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    LIVE from the Camino Continued skin problem - chinches? Allergy?

    When packing for my Camino trip, I brought two items intended to provide a physical barrier to bed bugs: (1) A protective mesh sleep sack that I made using two pre-treated Life System bed bug sheets that I sewed together down one side, across the bottom and part way up the third side (which I...
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    Bed Bug Bed Sheets

    I just returned from walking 11 days on two portions of the Camino Frances. My strategy for avoiding being bitten by bed bugs or carrying them in my belongings was the following: (1) Based on a suggestion that I read on this forum, I brought with me a heavy duty plastic trash bag with a cinch...
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    Wide Hips - Backpack for Women

    The most useful thing for me when I first went shopping for a technical backpack was to talk to a knowledgeable salesperson at my local outdoor store (REI). First he measured my back length, and while I am 5'6'' tall and wear medium size tops, he told me that I have a short back, not what I...
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    Bedbugs!?

    To avoid bed bugs, I bought two of these flat "bed bug sheets": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VY18MY/?tag=casaivar02-20 They are lightweight and made of a very fine mesh, that is already treated with permethrin. Some people take one just to use as an under sheet on albergue beds, but I sewed...
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    Bringing hiking poles on planes?

    Here is a website with the United States TSA statement on what is currently prohibited in carry-ons on planes: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/prohibited-items While many items are specifically listed (e.g. ski poles, golf clubs), there is no mention of hiking poles. It is stated...
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    Detergent for hand-washing clothes

    If bringing powdered laundry detergent, you can also mix in some powdered oxygen bleach (the type safe for colored fabrics). I think that it helps removing odors, as well as stains, from synthetic fabrics.
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    Beating the heat in the Pyrenees - need help with backup plan

    When I stayed at Orisson in May 2015, I only brought some snacks and bottled water with me from SJPP. When I arrived at the Orisson albergue, lunch items could be purchased, and you could order a sandwich to be picked up the next morning for the trek to Roncesvalles. That night a pilgrim...

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