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  1. Helen1

    Poll Do you listen to anything while walking?

    Totally understand wanting to be present in the moment but there are a few stages where I found it a relief to have a bit of distraction - the bit on the CP where you walk endless miles along railway line, esp the bit next to the sewage works for example :) .
  2. Helen1

    Wild Camping option and sufficient gear

    9kg with camping gear doesn’t sound that much to me. Watch how much weight the water adds, esp if wild camping. I would go walking with the pack loaded and get used to it (or simply put something heavy into a normal day to day rucksack and just get used to the weight doing things you would...
  3. Helen1

    Thru Hikes v Camino - Motivations?

    I’ve not done any of the US Thru Hikes but, from watching films/videos and doing short hikes in the US my sentiments generally match yours. I think if I were to hike the AT I might get a bit bored of woodlands and clock up some very long days to get a change of scene :) . Outside of the US I am...
  4. Helen1

    Opinion on Son walking the Camino

    Interesting question and probably impossible to answer but I think your concern is valid. I am not old or young but in my very limited experience younger men/women tend not to be as enamoured with the camino experience/find the experience as profound as people on this forum. Leaving aside those...
  5. Helen1

    Input for Rewilding Business

    Never heard the term rewilding before. I’m not 100% sure I agree that becoming alienated from nature means that you are alienated from your nature but I see where you’re heading. Couple of responses to your question about how people have domesticated themselves: I think it’s easy to become...
  6. Helen1

    Carrying a tent through airport control

    Agree with @henrythedog like carrying poles in hand luggage the answer is maybe - some airports/some days no problem other airports/days no way. Prob depends a bit on your tent and how big the poles are. I doubt you'll make it through with metal tent pegs. I've only flown with my tent as checked...
  7. Helen1

    Thinking about sleeping mats

    Depends how tough you are and how much weight you want to carry! For me, 100% necessary partly for the warmth but mostly for the comfort.
  8. Helen1

    Thinking about sleeping mats

    In my teens/20s a foam roll mat probably about 200g. Costs around £5 Usually used wild camping on soft surfaces, goes anywhere, even as a teenager I sometimes got hip pain. Used in the snow and I was fine. Great thing is you can put these on any surface without worrying, great to sit on heather...
  9. Helen1

    Practicalities of camping – safety, cooking, washing, loos, etc.

    Phones and Battery Use Great points made above. External battery pack that does multiple charges is an essential for me too. Heavy but essential. Tents and hand luggage Not sure I want to open up a 'can I take a tent as hand luggage' debate but if you're camping and flying on a budget airline...
  10. Helen1

    Thinking about tents

    Is getting a second hand tent and then selling the tent after the camino an option? Looking on eBay expensive lightweight tents seem to keep their value pretty well. I think dgallen makes a really good point about weight. Maybe not an issue if you have a trailer but a 2kg tent, plus a sleeping...
  11. Helen1

    Practicalities of camping – safety, cooking, washing, loos, etc.

    Thought I would start a new thread about the practicalities of camping rather than add to the excellent info already posted in the tents thread. Here are my thoughts... Safety This is such a personal thing. I think this gets easier the more you do it because you get used to it and there are...
  12. Helen1

    Thinking about tents

    Fascinating discussion, agree with @davebugg you'll have to compromise on something from your wish list. I love Decathlon but their gear, whilst cheap can be really heavy. I have a https://www.terra-nova.co.uk/all-tents/2-man-tents/laser-competition-2-tent-16/ (although mine must be getting on...
  13. Helen1

    Armchair tasting tour of Spanish wine

    Interesting read to pass the time in lockdown: Coronavirus lockdown: Welcome to the armchair tasting tour of Spanish wine https://www.thelocal.es/20200326/coronavirus-lockdown-welcome-to-the-armchair-wine-tasting-tour-of-spain I liked the description of Galica: "Galicia looks a bit like if...
  14. Helen1

    'The Unlikely Pilgrims' film & group v individual needs

    :-) The film is about recovering drug addicts though, most of whom seemed to have been using drugs to forget about pain/mental illness in their lives.
  15. Helen1

    'The Unlikely Pilgrims' film & group v individual needs

    The 'The Unlikely Pilgrims' documentary popped up in my Amazon Prime Video feed and with nothing better to watch I thought I would give it a go. This is a gritty, raw, and unromantic portrayal of the camino and it's not easy viewing at times. I don't want to criticise the project too much...
  16. Helen1

    Has anyone ever walked principally at night?

    What a cool plan! Out of curiosity what time of year are you planning on going? If you go in June it's light before 6 and it's not properly dark till nearly 10 and if it's a full moon there's quite a lot of light. I've walked in the evening/dark (but not overnight) and it's a special experience...
  17. Helen1

    Interacting in spanish with locals in general and specially on the CF

    One night on the CF this summer I hooked up with a couple of French guys who were totally fed up with what they called Disneyland Camino and the use of English. The albergue staff spoke in English by default, there was an English menu and the waiters at dinner spoke in English. The two French...
  18. Helen1

    Medieval Christian Automata

    For the history buffs on the forum - I was listening to the In Our Time podcast about Automata (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bk1c4d). 15 minutes in they talk briefly about medieval Christian automata, how common moving statues of Mary or Christ were, and how they worked with fish being...
  19. Helen1

    Unwelcome traces from pilgrim rituals

    Its an interesting article, thank you for sharing. The love padlock thing really irritates me you see these in all kinds of places now. My guess is that trying to educate pilgrims is doomed to failure. I assume the rituals will either be 'policed' out of existence (which doesn't feel very...
  20. Helen1

    Old maps

    Me too! But lots of people seem to complain about North not being at the top of the page or the scale being out/inconsistent, etc. etc. I thought his maps were pretty good in the CP guide and helped me find the quieter routes.

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