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We tried the Travelon sheets and you did need several for a load. The biggest drawback was trying to pull out a sheet with slightly wet hands. We switched back to Sea To Summit Wilderness Wash, which we’ve used on backpacking/camping trips for years. One capful for a sink load.
I had a similar issue with Allianz payment delays last May from a 10 day Covid layover at the end of our post-Camino trip in Germany. It took me several months of waiting, with phone calls and follow up receipts that were not relevant to the claim (I.e. requiring the original airline receipt...
We used our backpacks on our previous 2 Caminos, and used Jacotrans on part of the last one. We stayed in private albergues and saw suitcases awaiting pickup nearly every morning when we took our packs downstairs. I contacted Jacotrans recently about their suitcase requirements for our upcoming...
My husband and I have 55L and 65L packs from previous hikes and that's what we use. There isn't much weight difference between those and smaller packs so wasn't worth the extra cost for us. Sometimes the larger packs have better hip belts too. Pack lightly and don't be tempted to add "extras" ;)
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