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  1. Michael-FL

    Orange Problem With US Iphones

    Thanks, Rick!
  2. Michael-FL

    Orange Problem With US Iphones

    Thanks, Susan! I feel a whole lot better. Still may need that tech-savvy millennial to show me how.
  3. Michael-FL

    Orange Problem With US Iphones

    Thanks for sharing your experience. I am just 3.5 months from embarking on a 1000 mile trek on the Le Puy/Frances route and I don’t know what to do about phone communications. I have an iPhone 15 Pro Max. All this talk of SIMs, ESIMs and whatnot is a complete mystery to Luddite old me. I need...
  4. Michael-FL

    Sleeping bag or liner and blanket

    This has been a great discussion, selfishly for my own planning of Podiensis/Francés route in the Fall ‘24. Just wasn’t settled on down sleeping bag vs. just a liner. Believe I will go with a light down bag and silk liner and follow the recommendations on the permethrin. I can handle almost all...
  5. Michael-FL

    Best shoes for Camino Ingles?

    Just bought a pair of Altra Lone Peak 8 trail runners and they are amazing, so much so I’m thinking about wearing them on my next combined Podiensis/Francés in the Fall ‘24. Haven’t walked the Ingles, but by the sound of it with mostly asphalt, trainers or trail runners should be fine. Bottom...
  6. Michael-FL

    Fun With a Poncho. . . multitasking

    All stuff I learned as a Boy Scout
  7. Michael-FL

    newcomer packing list

    This is a very timely thread for me, as well, since I am planning a start at SJPdP on 18 April. I think your rain jacket with layering for cool mornings should be fine, so maybe ditch the down jacket? I have started assembling my gear and setting it aside. The impression I’ve gotten is mid-April...
  8. Michael-FL

    Who has packed the lightest pack?

    Honestly, I couldn’t pack light to save my life! I found myself “what-iffing” myself to death and adding stuff for every contingency. It’s the Eagle Scout in me. It took a screaming knee injury to beat the lesson into my head to pack light - and throw stuff out! I learned I could get by on a LOT...
  9. Michael-FL

    If You have Walked the Camino - Do you prefer boots or trail runners?

    Boots, particulary for the more rugged routes; e.g., Salvador and Primitivo.
  10. Michael-FL

    Camino footwear

    Hi Barbara, I’ve come to believe shoe/boot selection is a highly personal discernment process. What works for one may be wrong for another. I saw a wide variety of footwear on my last Camino; boots, trail runners, even sandals. Good thing you’ve got some time. Recommend you check the forum for...
  11. Michael-FL

    Sleeping bag liner or sleeping bag for mid august 12 day camino?

    Liner worked fine for my trek in August 2017. Sleeping bag would have been way too hot.
  12. Michael-FL

    The Five Pound Camino Pack

    Impressive. I admire your ability to pare down to the essentials. I really do. I get the spiritual lesson too. Clothes for me are the easy part. Don’t need much. It’s all the gadgets I think I can’t do without. It’s the Boy Scout in me, I guess; to “be prepared”. Going to give your pack list...
  13. Michael-FL

    PERFECT Camino Underwear!

    My only issue is plumber’s crack.
  14. Michael-FL

    WiFi Hackers/Snoopers

    So, keeping your card in a “swipe-proof” protector might be a good idea?
  15. Michael-FL

    Mobile phone pouch for backpack straps

    Wow, it must have taken real guts to wear something like that.
  16. Michael-FL

    Portable battery packs

    Last year I debated taking a GPS device but in the end, did not. I didn’t need it.
  17. Michael-FL

    Pack Review

    Snickers - now you’re talkin’!
  18. Michael-FL

    Soap for body and clothes???

    Concur on the Lush soap. Buy the round tins they provide in their shops. Also they make a great toothpaste alternative, which which is in a chewable tablet form.
  19. Michael-FL

    Video Drone Regulations

    Thanks
  20. Michael-FL

    Video Drone Regulations

    Always - that goes without saying

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