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    May/June Camino merino wool or down jacket

    No...!!! He knows almost everything Camino,or related,... The G-man, we think, is an enlightened being. We are honored to be in his presence. Peace be with you.
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    more on backpacks size vs weight

    The feedback is saying 'comfort'. Comfort is saying... AHHH... 600g ??? AHH wouldn't worry Peace be with you.
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    Equipment for Chubby Girls (perhaps an ongoing guide)

    Fantastic Post!!! Although I do not fit the parameters and the focus of this essay, I am very much the wiser for having taken the time to read it. Thank you. What specifically I will respond to are the inclines. I have always been challenged by ascents. I believe there is a lot of 'negative...
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    Gaiters

    I was in Galicia in both '15 & '17 in late Oct and early Nov. One 'old testament' deluge in '15, and a bunch of annoyingly drizzely days in '17. Had North Face jacket and pants. Pants covering the tops of my Keen 6" boots which were waterproof(?), and I had no noticeable problems. Good luck...
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    Rain Pants?

    I'm looking at the picture and thinking the bottom of my pants and the tops of my boots are going to get damp. Whereas my rain pants 'cover' my lower limbs and upper feet. Am I missing something??? The kilt, I'm assuming, could stand (lay) in as a quick rain tarp or ground cloth which in a...
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    Rain Pants?

    I have done dos Caminos and both have been end of Sept into early Nov. My thinking was a light under my pants liner, my kuhl pants, and my rain pants just in case of cold temps along with excessive moisture and, perhaps, a little wind. In '15 I used the pant, rain pant combo a couple of times...
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    Large umbrella instead of walking poles in Sept.

    In reading through this thread the commentary on umbrellas has been obviously used to 'cover ' for the real conversation that has been trying to emerge. The issue of elephants on the Camino. I have walked the Frances twice, and have noticed a significant upsurge in the numbers of elephants from...

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