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  1. Hugh Hertfordshire

    Sleeping bags

    Billy, I use a Coccoon silk/cotton coupler, it's rectangular and zippered for easy access. It can be washed and dried easily if necessary weight 290grammes. I use it with an Alpkit Cloud cover which I can best describe as a camping duvet 450 grammes. I have popperd the two together. I start my...
  2. Hugh Hertfordshire

    A Question of Horses

    Getting in the way and chewing up the track O's. Saw quite a few over loaded donkeys on my last Camino. As someone who made his living riding horses and doing equine welfare in difficult environments it made my blood boil as so much of it was posturing There just arnt the facilities on the...
  3. Hugh Hertfordshire

    What do you think: Can I just wing it??

    If your considering the Portuguse have a look at the Portuguse Costal. Fewer crowds fantastically welcoming people. Lovely hostels and varied walking Did it from Oporto all the way up the Portuguse coast then the Spanish to Vigo and on to Redondella
  4. Hugh Hertfordshire

    What do you think: Can I just wing it??

    If there was only one place on the Camino which I could stay at it would have to be San Bol. I bathed in the Roman spring at 0600 and swam in the cistern. The hostel is heated by a hyperCast and we laid out clothes on the floor to dry. We were ten who gathered together on the Camino and thought...
  5. Hugh Hertfordshire

    Shall I have a problem?

    Yeah ... Never heard this or saw a sign. It's only a shower, the water may be cold but no ones going to stop you
  6. Hugh Hertfordshire

    Shall I have a problem?

    I really liked your observation about the wet floors and completely agree. And your right. Go to your sleeping bag clean as their really difficult to clean if not impossible
  7. Hugh Hertfordshire

    Shall I have a problem?

    Depends were you stay, it shouldn't be a problem but better at end of day. You want dry feet not softened by a shower and a dry towel for the afternoon, if it's raining how will you dry your towel. If it's a chilly morning then a shower will cool you more and your body will take longer to warm up.
  8. Hugh Hertfordshire

    How much training is required?

    Hi. Hi everyone worries ... don't. The first day is the hardest and every day after that it gets better until you get home and you bounce off the walls with energy. I left an office job overweight and unfit and came home like Tigger. Your doing plenty of exercise. If your tired do a shorter...

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