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  1. Goyo

    My new backpack from Gregory

    Thank you kindly for the details🤙🏽 I’ve been practice packing and walking with an older REI Traverse 30L with @4.5-5kg of weight, not including water, some snackies, meds and toiletry stuff, and have felt pretty good afterwards. And there is still room for the things I didn’t include. However...
  2. Goyo

    My new backpack from Gregory

    Yeah, thought so. Thank you for your response. Buen Camino!
  3. Goyo

    My new backpack from Gregory

    BTW, there were some concerns raised in the REI comments section about the Zulu 35 maybe being too big for an aircraft’s overhead compartment, depending, of course, on how stuffed you stuff it. And I refer here to a long-haul, trans-Atlantic size plane, not smaller aircraft common for flights...
  4. Goyo

    My new backpack from Gregory

    Another happy camper, uh, pilgrim🤙🏽 ¡Buen camino en Julio!
  5. Goyo

    My new backpack from Gregory

    Very glad to hear you like your Zulu 35. I recently got a great deal online from REI (I’d previously done an in-store fitting) and the pack is anxiously waiting for me at my sister’s. I’m looking forward to test packing it and doing some walkarounds in anticipation of my first Camino sometime...
  6. Goyo

    Meltdown in San Sebastián!

    Bad stuff often happens in threes… tooth, finger, smoking adaptor. Here’s 🙏🏽 you are good to go from here on out. Que le vaya muy bien en tu Camino 🤙🏽
  7. Goyo

    Boots or Hokas for the Central Route

    Who knows? I wouldn’t be surprised if in my case it was a combination platter of my feet, the way I walk, the shoes, the lacing of the shoes, the tides, if the moon is in the 7th house and Jupiter is aligned with Mars🤷🏽‍♂️. Vamos a ver…😃
  8. Goyo

    Boots or Hokas for the Central Route

    Ah ha! I take it you refer to the inside lining. If so, I had the same problem with a previous pair of Oboes and my last pair of Hoka road walkers. I did the same with the ol’ duct tape standby repair. And after watching a couple of YouTube vids and picking my friendly neighborhood REI shoe...
  9. Goyo

    Boots or Hokas for the Central Route

    Hmm. After going to my local REI and trying on Speedgoat 5s, Challengers ATR 7s and the Stinson ATR 6s, I got the Stinsons as the toe box felt a little roomier. So, Robo, do you recall where on the shoe they first began to fall apart? Thanks…🤙🏽
  10. Goyo

    Shoe width and swelling?

    I am also going thru the shoe buying process and it has been time consuming, but as so many of the experienced forum participants emphasize, wearing the correct shoes for your feet is número uno. As for the Skechers, yep, they’re comfy, have a wide selection and look ok… but, nah, not Camino...
  11. Goyo

    Quick drying hiking tshirt help

    😂 And all these years I thought H&S was just for problem dandruff. Then again, back in the early 70s, a favorite uncle of mine used to use original Listerine mouthwash on his head for his dandruff. Swore by it. Go figure…🤙🏽
  12. Goyo

    Quick drying hiking tshirt help

    Would you share the name of the shampoo that you use? Thanks, and buen camino.
  13. Goyo

    Name on all my stuff?

    Meh…😎
  14. Goyo

    How to use Gronze: Website vs App

    Nope, not yet. Still an iOS app in progress, and the website doesn't give a timeline for its completion.🤷🏽‍♂️
  15. Goyo

    How to use Gronze: Website vs App

    Seems that you can add the maps from the gronze.com site by tapping on “App” at the top of the page, scrolling down ‘bout halfway to where it gives instructions for “Instalación de Gronze Maps” on ipads and iphones.
  16. Goyo

    How to use Gronze: Website vs App

    From gronze.com: “Para iPhone y otros dispositivos existe una Aplicación Web (PWA). Próximamente también estará disponible en el Apple Store.” Stay tuned, Apple folks! 🤙🏽
  17. Goyo

    How to use Gronze: Website vs App

    I believe it’s only available as an android app now, but an iOS version is in the works. I’m using the website until then. 🤙🏽
  18. Goyo

    Am I packing too much?

    Yes, thank you. I realize that it had been extensively debated. I have already perused those threads. That’s where I got the info. I was responding to a previous comment that opined that “15 lbs is a heavy pack.” Excuse me for double checking. 🤙🏽
  19. Goyo

    Am I packing too much?

    I’ve read that the weight of your packed backpack should not exceed 10% of your body weight. I tip the scale at about 153 pounds, so according to those readings, my loaded pack should weigh about 15 lbs. Do you xperienced Camino walkers follow this 10% guideline, or is it just that, a guideline...
  20. Goyo

    Name on all my stuff?

    Exactly! To avoid theft or mistaken identity ➡️ buy ugly, buy obnoxious! Again, as many have said, it ain’t Paris Fashion Week en el Camino.

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