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Mmisspenn2519 replied to the thread May-June Camino Frances - Rain Gear & Eating ware.I actually just looked at the bottle I'm thinking of spraying the hat and shoes with - it's Scotchgard, not silicone! Any thoughts on that? I'd hate to buy a new stiff pair of hiking boots when I'm so comfortable in my trail runners and they have...
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Shoes: You're fine. Forget the shoe liners unless they improve the fit. Rain jacket: Stand in the shower with your proposed rain shell on and see if that works for you. I suspect it will not. The decision for you is actually whether to get... -
Mmisspenn2519 posted the thread May-June Camino Frances - Rain Gear & Eating ware in 🥾 Equipment and Clothes.Hello all - thank you all so much for all of the guidance on what is not my only first camino but first hike over about 5 miles! I've headed a lot of advice about backpacks and trekking poles and the major stuff, now I'm getting down to the nitty...
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Mmisspenn2519 replied to the thread Trekking Poles.Would love to see it, thank you! I feel I'm almost there but don't know what I don't know, for example emergency needs. I have seven packs wiht me here now at home to choose from - Osprey Tempest 30 and 40; Osprey Sirrus 34and 36; Deuter Futura...
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Mmisspenn2519 replied to the thread Trekking Poles.Also, since i'm doing the route Frances from SJPdP, will I need the sand/mud tips, or the "boot" downhill tips at all?
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Mmisspenn2519 replied to the thread Trekking Poles.Thank you all so much! Ok so it sounds like if I bring one or two poles without the circular disc things but with an extra set or two of the bottom rubber pieces that go over the metal tips that this should be good? I am creating a spreadsheet...
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MI walked in June and never met any nasty bugs. Just one section where bluebottles turned up en masse (large flies, not sure if that is the term in other countries). Fortunately they only flew into my face in ones and twos and I became very adept...
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MI didn't encounter any biting or stinging insects though they are probably there. However, the face flies were a big nascence. I like to spray my hat with a non-DEET gear friendly repellant that doesn't have an unpleasant odor. I found Off...
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MHi there! I was on the fence about poles bc I've never used them and as mentioned previously, brand new to hiking. But because I'm in treatment for breast cancer and as such have a decent amount of joint pain and body ache, I figure they're...
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MNor have I. One year there were lots of flies on the way to Foncebadon (in the woods) but that was just the once and they don’t bite. Never was bothered by mosquitos along the canal out of Boadilla either.
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