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    It becomes harder to find germans on the camino

    The exceptional yellow hand wash gel tube already has its monument in Palas de Rei. :)
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    Tips for Choosing Comfortable Ear Plugs

    Earplugs (the compressable ones that are made out of a sticky foam) were an essential item on my list!
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    Questioning the wisdom of bringing mosquito netting

    Mosquitos! I'd have rather been bitten by them than by bed bugs, to be honest!
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    Vaseline - Is it an Essential Item to Pack?

    That's exactly what Hirschtalg (deer tallow) is known for, in the German speaking part of Europe. I haven's seen this product in Spain though. On my next camino, I will definately take it with me again!
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    Vaseline - Is it an Essential Item to Pack?

    Whatever you rub upon your feet will surely heat up at some point. But one of the big advantages of deer tallow is the fact that it does not get absorbed by the skin but remains as a very effective lubricant between skin and socks during your walk. You must, however, accept the somewhat greasy...
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    Vaseline - Is it an Essential Item to Pack?

    No way, deer tallow itself is completely odorless and white. The cream is perfumed like any other cosmetic product nowadays. Sometimes (the Scholl product) it has a rosemary scent.
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    Vaseline - Is it an Essential Item to Pack?

    Search the Internet for "deer tallow cream" or Hirschtalg (adeps cervidae). It's very popular among German speaking pilgrims and mountaineers. Known brands: Scholl, Rohde, Xenofit. Not for the vegan pilgrims, though. But extremely effective against chafing and blisters! I never got blisters on...
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    The Coolest Secret Item

    Here's an other secret item I bought on the way in a supermarket: a light-weight three-fold connector plug, see example: With this I was able to load my phone together with 2 other pilgrims if the albergue was short on wall connectors (which is usually the case).
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    The Coolest Secret Item

    On my winter camino I carried a foldable hip pack in my rucksack that can be expanded to a small daypack. Google for "Deuter Hokus Pokus". This is a perfect bag to put all your valuable stuff in like camera, passport, money... You can wear it like a hip pack and take it into the bathroom in the...
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    HeadLight

    AW: HeadLight Yes, it's a must-have for walking in the dark as well as getting dressed in the albergue while others still sleep (choose a headlamp with an additional red light or filter). Buen Camino!
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    underwear

    AW: underwear I have made the same mistake with the Merino underwear and I was happy to find polyester shirts and briefs in Leon. Merino just wouldn't dry. [EDIT] I have to add: I walked the Camino Frances in November/December 2009 and I would definately not use any natural materials for...
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    Flashlight??

    As I walked the Camino Francès during the winter of 2009, I used to have a head torch of type "Petzl Tactikka XP Adapt". It did not only save my life more than once as I had to walk in the dark but also kept other pilgrims sleeping since you can switch to red light to grab your stuff, get...
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    DSLR-camera on the camino

    In the winter of 2009 I walked the Camino from StJPdP to Santiago with only a Canon G7 plus 2 extra batteries and a battery loader. I think that this camera took decent pictures but it could have been a bit smaller and lighter, though. I used to pack the camera in a zipper freezer bag (humidity...

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