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I trained with putting a 10 lb bag of dogfood in my backpack in my backpack and walked the daily distance I hoped to walk. That worked great helping me getting my self used to the weight of the backpack. -
Thanks for that correction. In your view, is its main advantage over using your camino backpack the fact that it doesn’t look weird walking around town? And I totally agree with you about the importance of muscle conditioning. I have seen so...
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As an avid "all season" backpacker, I stopped using a compression sack years ago! I put a trash can liner in my pack and stuff my sleeping back and hammock under quilt in that. I find a bag in a compression sack to be too bulky and solid against...
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elajenki replied to the thread Sleeping Bag Compression Sack.Thanks for sharing your tips! I will do my best to report back on the quilt!
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Wow -- that is a mighty nice quilt! I agree with the recommendation on the pack liner. I use a large Ultra Sil dry bag (25 or 30 liter -- would need to check) from Sea to Summit for my clothes and then a few smaller ones for sleeping bag, shave...
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elajenki replied to the thread Training with Weighted Vests.Thanks for your insight. I like that idea of training rather than just hiking.
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Thank you @GaryRobArms for saying exactly what I would say. There is a persistent belief here that the best way to train for the Camino is to simulate the hiking as much as possible. It is understandable because it is intuitively logical, but it...
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In my own experience training for the Camino, I think sometimes too much emphasis is placed on "aerobic" fitness, which having walked it a couple of times now, seems less important. Sure there are moments with steep inclines that might leave you...
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elajenki replied to the thread Sleeping Bag Compression Sack.So good to know! It was an expensive buy! Buen Camino
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Just a word of caution. I had an Enlightened Equipment quilt that I stored in a compression dry sack on my first caminos. However, I didn't take it out of the compression bag when I returned home. Eventually, the down won't de- compress and...
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