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Do NOT, on any account, ask for "té con leche" in Spain you'll probably get what you ask for - while up on the Sierra Nevada in a Swiss style bar I plumped for hot chocolate while my companion asked for té con leche and got precisely that: a cup of hot milk with a teabag floating in it...
I heard it was the IDF from research into the ideal weight carried by a soldier on foot patrol in the Negev . . . mind you that was from a fighter pilot in the IDF and everything he carried sat behind the ejection seat of an F15!
The biggest problem I found was keeping the tube clean inside - it had a tendency to go manky if anything other than water was used - I like to flavour my water with squirt of concentrated fruit squash.
Surely just the rebirth of the old Blue Desert Smartube?
https://www.gearaholic.com/products/blue-desert-smartube
Which have been around for years and years
I agree about the Strapettes - a worthwhile investment. You can use the provided single strap across the body (like a courier bag) but the Strapettes hold the load closer in to the small of your back.
I've used the daypack for long weekend hostelling and had no problems with it although is on...
Such clarity! Just straight lines and 45 degree angles - I wonder if Harry Beck had any idea of how much his design would influence cartographers around the world?
On my first Camino in 2001 I took along a cotton tote bag I'd picked up at a trade fair. It had longer than normal handles which meant I could put my head through them and it rested on my chest.
It became know, rather unfairly in my opinion, as "Jeff's nosebag".
I've taken a modified (foam...
Seems very hit and miss. Last year I went through Leon, Oviedo, Palencia, San Sebastian and Bilbao RENFE stations without having to have any scan whatsoever. Same with several FEVE stations though, to be honest, it's mainly a commuter route and many of the stations were little more than bus...
Consider the impact on Spanish landfill sites - the country has an enormous problem of their own with discarded plastics (the material from agricultural polytunnels in the south is causing terrible environmental problems) perhaps we should think twice before contributing to it? :oops:
On my last CF there was a group of 4 cars that went the whole way from SJPP to SdC supporting some European pilgrims. The took it in turns to drive/walk a few kilometres a day.
By the time we reached Castrojeriz they were even parking outside of the hostals and refugios.
On reaching SdC I...
This may seem odd but, as a short term solution, wearing a fleece next to the skin and under a t-shirt is a much warmer option than wearing the fleece over the t-shirt (tip from a ski instructor to one of my daughters).
The downside is that, if you start to overheat, you then have to strip off...
My favoured combo is a silk liner (for hygiene) and then a lightweight quilt on top, scrunched down at the bottom end to make a footbox (also stops quilt escaping in the wee small hours).
If you (or a friend) has a vacuum sealer in the kitchen then just use the heat seal section. IKEA's heavyweight bags that close with a pinch rather than a slider are quite durable - I usually seal two lines across the bottom edge just to be sure.
I've got one of these
PAPER WALLET
It holds a surprising amount of coins and opens with the flick of the wrist. Fits neatly into that little knife pocket on the right side of a pair of jeans . . . except nobody in their right mind would wear jeans on a hike.
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