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Brett, I am taking this Camino very slowly as it is my first and although I've made some great practice runs I'm a little concerned that my fitness is not up to par to take it at the normal pace. So again who knows, I may see you.
Liz, I'm still at about 19 pounds but that is every single...
Brett,
I made an executive decision to ditch the air mattress. Not only was it a pound and a half I can lose, it was also quite bulky and I really had no extra space in my backpack with it in there. If I run into bedbugs, I'll just use my sleeping bag as a mattress per se and use my liner to...
Liz,
What was the weight of your pack with your bladder filled, more or less?
I've been working on my pack and with 2.5 L of water in my Platypus, I'm still at like 24 pounds.
Extra things I've considered ditching:
--a Prolite by air mattress that weighs 1.5 pounds. Know I should ditch it...
Gary and Kate,
I'll be arriving in Oviedo on the 3rd of September and plan to start walking on the 5th. I am not doing anyone's prescribed stages, going on feel since I have about three weeks to do it. Hope to see you out there!
Tara
I have been practicing for the Camino Primitivo in September and have had this experience!! I am trying to lose some weight to help with it. I have the numbness and I feel fine NOW, but I worry what it will be like on the Camino. All the doctors (3) and nurses (1) I have seen say it shouldn't...
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