Another packing List

[dandekay]

Richard,
   Your list is very complete.  It makes me curious on two facts: what did
your pack weigh and how much of the list did you use.?
       Daniel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Ferguson" <peregrinoaATT.NET>
To: <GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 10:39 PM
Subject: Another packing List


> All the talk about packing lists got me to dig out the list I used.  I
started with a more comprehensive list that I would use for mountaineering
expeditions, and then cut it down to what I saw as the essentials.  I
probably would pack the same again.
>
> I was walking in March, so had to bring some warmish clothes, just in case
of cold.  I missed snow on one of the passes by a few days.  The coldest I
got was at the refugio and church at Samos, I should have been wearing every
article of clothing I had brought, but I did not.
>
> The white and red ditty bags are full of miscelaneous stuff that I only
need occasionally, but carry just in case.  They are part of my backpacking
and camping system.  These bags have been all over, even carried to 21,000
feet.  I think the total weight of those two bags is around two pounds.  As
a matter of policy, I avoid adjusting the contents of those two bags from
trip to trip; I figure that whatever I take out to save weight is just what
I will turn out to need later.
>
> A few items are listed in more than one place in the list.  I mailed the
duffel bag and some photocopied information to myself in Santiago.
>
> Richard
>
> --------------------
>
> Packing List for Santiago de Compostella
>
> CLOTHING
> * Synthetic long underwear/shirt
>   Synthetic long underwear bottoms
> * Sweater
> * Wind Parka (Goretex)
> * Rain Poncho
>   Rain chaps
> * Wool mittens
> * Socks, 5 pair hiking socks
>   Underwear, 5 pair to pack
>   Synthetic climbing pants
>   Two extra synthetic shirts
>   Cotton long sleeve T-shirt
> * Mountain boots
> * Balaclava/hat
>   Baseball cap
> * Sunglasses
> * Pocket knife
>
>
>
>
> WEAR OR CARRY ON PLANE
> Walking shoes
> Polyester pants and shirt
> Passport with case.
> Airline ticket/itinerary
> Book to read and throw away.
> Sweater
> Notes about Madrid, basic info
>   Wallet ($100 cash, credit cards, phone numbers)
>   Personal cards
>   Watch
>   Carry on bag, disposable?
> a Camera and slide film, pocket tripod
>
> MISCELANEOUS
> * Water bottles (Minimum of 2 qts/liters)
> * Cups and spoons (Suggest 1 each)
>   Sleeping bag
> * Large pack
>   Duffel bag to hold large pack, etc.
>   Garbage bag or cover to protect pack from rain or snow
> * Food
>   Vitamins and acidopholus
> * Sunscreen
>   Extra safety pins for clothline.
>   Elastic band for ankle exercises
>   Rock to leave at Cruz de Fierro
>
>
> TOILET KIT
>   Toothbrush & Toothpaste
>   Dental floss
>   Shampoo, small amount
>   Deodorant, small amount
>   Vaseline, small amount
>   Soap to wash clothes, small amount
>   Eye drops
>
> PILLS
>   Vitamins
>   Acidopholus
>   Ibuprofin
>   Guclosomine-Condroitin
>
> CONTENTS OF WHITE DITTY BAG
> * Compass
> * Matches
> * Butane lighter
> * Chapstick with sunscreen
> * Water purification tablets
> * Spoon
>   Pencil
> * Flashlight
>   Thermometer
> * Plastic bags
> * Whistle
> * Extra cord
>   Can opener
>
>
> PAPERWORK IN SMALL CASE
> * Guidebook for route & Finisterre
>   Journal, small, pencil and pen
>   New testament
>   Copies of guidebook pages
>   Pilgrim's passport
>
>
> CONTENTS OF RED DITTY BAG
> * Spare socks
> a First aid kit with:
>        Moleskin
>        Roll of Adhesive tape
>        Ace Bandage, small
>        Aspirin, tylenol, etc.
>        Gauze pads and roll
>        Bandaids
>        Notepad and pencil
> * Toilet paper
>   Tube tent (with candle?)
> * Spare string
>   Spare plastic bags
> a Extra sungoggles
> a Sewing kit  - review carefully
>        Safety pins
>        Material for patching
>        Needle and thread
>   Webbing and buckles for repairs
>   Extra matches
>   Spare flashlight bulbs
> * Extra flashlight with fresh batteries
>   Flagging for trail marking
>
> Key to Symbols
> * Personal necessity
> a Group gear
>