Le Puy to Santiago
The Pack – Osprey Exos 48. Finding the right pack can be difficult, but it’s so important! It’s a little like trying on shoes: when you find the right one, it just fits, and feels good. If it doesn’t fit and doesn’t feel good, you haven’t found the right pack yet!
I went through several packs until I found the Osprey Exos 48. I actually bought an Exos 38, but with going on a potentially cold weather camino, I needed more space. I could have used the 38 if I didn’t take a sleeping bag and only one long sleeve shirt, but since I’m going through most of November, I didn’t want to risk it.
This is by no means a minimalist list. I’m taking a few luxuries, like a larger than necessary towel! But I am also carrying everything I will need for 12 weeks on my back, or on my person, so I tried to keep it fairly short. It may seem like a big list, but a lot of the items are quite small! It all adds up, though. I was hoping to stay under 7kg without water (about 15 lbs), but I was a little naive. This is where a good fitting pack comes in! Hopefully the extra few pounds won’t be as noticeable…
Total Pack Weight = 22lbs. Much more than I’d wanted!
Clothes
- 2 short sleeve merino wool shirts, both 150 weight – 256g
- 2 long sleeve merino wool shirts, one 200 weight and one 260 weight – 458g
- 1 nice polyester shirt – 137g
- 1 pair mountain hardware yuma pants – 314 g
- 2 macabi skirts (splurging a bit!) – 314g ea (628g)
- 3 pairs thorlo hiking socks – 279g
- 2 pairs injinji liner toe socks – 74g
- 1 pair sleeping pants – 150g
- 3 sets of underwear – 368g
- Visor hat – 47g
- Merino wool buff – 46g
- Arc’teryx Atom jacket with hood – 341g
- Gloves and glove liners – 48g
- Sierra rain jacket – 199g
- Gaitor/boot covers – 178g
Toiletries
- 3 oz shampoo – 202g
- 1 oz sunscreen – 38g
- 3 oz lotion – 100g
- 2 chapsticks – 20g
- 1 bar soap – 134g
- 1 disposable razor – 12g
- Small hairbrush with the handle cut off – 30g
- Small nail clippers –
- hairties – 10g
- hairclip – 8g
- First aid kit –
- Toothbrush with handle cut in half (more for space than weight) – 13g
- 2 oz toothpaste – 62g
- Dental floss – 16g
- Oils – 90g
Electronics
- 1 portable battery 3200 hz – 76g
- European plug adapter with 4 usb ports – 121g
- Anker bluetooth keyboard – 355g
- 6 plus iphone for pictures, blogging, and various apps and phone calls.
Documents
- Money belt
- Passport
- Pilgrim’s credential
- Credit card
- 2 Debit cards
- Medical insurance info
- List of numbers
Misc
- Safety pins – 12g
- Clothes line – 13g
- S hook – 12g
- 2 small carabiners – 18g
- Very small scissors – 3g
- Small red photon light with clip – 16g
- Shower flip flops – 116g
- Big Agnes sleeping bag in compression sack – 932g
- Sea to Summit sling bag – 60g
- XL pack towel (luxury item) – 276g
- Small journal – 138g
- Pack rain cover –
- Nuun natural U hydration electrolyte tabs (ridiculously heavy, but I need them when walking long distances. I get headaches without them.) – 279g
- Miam miam dodo guidebook – 257g
- Scrubba – 140g
- Sea to Summit laundry soap – 40g
Kit List II
Le Puy to Rome
A few changes! I know better what I need and don’t need this time. Most of it is the same.
Pack, Osprey Exos 48 – same as last time!
I will buy earplugs, laundry bar soap, and walking poles when I get to France.
I’m taking a bladder this time. I did fine with water bottles in my pockets last time, but this time I’m hoping to do some alpine hiking and will need more water. I don’t like the idea of having a bladder for 3 months and not being able to properly clean it, but I think it’s a good idea to have.
I’m taking a sleep sheet instead of a sleeping bag. I sleep hot. Last time the bag (2 season) was too hot most of the time. I have the possibility of some cold nights in the mountains, but I can sleep in layers. It’s not worth carrying a bag the whole time.
I’m sticking with the XL towel. Last time, I sent the towel home halfway through and bought a towel half the size. I totally regretted it.
I replaced the rain jacket/pack cover combo with a poncho that covers both.
Shoes, I was going to take Hokas again, but I didn’t do well with testing them. I ended up with Altra Timp 1.5s and superfeet insoles.
Total Pack Weight = 19 lbs/8.62 kilos – less than last time, even though I feel like I’m taking more this time!
Clothes
- 2 short sleeve merino wool shirts, both 150 weight – 244g
- 1 long sleeve merino wool shirt 200 weight – 182g
- 1 nice silk shirt – 60g
- 2 macabi skirts – 314g ea (628g)
- 3 pairs thorlo hiking socks and 3 pairs injinji liner toe socks – 400g
- 1 pair sleeping pants – 150g
- 3 sets of underwear – 600g
- Visor hat – 47g
- Merino wool buff – 46g
- Arc’teryx Atom jacket with hood – 341g
- Gloves – 34g
- Altus Poncho – 345g
- Swim wear – 138g
- Merino wool tights – 160 g
- Ecco hiking sandals – 680g
Toiletries
- 3 oz shampoo – 100g
- 1 oz sunscreen – 38g
- 3 oz lotion – 100g
- 2 chapsticks – 20g
- 1 bar soap – 118g
- 1 disposable razor – 9g
- Small hairbrush with the handle cut off – 16g
- Small nail clippers – 16g
- hairties – 10g
- hairclip – 8g
- First aid kit – bandaids and neosporin – 20g
- Toothbrush with handle cut in half (more for space than weight) – 13g
- 2 oz toothpaste – 71g
- Dental floss – 16g
- Oils – 111g
- glide stick – 28g
- Q-tips – 32g
- pack of tissues – 23g
Electronics
- 1 portable battery 5200 hz – 147g
- European plug adapter with 4 usb ports – 121g
- Anker bluetooth keyboard – 355g
- iPhone XR for pictures, blogging, and various apps and phone calls.
- Charging cords – 48g
- ear buds –
Documents
- Money belt
- Passport
- Pilgrim’s credential
- Credit card Debit card
- Medical insurance info
- List of numbers
Misc
- Safety pins – 12g
- Clothes line – 13g
- S hook – 12g
- 2 small carabiners – 18g
- Very small scissors – 2g
- shower cap foot covers – 20g
- Small red photon light with clip – 16g
- Shower flip flops – 116g
- Inflatable pillow – 119g
- Sea to Summit sling bag – 60g
- Sleeping sheet – 360g
- XL pack towel (luxury item) – 276g
- Nuun natural U hydration electrolyte tabs (ridiculously heavy, but I need them when walking long distances. I get headaches without them.) – 279g
- 3 L Deuter bladder – 170g
- Guidebooks – 424g
- Pills and supplements – 789g
Tubes 😉 This is super cool.Can’t wait for updates!
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It’s too late! She forgot tubes!
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