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  1. kmrice

    Desktop Computer Availability in Albergues

    I always carry plug converters, which weigh almost nothing, and a power bank, so all I need in addition to the keyboard is a cord, which only weighs a few grams. Your keyboard is much larger than mine and might be easier to type on, but does weigh 100gr more.
  2. kmrice

    Desktop Computer Availability in Albergues

    My portable keyboard weighs 196 grams and works quite well for me for blogging. Not sure how much the one you have which is too heavy weighs.
  3. kmrice

    The Packa vs Altus Poncho

    Have you actually tried a Packa? We’ve used ours for several thousand miles over thirteen years and can attest that they are completely waterproof. The pit zips also helps a great in reducing condensation. Don’t know what the MT900 costs, but we have found the Packas to be well worth the cost...
  4. kmrice

    The Packa vs Altus Poncho

    5’7” 160lbs. My shirts are 16x32. Medium seems to be right for me.
  5. kmrice

    The Packa vs Altus Poncho

    Just got my replacement Packa. It's a medium and weighs 328 gr. My old one weighs 329 gr; that's great, every gram counts!
  6. kmrice

    The Packa vs Altus Poncho

    I'm 5'8", carry a 48L pack, and use a medium Packa. My wife's pack is a little smaller, probably something like 45L. She's 5'4" and uses a small Packa. Karl
  7. kmrice

    The Packa vs Altus Poncho

    We've used our Packas since 2013, walking well over 5,000k of caminos in Spain and Italy. Love them. The ability to carry one deployed on your pack, and easily get into the jacket if the rain starts up again is fantastic. The pit zips let in a great deal of air and reduce sweating a lot. Mine...
  8. kmrice

    Hitchhiking on the Camino?

    In 2016 we walked from Le Puy-en-Veley to Santiago. In our Camino family was a couple who had driven from France to Le Puy-en-Veley, where they left their car. At the end of the first day's walk, he hitched back to Le Puy-en-Veley, drove to the next stage past where we had stopped for the night...
  9. kmrice

    Training with Weighted Vests

    We train with our Camino packs. Start light, using pillows to distribute the dumbbells we use for weight and add a pound a week until the packs are several pounds over their camino weight. Wear them walking out doors, on the treadmill at an incline (we have no hills), and on the stair stepper...
  10. kmrice

    Descent into Roncesvalles

    My wife and I have done it both ways, the first time on the forest path and the second time on the roadway. We thought the views on the roadway path were outstanding. The views on the forest path might be better, I suppose, but you sure couldn’t prove it by us; we were too busy watching our...
  11. kmrice

    Does anyone know of any shorter pilgrimage routes around the world?

    Consider walking in the footsteps of St. Francis on the Cammino di Francesco from Assisi to Rome. About 246k in 13 stages. We’ve walked it twice and loved it. Pretty much everything you need to know about it can be found in Sandy Brown’s excellent guidebook, The Way of St. Francis, available at...
  12. kmrice

    What does "good shoes" mean?

    I tend to say go with the boots you have and like, with one caveat: make sure they work well for you on continuous long days of walking. I’ve worn the same boots (Keen Targhee 3s, mids, waterproof,) for several thousand miles of pilgrimages now, but on my first Camino a pair of boots that had...
  13. kmrice

    Are you a hiker or a walker?

    Calvin Fletcher, for many of us older North Americans the godfather of hiking/backpacking/camping, titled his book The Complete Walker. He did remarkably challenging wilderness walks, including walking (some rafting) the entire length of the Colorado River from its source to the Gulf of Mexico...
  14. kmrice

    Pants or Shorts? Second pair of Shoes?

    Rodrigo, from Mexico, may already have a little Spanish!
  15. kmrice

    Pants or Shorts? Second pair of Shoes?

    After 3,000+ miles of caminos, I’ve settled on the following: 2 pairs of zip off convertible pants, but only taking one pair of the legs. I prefer to walk in shorts, but occasional overgrown paths or colder mornings make me happy to have long pants available. 1 pair of hiking boots (Keene...
  16. kmrice

    St Francis Way - Italy

    He was updating it very extensively yearly; perhaps he no longer does?
    • kmrice
    • Post #6
    • Camino de Santiago Forum: Europe
  17. kmrice

    St Francis Way - Italy

    Sandy Brown's book, The Way of St. Francis: From Florence to Assisi and Rome, Cicerone Press, is outstanding and available in a Kindle edition for phones. The GPS tracks for the book are available from Cicerone Press.
    • kmrice
    • Post #3
    • Camino de Santiago Forum: Europe
  18. kmrice

    Help! Pack too heavy! — CF Sept & Oct — Senior Woman

    Only one set of legs but BOTH pairs of shorts I should have said.
  19. kmrice

    Help! Pack too heavy! — CF Sept & Oct — Senior Woman

    Consider getting two identical pairs of convertible (legs come off to make shorts) and only taking one set of the legs. That’s what my wife (senior woman) and I (senior man) have done on caminos for years.
  20. kmrice

    Hydration pack or water bottles?

    We thought that would be the case but the two times we tried bladders we found, after the hike (very hot - Grand Canyon) we had drunk about 2/3s of what we thought and of what we had intended to drink. We’ve gone back to bottles so we can be sure we drink enough.

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