How Do You Pack For El Camino De Santiago?
• Find the lightest and most comfortable backpack. It needs to rest properly on your hips, not on your back. It needs to breathe properly because you’ll be carrying it for up to six hours a day. It should be waterproof if possible and if not, make sure you have a waterproof casing for it. • Make sure your boots are as comfortable as possible. Forget the expense on this item. Whatever the cost, spend it. You’ll be living in these boots, and it rains often along El Camino so they should breathe well as well as be light and waterproof. If possible, buy them several months before you leave so you can break them in. • Take the bare minimum when it comes to clothes. If you can, limit yourself to 2 sets underwear, 2 tops (1 T-shirt, 1 lightweight quick-drying blouse/shirt, 2 pairs of socks (no-blister socks – basically two socks in one), 1 pair pants, 1 pair shorts, 1 pair of sandals or flip-flops, a hat, and a fleece for cool evenings. • Go light on the toiletries and incidentals. Toothpaste
