What to Buy Before Walking the Camino

Not everything needs buying in advance. Buy and test the items you will live in, and leave the rest for the road.

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Buy early and test

How to Train for the Camino de Santiago Before You Go explains why: shoes and pack need weeks of use before you travel.

Wear them on training walks first.

Load it to your real Camino weight before you go.

These are easiest to choose calmly at home.

Helpful on long descents.

Galicia can be wet in any season.

Small, cheap and useful from day one.

Nearly everything you forget can be bought in a pharmacy or shop along the route, so do not overpack out of worry.