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  1. OxFyrd

    GaiaGPS - layers?

    Try Openrunner . You have french and spanish maps. Make plan on PC/Windows and the sync with android /apple phone. Works offline with downloaded maps ans no battery drainage. Gaia not working properly here. Buen camino
  2. OxFyrd

    Thinking about tents

    Just FYI. 2 friends have just completed the "French route", one in August, the other in September. Few albergues but was always possible to find accommodation. Mask must be worn when seeing someone (!), In town, and of course albergues. Few pilgrims. In case of, have a look to bivy...
  3. OxFyrd

    Trying to understand

    Hi Lexico. 9 months later, It is still difficult to explain what is the Camino... I discovered the Camino in may 2018 when I made the Portugese way with an old friend living in Porto. It was a short 12 days hike, interesting but for me, a little bit “incomplete”. I had the feeling that I needed...
  4. OxFyrd

    Camping the Camino del Norte

    In any case, I'll not go to a camping site. I sleep early and leave in the very early morning. Not interested by holidays campers fiestas
  5. OxFyrd

    Camping the Camino del Norte

    Tks for answering. Very informative alingwith maps. As I'm hamocking, I'll have to avoid eucalyptus known as widow makers.
  6. OxFyrd

    Thinking about tents

    In my opinion, goal is to avoid virus especially in dormitory. And to book a full room when single is expensive. The main problem with camping is water (beverage, rope cleaning, hygiene). For equipment, have a look to PCT hikers on YouTube. Everything explained by pros. But, camp is a lonely...
  7. OxFyrd

    Camping the Camino del Norte

    Can you confirm that the Camino del Norte (and primitivo) has many forests (pines mainly).? Tks.
  8. OxFyrd

    Can you camp along the Camino?

    I camp on the Camino last year and suggest you make difference between a night in camp and camping several nights on site . Camping is prohibited in France and Spain. One night is usually not an issue. Set up your tent late (after 7pm) and leave early (before 9:00). If you camp wild, try...
  9. OxFyrd

    Rely on the waymarking, ignore your apps!

    HI, HYOH... Hike you own hike or hike the camino the way you want - live the life you want... I follow the trail but time to time I go straight across woods,... . Then the apps provides me with my GPS location, where to connect to small trails or roads.. I always know where I am, and the...
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