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exactly. A little paraffin rubbed on any zipper, metal or plastic, goes a long way toward making is operate much more smoothly. Also helps if applied to the underside of drawers that slide on their wooden rails.
Several years ago, my daughter and I hiked the Portuguese from Porto, via the coastal for a few days, about the same time of year you'll be going.
Took rain pants and tried to use them a few times.
The problem was that by the time we stopped to get them out of our bags, put them on, and...
My daughter and I both used one of these on our Camino. They work perfectly. We liked being able to unsnap them from our pack and carry just the chestpack around during day stops, lunch, etc. And handy for walk into town for dinner. Durable and waterproof to boot.
There are any number of anti-fogging products that stop glasses, dive mask, swim or ski goggles from fogging up and promote sheeting raindrop from glasses. See here: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Diving-Mask-Defoggers/zgbs/sporting-goods/13277741?tag=casaivar02-20
I've used Spit to good...
Just don't try to use the graphite with anything else like oil or wax. (You might be able to use PTFE sprays (WD40, et al) that will dry and leave a film of dry PTFE, and not impair the "lubricant" properties of graphite, but not sure.)
An Enlightened Equipment Revelation 850 fill down quilt in Regular length/Regular width is around 15 oz/448gms.
https://enlightenedequipment.com/down-quilts/
There are plenty of other good quilt manufacturers as well. The EE is just one example.
A quilt may be the "sweet spot" for you.
A lightweight quilt is a third option to the sleeping bag or liner question, or combination of both, that has been popular among through hikers over the past few years. There are several outdoor gear design & manufacturing companies whose products keep being positively mentioned by thru hikers...
I would second the recommendation for Botin. It is terrific. Get the roast suckling pig as an entree!
And buy a song from the band!
Check out the menu: https://botin.es/en/menu-botin-en/
Take the water bottle that's easiest for you to use. I used a retail water bottle with a separate soft plastic drinking tube with a bite valve that I could secure to one shoulder strap. Always handy and easy to unscrew the top and fill the bottle when needed. BTW, I'm curious about the color...
Good point. But the OP already has a spare pair, which, on previous Caminos, she has brought with her. She is not facing the sort of expense you describe, which I agree, would be daunting. She just is looking for opinions about whether she should leave her already existing, and somewhat...
Bring the backup pair. They don't take much room, are light weight, and will, if needed, save maybe days of headache waiting for a new pair to be made or causing you real pain from eye-strain headache and prevent you from seeing beautiful vistas daily. An ounce of prevention for
a pound of...
This may help. I think it depends on where your packs shoulder straps attach/how your pack is constructed. See here: https://besthiking.net/how-to-fit-backpack/ Manufacturers specs should give that number. Gregory says the Juno 36 is a single size torso that fits torsos: "14" - 19" / 35.6 -...
You'll have to convert inches to cms but here are the torso length figures for their packs. Click on "size chart", then scroll to the model you're interested in. 50 cm is roughly 19 11/16 ", call it 20 " The Juno is a single size and according to the specs from Gregory accommodates a max of...
I like an Outdoor Research hat that is a cross between its Seattle Sombrero and its Sunbriolet called the
Sunshower Sombrero. It's a wide-brimmed sun hat with mesh sides for lots of airflow and under the brim is a small pouch with an elastic closure that carriers a gore-tex type rain cover. It...
I have one for my pack. Clipped to the shoulder straps, it rode about mid-chest, just below my sternum, and no bounce. Liked that I could unclip it and use it around town or just pitch it in a S2S sil-nylon backpack, same idea as your describe. Glad you're back from your illness. Stay well.
I was impressed too. I bought the DD X-Mid 2P. Like the non-absorbent polyester fabric over the absorbent silnylon It is a WONDERFUL tent. It now replaces my marvelous Henry Shires TarpTent SilNylon StratoSpire 2P.
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