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  1. JerryStroebele

    Buying shoes on a Sunday. Are sports stores open?

    Are you flying from Kosovo to Madrid? There are several outdoor sports stores in the La Latina neighborhood of Madrid with a great variety of boots and trail runners. Buen Camino. Ps most are open on Sundays
  2. JerryStroebele

    Rain Pants?

    Kilt. Longer than my knee high gaiters. “No sweat “. Bon Caminho
  3. JerryStroebele

    May-June Camino Frances - Rain Gear & Eating ware

    Yes each to his own. On the Mozárabe from Málaga in March my daughter wore Hoka speed goats and I wore La Sportiva Gore Tex Raptor mid height Two days of heavy rains and one stream crossing soaked hers more than mine. We each got one small blister and we are each sticking to our chosen...
  4. JerryStroebele

    May-June Camino Frances - Rain Gear & Eating ware

    Bottle of wine. Mighty fine. But heavy. A copa is much lighter in a bar or Albergue. Buen Camino
  5. JerryStroebele

    May-June Camino Frances - Rain Gear & Eating ware

    But don’t wait too long! Buen Camino
  6. JerryStroebele

    May-June Camino Frances - Rain Gear & Eating ware

    Straw hat for the sun AND a UV umbrella for both sun and rain. Buen Camino
  7. JerryStroebele

    Difficult to read yellow route on Buen Camino app

    I added the mapy.cz app before my last Camino and found it very useful navigating through cities. Cities are where I loose the Camino. Buen Camino
  8. JerryStroebele

    Poles or No Poles?

    My preference for using one pole exactly mirrors Camino Chrissy's post. Except I bring my one pole with me --- AND I haven't broken any body parts -- yet. Buen Camino
  9. JerryStroebele

    Poncho in SJPDP?

    I asked my friend why all his photos of his Camino del Norte partner showed a bright yellow pack cover, even on sunny days. For visibility? No. He said his partner initially bragged about how inexpensive his new pack was. Within a few days it was falling apart and he had to use the pack...
  10. JerryStroebele

    Poles or No Poles?

    I always just carry one, a very light carbon fiber Black Diamond. It is usually folded up in the side pocket of my backpack. But where the footing is tricky -- rocky, muddy, slippery, very steep, crossing streams -- it is an invaluable third leg. And see above. Great fly swatter. Buen Camino
  11. JerryStroebele

    Favourite Socks

    The smoother the skin on your feet the less friction they will encounter as they hammer the ground thousands of times a day. Aim for "baby feet" and use whatever works for you. Buen Camino
  12. JerryStroebele

    Socks

    Yes
  13. JerryStroebele

    Socks

    I don't think medium cushion will be too hot. I take one pair of medium and one of thicker Darn Tough on all my Caminos, north and south. That's because I have to wear different size boots due to a big bunion. In Vietnam us old soldiers (very young, then) were (delightfully) issued thick...
  14. JerryStroebele

    Waterproof Jacket/Coat

    At the top I have an umbrella. Next a Gore-tex jacket that goes most of the way down my butt, next a rain kilt, next, light weight knee high gaiters that keep the rain out of my Gore tex boots. As an old guy I feel kinda funny wearing the kilt -- come on, it's really a skirt -- but it works...
  15. JerryStroebele

    Fleece, thin down or both under North Face rain jacket? (Leaving tomorrow)

    You will enjoy your light down jacket while eating dinner outside. Buen Camino
  16. JerryStroebele

    Socks

    Darn tough only. But I keep my toenails very short (the ones I have left) and rub my feet AND TOES with Foot/Body Glide (REI) before putting on my socks in the morning. I have occasionally seen a similar "glide" on the Compeed displays in Spain. Buen Camino
  17. JerryStroebele

    Do I take a tent

    On our first Camino (del Norte) my wife, adult daughter and I carried two very lightweight tents. In the first 500 km we saw exactly ONE commercial campsite where we would have liked to pitch the tents. But it was too early in the day to stop. We mailed the tents back to the US when we got to...
  18. JerryStroebele

    Ultralight Parka or Not?

    Take it. Makes eating dinner outside so enjoyable. Buen Camino
  19. JerryStroebele

    Ex Officio vs Smartwool underwear?

    Not really. It’s the socks that matter. Buen Camino
  20. JerryStroebele

    Sandals vs. flip flops.

    I’m with Esperanza with light boots and super light Birkenstock foam sandals. Buen Camino

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