[Gocamino] Backpack

[Grant Spangler]

The shrink wrap I have seen in several airports in Spain, but I do not 
recall seeing it in the US. Our obsessive level of security lets them open 
your bags after they disappear from view; that would mean ripping open the 
shrink wrap.

I firmly believe in carry-on luggage for all mission-critical stuff. Ask 
yourself the question, "How would it affect my Camino if they lost or 
destroyed my backpack?". For most of us it would be a major setback. I did 
meet a Peregrino who had the lightest pack I've ever seen on the Camino. His 
airlines lost his pack. He bought a funky little daypack and a change of 
clothes and just started walking. I'm not sure I'd be up for that. Light is 
good, but given the choice, I'll walk with MY pack. It fits me, for one, and 
it's got the stuff in it I know will fascilitate my Journey. Find a way to 
get your pack with you in the cabin. It's part of the simplicity, the 
self-reliance, and the control of your own destiny.

Buen Camino,

Grant

Grant Spangler
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