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  1. Sirage

    What’s the difference between my two chargers?

    When I was a boy, chargers were very simple devices. I could make one without much difficulty. Today a ludicrous thought. But now, briefly, they are not. The lightest weight should not be the priority (see FIRE below) In the last few years they have become quite exotic with an extensive...
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    Last minute decisons - fleece or puffer?

    Notwithstanding your admiral tack record on this forum for excellent contributions, I think there can be more nuance to this choice. Minimal weight is better considered against function in all its parameters, and in addition even aesthetics if that is important. When I went down the rabbit...
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    Pacer poles / York Nordics?

    They are very good, not similar to any other type I have seen, and provide excellent value IMO. If you would like to buy them, then not buying them is false economy in the context of all the expenses of doing a Camino.
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    The Idea of Camino

    The potency is slow acting and increases after you finish and get home. So the thought of giving up during the journey, for that reason, is likely to be a premature act.
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    Sharing Camino Itinerary: Need Template Suggestions

    An alternative for sharing is https://trackmytour.com/ which you use as an App on your phone You can add all the places (with draft dates and draft locations) on a map before you leave (on your computer or phone) )and share it (the website) with all your family and friends. On arrival at every...
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    Longest Camino?

    If you include Portugal : from Almeria >>> Salamanca > Torres > Braga > de Geira > SdC covers a few more kms, which includes a lot of enjoyable solitude if that is your thing.
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    Hiking shoes or sandals?

    This could be pinned at the top of many threads. If you haven't done a lot ofwalking, sadly, you're out of luck and won't know until you have tried various things over a few thousand kms. Just think that a first Camino is a learning experience for many dimensions of your life, and for most of...
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    The Way: how do you feel about THE movie?

    On a very small sample, I note #3 has no votes. I wonder what else I might understand about people on this Forum and their biases, or other ... , that influences their advice or comments here.
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    Why so few pilgrims on the Via de la Plata? Article from local website.

    Of course we all have our preferences and our personal sense of "busy or crowded". After walking the Mozarabe from Almeria last year, I found then joining the VDLP relatively quite busy and social, and easily walkable without carrying food (although I did take a bus from Caceres to Canaveral -...
  10. Sirage

    New app YoPilgrim

    The Levante or the ( a? ) Sureste ? I understand the demand may be very low, but ..........
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    How often do you take a break?

    Which is as often as possible after I finish walking for the day, so it can be quite a long lunch
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    KML tracks of all caminos - Instituto Nacional Geográfico

    I have used Garmin BaseCamp for editing, joining, looking at elevation profiles of kml files for some years. A companion for Google Earth.
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    Insomnia

    Walking a Camino in Spain may be one of the better ways to nudge your body back into a normal routine. Start walking before sunrise and let your eyes bathe in the early morning light without sunglasses. Finish walking before lunchtime finishes and make that the major meal, followed by a...
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    Walking the Camino Frances with Rheumatoid Arthritis - Need Advice on Poles

    ... and they come with instructions. After a few days of use they become like natural extensions to your arms.
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    Under-Publicized Backpack Options?

    The features of the Durston Kakwa 55 at 820 gms look very promising on paper (ie my screen 🤔 ).
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