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  1. Corwen

    down jacket - am I being ridiculous?

    Sounds great for 200ish grams- what is the brand?
  2. Corwen

    sleeping pad needed?

    We took light roll mats with a silvered insulating layer and I wouldn't have been without them. There were days we felt like having some peace and quiet and were able to sleep in a church porch not in a refugio (in fact we bought a tent just after Sarria and slept in that on and off till...
  3. Corwen

    Solar phone chargers

    Having your phone on all the time will be a distraction. Why not just switch it on at pre-arranged times, maybe twice a day for 30 minutes, and then switch it off. You should find that it lasts a week or even two between chargings, so all you need take is the usual wall charger.
  4. Corwen

    Rain Gear

    The Pelerine type poncho, available at Decathlon stores in France and Spain, is very good and since it has sleeves and a zipped front, and a hunch to cover your pack, combines the best of waterproof coat and poncho. Very lightweight too. Not breathable, but well ventilated. Combine with...
  5. Corwen

    My 2013 packing list.

    My pleasure! I remember finding someones wash bag left behind one day on the Camino and so I carried it on until I found its owner. It nearly doubled the weight of my pack! Not as bad as the seven pairs of jeans and portable DVD player one guy I met had though! If you think about it I'm sure...
  6. Corwen

    Boots and trainers

    If you find the weight is excessive you could probably save 1kilo by getting a lighter pack. 1.75 k is heavy for a 45 litre pack.
  7. Corwen

    Best shoes for painful knees and ankles

    If you are walking with the lightest possible pack (sub 4k) and you have good poles, reasonable shoes that fit then either you need orthotic insoles because your problems are postural, or you need to adjust your walking style. It may be you have bad habits in walking like turning feet outwards...
  8. Corwen

    My 2013 packing list.

    your wash bag/health kit looks a bit overkill. If you wear a hat and have thin long sleeved and long legged clothes then you don't really need sunblock, or maybe just a tiny tiny package for your hands until they get tanned. Also do you really need deoderant? You have soap. Neither deoderant nor...
  9. Corwen

    Socks

    We walked from East Dorset, England via the Weymouth-Saint Malo ferry. We started at the end of April which required boots and socks and finished at Finisterre on 4th August. I started off with liner socks but found they rucked up under my feet, so switched to a thin pair of socks with hiking...
  10. Corwen

    Summit 40 Pack- not as described...

    They did, I emailed them to tell them it was wrong and kudos to them they changed it.
  11. Corwen

    new lightweight backpack

    Not totally revolutionary, I bought a Golite Jam and a Gust (40 and 60 litres respectively) made of Dyneema 5 years ago that both weighed under 600 grams. The recent Golite Ion, Dyneema, 20l, is 200 odd grams.
  12. Corwen

    Disappointed with my hiking shoes

    Airing your feet is really good practice and makes a huge difference. Personally I find one pair of medium weight socks enough, and lightweight socks once my feet have toughened up a little. Best of all IMHO is to carry as little as possible and thus have a bit of leeway to take two items of...
  13. Corwen

    Summit 40 Pack- not as described...

    Just a warning to anyone who is tempted to use this pack, the Highlander Summit 40: http://www.oswaldbailey.co.uk/eshop.asp ... T+40+LITRE On the face of it it seems the perfect Camino pack, lightweight (750 grams), sensible features and price, and best of all the sort of back system that...
  14. Corwen

    The ten essentials for hiking

    My ten essentials for summer Camino on Frances: 1.rucksack, no more than 30 litres, maybe a back system. 2. very light sleeping bag, would say just a liner but you can sleep outside if you have to with a light bag. 3. something to lie on, thermarest or rollmat, in case there are no beds or you...
  15. Corwen

    Poles or no Poles?

    A pair is essential if you have dodgy knees or are carrying a heavy load (walking the primitivo in winter?) and a single trekking pole is a big help on the downhills after a few days, cos however your knees started out they won't be the same after 10+ days of walking! With two good knees and a...
  16. Corwen

    Towed Cart vs Backpack for the VF route Canterbury - Besanco

    I'm not convinced of the need for a hands free design, after all we are going walking not climbing and I don't remember anywhere on the Camino or even Olav's Way needing my hands to get up a slope. I think I'd prefer to use my hands to pull, the upper body, shoulders and arms are designed to...
  17. Corwen

    Towed Cart vs Backpack for the VF route Canterbury - Besanco

    Glad to help! I believe Perdrix has 16" wheels, its the back half of an adult sized tricycle. These wheels are big enough for kerbs but not too big to get in the way or weigh more than they need. I think the wheels on the carrix and the dixon both look a little small, though perhaps in a one...
  18. Corwen

    A Long Walk - Three Questions

    There is certainly no substitute for trying on a pack before you buy it. I've actually taken a bin bag stuffed with clothes to outdoor shops before now to simulate a load, I was pleased to find last time I went in that Cotswold Outdoor actually have weight bags in the shop for that purpose. I...
  19. Corwen

    A Long Walk - Three Questions

    Packs have certainly evolved over the years. Now some packs have done away with any kind of frame, becoming just soft structureless bags. This actually works great if (a) you are carrying a light load, certainly no more than 10 kilos, and (b) you have something like a thermarest or rollmat you...
  20. Corwen

    A Long Walk - Three Questions

    Pack: Golite Jam or Pinnacle (preferably Jam). A pack does nothing for you except stop your stuff falling on the floor so get the lightest one possible, it is one of the big three items (pack, tent, sleeping bag) where you can save considerable weight so make the most of it. A decent trekking...

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