What you cannot leave at home

Things you are going to need and may not find on the Way

In our backpacks we will take the basic, essential things, and not overload:

  • Espadrilles, flip-flops or trainers for the rest periods
  • Boots
  • Underwear and cotton socks with no seams and woollen socks
  • A pair of trousers
  • Two T-shirts
  • Two sweatshirts or jerseys
  • A hat, an eyeshade or a cap
  • A sleeping bag
  • Toilet paper and tissues
  • A canteen
  • A High protection factor sunscreen
  • A small first aid kit which includes the basic components: sticking plasters, gelatin coated dressings, tweezers, hypodermic needles, mercurochrome or similar, analgesics and anti-inflammatories
  • It is important to take our documentation and credit cards as it is advisable not to carry much cash.
  • Mobile phone and charger
  • The pilgrim’s shell

As optional components, which may be practical, we can take the following:

We will take the basic, essential things, and not overload

A sleeping bag, footwear for rest periods, a canteen, high protection factor sunscreen, a small first aid kit, mobile phone with charger and documentation are some of the basic components

  • Ear plugs
  • A torch
  • Swimwear
  • A neckerchief
  • Basic kitchenware
  • Detergent
  • A lighter

Recommended personal equipment

Few clothes, adapted to the season of our walk, with insulating fabric, caps during all the year (for the sun and cold) and a staff.

Clothing must be adapted to the weather conditions of the epoch chosen to go on the Way and to the different geographical zones to be travelled through. An important factor to take into account is that many stages will be in mountainous areas, at an altitude of approximately one thousand metres above sea level.

Clothing must be adapted to the weather conditions of the epoch: snow

Clothing must be adapted to the weather conditions of the epoch: rain

Clothing must be adapted to the weather conditions of the epoch: hot

A large number of layers of clothing should not be worn, the important point is that it be made of fabric which insulates against the temperature changes of the exterior

A large number of layers of clothing should not be worn, the important point is that it be made of fabric which insulates against the temperature changes of the exterior, is capable of maintaining a fine layer of hot air between the clothing and the skin so that there is no loss of heat. Especially in summer, garments must be chosen which facilitate transpiration, and a waterproof garment must be included regardless of the epoch of the year in which the Way is travelled.

Since the pilgrims will be exposed to direct sunlight during most of the stages, it will be necessary to take caps, hats or eyeshades which prevent sunstroke, hypothermia, etc. In winter, a cap will protect us from the cold especially in high areas.

An auxiliary component which is of great assistance, especially in stony terrain, is a staff, which is also the hallmark of the pilgrim.