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    Night sweats?

    I think the OP is talking about a mattress protector under the sheet, whereas the albergues (at least on the Frances last year) had a polypropylene ‘disposable’ sheet only rather than a mattress protector & a sheet. (The waste every day from those non-recyclable ‘disposable’ sheets broke my...
  2. J

    Corkscrew do I take one with me?

    On the French Camino last year, I just bought wine in boxes. Every supermarket has them - in small sizes too [e.g. 500 ml} with a screw top.
  3. J

    Small juicer, vegetarians and heating element?

    On the Frances last year, I didn’t see any kettles. But there were microwaves.
  4. J

    Any tips from fellow sufferers from vein problems?

    I don’t think blisters on your calves are a ‘thing’. Just bring the macabi skirt and the compression tights that work for you. The macabi skirts are very airy so shouldn’t e too hot. Or roll up the skirt - this is a macabi shirt feature. In the long-term (after the Camino) why not have the...
  5. J

    Plastic Storage Bins in Santiago???

    The plastic box is overkill. Purchase a pack transport cover (Decathalon sell them) or transport inside a stripey polypropylene bag - I don’t use tape - I just zip it shut and padlock the zip to the small fabric loop near the top of the zip. Or sew a fabric bag large enough to cover the pack.
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    Advice sought for wounds on feet from walking

    As others have said, consider your shoes. Are they long enough and wide enough? I highly recommend injinji synthetic liner toe socks underneath wool mix hiking socks (in roomy shoes - I wear hiking shoes that are 2-21/2 sizes bigger than my street shoes (to accommodate the socks and some arch...
  7. J

    How to get the soap residue out of socks

    Do they still have ‘stretch’ in them or have they thickened as well as become almost impossible to stretch width-ways? Do they soften up on wearing? They may have ‘felted’. This happens to my socks if I use water that’s more than lukewarm - or if they get spun in the washing machine. If the...
  8. J

    Zubiri hazardous path

    That section was fine in early April 2023 - in dry weather. One needed to check feet placement at times, but nothing too bad - just a short section of rough, rocky trail with some ruts. But I’m an experienced back country hiker. If your previous experience is mostly on well-graded trails then...
  9. J

    Help: 6 weeks to go

    Blisters are caused by ‘shear’between the skin layers so a couple of layers of socks can really help by moving the ‘shear’ to between the socks. I highly recommend injinji synthetic liner toe socks. They have ‘coolmax’ which wicks away moisture from the feet. Pair them with a wool mix hiking...
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    Showers

    Though from what I’ve read, research doesn’t back the ‘showers cause blisters’ belief at all. And correlation (I had a shower in the morning and I got a blister so it must be due to the shower…) isn’t the same as causation (I tripped and hit my arm so got a cut)!
  11. J

    Pack too heavy

    The Correos website says the Paq Perigrino can be held at the Post Office for up to 45 days. https://www.elcaminoconcorreos.com/es/envio-maletas The Correos website says the the Post Office in Santiago de C. is open every day - Monday to Sunday - from 1 March to 30 November (even though others...
  12. J

    Pack too heavy

    Would be cheapest to send and hold within Spain. I posted some things - via Post Office -on the French Camino last year - they even provided packaging - and it was kept it for me at the main PO near the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela. There were stacks of pilgrim suitcases being kept...
  13. J

    Any risk of walking without insoles?

    If I get a blister in the middle of a 200km back country hike I know that Compeed will make it possible to continue the walk because they immediately cushion the pain from a blister. It’s the main reason I always carry them - for days when the only option is to keep walking… (I’ve read that...
  14. J

    Any risk of walking without insoles?

    Why exactly did they ‘hate it with a passion’? With such a strong reaction, I expect they gave you a reason. And had your son actually used it?
  15. J

    Any risk of walking without insoles?

    I really like the ideas others have suggested: cutting the end off the inner soles, relacing, so the lacing starts higher up the shoe, or cutting a slit or hole in the shoe to decrease the pressure. There isn’t anything wrong with removing the inner soles - the footbed won’t be as soft, but...
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