Great List! I walked Oct 2019 and before couldn't understand why anyone would want to go more than once. Now that I have done it I can't wait to go back ha. Hoping late this year things will be better.

This is the best gear video I've seen and I've watched a lot!

Thank you, Nadine, for sharing all this, and your thinking behind the choices you made. Very helpful.

wonderful list & vid! thank you. Hoping to do our first Camino this May/ June for our 40th Anniversary, can't wait!! this video packing list helped greatly, I'll have to get back to you post Camino, until then, Buen Camino!

Perfect! Just what I am looking for as I prep for the Camino Frances. I’d never heard about the concept of “packing your fears”, but there is absolute truth to that three word phrase. Thank you for your comprehensive video!

I can do one better - I carry TWO extra shoelaces. When tied together they make a nice clothesline. Occasionally needed for drying clothes indoors. Never actually needed for what they were intended.

Love that our packing list it’s so alike, I have walked my 2 caminos with the same backpack as yours and I love it! I had use trail running shoes and I’ll do the same for my next one this coming summer!

Thank you Nadine your videos are so helpful! Love your videography and editing too on the recent walking videos. I swear by packing cubes, total game changer, very helpful to keep things organized especially when staying in shared accommodation.

This post is by far more helpful as the presenter goes into more details. Something’s suggested maybe non-essential but still knowing they’re options. I’m determined what the weight of my pack is going to be including water weight: the presenter’s minimalist approach yet functional in Camino is very helpful. THANK YOU!!

Hi Nadine, thank you for sharing your experience. Your advice for summer is probably spot on. I’ve walked twice. The fist Camino was the French way in April from St Jean. It was cold, wet, and snowing. As a motorcyclist I know how awful it is being wet and cold, so I was prepared to carry wet weather gear, just in case. And I used it often; plastic (over) pants, rain jacket, beanie and gloves with a poncho over everything including my pack. I took a set of light weight thermal underwear, so I was never really cold. Because of the mud and snow I opted for waterproof boots. I also used walking poles. I bought these at the last minute and highly recommend them. I’m older (60) and the poles helped ease the weight and provided stability. The second Camino was the Portuguese from Lisbon in September and October. It was mostly fine or hot weather, but it did rain a couple of times and I did use the wet weather gear, but it wasn’t as cold. I was glad to have the gear and happy to carry it, but I’m not sure my daughter thought it was worth the effort. Our third Camino has been postponed due to COVID but my wife and I are now planning the Northern route from Irun sometime in late 2022 or early 2023, so time-of-year will definitely factor in how light I can manage to travel. And as a final thought, all the way to Santiago the first time I was sure once would be enough. I’m hooked. I can’t imagine life without planning my next Camino! Peace and love fellow pilgrims. ✌️❤️🙏

Gee, you walked a 70k day, nearly 44 miles! You are my new superhero, that would take me 18 hours without a break!

Thank you Nadine for this very nice video. I put a nice smelling dryer sheet in my backpack. Every time I open it the contents smell nice.

A great camino footlube which is in great easy supply in France and Spain is Olive Oil. I carry a small plastic bottle of T tree oil and a small bottle for olive oil. I put two drops of t tree into the Oo bottle before putting a bit of Oo in, usually available for the asking at cafes along the way, I always ask whilst showing the Small bottle. Never been refused. ( the t tree is a mild antiseptic so if you do have abrasions it helps keep them clean from germs.)

Thnx for sharing! I can relate! :D I always bring my old hammam towel.. I find it to be an awesome alternative to a standard travel towel. It's lightweight, it dries fast and it has some sort of comfort level.

i had not heard of the Camino de Santiago before a few days ago after watching a movie recommendation video and the guy recommended the movie The Way and said that if anyone wanted to learn more abou the Camino that they should check out 3 or 4 youtubers and youre one of them he recommended and so far youre my favortie. I've watched 4 of your videos and only like one of each of the other youtubers and youre really smart and make I can tell youre a good person. cant wait to watch more.

Thanks Nadine! Super precious tips! Going to Camino on june 30th 2022, hope to see you around! Hugs from Brasil!

Yay for Chico bags! I was an exchange student at CSU Chico in the last century and a friend who still lives there sent me a Chico bag. It's in my handbag and still gets used often. Oh, all the memories...

Excellent list. Superb presentation.

Add Mosquito net for your head (drapes down over your hat). Weighs almost nothing, takes almost no space. On both my caminos (summer), I had 4 full days that the air was full of thousands of flying insects that would land on your face, fly up your nose, into your ears, etc. In 2019 they were kind of like big gnats, 2021 the were baby flies that had hatched by the millions along the camino. Somebody mentioned it on some video, and I am SO glad I got it. I was the only one wearing one, and I was the envy of every pilgrim that walked by, swatting away hundreds of bugs off their face as they walked. I wish I could post a picture that I have of me with dozens of baby flies on my mosquito net.

Thank you. I keep hearing that I should pack light. This video is so helpful,

Great list. I made my list out then watched this video. I had carabiners on mine and thought "she won't have these" and you had them ! The only other things I had different were sunglasses (on a cord), elastic bands, electrolyte sachets, shampoo sachets and a pillow slip.

Thank you! I'm going to be a first time pilgrim and your list helps me alot

I always pack a small flat torch (about 5-6cm long) for early mornings in hostels as well as a peg less clothesline. Light, small and invaluable!!

Thank you for sharing your packing list! Mine is very similar, in fact. I always bring a feel-good item, usually a graphic t-shirt (for the evenings and as pyjamas). It's good for the morale. Planning a camino in 2021? I'm hoping to finish the last half of the Le Puy this fall, and then onward to the Frances. Plague willing, of course.

Marmot makes a 55 degree bag. It's the same size as yours. I've used it on all of my caminos AND it comes with its own compression sack.

I also bring a head lamp just in case i walk early in the morning. Toilet paper, and i remove the card board core of the toilet paper, so it lies flat. Even though my backpack as a cover, i also bring a garbage bag and use it as a liner, just in case it rains really hard. I also find that a Tilley hat works the best as it covers the face and neck.

great packing overview, thanks! Proof that you don’t need 36 liters + of stuff

Hi, Nadine. It was interesting to hear what you take along. Regarding the Keen products, I used Keen boots on two Caminos and various other hikes for about 1150 kms before they were retired to yard work. I recently bought their hiking shoes and boots again, but when I later looked online for some reviews I found a surprising number of people who said their Keen boots and shoes fell apart with very little use. This hasn't been my experience yet, but now I keep a suspicious eye on them when I hike. About the shoe laces, you can always tie the two parts of the lace together for awhile. Thanks so much for the generous sharing of information.

thank you! helped a lot What i came across and loved it, is a small piece of solid shampoo to add to my bronners and tooth paste tabs, they weigh nothing and are so much more enviormental friendly.

Good point about greasing up feet. I figured that out fast, keeping your feet in order is very important. I used body glide, I also bring kt tape, works on hotspots and a kneecap issue I have. As far as this year, so far most municipal albergues remain closed, but there are many private ones open. If you Speak Spanish, there is a KZfaq channel by Alvaro Lazago Busto and he does 3 or 4 caminos every year. Worth following as he's often on trail posting without any editing delay. Ultreia!

Checking out my late 2021 packing review video straight from the Camino :) it’s an autumn packing list so a little different x

Thanks for sharing

Great advice!

You can always use cold water to mix instant coffee…keep that in mind if you are in another 70km pinch ;)

This is very helpful information Nadine, especially when you are doing it on your own. I am always interested in the bra , underwear and socks that absorb all the sweat, as well as skin and hair care. The devil is in the details, and makes for a more enjoyable trip. My first I am planning for next April of 2023. Would love to know how the "blanket" situation is in the hostels. thanks again love from Western CAnada.

I’m hoping to hike it mid May-July, what would you recommend for warm layers, jacket shell, fleece, rain coat, down…?

Thank you for a great video! When packing clothing, are the clothing items you mention in addition to what you're wearing when you start walking, or should I consider what I'm wearing to start as part of my list?

Love your videos. Thinking of doing the Norte this fall and Frances next year. Is there a guide book for the Norte you would recommend.

it's hard to imagine all of that goes into 24 litres. Is there a video of the actual packing process for reference?

Because you hike in the summer, instead of long sleeve shirt, i would recommend taking look at the Outdoor Research echo sun hoody. Protects against sun, super light weight at 2.3 oz or 63 grams, quick dry and odour resistant. And it is an investment but not overpriced at 65 $. You can find lots of reviews on YT about this hoody.

I'm going to be doing my first camino and doing the Portuguese route. This video is really helpful. I'm going for 3 weeks, late June, early July and the items I am dithering on are the sleeping bag (my summer bag is 700g) and tops. In uk summer I have a thin top with my logos on as well as a fleece and whilst this feels excessive I'm struggling to imagine not having both. I'm also spending the night in the airport in Scotland in both directions (out flight is very early and return flight very late and airport hotels don't feel worth it for what is half a night) Do you think I will use both) so imagine I'll be wearing every item of clothing I have with me in the airport, especially if I don't bring the sleeping bag. I'm doing my camino by wheelchair and last year on hadrian's wall was carrying a tent and associated paraphernalia so I have carried much heavier but not in the heat of Spain and Portugal. Any insights would be really helpful. Thanks for a great video

With regards to rain gear, I’m going to take a poncho on my first Sept-Oct Camino Frances. A jacket & backpack cover combo means your backpack straps still get wet. I’m thinking the straps can take way too long to dry for my comfort.

Hi Nadine, thanks for this great gear review for Summer. Just wondering about feminine hygiene which wasn't mentioned!!

Nadine ,,, Muchas gracia por tus videos son preciosos,,,, continua así,,,,

Great and helpful video ! Thank you! :-)

Check out ultralight backpacking equipment. You could really cut down your pack weight significantly without sacrificing any comfort. In fact , a lighter pack would be much more comfortable.

Did you get a whole or half size up on the Keens?

I have a 35L backpack from a brand that I love but their 30L doesn't have a hip belt so I'm kinda stuck with the 35L. I just don't compact things as much but 30L is enough for you to be comfortable and still be below the recommended weight

What time is the best season to there?

Aquaphor is good for foot lube as well. Eliminates need for Vaseline.

Thank you for sharing.

Do you have a name list of the items you spoke about in your amazing video. I couldn’t catch all of them like your pack, undies etc…thank you!

Thanks!

Go Phils!!

You leave from the US. Where do u find the best airfares? Where do u fly into?

I tried a floppy hat but the back of it kept hitting my back pack and was annoying! 😕

Hi Nadine,I’m sorry if this is a stupid question,but you use a sleeping bag *on* the bed in albergues? Thanks

Nadine, thank you for your practical advice. Very helpful. How did your Keen Targhee Vents do in rain? As I understand, the vents are great for ventilation but keep them from being waterproof.

Thanks

Awesome video! What’s the best way to S Jean PD Port from Spain? And is it easy to get the Pilgrim Passport at the start?

What does your life weight summer hiking kit weigh??

I like to use my buff as an eye mask when sleeping!

Hi, I see you had a sleeping bag. So the albergues don’t provide a blanket nor towel? Can you tell me.

The best shoes for Camino are by my experience sandals. At least on Frances you don't need anything more than that.

The day bag for passport and money packed on top wouldn't work for me. I can see myself accidentally leaving it behind. I would feel more comfortable stuffing my Passport either deep in my pack or in a Fanny pack that never leaves my body.

You could always use that extra shoelace to tie your shoes together so another pilgrim won’t mistake them for theirs.

When you pass water drink at least 8oz , and then top up any bottles. Stay hydrated.

Where do you get the pilgrim credential?

I really want to know where you were when you couldn’t get coffee! 😮😅

70 K in one day, OMG

Take me to your next camino. I'm sorry, I forgot you like to walk alone ajajajaj.

Audio is poor....

Add a whistle! You never know you may need help!!

why it would take 44 minutes for a packing list is beyond me..unless it is to provide inks and make $ from selling things..or you are packing far too much!

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