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I carried a single stick and used it when I needed it. Wore a pain of Keens. Walked the same route you’re walking. Padded hot spots when they came up. No blisters! Buen Camino!
I don’t use poles at the park or while shopping. But the Camino surfaces are at times rocky, rooty and rutted, unlike my local market. I used a single stick when I felt it was warranted on the Camino and was very glad I had it!
Sweater? I took a lightweight easily compressible down vest. Kept my torso warm, dried quickly, took up little space and weighed next to nothing. Also, phone as light and ditch the headlamp? Buen Camino!
Whoa! How about some consideration for those of us who walk and feel differently than you…? I thought the Camino was for us all. I find them very helpful in going uphill. Never left one in a bar, tripped over one, and it wasn’t my arms that were tired at the end of the day. I’m certainly not the...
I brought poles that are shockcorded down to 14”. Flew American to Morocco and used Iberia and Air. Europa. They were accepted in my carryon on all three airlines.
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