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  1. Br. David

    Flashlight??

    That's the place!! I think they lock it to protect the bar :shock:
  2. Br. David

    Flashlight??

    I think that I was there too .. I came down early to find that the outside door had been barricaded with a table and chairs as some drunks had wanted to get in to fight during the night - slept through it of course. One long room, window at the far left end ...
  3. Br. David

    Flashlight??

    Illegal in Europe too. Were you concerned enough to complain? Absolutely Caminando - I would break such a locked door down before I gave myself to sleep. locked doors - cemeteries
  4. Br. David

    The ten essentials for hiking

    Of course, it depends where you are and what you are doing. A complete first aid kit is an absolute nonsense when you are just emptying blisters - but if someone falls over an edge high up - then you might find that it is a lifesaver. A whistle on the Camino? pointless - unless you go off...
  5. Br. David

    Flashlight??

    I think next time I'll take a bullwhip ::::::CRACK!:::: Then I can use it for both flashers and to escape from high windows! Ah! a new backpack extra (or essential :wink: )
  6. Br. David

    Flashlight??

    Just an aside, though linked to flashlights - that firetrap thing. I couldn't agree more. Whenever I go into a closed space - especially where I will be sleeping - I always check my exit in case of fire, too late at 3am with people screaming and flying around like escaped canaries. So...
  7. Br. David

    Flashlight??

    If a torch, definitely the type that fits on the head, the newer type with those tiny bulbs (much lighter). As for early bag rustling. It is very simple ... you get up quietly, pick up your things quietly, carry all outside quietly, quietly closing the door behind you, and then rustle away to...
  8. Br. David

    A Long Walk - Three Questions

    Yes, all true. Then there is length of pack. I find that if the pack isn't long enough the main straps pull up and over the shoulders then down so that they eventually hurt the shoulders. I prefer a pack that is long so that the main straps drop down from it onto my front - if that makes sense...
  9. Br. David

    A Long Walk - Three Questions

    footwear is a problem question as everyone will swear by what they use .. the Roman military on campaign wore sandals with hobnails hammered in and marched 25 (Roman) miles a day with full kit, two palisades, armour and weapons - about 65 lbs ... 30 kilos? Day after day. At the end of each day...
  10. Br. David

    Keeping weight down - Carrying Liquids.

    That ok to be a pilgrim during the day but not at night .. is that a Vampire thing? :shock:
  11. Br. David

    A Long Walk - Three Questions

    "They are the perfect companion for my "clown shoes"" - :lol: you made me laught out loud, I'm still laughing now. :lol: :lol: :lol:
  12. Br. David

    Keeping weight down - Carrying Liquids.

    :lol: - it is to do with not stopping to drink and therefore not including a breather into the drinking moment, not being able to turn your neck :roll: :lol: @sagalout (love that name!) I agree with everything you say, especially the pound shops! Actually, I agree with everything I've read...
  13. Br. David

    Keeping weight down - Carrying Liquids.

    Hi - have you thought of getting a supply of disposable lenses? No liquid to carry, no cleaning - just a thought. You don't need deoderant - no one needs deoderant, it is a marketing scheme to make you spend money and smell weird. What you need is to wash with soap at the end of the day. An...
  14. Br. David

    A Long Walk - Three Questions

    Sounds like a plan! Good quality is worth searching for but you don't have to buy new - ebay is full of the items you are looking for and at a fraction of new prices. Rucksack - size, fit, weight. don't buy too large, you will just fill it. It doesn't matter if it is 'waterproof' as you will...
  15. Br. David

    Who Needs a Backpack When.....

    and this one has 37! 37! Brilliant .. unless it is hot of course ... one could always keep one pocket to keep a list of where everything is - if one could remember which pocket one put the list in of course .. I think I may have found a better alternative ....
  16. Br. David

    Most effective way to wash clothes

    Excellent! Linseed is a good natural oil I think? :?:
  17. Br. David

    Most effective way to wash clothes

    you women! - is it this gooey stuff? http://landgirl1980.blogspot.com/2011/03/homemade-linseed-setting-lotion-review.html
  18. Br. David

    Most effective way to wash clothes

    Crikey! - takes me back. We had one in East London when I was a child. I used to work it for Mother if she caught me before I could get outside to play on the remaining bomb-sites. Frame was green (I think they were all green) and made of cast iron. You could adjust the closeness of the two...
  19. Br. David

    Most effective way to wash clothes

    Surely the truly best way to wash your clothes is to give them to your servant ?
  20. Br. David

    Most effective way to wash clothes

    oh dear, it was just a tip guys .. :? I was talking about underwear, nothing else, thin vest or shirt, underpants and socks - not a laundry load! and I think you will find that the water is the same water, heated elsewhere and running into the laundry area or sinks and the showers. HHmm ...

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