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I never understood walking with a headlamp. I am on the Camino to “see” Spain not to race through the dark. Squeeze light on a wrist strap works for me in the albergue.
I used these in two Caminos along with my wife. Can't beat price.
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See my profile photo with a wide brim Tilley hat on the Portuguese coast. Great for sun and rain. After two Caminos, my wife finally broke down and bought one after trying a dozen others along the Way.
I have washed it in the machine several times and it never loses shape. I have had it for...
Hair dryers -- a topic like backpacks and boots that comes up often.
As a man with short hair -- no issue. My wife choose to get a short haircut before both of her Caminos -- it has a few weeks to grow out if you don't like it too short. She choose the non-hair dryer mode, but suffered for what...
I love my Vasque boots and have done many backpacking trips in the Great Smokie mountains and along the AT. I carry about 35-40 pounds depending on how may days of food I need. The most food I have had to carry was 8 days and my pack may have hit 45 for the first few days.
That being said...
I couldn’t see the need for a full charge. If my phone gets low during day I had a small lipstick size charge that could give me 50% charge. Enough to get to the end of day and back to an outlet. Some only weight a couple of ounces.
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