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    Gortex or No -Gortex Shoes

    No to Gortex ! Almost ended my first Camino, and not from rain but from sweat ! Horrible blisters. Have switched to breathable Hokas and 4 Camino’s-no blisters
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    Question about phones and SIM cards in Spain

    I’ve used Orange for my last 4 camino’s…buy a SIM card at the Madrid airport with no set time limit (as I’m in Spain for a couple of months) just a set amount. No problems at all
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    Are waterproof hiking shoes a good idea?

    I’m a no to waterproof shoes … almost ended my first Camino with blisters from sweaty feet . Change socks if they get wet, and stuffing my Hokas works fine in drying them overnight
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    Best Camino App for Camino Francés

    Wise Pilgrim
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    Waterproof shoes

    They come out when it’s wet … hospitalero keep them
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    Waterproof shoes

    Wore waterproof on my first camino and got horrible blisters just from sweating feet. Now wear breathable trail runners and 3 more Camino’s with no blisters … even though had days of rain. Wool socks, newspaper overnight … worked for me
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    Sim Card in Porto

    In 2019; Orange SIM purchased in Spain worked fine in Portugal
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    Hiking pole rubber tips wearing out too quickly

    These are the tips I use, never have had to take them off as they grip so well. Have walked 3 caminos and many kms at home and only replaced one that I caught and pulled too hard. Found them on Amazon after someone mentioned them on the Camino forum. Just great !!! No more clacking for me...
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    Trekking Poles Tips

    quick wrap with tape around the pole tip and good to go !
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    SIM card advice

    We may be booking rooms more that we ever did before ...
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    SIM card advice

    I walk into the Orange store at the airport...hand the nice clerk my phone, he installs a new SIM card, gives me back my one from Canada, and I pay him. Never had a problem. Then I immediately text my husband the new phone number. Done .... Spain & Portugal
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    What do you have to take every Camino?

    an S hook - hang my backpack, my dry cloths on the shower door (there is never more than one) and a muslin baby receiving blanket (best lightweight towel, dries in a flash) - borrowed it from my grandson - he's not getting it back after three Caminos
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    What to pack for women walking the Camino walk starting at SJPP to Santiago May-June

    Nightdress doesn’t always work when climbing into a top bunk 🙃
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    Soap for body and clothes???

    Used the laundry sheets o my 1st ...never again. Didn’t dissolve well and left a residue
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    Sleeping bag or No sleeping bag? That is the question?

    I walked the Ingles in May 2018 ... brought a liner, needed up buying a fleece blanket along the way. It can be cool. For this year, a lightweight sleeping bag
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    What to pack for women walking the Camino walk starting at SJPP to Santiago May-June

    Weather can be very changeable...so have layers. Take as little as possible...try washing items out in your sink and see how they dry. I ditched some short pants because they took so long to dry. Forget fashion ...go for functional. Only thing I splurged on was socks ...took enough that I...
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    Ready to look at new footwear for Camino

    On my first Camino, had the same problem with my baby toes ... horrible blisters. For my 2nd, found "silicone toe sleeves" - worked GREAT - No blisters Wore them every day !
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    Hiking Shoes, or Hiking Boots?

    I'm a tape fan ... tape my heels before I put on socks. My first Camino was cut short by blisters ... lots of blisters. Meeting a Camino friend - she showed me taping and my 2nd camino was blister free ! That's my way ... you'll need to find your own. (wide medical tape on both heels ... or...
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    Do I Need a sleeping bag liner for CF in May 2016?

    All I took was the liner - walked 2017, April/May. Often there were blankets in the hostels - and if there weren't and it was cold ... slept in my clothes. Better than carrying a sleeping bag for the couple of nights that I could have used it.
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    Comments please on some Camino backpack candidates!

    I'm under-tall as well and finally found the Osprey 38 fit, once the back was adjusted. (little did I know that there were all sort of adjustments - pays to go to a store that has people that know their products). As to the water - I didn't like the bladders, but wanted to be able to access my...

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