Minimise backpack weight.

[PapaPedro]

My son has advised me to delete unnecessary apps, books, podcasts, downloaded videos etc from my iPhone. Saves up to 250gms. Great weight saving hack.

 

[Vacajoe]

Be sure to exhale all that extra air in your lungs, too - easily a few extra unneeded kilograms

 

[J Willhaus]

Don't forget to let go of that weight of worry about travel and the anxiety of the unknown as well! You'll literally be floating down the Camino!

 

[Bob Howard]

That would have been a good April 1 post.

I intended to post this for April 1, but forgot:

"I finally got inijii toe socks. I think I like really like them, but it would be helpful if like other technical socks, they were marked to indicate which foot, L or R."

 

[Camino Chrissy]

"I finally got inijii toe socks. I think I like really like them, but it would be helpful if like other technical socks, they were marked to indicate which foot, L or R."

I have been looking for socks with an L and L, for those of us with "two Left feet".

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

I have been looking for socks with an L and L, for those of us with "two Left feet".

Try Darntuff ....

 

[Camino Chrissy]

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Peter, but must I buy two full pairs and throw the Right ones away?

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

Peter, but must I buy two full pairs and throw the Right ones away?

Nope, this is how they came! I've got four Pairs and they're all different colours.

Shoot I wonder if that's what caused me to have my accident? I must check the Pair I was wearing, maybe one was a left and the other was a right ?

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Nope, this is how they came! I've got four Pairs and they're all different colours.

Shoot I wonder if that's what caused me to have my accident? I must check the Pair I was wearing, maybe one was a left and the other was a right ?

Peter, as funny as this is, your accident is was too horrible for me to laugh at your mishap...I mean your misstep..

 

[J Willhaus]

The L is for large or I think maybe mine are "ladies". I also have 3 prs of Icebreaker socks with right/left marks.

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

Thanks, @Camino Chrissy, but it's my ankle that's broken - not than my ribs. Laughter may not necessarily be the best medicine, but it's a darn good one!

With so much time on my hands I am extremely thankful for light hearted threads like this, and for the forum members that are currently posting from the trail.
The only possible downside is that I am five years away from retirement, and I'm wondering how the heck I am ever going to be able to afford to walk all of the camino's that are now on my list !

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

The L is for large or I think maybe mine are "ladies". I also have 3 prs of Icebreaker socks with right/left marks.

Even worse! Now I'm wearing ladies socks. Oh the ignomy!

 

[J Willhaus]

Even worse! Now I'm wearing ladies socks. Oh the ignomy!

Ok, nope, it means Large. I put a pair of my Darn Toughs on the morning and the have an M in them for medium. I have another brand (Cabellas, I think) which has an L for ladies which is how I tell them from my husband's of the color and brand.

 

[t2andreo]

I have socks from Decathlon with a similar woven-in size indicator. Most of their socks are unisex anyway. So, L = LARGE. Whether it fits or not is relative.

 

[Bert45]

Thanks, @Camino Chrissy, but it's my ankle that's broken - not than my ribs. Laughter may not necessarily be the best medicine, but it's a darn good one!

I heard that laughter is the best medicine – except for diabetes, then it's insulin.

I read the first post with a heavy heart. I could save a few kilograms if I got rid of that.

 

[Pilgrim Patricia]

Even worse! Now I'm wearing ladies socks. Oh the ignomy!

Oh dear, @Peterexpatkiwi! Maybe what you meant was "Oh the humanity!" Or is that "humiliation"?

 

[ortemio]

Make sure you bring some dehydrated water ( saves 1kilo per liter )