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  1. 12-22Pilgrim

    Windbreak or impermeable jacket

    I considered the REI Flash Jacket and many of the options listed in this thread but didn’t want to spend $100+ In the end I went with the Charles River Apparel Pack-N-Go Wind & Water-Resistant Pullover on Amazon for $40. It is 9.5 ounces (so 4 ounces heavier than the super technical jackets)...
  2. 12-22Pilgrim

    Windbreak or impermeable jacket

    I paired a Frog Toggs poncho (as a rain and pack cover) with a more breathable wind shirt style jacket for layering for colder and drizzly/moist weather (even in June and July there were 40 degree mornings and frost). I found trying to find the perfect do everything jacket was impossible so...
  3. 12-22Pilgrim

    Headlamp question

    I used an older version of the ultralight Petzl: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KYTR0HM/?tag=casaivar02-20 Had to change batteries after 10 years - but uses very small coin type batteries. Super light, fine for early mornings on the trails, reading, and red light.
  4. 12-22Pilgrim

    How common are hiking shorts on men

    I always walked in shorts even when it was very cold (for summer - like 40F) but tended to wear long pants to churches and cathedrals for the most part. But I not only saw many pilgrims in shorts in churches and cathedrals, I saw a lot of other clothing that I would not have worn to church (men...

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