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    Post-camino tattoo?

    OK, I have resisted commenting because I'm just a boring old fart. But I promise this will be the last. I set out in at the age of around 11 to get through life without too many regrets. The only real one I have is the multiple piercings of my ears in the 1970's - I very quickly got over the...
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    Sorry, but...Where do women pee on the camino...?

    Dear Mel, You both have a wonderful, wonderful Camino - and tell me how you get on with the Mooncup! Very best wishes, Pip
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    Sorry, but...Where do women pee on the camino...?

    Yes, the Whiz is great! I did just squat most of the time - but the Whiz is definitely the thing for nasty public toilets. I have yet to try a Mooncup (I'm keenly anticipating the menopause, so wasn't sure whether to invest!) - so I got some norethisterone pills (5mg 3 times a day - but...
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    DOGS DOGS DOGS

    Well, my informant said that the other dogs do just stand around barking, perhaps, but not attacking. The dominant dog takes the lead, and if you floor him, then the others back off. I think the principle was speed and the element of surprise stopped the pack from engaging too. Mind you, I...
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    DOGS DOGS DOGS

    I used to do a lot of long-distance cycling about - erm- 30 years ago, when dogs for some strange reason had the tendency to be driven wild by the sound of a bicycle, and chase cyclists. It happened to me quite a few times back then, and I am not a person who has ever had a problem with dogs in...
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    Sorry, but...Where do women pee on the camino...?

    At the risk of sounding as though I am confusing the two topics - women peeing, and the picking up of litter, I would say squat for both. I am one of the 'Shewee' and 'Whiz' brigade - wonderful devices - but am also aware of the risk of urinary tract infections if the bladder isn't fully...
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    The New Forum Badge

    I have had excellent dealings for several years with a company who do embroidered badges, hats , clothing, towels, (but I can't see baby aardvarks in their catalogue - damn) - so if it would be useful to have a quote for comparison, they are Kingfisher Leisurewear (http://www.kingflw.com) or...
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    Cheapskate Camino

    Erm, well, maybe you should see it! Actually, it looks better since I dyed the whole thing black - it was a multicoloured patchwork before - 4 old silk shirts, a shawl and a long silk skirt (all past charity shop purchases) - with a double layer of heavier fabric where I want the warmth. Pockets...
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    Sorry, but...Where do women pee on the camino...?

    I don't know about the Freshette (how genteel it sounds...), but the Shewee is compact, the cheapest, and the fastest delivery. It can easily fit in a pocket - whereas although the Whiz is made of rubbery material, it is bulkier. A great invention - though my husband said in mock horror...
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    BUGS BUGS BUGS

    A moral dilemma: I am treating all my bedding with the 'knock 'em dead' fabric treatment described above. But the only way to really find out if it works is for me to undertake a controlled experiment...with my two companions as the control. Should I tell them about it, so they can treat their...
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    Cheapskate Camino

    Thank you DG - now I know what the duct tape was supposed to be for! I thought it was for mending bits of kit - not a blister remedy. I have loads of different types of medical tape - I know exactly which one will do the trick. Good idea. And I will definitely have my passport and cash...
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    Cheapskate Camino

    And Br David...you are so right about possessions - I worried about my obsessing to have everything 'right' - but it is not about brands, or an equipment fetish - but wanting to be prepared, and not be distracted from my journey by not being able to deal with a simple need (to be warm and...
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    Cheapskate Camino

    In reply to XM - I've tried out my home-made silk sleeping bag on a coldish night and it is very warm (and only weighs 500g). I'm taking silk thermal gear as well, so can sleep in that - and even my fleece jacket, if needed (though the jacket is my pillow...). I thought the silk liners in...
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    Cheapskate Camino

    What a relief! I am so glad to find others of the same mind. I have had some 99p rubber tips for my poles from Lidl, but hadn't looked in Aldi - so will go for some gaiters - many, many thanks for the tip. I wasn't too sure about the freezer bags! Blokes are at a bit of a disadvantage in...
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    Cheapskate Camino

    Dear All, One thing that worried me preparing to go was reading entries about the cost of preparing for the Camino - some of the recommended sleeping bags cost a big proportion of my budget! I wonder if anyone has tips born out of experience for keeping the cost down. I have only bought a...
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    Sorry, but...Where do women pee on the camino...?

    I didn't really think the idea through - except that the Credencial is the one common link, and could be a means of reinforcing the responsiblities that really ought to accompany the privileges it allows. I start my first Camino this month, so if others with experience of some of the problems...
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    Sorry, but...Where do women pee on the camino...?

    This was one of my main worries about the Camino - as I drink water (and pee) for England, but the veteran peregrina I am joining simply said: "once on the Camino, you will lose your inhibitions..." I have still taken the precaution of trying both the Whiz and the Sheewee, and both work very...
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    BUGS BUGS BUGS

    I have posted this somewhere else (under sleeping bags, or something similarly misleading), but this week I found a product in a pharmacy - as yet untested, that claims to treat clothing and other fabric for up to 2 weeks - killing biting insects on contact. It is Bugproof Clothing Treatment...
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    Where, when and how did you hear about the camino?

    Hearing about the Camino The Camino must have entered my consciousness from learning history at school - and the Robin Hood stories (King Richard disguised as a pilgrim, with a scallop shell in his hat). I lived in Winchester, which I knew that it was part of a network of pilrim's routes (one...

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