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  1. Givesome

    Hiking Sandals

    Hi This is another option to conciser. These sandals are great and last forever. It is handmade in the US. My wife and I each have a pair and my wife only hikes in these. Works nice with toe socks. Its like walking barefoot. You can order here: https://bedrocksandals.com
  2. Givesome

    Easy access to water bottle?

    I attach my water bottles on the waste band of my backpack.
  3. Givesome

    Winter Walking – Sleeping Bag and Liner

    Hi Jill The liner should go inside the sleeping bag. The weather is Spain is going to be cold for most of March. See the 90 day weather forecast for Madrid here: https://www.accuweather.com/en/es/madrid/308526/march-weather/308526
  4. Givesome

    Key Essential Item(s) for Your Camino

    I noticed two favourite items in this thread: S hooks and carabiners. You get a S-hook/carabiner combination. See http://www.niteize.com/product/S-Biner-Plastic.asp. It is available in various sizes and in metal or plastic. It worked perfectly for me last year to attached my wife's very...
  5. Givesome

    do you carry a special non-essential?

    Salt and Pepper. A couple of years ago I bought plastic lids to turn film containers into salt and pepper shakers. We used them everyday on the Camino last year. This year we want to travel as light as possible and the film shakers will probably be replaced by a much smaller one.
  6. Givesome

    Key Essential Item(s) for Your Camino

    Hi Galax1 Duct tape was made for the hardware industry and has many uses. It can be used to prevent blisters but it does not stick properly and come off easily. Leukotape however was made for the medical industry. You get various types of Leukotape and the one I am using is the "P" type. The P...
  7. Givesome

    Key Essential Item(s) for Your Camino

    Leukotape P to prevent blisters where I know I am prone to get hotspots. The tape sticks like no tomorrow and does not come off easily.
  8. Givesome

    Bottle vs hydropack

    pictures of how I carry my bottles.
  9. Givesome

    Bottle vs hydropack

    In my younger days I was in the military. As infantrymen we had to carry very large and heavy backpacks and large amounts of water. It was in the days before water bladders and we used a couple of military issued 2L bottles which we carried in the hip pockets of the battle jacked and on the...
  10. Givesome

    Best and lightest cup to use with an immersion heater (electric coil)?

    The immersion coil is isolated and will work perfectly in a metal cup even if it touch the metal. The coil should be immersed before switching it on. For our weekend hiking back home we replaced our cups with Sea to Summit X-Mugs. It is made of silicone and will not melt because of heat and it...
  11. Givesome

    Backpack in airline holds

    We had to check our bags last your due to size. We bought backpack liners big enough for the bags to fit in. You can use any plastic bag but the pack liners are quite strong. On our return flight we had the bags wrapped at Madrid airport. It still did not prevent the airline from delaying our...
  12. Givesome

    light sleeping bag

    You should travel as light as possible. Secondly if your back is to big you will have to check it in. Our bags got delayed last year when it was checked it so this year I will use a pack which is small enough as hand luggage. The bag should be between 35 and 40 L and it will force you to only...
  13. Givesome

    light sleeping bag

    Hi Adedlow We left South Africa on the the 24 of March for 5 weeks. So the last week of March and the whole of April. The weather was fine most of the time and the sun was shining but never to hot. There was frost a couple days early in the morning and a fleece top and buff was warm enough. For...
  14. Givesome

    light sleeping bag

    On our Camino Frances last year in March April my wife and I took these sleeping bags from South Africa: https://www.capeunionmart.co.za/k-way-lite-500-sleeping-bag. It compresses to a very small size and it only weighs 470g. We had the older 400 version but the 500 is the same. We slept in our...
  15. Givesome

    Socks and jocks

    I prefer marino wool hiking socks. In South Afrika is a brand called Falke which is very good quality. I will see how they last on the camino. For underwear I use lycra gym tights instead of normal underwear. I will take three pairs on the camino this year and they dry very quickly. In my early...

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