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  1. Gillyweb

    Interesting Advice ...

    I buy my boots half a size too big. I take them and my socks off every time I stop. I air my feet and dry my by now rather sweaty socks in the sun. If I haven't walked too far I put them back on. If it's a long day I change socks mid-day. It also gives me a chance to check for any tell-tale red...
  2. Gillyweb

    Water bottle or Hydration Pack?

    I carry a bladder for long stages but generally prefer to carry two 500ml bottles. One in my pack and the other sits in my bum bag so is always easily accessible. I found I didn't like adding the extra weight to my rucksack when I filled the bladder, which is why I prefer bottles. Same weight I...
  3. Gillyweb

    Who Has Used iPhone app "Wise Pilgrim Guide"

    Love Wise Pilgrim app. I do have an always on data connection but didn't when I used it on CF. Many many things about it I love - good accommodation info, links to bookings, good terrain/elevation guide. On occasion I've used the online map to check I'm not lost, especially in a town. On CF I...
  4. Gillyweb

    Pilgrim scallop shell

    I carry mine on my backpack - I got it from the Confraternity in London before my first Camino in 2013. I write in indelible ink the start and end point of every camino along the ridges inside the shell as a reminder of camino miles walked. I was told later that one shouldn't carry a shell until...
  5. Gillyweb

    Will I need a fleece?

    Most people have already given perfect advice so I'll just tell a cautionary tale....My first camino was hot start to finish. My rain mac never appeared and my fleece was virtually redundant. The following year I packed the same kit. Pyrenees were fine but cool morning and evening, the Rioja etc...
  6. Gillyweb

    Sandals and rain ? Do I wear socks..... Portugues in two week's time !

    So....I feel ashamed to not know the answer to this after doing the CF twice but.....am I supposed to wear walking sandals in the rain ? With socks ? Without socks ??? What ??? I've always walked in my Berghaus lightweight high top hiking boots and they have only ever given me one blister. For...
  7. Gillyweb

    Ear plugs and the alarm

    Peronel - just once last year I left my phone on noisy alarm by mistake plugged into a walk socket across the room. No one has ever seen me move as fast as I did when it bleeped loudly at 5:30am
  8. Gillyweb

    Ear plugs and the alarm

    I use my mobile phone on vibrate under my pillow. It wakes me thro my earplugs every time :-)
  9. Gillyweb

    Another newbie packing list… Comments please.

    Excellent list - well done. I'd also take plasters - compeed for my own personal preference. You can buy it there but it's a bit more expensive. And a tiny torch. I have a miniature headlamp that weighs almost nothing but does help find those yellow arrows if you start in the dark and some of...

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