AKA my “Lumbarino”

I loved hiking in my lightest pack yet!

This was technically not a Camino de Santiago. It was a local thru-hike called “Camino de los Faros” that follows the coast line in Galicia. There were days with no services, and some extremely long days that had us walking twelve hours. Knowing the limitations of the trail I was still able to successfully carry everything I needed in my lumbar pack.

Okay, onto the list!

Musts:

• Passport
• Visa (if needed)
• Wallet
• Phone (+ charger, 6’ cable, adapter)

Clothes

**All clothes (except what I wore on trail) are packed in this 3L drybag 

On Trail

• 1x Merino sun hoody (Sun protection is so important on trail)
• 1x Pair hiking pants (Pockets are helpful for snacks or your phone)
• 1x Wool jacket
• 1x Raincoat
• 1x Bandana (sun protection and board game)
• 1x Baseball hat
• 1x Pair sun gloves (saves me the annoyance of sunscreen)
• 1x Sports bra 
• 1x Wool under
• 1x Darn tough quarter crew wool socks
• 1x Pair of trail runner sneakers

Off Trail

• 1x Dress
• 1x Branwyn merino bralette 
• 1x Wool under
• 1x Darn tough quarter crew wool socks
• 1x Pair of lightweight sandals

My one and only “just in case” item

• 1x Bikini (yes, this fit in my 6L bag!)

Toiletries 

– packed in this bag ^{(6.5”x7.5”)}

Teeth kit:

• 1x Bite guard (how I optimized traveling with one)
• UL toothbrush (or a more reasonable Travel toothbrush)
• Toothpaste tabs (or tiny airplane tubes)
• 4x Tooth flossers (clean and reuse)

Others:

• SPF 50 Face moisturizer (decanted into a lip gloss tube)
• Tinted sunscreen in a 1 oz tin or smaller (for my face)
• Sunscreen stick (for everywhere else)
• SPF lip balm
• Lanolin lip balm (The best for chapped lips. I decant it into lip gloss tubes)
• Baking soda deodorant (decanted into a small tin)
• Diva cup 
• Solid conditioner bar in matador case (they also make solid shampoo)
• Dr Bronners soap in a matador case (soap for body, hair, & clothes)
• Hair Kit: hair brush, 1x hair clip, 2x hair ties (great for thick hair!)

First Aid

• 4x Bandaids (different sizes)
• 1x “Swiss army knife” (Never had an issue with TSA or EU equivalent)
• Assorted meds in a 1 oz. tin or tiny zipped baggies
  • Imodium, gas x, Pepto, Tums, Tagamet
  • ibuprofen, Excedrin, melatonin
• 1’ of anti-blister tape (Wrapped around a q tip) or Compeed (if needed)
• 1x Contact lens container (With hydrocortisone cream and bug balm)
• Electrolyte chewable tablets 
• 1x Travel bottle of hand sanitizer
• 1x 3D printed tick remover

Miscellaneous

• 1x Bum/waist/fanny pack 
• 1x Packable shopping bag (For grocery runs etc)
• 1x Wallet (With section for coins)
• 1x Pair sunglasses (Polarized and UPF protection! I put them on a lanyard)

• Sleep kit: 1x eye mask, 1x set ear plugs
• 1x Travel towel (The best of the best. Not all are made equally!)
• 1x Kula Cloth (For those who squat to pee)
• 1x Mini S biner (To clip Kula cloth to pack)
• 1x 3D printed carabiner (ultralight! kept my sandals attached to the outside of my bag)

• 1x Hero clip (Keeps my bag off the ground or the bathroom floor)
• 9’ of paracord (Makeshift clothesline and other uses)
• 2x Safety pins
• 1x Mini pen 
• 2x Quart sized ziplock bags (1x for passport and credential, 1x spare)

• 1x Set trekking poles
• 1x Set trekking pole rubber tips

• 4x Caffeine chocolates (for early AM starts when cafes are closed)
• 4x Energy bars (backup plan for breakfast or lunch)
• 2x Smart water bottles with sport caps
• 1x Bag of sunflower seeds

Electronics 

– packed in this 1L drybag

• 1x Anker Power Bank
• 1x 30w charger that’s EU compliant (Save yourself the bulk of a big adapter: buy the little adapters and put them on a US charger)
• 1x 6’ charging cable (Plugs are in the weirdest spots in older buildings)
• 1x USB-C to USB-A adapter (Not all public ports have upgraded to USB-C)
• 1x Set headphones (Don’t be the jerk with the speaker on the trail)

Baggage

• 7L lumbar pack (my 6L has been discontinued)

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I loved walking with my 6L lumbar bag!

It fit everything I needed, and had room for snacks and incidentals.

I hope this inspired you to Lumbar-ino your way to Santiago, or on your next hike.

Remember, less is more!

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