Packing for the Camino is an exercise in “pack light and carry on”. It is recommended that you do not go over 10-15% of your body weight. Albergues all along the Camino are FULL of crap people leave behind.  It took months of reading about what people took and about what people regretted they took before I was able to come up with my own packing list. Post-Camino, I realized it was a pretty good list so I thought I would share it here. Without food and water, my pack was about 20 pounds. Read on to see what I included in my bag; I also did a separate post with ten tips to remember when packing.

THE CAMINO PACKING LIST

OUTER WEAR

  • wind breaker
  • Icebreaker fleece
  • wide brimmed hat
  • bandanas x2
  • buff
  • thin gloves
  • Ferrino Trekker poncho
  • thin cotton scarf

DAYTIME CLOTHES

  • technical t-shirts x3
  • technical long-sleeved shirt
  • bra x2
  • underwear x3
  • zip-off pants x2
  • liner socks x3
  • wool socks x2

SHOES

  • Ecco yak leather hikers
  • Teva sandals
  • shower flip flops

TOILETRIES

  • toilet paper
  • nail clipper
  • chap stick x2
  • LUSH body cream bar
  • razor
  • toothbrush
  • toothbrush holder
  • toothpaste
  • contact solution
  • contacts x3 2-week pairs
  • Purell
  • comb/brush
  • antiperspirant

SLEEPING GEAR

  • long johns (bottoms)
  • eye mask
  • ear plugs x3
  • down sleeping bag (in a  compression sack)

 FIRST AID KIT

  • green Gravol
  • pink Gravol
  • Imodium
  • Cipro
  • Polysporin
  • Bandaids
  • Compeed
  • Advil
  • Aleve
  • Benadryl cream
  • Benadryl pills
  • Reactin
  • cold/flu pills
  • electrolytes
  • anti-fungal cream
  • fungal soap
  • anti-chafing gel
  • stretchy bandage

LAUNDRY

  • basin (Sea-to-Summit kitchen sink)
  • line (Sea-to Summit)
  • safety pins (various sizes)
  • campsuds

SHOWER

  • hook
  • towel x2
  • campsuds

ELECTRONICS

  • regular camera
  • batteries, memory cards, charger
  • waterproof camera
  • e-reader and charger cord
  • phone
  • iPod nano
  • adapter

    FOOD

    • swiss army knife
    • collapsible bowl
    • collapsible cup
    • 1L water bottle
    • spork

    WRITING

    • journal (Moleskin – theme The Hobbit)
    • pen

     BAGS

    • Osprey backpack (about 32-36L. not sure since the size isn’t on the bag)
    • collapsible day pack
    • foldable shopping bag
    • waterproof bags (stores clothes, toiletries, and electronics)
    • backpack lock

    MISCELLANEOUS

    • Camino badge
    • Black Diamond walking poles
    • glasses case and glasses
    • sunglasses
    • wallet
    • whistle
    • small plastic bottle for Finisterre sand
    • towel tabs
    • headlamp
    • thread and needle
    • tissues
    • Camino passport
    • real passport
    • travel insurance information

    Curious to see how I fared on the Camino Frances? Here is a daily journal that represents each day along The Way and here are my post-Camino recommendations in relation to packing.