Camino de Santiago - Items in the backpack that worked best
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2024
- We returned home early due to health issues. This is a wrap up reviewing items that worked best on the Camino.
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Samsung Galaxy buds pro 2
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Download my Camino packing list here:
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Thanks so much for your videos, Greg! They helped me so much with my 1st Camino. I just got back. I would've been a day or so ahead of you if you if you hadn't paused for home. I'm glad I brought my spiky ball to roll/massage under my feet daily. It's as big as a golfball and weighs hardly anything.
I just picked four Friendly Swede liners from Amazon and treated them with permethrin. I like the long zipper, which we prefer and they do have warmer versions. Four because we travel all over and family of four. Another great video. Sorry you have to cut your trip short. Feel better.
Doing my first Camino aug 16th - sep 15th, with my middle child. 🙌🏻 thx for your inspiration in your Channel. Maybe we’ll run into you 🥾🥾
I'll probably be there about the same time. I figured the end of August. It usually takes about 5 weeks from start to finish. Are you starting an SJPDP and going to Santiago? You might need a few more days unless you're walking 30 km per day.
@@TheCaminoGuide yes! The french Way From SJPDP… our plan (plan A 😉) Will be around 20-35km a day. Bought our planetickets to biarritz Yesterday….feels so real now 🤩 so excited!!
How did the Brooks shoes work out? Also, are you leaning towards using the raincoat only or will you use a poncho as well? Is the raincoat for blocking wind or rain?
The Brooks shoes worked well. The glycerin soles do a good job of absorbing impact from the road. I think the key for me was buying them wide. It gives a lot more room around the toes. Other people have been suggesting topos, so I'll put those on my list to try out. The rain jacket is good for colder weather and for wearing around town. It's better at trapping the heat during colder seasons If you wear a warm layer under it. The poncho works a bit better for steady rain while you're walking when the weather's not too cold. Ponchos allow for more air flow. If I go back at the end of August I doubt I'll need a poncho. There's very little rain that time of year until you get to Galicia.
What’s a typical charge for a hostel? I ask as I see one does not take or use a tent? Do any Camino hikers camp out? Thanks for your videos!
There are a few people who camp, either in parks or sometimes in the backyard of the hostels. The average cost for hostile / albergue is about €10. Municipal facilities are generally about 8 Euros and some of the nicer private facilities can be around 12 to 15 Euros. It's a bit more expensive in SJPDP, as you are still in France and they usually fill up during the season. But once you get further along the Camino they get a bit less expensive. Overall I expect to spend about €10 per night. Some of the private facilities serve a pilgrim dinner for 10 to 12 Euros. I usually try to cook my own dinner if there's a kitchen and I spend about 3 to 4 euros for a box of pasta and sauce. If you buy wine by the bottle at the grocery store, there are decent local wines for 2 - 5 euros.
Those shorts look good, I tried searching UA using MESH as a hit word but I can't locate the ones your showing. Would it be possible to provide a link? I begin my journey on the 30th of August, perhaps I will see you!
I got them at Dick's sporting goods. They have a section for under armor.
I think these may be them:
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(Also, I have a 35-in waist and I got the XL size & it fits perfectly.)
@@TheCaminoGuide thank you very much
@@TheCaminoGuide Since you're looking at going back and walking primarily in September on the Francais I presume what weather conditions do you anticipate? It's 18 C now in Pamplona and here in Israel it is currently 38 C! I wonder about dealing with a sleeping bag or a jacket for the time in September.
I ended up booking a flight in mid-July because it was so cheap. So I'll end up walking mostly during August when it's hot. I'll probably pack pretty much the same as I usually do though because I may end up in northern europe for a bit. I did walk in September in 2022. The weather was perfect...about 25 C, give or take a few degrees. No rain until Galicia the first week of October. My basic pack works for September. You will want some kind of lightweight rain jacket for the end if it's rainy and maybe either a sweater or fleece jacket for evenings. But it's mostly shorts weather. The sun comes up a couple hours later in September, so it's dark until around 8am and you may be walking a bit in the dark if you start early.
@TheCaminoGuide thank you sir for taking the time to respond. I hope your new Camino id illness and accident free! Bless your journey
Is there a problem taking the pack as a carry-on when it has dimensions a few inches over what is allowed on international carriers, (i.e., Delta’s requirements are 23x14x9)?
It depends on the airline and the mood of the person at the desk. I haven't had much of a problem But I'm hearing that some airlines are paying commission to the people who get you to check your bag. The osprey talon 33 seems to be just under the measurements. The osprey website has measurements that include the top storage but that can be sort of mashed down below the level of the frame. The frame itself measures about 20 in long, which is a few less than the 23 or so that most airlines allow. But I have seen quite a few people carrying on luggage that was clearly larger than that, like almost full size luggage. I saw this on both the flight two and from Paris. They didn't seem to bother anyone about it.
In reference to your UA shorts getting nipped off the clothesline, a Camino vet that I follow said “buy ugly”. That way, maybe nobody else will wanna be caught wearing it/that/them, etc. And yes, Under Armour is available in France.
Happy you guys are safely home and loving your report as per usual. I’m starting again on August 1st and I’ll take you all with me.
Buen camino peregrino.
Im confused why your Gpogle Fi is so much more than mine. I have ot as my regular carrier and i typucally pay $30 ish a month. Ive used it for my data traveling on London, Paris, Greece amd Italy. It os more to make a phone call, but data os just like at home. My bill isnt any higher.
I just had to look it up on the Google Fi website. They have three different plans: flexible, simply unlimited and unlimited Plus. The simply unlimited does not include data outside the US, Canada and Mexico. If you need data for countries in Europe and around the world, you have to get flexible or unlimited plus. With the flexible they charge you $10 per gigabyte of data while you travel. So maybe that's what you are using? I guess that works if you don't use much data. If you get the unlimited Plus then you get unlimited data for the time that you are traveling until you reach the max that they allow. You can do the math on it and I guess if you're using less than 4 GB per month while you travel, it probably comes out about the same. If you use mostly Wi-Fi and only tap the data plan occasionally and don't use much, it's probably better to stick with the flexible. But I think they give you like 50 GB per month before they throttle you on the unlimited Plus. Here's the cost comparison sheet:
fi.google.com/about/international-rates
Should you buy a cheaper phone or a "burner" phone to use while traveling just in case it gets lost or stolen?
Put your name in clothes. Stops the disagreement instantly.
I don't really worry about the phone too much. It's usually on me in a fanny pack. I don't like to spend too much time worrying about theft. It can easily become an obsession and taint the experience. I just didn't want someone else wearing my shorts. They have an underwear liner in it didn't seem right. I don't usually have any trouble with people taking anything. In fact I think this was the first time.