Comments on: Camino de Santiago Packing List: Everything You Need to Keep It Light

By: Carol Guttery

Carol Guttery — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:29:05 +0000

In reply to Montserrat Bros. My husband also collected a batch of letter, notes and well wishes from friends and family. They came in quite handy during some of my more difficult moments.

By: Montserrat Bros

Montserrat Bros — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 23:34:32 +0000

I have read many lists on how to pack for el Camino. This one brought me to tears when I read the “Bring a token from home” part. Thanks for sharing your experience and for helping me make mine a more prepared one.

By: Marcia Medford

Marcia Medford — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 02:30:50 +0000

Speaking of deodorant… I melt some of my favorite brand, currently Tom’s of Maine, and pour it into an empty lip balm tube. I find that one of these lasts me about a month.

By: Carol Guttery

Carol Guttery — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 18:44:19 +0000

In reply to Mie.

Thanks for the feedback- great idea on the scarf. I’ve heard of some women using a Turkish towel as a towel/wrap/scarf. It wouldn’t work so well as headgear but otherwise does the requisite double duty. You can find them here: https://amzn.to/33Ug9fL

By: Mie

Mie — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 05:38:01 +0000

I just came home and can only recommend going and also this list: you need less than you probably think! The lighter your pack, the less risk of blisters is my experience. And yes, on the camino frances you can buy all you need, when/if you need it, so no need to bring a pharmacy of “just in case”.
Instead of the buff, I took a big, light scarf, that I used fornears and neck on cold mornings and tied in different ways as a skirt or dress or just shawl in the afternoon (leggings underneath, they were my third pair of bottoms).

By: judywalks

judywalks — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 19:26:53 +0000

Not all products can be put in my 10-years-old GoToobs. They used to have a long list on their website of products that didn’t agree with the GoTube material. The list is no longer on the GoTube website. They may have changed their formula so that it is no longer a problem. Test things ahead of your trip. Or, it may not matter for a short trip.

By: Carol Guttery

Carol Guttery — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 00:12:12 +0000

In reply to Stephanie. This packing list will for for any distance of the Camino. You only need three days of clothes and the other stuff listed here, so whether you do 100/k or 800/k, the pack is the same. In fact, the longer you walk, the more you realize that you don't need a lot of stuff. The Camino is clarifying that way. That said, if you chose to do the walk in colder weather, you'll need to add colder weather gear.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 14:39:20 +0000

Hi there! Thanks for sharing this with us. I do think this is for the shorter 100km walk, am I correct? I’m intending to walk the 800km of Camino Frances in 1,5 month, do you have any packing lists for that one maybe? Or know where I can find those. Thanks in advance!

http://www.budgetbucketlist.com

By: Jay Campbell

Jay Campbell — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 14:01:09 +0000

You should bring socks too????

By: Jose

Jose — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:43:25 +0000

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