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Many thanks for the great feed back. I leave Australia today for London and now expect to commence walking from SJPDP on 22nd April. I hope to make it to Roncesvalles on the first day but it is difficult to envisage how tough Day 1 will be.
My pack weight excluding water is 6.865kgs and I can reduce the weight further if I replace my Tevla sandles with rubber thongs (flip flops). Would these be sufficient as I understand they are only for use at the end of each day's walking. Also I have reduced my warm clothing to one super fine...
Sandles or Thongs
My pack weight excluding water is now 6.865kgs (I weigh 53kgs) and I can reduce this further by replacing the Tevla sandles with rubber thongs (flip flops) Would thes be sufficient as I understand these are only for use at the end of each day's alking. Also I have reduced my...
Many thanks for the response to my sleeping bag question. My daughter Kate will be joining me approximately 7 days into the walk for two weeks. If all goes well I hope to be in Najera or Logrono. Kate will be flying out of London and is not sure which is the closest airport and from there how to...
Many thanks for the info on the Vango Venom sleeping bag. Any chance of listing the basics you packed to keep you weight to 6kgs. e.g. Poncho in place of rain coat, sandles etc. As I am only 52kgs I would love to keep my backpack to 6-7kgs!!
Hi my name is Colleen, 55 years old, from Australia and expect to commence walking on 23rd April from SJDP. Like everybody I am trying to be ruthless with the weight of my backpack and am yet to decide on the weight of my sleeping bag. I am not sure what to expect with overnight temperatures and...
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