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  1. Damico Walking

    Gortex or No -Gortex Shoes

    You are correct for most of the way. When we walked the CP Coastal in April/May 2022 there were parts of the boardwalk that had sand drifted to the top of the posts holding the rope railings, about 3+ feet in 2 or three areas for about 10 feet in each section. All in all not much. We just...
  2. Damico Walking

    Gortex or No -Gortex Shoes

    I am sure you can get as many opinions as there are people. So all I can say is I choose not to wear gortex . My last camino, October 23, I wore Hoka Speedgoat 5 NON gortex. It rained for 7 days straight. I thought I might need fins and snorkel. But after walking through water to my ankles...
  3. Damico Walking

    Show me your backpack!

    I find the little pouches on my backpack waistband pretty much useless. I have walked with a waist pack which I have found to be invaluable. light weight, but big enough to carry passports, camino credentials, phone, and snacks...
  4. Damico Walking

    Euro adapter

    This is what I used on my last 2 trips throughout the EU and they work fine. I took 3 since they are so light and I can use the adapters on 2 items at once. One for spare/loss, pack you fears.
  5. Damico Walking

    Say No! to rubber tips on your poles.

    If the supreme being didn't want poles to have rubber tips they wouldn't have invented them or sell them that way.
  6. Damico Walking

    A good hat.....

    I have a Sundays hat. You can find them at REI, sporting goods stores, or of course on Amazon. I love my hat. Wide brim protecting ears, wicking, ventilated and hand washable. They have a few different styles and colors. But like socks they are somewhat a personal preference. Edit: I...
  7. Damico Walking

    Hiking poles (please bear with me) need honest advice.

    A little late to this Casa Ivar version of a flash mob but here is my take on poles. I do believe they are very much a personal preference. I use one pole pretty consistently when walking distances more than 5 miles. My wife uses 2 somewhat inconsistently but we use them for very different...
  8. Damico Walking

    Vision and eyeglasses while walking

    I have the same issue as you, very nearsighted with astigmatism. Also like you I switched to progressives about 20 or so years ago. I also have serious injuries in both knees resulting in no ACL and no cartilage in either. So going up hill is easy, but down hill not so much. I am not sure if...
  9. Damico Walking

    Vision and eyeglasses while walking

    Maybe a little late to the party but I have variable lenses and am one of those that tilt my head to see things if needed. I only take them off if I must see something very small and can hold it very close, being quite nearsighted. I have had these types of lenses for about 15 years and they...
  10. Damico Walking

    Best Shoes?

    Everyone has given fairly good advice, but I believe the shoes you wear should be a discussion between you and your feet. I picked a shoe based on my particular requirements, and at the top of the list was great traction for down hill walking. Then did may training walks of distance, 10 ish...
  11. Damico Walking

    Family want to track my route

    I have a Garmin watch and the Connect app works great for tracking with friends and family. I have been using it for cycling as well as my training walks. My CP starts in mid May this year. My plan is to use my Garmin/Connect and post the daily updates with pics on a FB Group. Tested all of...

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