home without it.This is all too funny!!!!
But Kanga has made me go back and add beer to my pack. You never know...
Love it.
Rambler
It's puzzled me for sometime now.....why, oh why do men have so much more weight in their backpacks than us ladies?
You read time and time again that they, the men, mention that, first of all, they have at least a 45 lt. pack. Then they mention that they managed to get the weight down to a mere 10/12, even 15 kgs.
WHAT do they need to carry that we, ladies don't!
Enlightenment please!
Anne
[QUOTEThe thing I would most like to have in my backpack for end of August and through September, is my little stove and kettle for my brew of tea, but alas weight, so I will carry a void instead. Happy days to all.
After the mini keg, who needs underwear?Mini Keg 11 lbs x 2 = 22 lbs
3 Pizzas = 4.5 lbs
1 issue = 127 grams
1 pair underwear
1 pair of socks
That's prioritising.
But in the spirit of this forum, could I suggest a weight saving measure?
1 pair underwear
1 pair of socks
1 mobile phone - to call for pizza and beer. And watch sports live.
Personal Lubricant
Shaving equipment
Leatherman
Knife
Man things
Clothes are normally heavier due to males larger size.
But it takes about 1kg of antacids to correct one's internals to get over drinking that ploke!On the subject of knives and corkscrews, I just want to say that it takes neither to open a box of Don Simon!
By "ploke" I'm assuming you mean the good stuff!But it takes about 1kg of antacids to correct one's internals to get over drinking that ploke!
You're very welcome. But @annakappa deserves the credit - for starting it all. It was just priceless!Thank you @Icacos, I have had some good laughs going through this thread which I hadn't seen before. This forum has so many good threads, it would take a month of Sundays to read them all. But I enjoy dipping in to them whenever I can.
Suzanne
Hi RomeTime
Throw the watch away - you really don't want to know what the time is (and your smart phone has a clock on it anyway).
3 hats? How many heads are you taking?
I don't know what an under shirt is (a Mormon thing?) but with 2 t shirts that makes 4 - 4?
3 pairs of shorts? 1 wearing, 1 drying - what is the 3rd pair for?
2 pairs of gloves? 2?
smart phone plus camera? Isn't there a camera on the smart phone?
2 torches?
2 x 1 litre canteens? What are these canteens? And they are going into your pack where you can't get at them? Why not two plastic water bottles to go into the side pockets? You can get 750 litre bottles over there you can refill.
you have the water weight wrong - you have 2 litres which is 2 kilos
Add toilet paper.
The Garmin GPS machine - your smart phone has geo location (and you won't need it on Camino)
Binoculars? You can get really light ones, but, have you thought of taking a monocular instead? Half the weight.
You are taking a tent but I don't see a sleeping mat or sleeping bag on the list!!
Buen Camino
Perhaps why my weight has reduced each time down to the current 4K?I've concluded my first pack weighed so much because it was full of worry
Ohhhhh... I was going to make a vid of my packing list so i'll post it here next week (I start Camino on 15th of May).
My pack is will be around 10 KGs or so (11 with water in bottles). Biggest thing for me is i'm actually walking for almost 6 months around Europe so I needed a couple extra things I wouldn't need just doing the Camino. Biggest thing is a TENT and also I am bringing a Solar Panel Battery Charger. The only completely extra thing i'm bringing is my new binoculars for some of the sites i'll be seeing and those are a bit heavy.
So things I wouldn't bring if I was just doing the Camino:
1. Tent
2. Binoculars
3. Solar Charger
4. Garmin Handheld GPS
(About 3.3 KG)
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Rest of Gear:
1. 55 liter deuter pack
2. 2 Beanie hats
3. 1 Brimmed hat
4. 1 Pair Sunglasses
5. 1 Arcteryx Water-Proof Shell Jacket
6. 1 Under Armour Hooded Sweater
7. 2 fast-dry Undershirts
8. 2 Regular t-shirts
9. 1 Base-Layer Leggings
10. 3 Pairs Under-Armour Boxer Underwear
11. 2 Pairs Shorts
13. 1 Pair Cargo Shorts
14. 3 Pairs Fast-Dry Socks
15. 2 Pairs Wind Gloves
16. 1 Small Med Kit (Sewing + Blister Stuff + Bandaids + Balm + Vaseline + Sunscreen)
17. 1 Small Bath Kit (Soap Bar + Toothbrush + Floss + Deodorant + Sing Plug + Clothes Pins)
18. 1 Guide Kit with 3 Guide Books (2 wouldn't be needed on just Camino...) + E-Reader + Diary for notes + Pens + backup info
19. Arcteryx waist pack (to carry wallet, passport, small things)
20. Compact Camera with one big memory card
21. Smart Phone
22. 2 One Litre Water Canteens for pack
23. 1 Headlamp + 1 Tiny Flashlight
24. 1 Watch
25. 1 Suicide Bracelet (doubles as clothes line)
26. 1 Swiss Army Knife
27. Cord/Battery pouch (with cords and batteries)
--- Update
28. Light Sleeping Bag (All Season)
I have never heard of a Swiss Army knife described as a "weapon." It is not even something I can comprehend. Seems to me it is a picnic tool, carving tool, or utility tool. But not a weapon. . . My husband doesn't carry his Swiss Army knife in the car any more.
I don't think many Australians feel a need to carry weapons.
Do they have good whiskey in Spain? Is it corn, wheat, oat, ??? based whiskey? I've spent a good deal in southern Spain and never looked for Whiskey because I go as a chaperone for high school kids so drinking hard liquor might have been desireable, but clearly not appropriate.Just the absolutely necessities, a dozen beers and a bottle of whisky.
or a spare mirror ...........
though, to make the fire your really need a metal mirror, then you can bend it and make it into more of a lens
and if you carry a tiny piece of steel wool you can press it onto both terminals of any battery and it will glow and you can light tinder with that.
Its like that with bear spray too. Day 1 its at the ready on the hip belt. Rumours of bear sightings are paramount. Day 2 its at the ready in the top of the pack. No bears seen yet. Day 3 its at the bottom of the pack. No bear scats seen yet. Day 4 is brown trousers time. Ma Grizz is expressing her displeasure at your nearness to her cubs. Bear spray is still in bottom of pack ... cubs are playing with it.
If you are afraid of BEARS then just carry a rhubarb pie with you."We advise the outdoorsman to wear little noisy bells on clothing so as
to give advance warning to any bears that might be close by so you don’t
take them by surprise.
We also advise anyone using the out-of doors to carry “Pepper Spray”
with him in case of an encounter with a bear.
Outdoorsmen should also be on the watch for fresh bear activity, and
be able to tell the difference between black bear feces and grizzly bear
feces. Black bear feces is smaller and contains lots of berries and
squirel fur. Grizzly Bear scat has bells in it and smells like pepper."
Biff
If you are afraid of BEARS then just carry a rhubarb pie with you.
http://gizmodo.com/bear-breaks-into...source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
Careful, some members here consider Swiss Army knives as a 'weapon' and my take offence to seeing such a barbaric deviceA Swiss Army Knife:
Biff
Hahaha what a great thread, my wife can pack two undies, 3 t, 2 socks, and 1 sleeper inside ONE of my shoes, got the idea?
What @Diogo92 isn't saying is that his Opinel ALSO has a built in corkscrew, which gets us very close the truly necessary survival item on the Camino . . . Vino!
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