My pack weighed in at just under 10 kilos. It took a lot of culling to get down to that. Not sure how I’d get down to 3 kilos. For sure no sleeping bag.
No, they expire after six months. You can buy an ESIM on the Orange Travel website though. You can also top up from the web. No need to find an Orange store and then wait in line.
I’ve spent most of my life in Minnesota. It gets cold here in winter. Layers are key. High-tech wicking fabrics close to the body, then Merino wool, then a down or synthetic insulation jacket. On colder days I also wear a Merino wool neck gaiter. Of course insulated gloves/mittens and a hat. A...
My sleeping bag weighs 768g. I walked the CF in the fall of 2015 with it. I’d bring it again. It was comforting at the end of the day to slip into my own sleeping bag.
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Just out of curiosity, why have you given up on putting it in the overhead? My 36l Osprey bag was fine as a carry-on bag in the overhead on my flight from Minneapolis to Paris. I put my sharp objects (poles, knife, etc.) in a shipping tube and checked that. Those I could easily replace if they...
Sealskinz makes waterproof hiking socks, including cold weather versions. They seem worth looking into. REI carries them. Your feet are going to sweat and if they can't breathe I'd worry about blistering from moisture buildup. As someone who lives in a cold weather clime, I'd avoid putting...
I ran the numbers on this based in the Brierley guidebook. I’ve attached a pdf. The answer is the 66% is on a path or track, 27% is on a quiet road and 7% is on a main road.
I don’t have any comments on hand swelling, but the number one reason for me to use poles are my knees. Trekking poles can help the knees out a lot on downhill stretches.
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