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  1. David

    Mid March Planning Head Aches

    It is a dilemma and one that cannot be happily compromised on. I have seen thick snow in early April all the way to Burgos (about 2007?), I have seen solid hot summer weather in late March .. dry, wet, no wind, strong winds - you just cannot predict - and that is the thing, with weather patterns...
  2. David

    Camino fatigue?

    Ah, I do like honest posts ... we never seem to mention it but, isn't doing more than one Camino an odd thing to do? That first one, for whatever reason we did it, just cannot be replicated .. it lives in our memories .. we have it .. so why go on another? Why do we do that? I go because I have...
  3. David

    Snake identification

    Did it say anything about eating fruit off a tree?
  4. David

    Goretex is a waste of money?

    He does say that he receives a lot of subjective denial from users but his video is about the science, not belief. For me? I have always found that although it works compared to ordinary waterproofs which trap body heat and produces lots of wet inside quickly, it still does trap sweat when it is...
  5. David

    Getting a bike from the UK

    Take the Brittany Ferry to Bilbao then either cycle to Pamplona (95 miles) or go by bus. If you book a recliner seat for £11 on the ferry and then sleep on the carpeted floor in the seats saloon, lights off at night, it is the cheapest way to get to Spain from the UK (I always discount flying...
  6. David

    Goretex is a waste of money?

    Yes - says that in the video - cold dry snow climates Goretex really works well.
  7. David

    Goretex is a waste of money?

    No they don't. Non-breathable are a different material, some are fully waterproof forever - think traditional sailor waterproofs, the yellow ones - they stay waterproof forever. Those materials such as Goretex have a very fine waterproofing coating added and this wears off so needs re proofing...
  8. David

    Goretex is a waste of money?

    Hi all ... I have known for years that Goretex doesn't breathe when it is high humidity (or raining) .. noted because of how damp I would always become inside, as my sweat vapour turned back to water .. so I left such jackets and moved to cape style ponchos, free flowing air underneath so no...
  9. David

    Corkscrew do I take one with me?

    I think it is ok to drink alcohol at 1pm - it doesn't make you a drunk it makes you a pirate ....
  10. David

    Advice sought for wounds on feet from walking

    Yes to most of the above - wrong footwear .. replace but go light, trekking sandals or trail runners - forget boots! If you get yourself repaired and then walk in them again you will immediately undo all they did. So get to a town with trekking shop (go by bus or taxi) - then get feet done and...
  11. David

    Alternatives to walking if injured

    There is a secondhand bike shop in Burgos - La Estacion de Bicicletas (the bike station), Calle Rey Don Pedro, 56 - they do up old bikes too - they might have something? There is the Viking bike shop - VikingsBurgos, sales and repairs, has a nice address! C. Santiago Apóstol, 18. Bike shops...
  12. David

    Alternatives to walking if injured

    My first Camino from Moissac in France, back in 2005, my old knee gave out at Logrono and I bought the cheapest clunker of a bike that Decathlon had .. had a back rack put on it, bungeed my pack to that and carried on - was extraordinary how I could cycle but not walk. Some sections of Camino...
  13. David

    Alternatives to walking if injured

    Well that is pretty sad - sorry to hear that. I had to come home early last month as my old knee trauma flared badly again - can't do it any more so that was my last walking Camino (will return to do first aid with my car in future). All depends on how mobile you are really - rest usually means...
  14. David

    Few questions - advice

    Good questions. 1. I always carry a spork .. how to eat a tub of yoghurt or ice cream or tin of beans without a spoon? Plus my Swiss army knife - if you buy 'carry with you' food that needs cutting you need a knife. (mine has a corkscrew too). 2. I always carry a few clothes pegs as they seem to...
  15. David

    Walking with a messenger bag rather than a backpack

    Have you seen this Camino designed cross over bag by Shelltoucher? Looks like a very good design to me. https://shelltoucher.com/products/the-shell-toucher-all-weather-camino-sling-bag-your-best-friend-on-the-trail-unisex?_pos=2&_sid=3a05ec3af&_ss=r
  16. David

    Shampoo and Condition bars, scent preference

    Interesting results - apart from the fresh zingy clean scent of it, isn't citrus repellent to mosquitos too? I would love to know what the 'other' votes were for .. I see unscented in the posts ... but the rest? who knows. for me - I don't use shampoo but if I did it would be unscented for...
  17. David

    Surprised at our test results poncho vs jacket

    The whole trick with the Altus or Decathlon poncho - and sure, is actually a long raincoat with space for a rucksack - is in hot weather to not use the sleeves, which makes it into a cape (hands stay dry too) ... the Decathlon does have long armpit zips which makes that design better. As for...
  18. David

    To those who brought a tent: How do I keep the total weight down?

    I have seen quite a few tenters but most of them had dogs - so I guess that makes it easier to guarantee a bed each night as most refugios don't allow them but there would probably have been others that I didn't see or notice, they would have just looked like large rucksack carrying pilgrims...
  19. David

    To those who brought a tent: How do I keep the total weight down?

    It is a problem. Even a lightweight tent has weight but also, one is then into comfortable sleeping mat, possibly a better sleeping bag, a lamp for the evenings ... then the temptation to make your own hot drinks, so stove etc ... Maybe a way forward - work out by trial and error the maximum...
  20. David

    The Shell Toucher hat

    Good question. The tropical pith helmet, still used by police and military in many hot countries is a brilliant and time tested hot weather hat. No longer made of pith but now Japanese Toya straw, made rigid with resin. I wear one, and absolutely love it!! though I do get a lot of stares...

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