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    Time to buy new Altras

    I wore Altra Lone Peak 3.0 water-resistant shoes on my Camino and loved them. (I've actually been wearing them for the year following my Camino and they STILL haven't worn out! Although I did have to replace the insole...). An interesting thread as I'm looking to buy another pair for my next Camino.
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    Scared to walk alone

    I walked most of the meseta by myself as well as other chunks of the Camino. I met many pilgrims and made some good friends along the way that I would walk with on and off. I've never felt safer than I felt on the Camino, especially the meseta. I started the Camino with a friend; I don't think I...
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    Walking the CF for the Second Time?

    Thanks for sharing. I'm wondering what it'll be like for myself as I had a similar experience to your first Camino. For me I think I mostly just didn't want to be done. If you'd of told me I had to walk back to St. Jean I would have! A friend of mine (from whom I learned about the Camino in the...
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    Walking the CF for the Second Time?

    Why was that, if I may ask?
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    Walking the CF for the Second Time?

    Thank you so much to everyone's responses! I feel a bit better about my decision to walk the Frances again, even with other parts of me wanting to walk ALL THE CAMINOS NOW. :) Ah, thank you! I must've missed this post when I looked for info on this topic - I look forward to reading more...
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    Walking the CF for the Second Time?

    After my first Camino last year (the CF) I am eager to walk again. I'm relatively young so I have time in my life to hopefully walk a variety of Caminos yet I find myself wondering how other pilgrims felt about their second time on the Frances? The reason I will be walking the Frances a second...
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    Specific Sleeping Bag Questions

    I needed to keep my budget down (haha, pun not intended) and went with the AEGISMAX Outdoor Ultra Light Goose Down Compactable Sleeping Bag, which was $80 at the time ($92 now). 800 fill goose down 528g 200cm x 60cm Comfort:+11° C/52° F/ Lower Limit:+6° C/43° F/ Extreme:-9° C/15° F Rectangle...
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    Carry On Question?

    I second the Sea to Summit collapsable bags, only I have the backpack version. Used mine identically to t2andreo. I also never check my backpack. It's a 38L and it fit fine in the overhead. I can't imagine having a bag any larger than that.
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    camelbak

    I am used to using a Camelbak at home but second-guessed myself and tried to just go with bottles on the Camino. After 3 days I immediately went out and bought a bladder. :P I had a small 1.5-liter bladder (Altus brand - it leaked so I wouldn't recommend that brand) and that volume was perfect...
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    Everyone walks their own Camino. This was one of the bigger lessons in compassion that I learned - and am STILL learning. You don't owe anyone any answers - to echo the teenager of a previous commenter, it's a "them problem". Your journey is about you and you only. I like to imagine that the...
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    What to wear in bed?

    Short version: I did not have dedicated pajamas and wore what I walked in. :) For leggings I had a pair of pants and a pair of long underwear and for shirts I had a t-shirt and a long sleeve wool shirt any or all of which could be worn during the day (the long underwear leggings were always...
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    Litter on the Camino

    I did some ice climbing on glaciers when I was younger and we were not allowed to leave ANYTHING on the ice, including fecal matter. We learned to poop in bags if we needed to go. Luckily, I never needed to do that on the Camino but I was prepared to if need be. Trash along the Camino was a big...
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    Some amusing graffiti on the slog into Leon

    I love this and second it. My own "black dog" managed to leave me be most of my Camino but I learned a lot about taking care of myself and knowing when to take a break - something I'm terrible about. My idea of "slow" was still too fast and I developed really terrible peroneal tendonitis in my...
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    Favourite Camino Waymarking Signs

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    Footwear - Waterproof or not waterproof.

    Excellent information that I heartily second. My strategy was pretty much the same except with less Goop. ;) It's nearly impossible to keep feet dry and even harder to dry out your shoes so better to learn ways of taking care of your feet. I had a similar regimen and the only time I got a...
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