I carry quite a few meds and stuff to keep me held together. (about 800 gms all up) Some strapping tapes, knee braces etc. For tapes I try to carry 7 days worth. As I use it every day, mainly on achilles.

Well, as i am one of those "ultralight advocates" i have to say a word or two in response of your (imho very good) posts @Roby& @Robo Of course, if you have the money and it gives you pleasure, buy an ultra light sleeping bag that weighs only 50 grams, keeps you warm to -70 degrees Celsius and costs 2000 euros. The downside to buying online is that you can’t actually get hold of the product to try it out first. Much the same for a sleeping bag - local retail items tended to be heavy and not cheap. Again Florida provided an answer - the comparison was the stated temperature range - about 0.4 kg for 5 oC compared to 1.5 kg locally. That is why I am writing this so that people still understand that there is no need to go on a trip with only one pair of underpants and a T-shirt or a towel the size of a postage stamp.I essence i adapt principles from the ultralight aproach and use them for the camino. Since more of my needs are covered, i dont have to go to extremes. So I guess my point is. I try to use ultralite gear where it makes sense, but where I know that something will aid me 'getting there' and help reduce discomfort along the way, I'll think seriously of adding it.

Edit: that is what I originally wrote as that is what the adverts said but they lie!! as I just weighed it and it is 840 grams - dang! - still light and still a bargain though.There’s so much information available online when we’re shopping now, that it’s easy to find lots of detail about products like Technicals Tibet 35. This is of course really helpful, but there’s almost too much information available, so it’s important to know exactly what you’re looking for. Then I choose to carry a Physio roller! It was a life-saver last time in helping to massively reduce the pain of shin splints and other injuries. This time I have cut it shorter to reduce the weight to just 190 gms. So far local solutions for these two items totalled about 3.0 kg compared to under 1.0 kg from the Florida manufacturer.