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  1. Drifter

    Conques to Decazeville

    If you’re not a purist, the road out of Conques is MUCH more forgiving and super quiet. It hooks right back up with the trail.
  2. Drifter

    Plantar fasciitis.

    I did a video on that if you care to watch. Planter fasciitis
  3. Drifter

    Take my vitamins?

    2 years ago I tried doing a "supplement vacation". After a few days I started getting lots of "skipped heart beats". I knew that those had previously been improved by adding magnesium to my list. I stopped by a supplement store, bought a bottle of magnesium, and took two magnesiums on the...
  4. Drifter

    Crazy things people do in the last 100 km

    In the world of hiking, 100km days aren't THAT unusual. FKT (Fastest Known Time) hikers will walk 65 - 80 km EVERY DAY for a month. Off the top of my head, I know of one hiker that walked 188km in 24 hours.
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    Alert Solo Women Beware! Men threatening women just north of Albergaria-a-Velha in the woods (Parque do Monte da Nossa Sra do Socorro)

    There was a similar story on YouTube: "Attacked on the Camino de Santiago My story of the Assault"
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    Backpacks Check-in or carry-on

    If you want to take your trekking poles, you HAVE to check your bag. If you want to take any kind of knife you have to check your bag. A good thing to look at is the Zpacks Airplane Case. If will hold most backpacks for travel. Then it can be used as a backpack liner to put on the inside of...
  7. Drifter

    LIVE from the Camino Dog attack

    14 Reasons Why a Donkey is the Ideal Hiking Companion
  8. Drifter

    How to address an Advancing Dog ..in Español please!!

    "Owner just..looking. Drug sniffing owner decided to get as agressive as his mutt" My guess is....not every Spaniard has the "true camino spirit", or wants peregrinos around.
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    How to address an Advancing Dog ..in Español please!!

    Or people could always carry a full water bottle with a "Sport Cap". A well squeezed water bottle with a small diameter hole in the top could spray out to about 15 feet. Dogs HATE getting water in their face.
  10. Drifter

    Long pants and long sleeves in summer? Smart or big mistake?

    REI is one of the BIGGEST sporting goods store in America. Their stores are HUGE, and presently there's about 186 stores all over America.
  11. Drifter

    How to address an Advancing Dog ..in Español please!!

    Bears are a different. They're not use to tangling with humans and don't know that humans can't fight. And bear spray is MUCH more potent than any spray designed for dogs (like what the mailman carries). The only time I've used pepper on a dog was several years ago when I was on a country...
  12. Drifter

    Morton’s Neuroma shoe choice

    Most people would benefit with Wide Toebox shoes and a Metatarsal Pad. Placement of the metatarsal pad is very important to get it right. I use the Pedag Small pads. They're bulletproof. I stick them underneath my orthotics. It does take some adjustments to do that, so I just use Scotch Tape...
  13. Drifter

    Long pants and long sleeves in summer? Smart or big mistake?

    These gloves have been incredibly durable for me.
  14. Drifter

    Long pants and long sleeves in summer? Smart or big mistake?

    If you're a "pants persone", you may want to check out Rail Riders Eco Mesh Pants. They're made for the desert/heat. They have a huge vent in the side seam. Here's a review of them.
  15. Drifter

    Please Recommend Lightweight Backpack On Camino Frances

    I like Zpacks backpacks. The 40liter is only 20oz/566grams and COMPLETELY adjustable to fit your body and basically waterproof. If you don't want the waist belt, that can be removed to make it even lighter. If backpacks don't use waterproof materials, and the pack gets wet...man, it feels like...
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