STOP Overpacking for Camino de Santiago with These Pro Tips

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

I walked the Camino Frances in May / June of 2024. This video details the following: What I am glad I brought What I WISH I would have brought Things I got rid of along the way Things I had to buy

[@NewsViewsAndTruth]

i like your eye mask. I have a similar one with bluetooth pairing to phone for music. it should work with earplugs.

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@NewsViewsAndTruth I have seen those eyemasks that have speakers - that is really neat!

[@annetcell-ly4571]

Your dog is glad to have you back.

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@annetcell-ly4571 yes she is!

[@NGCosta]

Super helpful video, especially combined with first one. Much, much appreciated as I am getting ready for my first Camino. Cheers!

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@NGCosta thank you for your comment, I’m so glad you found the video helpful! Buen Camino

[@hollyhanau3628]

Fantastic video! It sounds like you had some lucky friends around, giving them hankies and all sorts of stuff they needed!

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@hollyhanau3628 Ah yes, always bring an extra hankey just in case your Camino bestie gets the sniffles

[@NewsViewsAndTruth]

Oh you're just about to start talking about blister care, and I see you have the URU package!! that australian hiker wool is nice stuff

[@NewsViewsAndTruth]

ouch that compeed stuff is expensive, so I can't imagine how much more it costs on the camino. My suggestion for blister care is Leukotape. This can replace bandage tape, and you simply put a layer of this over a hot spot before you get a blister

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@NewsViewsAndTruth that's a great tip!

[@jeberly1975]

So helpful, thank you!!

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@jeberly1975 Buen Camino 😃

[@simongue9885]

Great Info Mel - thanks for sharing

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@simongue9885 thank you for watching and commenting!

[@sheilaweldum3222]

Nice informational video! Thanks a million!

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@sheilaweldum3222 thank you for watching!

[@maggiereising9253]

Great information. Thanks so much. Start my Camino on Thursday. Your dog is really cool 😊

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@maggiereising9253 Buen Camino, Maggie!

[@henrynovell8752]

Great job. Recommend Buen Camino app highly instead of a guide book and little pink Himalayan salt packets for electrolytes.

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@henrynovell8752 thank you! I did enjoy the buen camino app.

[@manueldelgado5336]

The electrolytes packets your friend had sound like LMNT packets!

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@manueldelgado5336 yes those are the ones!

[@manueldelgado5336]

@@TravelLightAdventureduothanks! Nice video, really does help!

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@manueldelgado5336 thank you and buen camino!

[@NewsViewsAndTruth]

Speaking of towels for hiking, have you seen the Swedish dishcloths? They come in a pack of like ten for ten bucks, and people really like them. I am not sold on them yet, but got some to test out.

[@NewsViewsAndTruth]

oh well swedish dish cloths are tiny, and you want an even bigger towel. Wouldn't work for you, and I guess I am thinking more ultralight backpacking than camino hiking.

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

I have seen those but haven’t tried them! Do they make full sized ones for showering? That would be cool

[@oliviakay98]

I was hoping you'd say you were a "buff buff" 😂

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@oliviakay98 missed opportunity!

[@MaryBoutilier25]

were you able to take poles on plane?

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

Yes I did take my poles on the plane and made it to Spain without any problems. However on the way home they took my poles in Chicago. Tragic!

[@MaryBoutilier25]

@ sorry to hear that! I think I will just buy a cheap pair over there

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@MaryBoutilier25 that's a good idea. If you're in a city that has a Decathlon, they sell good quaility cheap poles.

[@sophiafortain5135]

Did you have any issues with bed bugs? If so, any tips?

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@sophiafortain5135 a fellow pilgrim got bed bugs the night before we arrived in Santiago. Biggest tip is to keep your backpack closed and away from the mattress so if there are bedbugs they don’t get inside your backpack and come with you to the next place. They are big enough to see, so you can check your mattress around the seams to look for them. Buen camino!

[@Anamolouslou]

I walked PCT trail 3 times... each time my backpack weighed like 50 lbs. 😅 ... Thinking about the Camino... I yhink my backpack would weigh the same..

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@Anamolouslou Wow three times!? That is impressive! As long as you’re comfortable with the weight it doesn’t really matter. Other people will tell you you’re crazy, though! ☺️

[@stirlingslingerland4547]

Bladders are terrible. Light disposable, cheap, supermarket water bottles are far better.

[@TravelLightAdventureduo]

@@stirlingslingerland4547 Why do you think that bladders are terrible?