Did the Camino this summer on a bicycle, and there's some stuff walkers could learn from cyclists: - Use a neck buff. completely avoids sun damage on neck, and you can keep it wet all day long to cool you off quickly, as I did. - Use a wide brimmed hat insteadd of a cap. I saw way too many people with burnt cheeks, noses, bottom lip, ears. I prefer to use more stuff than put on smelly sunscreen everyday (which will drip down and transfer to clothes). Though a sunhoodie is a great option too, as you showed :) A wide hat also allows you to use a face mosquito mesh. It wasn't often than we needed them, but when we did everyone desperately wished they had one. - Use toe socks. Most blisters people got were either in the ankle from improper shoes, or in between the toes - the latter happens because of the modern shoe's taper, which is unnatural for our feet. Barefoot shoes with a wide toe box would solve that problem, but toe socks strongly alleviate that issue too but reducing friction and transfering moisture. - An S-biner or Hero-clip will help tremendously to hang stuff in shower stalls. - A compressible dry bag like the decathlon 20L one which has an airflow valve allowed me to reduce clothing and sleeping bag bulk by half. For the summer though, dont even need a sleeping bag. just a liner and a polar blanket. more than enough tbh. As you said I spent most night just in the liner, and only covered myself just before dawn. - An umbrella. I know, unusual, but it's still THE best waterproofing you can get. A poncho or rain jacket will eventually wet out, meaning it will soak water in. I've got one as small as my iphone, but on dayhikes I have swapped one trekking pole for a long umbrella. Hope this helps someone
So many great ideas! I'm taking many notes to fine tune packing for my May Camino Portuguese. Also, at 10:04, "the little zip thing" is called a toggle. 😄
I use the Lone Peak 8's. Switched from Hoka as Hoka gave me toe problems. Just did a little 13 mile test walk today and love them. When do you start? April 17@@TheCaminoGuide
Sorry, just saw this. If you started on April 17th, you're probably around Logrono, I think. I lost my sunglasses about 3 miles from there last year if you see them. They were my favorite....
I try not to walk in the dark. A lot of people do and use headlamps, but If you are walking in the dark, you miss all the scenery and cafes are not open yet. Depending on whether I'm walking in spring or fall, the time will be different. In May the Sun comes up early and starts getting light around 6:00 a.m.. But in September it doesn't get light until around 8am. In the earlier stages everyone's excited, so they tend to walk earlier. Most people are on the trail by 7:00 or 8:00. As you get farther along people get more comfortable and maybe start walking around 9:00. It depends on the distance you're going that day. Shorter days you don't need to leave quite so early. Check in time at municipal albergues is not until 1:00 p.m. or 2:00 p.m. So if you are walking 20 km, which only takes about 4 hours, you could leave at 9:00 a.m. and still be there by 1:00 or 2:00. 5 km/h is a normal pace for most people. A typical day on the Camino would be 22 km to 25 km. So that's about 5 hours of walking and there might be a couple hours of resting and sitting in cafes. So figure a 7-hour day and you probably want to be done by 2:00 p.m. so if you leave around 7:00 a.m. on average, that's about the normal time. Most of the albergues Will kick you out by 8:00 a.m. anyway.
Yup...that's the challenge. You can get it lighter with a smaller pack, but you give up some of the support or air flow. 8 lbs with this pack feels better than 6 lbs with a less substantial pack. If I left a little later in the summer I could lose the pants, warm layers, etc...and get down to almost nothing.
I tried a pair of hokas and they gave me a blister on the corner of my heel. I think the heels were too narrow in the ones that I got. I've been thinking about trying a different pair, maybe ones that have a wider heel. Everybody's feet are a little different. My main concern is the room in the toes.
Haha. You must not hike much. Those shoes- Altra Lone Peaks, were voted the most popular hiking shoe among successful thru hikers on the Appalachian trail and pacific crest trail for every year for the past several years. Maybe do some homework before giving bad advice to strangers. This guy did his homework. “Tennis shoes”. Haha. You must not play tennis either. Those treads on the Lone Peaks would be banned from any tennis court.
@@RC-qf3mp I live in Seattle and am avid hiker & mt biker. Nothing is as comfy as Hoka's. Every time someone tries Hoka's they are sold. Deckers which own the Hoka brand was up $109.21 per share because Hoka's are really taking off. After hours DECK stock is up another $16/share. I've worn them all, I'll stay with Hoka's.
@@markrobertdevison1227 you stay with your Hokas, along with all the grannies with type 2 diabetes and need the extra cushion. Real hikers care about foot health and why minimalist shoes have only grown in the past decades, ever since Born to Run came out. Altra popularized zero drop, which is better than high drop, and popularized wide toe boxes. But the next step in the evolution was minimalist shoes. If you want to make money in stocks, maybe look for more than after hours price action and focus on EBITDA multiples. But no, you don’t work in finance. Obviously. And don’t know much about shoes. You think Altras are tennis shoes?!?! Hahaha. Hokas and either max cushion shoes increase instability. Which means you are more likely to fall down wearing them. Worst of all, you’re just depriving your foot the opportunity to flex and move the way feet naturally do. It’s ok for you to be clueless about shoes, but to go on comments sections and spread your ignorance, well, that’s just hilarious!!! Hahahaha.
@@TheCaminoGuide We are a European-American family, lived in the US and Europe, and it's fun to spot the stereotypes. Not judging. It's not so much about competivness, it's the gear, the clothes and (yes) they way of moving outdoors but especially in a city.
It's a competition and we are winning! :) I lived in the netherlands for a few months after my first Camino and couldn't figure out what they meant when they kept referring to how American I was. After spending a lot more time in Europe, I get it now.
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Did the Camino this summer on a bicycle, and there's some stuff walkers could learn from cyclists:
- Use a neck buff. completely avoids sun damage on neck, and you can keep it wet all day long to cool you off quickly, as I did.
- Use a wide brimmed hat insteadd of a cap. I saw way too many people with burnt cheeks, noses, bottom lip, ears. I prefer to use more stuff than put on smelly sunscreen everyday (which will drip down and transfer to clothes). Though a sunhoodie is a great option too, as you showed :) A wide hat also allows you to use a face mosquito mesh. It wasn't often than we needed them, but when we did everyone desperately wished they had one.
- Use toe socks. Most blisters people got were either in the ankle from improper shoes, or in between the toes - the latter happens because of the modern shoe's taper, which is unnatural for our feet. Barefoot shoes with a wide toe box would solve that problem, but toe socks strongly alleviate that issue too but reducing friction and transfering moisture.
- An S-biner or Hero-clip will help tremendously to hang stuff in shower stalls.
- A compressible dry bag like the decathlon 20L one which has an airflow valve allowed me to reduce clothing and sleeping bag bulk by half. For the summer though, dont even need a sleeping bag. just a liner and a polar blanket. more than enough tbh. As you said I spent most night just in the liner, and only covered myself just before dawn.
- An umbrella. I know, unusual, but it's still THE best waterproofing you can get. A poncho or rain jacket will eventually wet out, meaning it will soak water in. I've got one as small as my iphone, but on dayhikes I have swapped one trekking pole for a long umbrella.
Hope this helps someone
So many great ideas! I'm taking many notes to fine tune packing for my May Camino Portuguese. Also, at 10:04, "the little zip thing" is called a toggle. 😄
Thank you so much, this was so useful!
I’m leaving SJPdP on May 24th starting my walk and hope to see you on the Camino !!
You might see us there :)
Great info. Pretty much the same thing i'll be doing for my April 17 start. I'm going with Altras but didnt you decide to do another brand?
I used the Brooks Adrenaline last time. I like to switch it up a bit and try new gear. I'm probably going with the Altra Lone Peaks this time.
I use the Lone Peak 8's. Switched from Hoka as Hoka gave me toe problems. Just did a little 13 mile test walk today and love them. When do you start? April 17@@TheCaminoGuide
Sorry, just saw this. If you started on April 17th, you're probably around Logrono, I think. I lost my sunglasses about 3 miles from there last year if you see them. They were my favorite....
Hi, usually what are the hours that you walk?
I try not to walk in the dark. A lot of people do and use headlamps, but If you are walking in the dark, you miss all the scenery and cafes are not open yet. Depending on whether I'm walking in spring or fall, the time will be different. In May the Sun comes up early and starts getting light around 6:00 a.m.. But in September it doesn't get light until around 8am. In the earlier stages everyone's excited, so they tend to walk earlier. Most people are on the trail by 7:00 or 8:00. As you get farther along people get more comfortable and maybe start walking around 9:00. It depends on the distance you're going that day. Shorter days you don't need to leave quite so early. Check in time at municipal albergues is not until 1:00 p.m. or 2:00 p.m. So if you are walking 20 km, which only takes about 4 hours, you could leave at 9:00 a.m. and still be there by 1:00 or 2:00. 5 km/h is a normal pace for most people. A typical day on the Camino would be 22 km to 25 km. So that's about 5 hours of walking and there might be a couple hours of resting and sitting in cafes. So figure a 7-hour day and you probably want to be done by 2:00 p.m. so if you leave around 7:00 a.m. on average, that's about the normal time. Most of the albergues Will kick you out by 8:00 a.m. anyway.
17:36 for total weight.
8 pounds is great but over 2.5 pounds is just the pack!
Yup...that's the challenge. You can get it lighter with a smaller pack, but you give up some of the support or air flow. 8 lbs with this pack feels better than 6 lbs with a less substantial pack. If I left a little later in the summer I could lose the pants, warm layers, etc...and get down to almost nothing.
I would bail on those tennis shoes and switch to Hoka's. Nothing feels better than Hoka's.
I tried a pair of hokas and they gave me a blister on the corner of my heel. I think the heels were too narrow in the ones that I got. I've been thinking about trying a different pair, maybe ones that have a wider heel. Everybody's feet are a little different. My main concern is the room in the toes.
@@TheCaminoGuide Hoka's also come in widths, up to triple E. Have fun on your voyage.
Haha. You must not hike much. Those shoes- Altra Lone Peaks, were voted the most popular hiking shoe among successful thru hikers on the Appalachian trail and pacific crest trail for every year for the past several years. Maybe do some homework before giving bad advice to strangers. This guy did his homework. “Tennis shoes”. Haha. You must not play tennis either. Those treads on the Lone Peaks would be banned from any tennis court.
@@RC-qf3mp I live in Seattle and am avid hiker & mt biker. Nothing is as comfy as Hoka's. Every time someone tries Hoka's they are sold. Deckers which own the Hoka brand was up $109.21 per share because Hoka's are really taking off. After hours DECK stock is up another $16/share. I've worn them all, I'll stay with Hoka's.
@@markrobertdevison1227 you stay with your Hokas, along with all the grannies with type 2 diabetes and need the extra cushion. Real hikers care about foot health and why minimalist shoes have only grown in the past decades, ever since Born to Run came out. Altra popularized zero drop, which is better than high drop, and popularized wide toe boxes. But the next step in the evolution was minimalist shoes. If you want to make money in stocks, maybe look for more than after hours price action and focus on EBITDA multiples. But no, you don’t work in finance. Obviously. And don’t know much about shoes. You think Altras are tennis shoes?!?! Hahaha.
Hokas and either max cushion shoes increase instability. Which means you are more likely to fall down wearing them. Worst of all, you’re just depriving your foot the opportunity to flex and move the way feet naturally do. It’s ok for you to be clueless about shoes, but to go on comments sections and spread your ignorance, well, that’s just hilarious!!! Hahahaha.
Most importantly: have fun.
But always easy to spot an American in Europe 🤣
We might be a little bit competitive. We're working on making this an Olympic sport.
@@TheCaminoGuide We are a European-American family, lived in the US and Europe, and it's fun to spot the stereotypes. Not judging.
It's not so much about competivness, it's the gear, the clothes and (yes) they way of moving outdoors but especially in a city.
It's a competition and we are winning! :) I lived in the netherlands for a few months after my first Camino and couldn't figure out what they meant when they kept referring to how American I was. After spending a lot more time in Europe, I get it now.