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I wear light gloves to protect my hands from the sun when it’s sunny especially when using walking poles. Heavy ones when it’s cold for warmth.
I love my Columbia trekking shirt with sleeves that role up and can be secured with a loop and...
No rain cover came with my Osprey Talon, so I've been using a same-size Sea to Summit cover on my weekly cross-country commute. It fits perfectly and, most importantly, has kept the contents perfectly dry throughout the wettest winter in living...
Hello new here :)
I get free toothpaste samples when I visit my Dentist, which are little tubes that will last a couple of weeks, they will if they have any happily give you a handful. Free is good.
Nice.
Funnily enough, I have a very small tube (store bought) of toothpaste about that size that I use whilst travelling for business.
It was empty!
Darn.........
I was heading to the airport with no chance to get another one.
So I took a...
Hi, I'm the writer/creator of the song and video. I thought I would demistify it a bit and say that the graphics were actually relatively easy to create. Using the Bing AI Image Creator I just needed to describe with text and in detail what I...
The albergue/store/cafe at the Somport Pass has intermittent open/close hours, so do not depend upon it unless you have confirmed in advance. Instead of staying there, Estacion is about 1-1.5 hours downhill from there and Pueblo another hour...
The only real resemblance to the climb from SJPDP is that it's steeply uphill. I much preferred the climb to the Somport pass, however. It's almost all on real trail, which (to my mind, at least) makes it more enjoyable than the slog on...
The best exercise you could do would be a brisk walk to a qualified physiotherapist.
Many of us with dodgy backs could make recommendations, but even I’m loath to take my own advice.
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