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    dougfitz replied to the thread Sleep sack for bed bugs.
    Earlier last year I posted here about the effectiveness of essential oils, including key extracts from a scientific paper that had published results on this. My own take on this is that essential oils have been shown to be ineffective as...
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    I bought a travel size CPAP and carry it in my backpack. Adds a bit less than 800g all told If you do a search on CPAP you'll find a few threads about it
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    I have carried mine with the machine, power supply and mask in a smallish padded bag and the hose in a separate mesh bag. Getting close to a power point has never been an issue, but I always let the hospitalero know if I am not staying in a...
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    dougfitz reacted to JillGat's post in the thread Sleep sack for bed bugs with Haha Haha.
    I read the title of this thread, "Sleep sack for bedbugs", differently. If the bedbugs want to sleep individually, it would be a challenge to make a sleep sack small enough for one. But I'm thinking it might be cute if you lined them up on a...
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    dougfitz reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Sleep sack for bed bugs with Like Like.
    " Thanks for this Doug, I wasn't aware that the difference between the two was so dramatic. I prefer nature-based products however in this instance I clearly need to do more research. An important consideration for @HeatherJourney and others to...
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    September 2016. In Beilari in SJPDP the night before beginning the Camino Frances for the third time. An older English gentleman in his 70s at the dinner table expressed some doubts about his fitness and decided to walk via Valcarlos with the...
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    I never felt special instead of ordinary but what did happen was the ordinary became special ! Samarkand.
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    dougfitz reacted to KariannNor's post in the thread Backpack is 2 kg too heavy TwT with Like Like.
    You point to some very important factors! The reason for my statement was because in the post it seems that someone has been told that 10% is some kind of magic max limit. Of course it's a good guideline, I just meant that one don't need to look...
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    dougfitz reacted to Rita Flower's post in the thread Lugo - Ourense a good idea? with Like Like.
    The walk from Ourense is beautiful, well supported and not at all crowded. I walked solo every day but met others at cafes and albergues. Apart from the hot springs in Oursense, a highlight is the Monastery at Oseira. You can get a tour of this...
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    dougfitz reacted to Rita Flower's post in the thread Lugo - Ourense a good idea? with Like Like.
    Thanks Doug - this little pilgrim is still learning :)

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