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  1. Artful-Chick

    Multipurpose shoes for shower and town?

    In 2019 I walked CF from late September to November; from searing heat to snow on the mountains. On my previous two Camino's I suffered from blisters and then prior to leaving in 2019, I had a bit of tendonitis in my foot. My 2nd shoe was Vivobarefoot. They're a lot more expensive now, but 4...
  2. Artful-Chick

    28L pack on the Camino Frances this October

    Starting on 21 September you should be fine if you have good wind/waterproof gear, but towards the end of the first week of October, the early morning temperatures dropped down to single digits we needed more layers. I bought a Mammut Aegility Long sleeve, half zip top - lightweight stretch...
  3. Artful-Chick

    28L pack on the Camino Frances this October

    Hi Stephanie, I also tend to get cold quickly hence I thought I would share how I coped with the varied weather conditions on my Camino Frances 2019. I started walking on 19th September and arrived in SdeC on 28 October. Day 1 up to Orisson was sunny and warm Day 2 we were blown about by chilly...
  4. Artful-Chick

    Collapsible (Nacatin) walking poles - DIY help request

    Hi Shirley, when I did the Camino Frances in 2019 I shrink-wrapped my pack and checked it in. For carryon I used a fold-up backpack. When I got to SdeC I went to the pilgrims office; they have an array of packaging and shipping options. My poles arrived home before me! By the time I arrived in...
  5. Artful-Chick

    Collapsible (Nacatin) walking poles - DIY help request

    Thanks, Peregrino_tom beginning to think that what we thought was force perhaps is a manufacturer defect.
  6. Artful-Chick

    Collapsible (Nacatin) walking poles - DIY help request

    Thanks
  7. Artful-Chick

    Collapsible (Nacatin) walking poles - DIY help request

    I discovered these collapsible walking poles on the forum and ordered them thinking how great it would be to have poles that fit inside my backpack or suitcase. We may have been overzealous in putting them together because the top pole came away from the handle!! I've searched online for some...
  8. Artful-Chick

    Merino wool gloves question

    Hi Becky, in 2019 by mid-October, it was snowing in the mountains and the mornings were around zero degrees, with lots of ground fog, so everything gets damp very quickly. In Astorga, at the best pilgrim store, Deportes Huracan the owner suggested "Extremities" water-wicking gloves. They're...
  9. Artful-Chick

    Towel - Help!

    Thanks, Moorwalker. On two of my Caminos, I used microfibre towels and was hugely grateful on the last one in Portugal; in most of the Albergues/Pensions, we were given actual towels. I took a soft cotton sarong on my 2019 Camino because it's so versatile and drys quickly. It was great until the...

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