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    Let's talk waist packs!

    This is why I wear mens' pants (trousers). I always wear them. I get the ones with pleats in the front to accomodate my shape. And four pockets, at least!
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    Let's talk waist packs!

    And doesn't he look pleased with it???
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    Let's talk waist packs!

    No Not offensive, amusing! So many new words to learn, at age 16, I was an American in London.
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    Let's talk waist packs!

    I sewed my own waist pack. It's light cotton trouser fabric, just a flat envelope with a divider in the middle and one zipper on the front. It ties around me with a shoelace sewn into the seams. The division closer to my body has the things I use less or not at all, but CANNOT lose - my home...
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    Wimpy Merino Shirts, Or Is It Just Me

    I bought merino long johns years ago and they did not last. The cotton ones i bought at the same time lasted for years and years. For hiking i wear my regular clothing, my cool weather layers are a cotton shirt, a wool sweater (Brit: jumper) and a raincoat. As for wool socks, I knit my own with...
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    European sim cards

    My Motorola Android had no problem with a Vodafone SIM card. I only had to notify my European contacts of my temporary new number. Nothing else was lost or inconvenienced.
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    Free hiking stick tips, USA

    Gone! Cayou gets the tips. I'll mail them on Wednesday. Ellen
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    Free hiking stick tips, USA

    TAKEN: Hi folks, I bought these PaceMaker Stix tips for putting on hiking poles, but I don't use poles, so why would I need tips?? If you can use them, and are in the USA, I'll be happy to mail them to you. No charge. PM your address.
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    Confused about Macabi Skirt

    I walked in the same pants I wear every day: men's pleated pants, like Dockers. They have the right pockets, the pleats for my hips, and I know what to expect from them. I found white ones for road-walking visibility. Usually I wear dirt-colors.
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    How long should a pair of shoes last?

    I bought my Ahnu walking shoes summer of 2017, walked 50 (measly) miles in them and now wear them every day at work. They are doing fine.
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    Ultralight rain kilt for ultracheap tip

    I made my own with 2 yards of sil-nylon from Ripstop By The Roll, plus a strip of light webbing along the top that is long enough to tie around my waist.

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