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  1. Hikoi

    Is there really a waterproof solution

    I had buckets of spring rain around Merida and Cacares for several days. My pack (Aarn) has built in wetbags which kept everything bone dry. It also has front bags. For walking I used a fleece zip-up top (no jacket or poncho), shorts and a trekking umbrella. My shorts got a bit wet, but dried...
  2. Hikoi

    Re-considering zip-off convertible pants

    I tramp (hike for non-Kiwis) in shorts. I took two pairs of identical zip off pants but only one set of zip off bottoms and just zipped them on on cold evenings. The brand was McKinley, which I bought online. The only thing was the pockets were a little shallow.
  3. Hikoi

    Re-considering zip-off convertible pants

    No, they’re competitors.
  4. Hikoi

    Boxer shorts - any recommendations

    I bought three pairs of boxers at Decathlon in Seville. I’m not sure why as my plan was a pair of everything else except for socks (for a lunchtime change if needed.) Just as well, the very first day the pair I’d carefully washed and hung out to dry disappeared off the line. I asked around but...
  5. Hikoi

    Starting your Camino from Sevilla: Tips on Avoiding Urban Walks

    I enjoyed the walk from the Cathedral - not the least getting used to finding the arrows! And passing the 1000 kilometres to Santiago marker next to the Avenida Expo 92 was special. Look for Monolito Camino de Santiago, 41010 Sevilla, Spain on google maps (although it was a little worn) I turned...
  6. Hikoi

    Sleeping bag on VdlP April & May

    I left Seville on the 7th of April and took a silk inner and sleeping bag (good down to approx 0 degrees Celsius). I used it opened as a blanket and only closed it up a couple of nights - notably in the Monastery of Oseira! I did use gloves in the frosty mornings too.
  7. Hikoi

    Weather in March and April along Via de la Plata

    It was this one: https://helinox.com.au/collections/trekking-umbrellas
  8. Hikoi

    Weather in March and April along Via de la Plata

    Hey Rain - I did! Best decision I made. I used the hiking umbrella in very heavy rain on several days. It was spring! No poncho or waterproof. I’m going to use the same system again on my next Camino.
  9. Hikoi

    Weather in March and April along Via de la Plata

    Pretty much the same time I walked the VdlP from Seville. Beautiful time to walk - cold, even frosty mornings (gloves needed) and sunny warm afternoons. I only experienced rain off and on from Merida to Cáceres - where it hosed down with thunder and lightning. Then intermittent rain in Galicia...
  10. Hikoi

    Umbrella for sun and rain - buy good quality (expensive) or just use a cheap one?

    I used a trekking umbrella from Helios in Australia on the Via de la Plata in spring. It rained quite a lot! I never put my rain jacket on - no sweaty shirts! I walked in shorts, so didn’t get wet pants. My only worry was a thunderstorm, with lightening, near Canaveral. Wondered just how much of...
  11. Hikoi

    How long did VDLP Seville to Santiago take you

    I walked in spring from Seville. 37 days, including two rest days (Merida and Salamanca) and another couple enforced medical days (infected blisters) in Zafra. I felt it was a bit rushed and over too soon! My next one will be slower, I hope!
  12. Hikoi

    Waist Packs!

    I found the front balance pockets hung looser off my chest - the weight of them is down on the waist belt. To boot there is little weight on the shoulders.
  13. Hikoi

    Waist Packs!

    I used an Aarn pack. It has two integrated front ‘balance’ pockets which I found very handy for on the go access to water, snacks, phone etc. A little fiddly to get on and off at first, but by day three I was an expert. Took all the weight off my back too! It’ll be on my next Camino...
  14. Hikoi

    Good News. One Pilgrim Missing Between SJPP and Roncesvalles is found today!

    Some Mexicanos consider themselves Norteamericanos. They consider that limiting the use of the term to citizens of The United States of America is geographical imperialism. I’ve never heard a Mexican use the term Estadiounidense to refer to him/herself. Mexicano - si!
  15. Hikoi

    Walking the Via de la Plata in May 2019

    When I walked the VdlP in 2016 I stayed in the albergue in Tabara. Great hospitality - the hospitalero, José Almeida Rodríguez, met each pilgrim, helped us take off our packs, washed our clothes, cooked the communal dinner, washed the dishes and among other things, farewell each of us! Everyone...
  16. Hikoi

    Sleeping bag on the VDLP?

    Hey Dougie - as you'll know it all depends on your tolerance to cold and what the weather is doing. I couldn't sleep if I were cold. I took a sleeping bag when I walked the VdlP, beginning at the end of March and finishing at the beginning of May. It was quite cold in the hills of Galicia. I...
  17. Hikoi

    Sports shops in Seville

    Hey Etty_S. There is a huge Decathlon store at Camas just a little off the VdlP camino. You pass it on the first day out of Sevilla. I walked out there and back the day before I began the camino proper in 2016 to get some stuff. It seemed to have mostly own brands. The walk was great for getting...
  18. Hikoi

    bed bug information

    I treated the outside of my pack, the outside of my sleeping bag, a lightweight mattress cover, my trousers and shirts. Here in New Zealand the ready-to-use preparations are very expensive, so I bought a half a litre of concentrate 500g/l and diluted it. I still have loads (more than enough for...
  19. Hikoi

    credencial in sevilla

    Hi Peter - the marker plinth is across in Triana. If you walk along Castilla you’ll find it on the bend where it almost joins Ave Expo 92.
  20. Hikoi

    Castilblanco to Almaden (that stage from hell again)

    I walked the VdlP a couple of years ago, leaving from Sevilla Cathedral. I loved the section from Sevilla to Guillena - with the exception of the short section just before Camas. And that was because of the litter. And my nerves after reading about others’ experiences on this forum. The...

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