5 WEEKS TO GO

This is what I will be taking for 7 weeks of walking! 

Lots of you have been asking about our kits.  Over the past 18 months I have slowly been working on what I will be needing for the walk.  It has been lots of fun and I think I have, at last, got to my final bits and pieces together.  Everything in the picture will be packed into my pack.  I have not included the clothes that I will be wearing i.e 1 pair boots, 1 pair socks and 1 pair sock liners, 1 set underwear, 1 pair trousers, 1 technical shirt and my hat.    The other "missing items" are my two water bottles.  I will be taking 2 pump water bottles which will hold 1.5L water. 

 

Sorted into categories for packing.

Once I had everything out I divided it into categories.  The green waterproof stuff sac contains all my clothing.  The blue bag at the back has night wear,  my sleeping bag, sleep shorts and t-shirt.  I still need to get one more dry sac which will hold the pink fleece and kikoi pictured in a plastic bag above.  This bag also contains everything I may need during the day e.g. mug, spork, penknife etc.  The plastic bag on the right has my rain gear.  This I will keep in the front pocket of my pack for quick and easy access.  My wash kit is in a ziploc bag leaning against the blue bag and the small khaki bag on top of pink things, is my first aid kit. 
The purple bag on the right will have things I want at hand whilst walking e.g. my camera, specs, purse, tissues etc. and finally the bag at the back will be around my waist under my clothing.  This will hold my passports, tickets and extra money.

Everything packed and still some space.

Finally all in the pack and the best part is, this pack weighs in at just over 5kg!  It seems I have reached my goal weight.

David is working on his pack and taking tips from me.  He insisted on us getting a scale which weighs things in grams.   I ordered a cheap scale from China on ebay.com which arrived safely.  It has been extremely helpful in making decisions on what to take. 

I am training with my pack filled with all sorts of odds and ends to make up the weight.  Yesterday I walked with 9.5kg.   David is walking with his pack filled with his Camino kit. 

35 days to go!