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    To those who brought a tent: How do I keep the total weight down?

    You can camp wild camp in Spain as thousands of people doing the GR10 do, I've also seen people wild camp on the Camino Frances. Spain is an autonomous country with each region with its own laws.
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    To those who brought a tent: How do I keep the total weight down?

    I use a tarp tent which is held up by my hiking poles or if you have trees you can use a guy ropes to make the ridge and weights 245g.
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    Is tap water safe to drink in Portugal?

    Portugal is in the European Union and EU member states have to comply with The recast Drinking Water Directive (DWD) is the EU's main law on drinking water. It concerns the access to and the quality of water intended for human consumption to protect human health. The recast is a response by the...
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    Stomach Bug on Meseta

    A cluster I walked with got it before Burgos
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    standard of living/quality of life in Spain

    GDP per capita doesn't really reflect the wealth of the average person, while Norway and United Arab Emirates have similar GDP per capita,only 12% of the UAE residents hold 88% of the countries wealth, while in Norway 82% of its residents have 76% of the countries wealth.
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    OK guys, what underwear?

    To keep down on weight and for easy drying nylon thongs are the best.
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    long sleeve Merino wool shirt for SUMMER

    I use a light 150 merino sun hoodie which has long sleeves with thumb holes, it works really well at wicking the sweat away from my body keeping me cooler, the hood goes over my baseball cap keeping the sun off my head & neck.
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    Sleeping bag or just liner (starting Frances at SJPdP on April 25th)

    Sea to Summit Spark Sp0 +9 Degrees Down Summer Sleeping Bag https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PHV6Q6P?tag=casaivar-21. From Amazon £232
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    Sleeping bag or just liner (starting Frances at SJPdP on April 25th)

    I will be leaving from SJPDP on April 17 and will be bringing my very light down sea to summit sleeping bag that only weighs 245 grams and packs really small I'll be hopefully staying mostly in municipal albergues when you never know how warm its going to be at night, I am also bringing a silk...
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    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    I don't bother with a Compostela certificate and I find walking 100 kilometres not to be much of a challenge but I appreciate that for many it is and for a completely selfish reason I would welcome an end to the Compostela certificate as it may discourage many 100k walkers from walking in the...
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    Niggling hates (dislikes) on Camino

    I have to agree with the toilet paper, especially after Sarria, but I also dislike it when you read about all the false information from pilgrims on forums like this on wild camping and how they always say that it's illegal in Spain when it's not and how they are oblivious to the fact that many...
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    Gortex or No -Gortex Shoes

    In winter I wear waterproof boots as wet cold feet never really warm up, but on Spanish / Portuguese Camino from April to November I wear breathable trail runners and merino socks as wet warm feet aren't an issue my feet remain comfortable and shoes & socks dry in no time while wearing them, and...
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    Gortex or No -Gortex Shoes

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    OK guys, what underwear?

    I like these but they take forever to dry.
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    If you had to choose to skip a part of the route. What would be your choice?

    I would skip Sarria to Santiago as it can get too busy from there.
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