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    Rain trousers or not?

    I usually walk in spring and I only use a rain pants if it is cold and / or it looks like being heavy or consistent rain. This is because without the rain pants I have found that the rain runs down my legs, fills my boots / trail shoes and I end up with more water in my boots than out. :rolleyes:
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    Northern Camino June/July questions

    At that time of year the Norte temperatures are milder than the inland routes but the Atlantic does mean that there may be some rain. We walked the Norte in June / July this year and the weather was good with temps in mid to high 20's celcius when the Frances was mid to high 30's but we did...
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    "Feet Growing" while on Camino (??)

    Hi, I forgot to mention that we also have hiking wool (cheap and light). Not sure if it is available outside Australia and New Zealand but people swear by it. Basically it is just clean wool (free of hide) with the lanolin still in it and you simply put it around hot spots, between feet and...
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    "Feet Growing" while on Camino (??)

    Hi Kanga, In my case I am very supportive for her to wear them as happy wife = happy life.
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    "Feet Growing" while on Camino (??)

    G'day Micah26, My wife buys mens hiking boots so she can get a wider fit. She also has a pair of walking sandals which she wears with her socks......... We also have thick and thin socks and plenty of vaseline so we have some chance of managing potential swelling and blisters. It's most...
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    "Feet Growing" while on Camino (??)

    G'day Glen, I walked the Via de la Plata in July last year. Before the VDLP I was a size 13 and after I am now a size 14. I isn't swelling, they are actually longer which I suspect is to do with the foot flattening out due load bearing over the 1,000 kms. I used support inserts in my boots...
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    Insoles?? Love my hiking boots, but considering insoles. Help! Leaving in 3 weeks!!

    G'day, I am just back from Portugese Camino. I used a pair of Merrell boots but also took a pair of sports innersole inserts, just in case, as in training beforehand I had some issues with shin splints when switching between my runners and boots. In training I experimented with the inserts...

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