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    On dry days it’s rocky and uneven, but with reasonable care and attention it should be fine for anyone with steady legs.
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    The Puffer is a "light" down jacket. I would normally only use once I have stopped walking as I have light weight rain jacket ( Pertex).
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    Gekkosan replied to the thread Poles or No Poles?.
    I agree completely. I saw many, many people just sort of waving their poles around, and tapping the ground tick-tick-tick, which doesn’t seem to do much other than add weight. I played with mine a fair bit, changing the way I gripped them, how I...
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    Gekkosan reacted to Chizuru's post in the thread Poles or No Poles? with Like Like.
    Hi Claire, Firstly, no matter what, have a wonderful adventure. In looking over the answers, the ones who are only so-so about using poles are the one-pole users which is probably because they don't get many benefits with only one pole. One pole...
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    This post was written to dispel some common misinformation which is sometimes used to claim that hydration or water reservoirs/bladders are either less sanitary to use or are less convenient to use than bottles. Oft times there is a difference...
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    I am siding with the “fleece under light rain jacket” lot. I started out with fleece and light puffer, and quickly found out that the puffer tended to absorbe water and get all soggy, whereas the fleece wicked the moisture out and kept me feeling...
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    I usually wore my fleece pullover under rain jacket if i'am cold in the morning when walking but yes it is nice and cozy if your cold when trying to sleep.
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    Fleece for me - it dries faster.
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    I prefer a fleece because it’s cozier for lounging around in the afternoon/evening and if I have to sleep in it. Also water just kind of wicks off it, puffer absorbs the water.
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    I walked the CF starting in April - a light waterproof Rain jacket as my outer and a fleece vest underneath worked best for me coupled with a long-sleeved shirt. Of course, I also had warm, water-resistant gloves and very warm wool hat helped me...

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