17.8 Pounds
That was the dry pack weight...everything except food and water. I'd like to knock at least 3 pounds off that, but I'm not sure I can. This was the weight of everything in my BACKpack, not including the front pack (which will be mostly electronics and less than 3 pounds...something easy to bring into a tienda while leaving my backpack outside).
Here's the packing list. It does NOT include what I'll actually be wearing. It DOES include things that'll be in my front pack.
| Backpack |
| technical t-shirt |
| long sleeve base shirt |
| fleece pullover |
| liner socks * 2 |
| outer socks * 2 |
| flipflops |
| soap |
| contacts |
| toothbrush |
| toothpaste |
| contact solution |
| sewing kit |
| 2 oz bleach |
| iodine |
| convertible pants |
| underwear * 2 |
| clothesline |
| carabiner * 2 |
| water sterilizer |
| 2l camelbak (to clean camelbak) |
| rain jacket |
| rain pants |
| travel towel |
| solar panel |
| phone charger |
| outlet converter |
| phone |
| camera |
| spare batteries |
| shoe laces |
| trekking poles |
| hat |
| sunglasses |
| glasses |
| compeed, bandaids, gauze |
| bodyglide |
| dry sack |
| fanny pack |
| passport |
| pilgrim's passport |
| wallet |
| credit cards and ID |
| sleeping bag |
| travel toilet paper |
| zip lock bags (gallon and quart) |
| earplugs |
| sleeping mask |
| pocket knife |
| head lamp |
| ibuprofen |
| loperimide |
| nail clippers |
| diaper pins |
| watch |
| CSJ guidebook |
| journal |
| pen * 2 |
| money belt |
| neosporin |
| sport tape |
| lip balm |
| fleece pants |
| SD Card --> USB adaptor |
| long sleeve shirt |
| plastic laundry pins |
| scissors |
| Res-Q Ointment |
| contact case |
Any suggestions? Thoughts on what I'm bringing?
posted by Tohams @ 10:56 PM
3 Comments
3 Comments:
Hey Thoomas
It looks like the typical packing list.
I cut off all clothing tags, extra buttons and removed any embellishments on items and saved several ounces!! I even took out the 4 zippers on the bottom side seam of the legs of my 2 pairs zip off pants and then stitched up the side seam. That was quite a few ounces right there.
I'll bet you can shave off a few ounces if you look!! try it and let me know how you make out!!
Good Luck
Buen Camino
Rita
I went in 2000 in August. I wore trail runners I bought just for el camino that were a size too big (10.5) with 3 liners in the soles. Never had a blister, mind you I'd walked a lot in preparation. Replace the liners halfway (you will learn viscerally about the origins of the "rocky road" metaphor). Highly recommend this approach. I think my feet actually spread out cause I only buy size 10 now. First day will be hardest crossing mountains. I loved el camino, would have walked back to France had i had the time.
Anonymous...yeah...I wear size 9s, typically, but my hiking shoes are size 10s. They have my orthotics and a gel insert in them. I wear liner socks with outer socks and have not had problems on my long practice hikes. I'm sure my feet are growing and/or twisting in weird (correct) ways because of my orthotics. Only one pair of my non-tennis shoes fits anymore...just from training walks!
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