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  1. Hugh Hertfordshire

    Socks

    I always use the heavy weight, even in summer. Why, because they provide better cushioning, keep my feet cool and I just find them so much more comfortable. Never had a blister with them and I have walked along way in them 1100 miles walking day after day without a blister is the best testimony
  2. Hugh Hertfordshire

    Socks

    I took two pairs of heavy weight 1000 mile socks and walked 1100 miles in them. I trusted them so much I gave a pair away to a fellow pilgrim who had terrible blisters and it solved her problem. I was recommended them by some friends in the military who said the thicker ones kept your feet warm...
  3. Hugh Hertfordshire

    Freaking out about pack weights

    Being a little intense at times I planned my pack for ages, tinkering with this or that trying to get it down. Then a mate said why don't you lose a bit of weight instead !!! He was of course right I was carrying quite a few extra pounds, which fell away as I walked on and on. On reflection I...
  4. Hugh Hertfordshire

    Freaking out about pack weights

    There's so much angst about what to take how to prepare. To go alone or with a friend. We're all different, what ever you decide it can be changed whenever you want. I started with a great friend but he had to go back to work after ten days. I then met eight random people all travelling...
  5. Hugh Hertfordshire

    Freaking out about pack weights

    Very good question. My honest answer is that some of it was in remote euculaptus woods with the arrows on trees and though there were rocks painted to it was occasionally a little hard to follow. I made a consoles effort to always remember the last arrow. I met a Spanish pilgrim she was about...
  6. Hugh Hertfordshire

    Freaking out about pack weights

    Yes. One for sleeping bag. One for clean clothes. One for documents etc
  7. Hugh Hertfordshire

    Freaking out about pack weights

    your observations on Kindle v Smart phone are spot on. Sometimes I read in the small hours when my phone was on charge somewhere else. But most of all reading from a kindle is so much nicer. It's a luxury I won't be without. It's all so personnel what we take, think we need but don't really...
  8. Hugh Hertfordshire

    Freaking out about pack weights

    One more thin Hi. I wore Mindel Lugano leather trail shoes not water proff so my feet never sweated Never had a blister or trouble. Wore heavy weight 1000 mile socks. Can't recommend them enough.
  9. Hugh Hertfordshire

    Freaking out about pack weights

    I had a lovely leather cover which I took. And when I got a stamp in a Portuguse fire station on Camino Portuguese costal I left it behind with all my documents An hour later still not knowing a motorcycle roared up and a fireman jumped off and gave it all to me. I didn't even know it was...
  10. Hugh Hertfordshire

    Freaking out about pack weights

    Hi. Hi I walked a total of 65 days and managed with one change of clothes. I tested stuff and worked out what was good for me. Example wool underwear keeps you warm when it's cold cool when hot doesn't get clammy and dries over night. I had a uniglo feather light down jacket and a buffalo wind...
  11. Hugh Hertfordshire

    Freaking out about pack weights

    Your kindle can be loaded with guide books etc. I have a large men's silk square the type worn around the waist in Galicia by men. I used it as a neck scarf, head scarf to keep sun off. Over my torso when having an afternoon siesta it was very useful. I met some girls who had silk shift dresses...
  12. Hugh Hertfordshire

    Freaking out about pack weights

    Hi. Spain is a sophisticated country and there are opertunities to change things. You will be surprised at how little you need, I made friends and we shared stuff. A few luxuries are good for example a cork screw for those picnic lunches and take some bubble wrap to sit on, a plug for sinks a...

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