It is a general Camino packing list that can apply to both men and women. So to help you make the right choice on what to pack for your Camino, I have created an ultralight Camino packing gear list to get you started! If you decide to stay in albergues and carry your own load, then you have to condense your wants and needs down to a core number of items. Yes, you read right, you can get your luggage transferred from point to point so you don’t have to worry about the weight of your backpack and your back, knees and feet would really appreciate it. I also want to highlight here how crucial packing light is if you decide not to hire a luggage transfer service. A private room and bathroom always facilitate a good rest at the end of your day and are more convenient, so you won’t need some toiletries, towels, etc. If you decide to stay in albergues (hostels) you’ll need some specific items that you won’t need if you decide to book accommodation in advance. The type of accommodation you’re staying.The longer your trip, the more items you’ll need. I recommend you to visit our Camino Weather Map to know more about the weather on the Camino. For example, if you decide to walk the Camino between late November and early March, temperatures can be cold with some rains from time to time, so you’ll need more layers of clothes and proper rain gear and waterproof shoes. The season of the year that you decide to travel.You squish the band in half and put one end through the button hole, then put the other end through the poked-through end, so that it is attached to and sticking out from the button hole and ready to loop around the button across that little bit of bulgy flesh preventing the zipper from pulling all the way up. I have discovered that a hair elastic/bobble/scrunchie/pony tail tie/ you know the thing I mean - a circle of stretchy cord which you can buy on a card with a lot of others in a supermarket, or, if desperate pick up from the ground all over the place, makes an excellent adjuster in the case of a button that will not do up. Re trousers/pants (or skirts, come to that) which will not quite do up. I too would bring along some very light weight gaiters to keep rain and snow out of my boots, but primarily to keep those pesky little pebbles from being kicked into the boots on the meseta and on some of the gravel paths. And they were so much better to wear in the rain – and you will be walking in lots of rain. Same with the jacket, so I didn’t have to carry an extra jacket or a heavier long pair of pants. Many cold mornings I started with my goretex pants over my shorts, then took them off when it warmed up. I would choose those any day over one of those portable sauna ponchos. I wore a goretex jacket and goretex pants, and had a rain cover over my back pack. By Santiago I was keeping my pants up by tying three belt loops together with a piece of string, so I wouldn’t worry too much if they feel tight at the beginning. You may get by with only one pair of cargo pants and wear the sweats for evening if it would feel more comfortable. I washed these each evening, and wore the other pair with legs on around the refugios and around town. I wore the one pair as shorts every day over a pair of very light polypro long underwear. I brought two pair of the light weight quick dry cargo pants with zip off legs. I started my Camino in March of last year from St. Isn’t it great that we all have different ideas and experiences! I know it all sounds like more cost but if you get sore you can't walk. Terry had knee length outer socks on his Camino last year so doesn't feel the need for a thermal layer, but I feel the cold more. 'Just in case' I have a single pair of Trekmate longjohns basically for pyjama bottoms, but will wear them under my trousers if it is really cold. They also look quite 'tidy' (if it matters). These trousers are surprisingly warm as they are very close weave and keep the wind out well, while not being too hot on warm days. If the bottoms are wet/muddy just zip off and you only have the bottom bits to dry/wash. Quick drying so only 2 pairs needed, one to wear, one to change into. I'm sure you could find something similar. Plenty of pockets, zip-off and shower-proof. We have trekking trousers from M&S here in England. If it is cold and they are damp they will make you colder. Click to expand.Jeans are very bad as they hold moisture.
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