Melissa Ria Pack
I never planned to walk the Camino de Santiago. What I DID plan to do was backpack Europe with my boyfriend while drinking fabulous wines and beers, eating the best food, seeing fantastic living history, partying it up with Europeans, and not having a care in the world.
Melissa Ria pack
They would then collect a shell to prove they made it the whole way and return home. Obviously, there is a lot more history to this but then this article would be more about the history than what we are all here for: packing.
Many of these struggles could have been easily prevented by their packing. Wrong shoes, too large of bags, too heavy of a pack, and more, hindered pilgrims who may have been able to make it to the end.
It rains. It only rained three or four days total for us and we were very lucky. Being wet was not fun. A good lightweight rain jacket can make those rainy days a bit better. Make sure it packs small! We both had The North Face rain jackets that worked wonderfully.
PS: If you just need to bring more and worry you cannot handle the pack on your day treks, they do have a service that will pick up your bags and deliver them to your next destination for a small fee. Just make sure to keep your important items on you (passport, money, medication).
About the Author: Nicolette graduated college and immediately got into the corporate world. After a year of paper-pushing she jumped ship with her boyfriend and backpacked through Europe for four months. Hoping to inspire others to get out of their comfort zones and experience the World, Nicolette created a blog to document her travels. She hopes to get back out there and experience all the World has to offer!
Like I said I kept it under arm area most often, and being my over cautious self regularly check that it was still there by patting my side. This became such a habit I continued to do it for a few weeks once returning home and packing it away. But it was so nice to be able to really sleep on in train stations or parks or sketchy hostels without worrying about my money because it was literally attached to me.
Hubby and I walked the Camino de France in June/July 2012. I still remember it like it was this year. It was a wonderful experience! I like the packing list above, what I had for shampoo was a solid shampoo bar from Lush that both of us used that worked great. I had a relatively small backpack the Gregory Jade 38 and a small purse from PacSafe (Metrosafe 100 GII) We would leave our packs by our beds and I ALWAYS carried my purse with my id, phone and wallets in it where ever we went. It worked well even with a backpack on. I would even put it in the bottom of my sleep sack when taking a nap or sleeping.
My daughter and I are heading to the Camino Frances in 7 days and I am in the midst of paring down my pack contents. We are going with smallish 20L packs and are double checking our lists against yours!!! Thanks for you help!Patty Kogut
My wife and i are planning to do the Camino in June 2017. Time is not a factor as we will have just retired and plan to explore other parts of Spain and Europe. Great packing list! Thanks to all of you for the tips.we plan on flying into Barcelona and taking the French way. what would be the best way to get from Barcelona to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port? Or would it be better to fly into another part of Spain. We are flying in from San Francisco,CA.
I planned my Camino with just a few hours notice, booking a flight (from the UK) the night before, and leaving for the airport at 4am, just 8 hours later! A lot of my kit was in storage, so I had to pack from what little I had.
To emphasize what Nicolette says, you can pack light! There are shops regularly, there are 24 hour pharmacy dispensing machines all along the route for first aid kit and blister stuff. And there are Decathlons (bargain outdoor chain of shop) in the bigger cities along the route, and near the airport in Biarritz, if you want to buy stuff there.
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