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  1. JillGat

    Sleep sack for bed bugs

    I read the title of this thread, "Sleep sack for bedbugs", differently. If the bedbugs want to sleep individually, it would be a challenge to make a sleep sack small enough for one. But I'm thinking it might be cute if you lined them up on a white cotton shoelace and then folded the bottom up so...
  2. JillGat

    New Wise Pilgrim feature

    How do I find it? Do I have to update the app somehow?
  3. JillGat

    Poles or No Poles?

    I never thought Id use poles until I found Pacer Poles. A real game changer.
  4. JillGat

    Lightweight backpack for petite female

    The new ladder pack adjuster on Osprey packs is great. You can change it in less than a second. It's genius.
  5. JillGat

    Lightweight backpack for petite female

    I use shock cords to hold my water bottles on my shoulder straps. (use a bicycle bottle with a waist.) See my profile pic. Works great; can't even tell it's there and I can remove and replace it while walking. I asked the designer of the Osprey packs why he couldn't make side pockets that...
  6. JillGat

    Lightweight backpack for petite female

    If you go into REI, have them use the Osprey torso measuring tool for your torso. You often cannot tell the torso size from the body height. Sounds like you know yours, though.
  7. JillGat

    Lightweight backpack for petite female

    Yes. And it's not obvious on the top-loader, but there are side zippers to get into the main compartment.
  8. JillGat

    Lightweight backpack for petite female

    The Osprey Sirrus is an excellent pack. Has side zippers to get into the main pack. Excellent ventilation and super easy to adjust the shoulder straps to match your torso size ( a brilliant design). The Sirrus 34 also comes in a panel-loading style as well as the top-loader version.
  9. JillGat

    Corkscrew do I take one with me?

    This sounds like a Buddhist koan.
  10. JillGat

    US International Phone plan or Spanish SIM card while on the Camino?

    Call me dense, but I always get confused using a Spanish SIM card while on the Camino. And I always deplete it sooner than I expect and I have to find a place to fill it up again. I just saw this on the Verizon site. I just want data, as I can use Whatsapp for calls. Texts are free. Why...
  11. JillGat

    How to call a US cell number from the US (when the phone is in Spain)

    Texting is free on this $100 monthly plan. If you don't recognize a number, you just shoot em a text. ps - you WORK while you are on the camino?
  12. JillGat

    How to call a US cell number from the US (when the phone is in Spain)

    good point. Can't you just not answer any calls that are from unknown numbers?
  13. JillGat

    How to call a US cell number from the US (when the phone is in Spain)

    I just saw this on the Verizon site. I just want data, as I can use Whatsapp for calls. Texts are free. Why wouldn't this be a good deal? International Monthly Plan $100/Monthly Ideal for trips of 10 days or more. Add as a one time or recurring charge. Use your phone in 210+ countries and...
  14. JillGat

    Corkscrew do I take one with me?

    You need to try a govino!
  15. JillGat

    Corkscrew do I take one with me?

    Is it a Govino? I never thought I would enjoy drinking wine from a plastic cup, but these are fabulous! https://govino.com/shop Nice thin rim and the thumb notch is genius. Before I knew about these glasses, once I entered the Bierzo region and left the camino briefly to visit some wine...
  16. JillGat

    How do you wear a hat with a backpack?

    Which turned out to be the issue... My backpack, a Women's Medium, was too big. It was an ultralite internal frame pack with no ability to adjust. I hadn't ever used it - it was brand new - but it was given to me. So I sold it and got a Women's Small. Because of the shorter torso length, I...
  17. JillGat

    How do you wear a hat with a backpack?

    I met with Mike, who designed the Osprey backpacks. He measured my torso and found that this pack, Women's Med. is too big for me. And this pack, from a few years ago, is not adjustable. The newer ones are. When I got the pack at the appropriate size, it didn't hit my head!
  18. JillGat

    Corkscrew do I take one with me?

    VN.. a corkscrew for a bottle of wine IS simplicity. For you, no wine bottle is simplicity. Asi es la vida loca.
  19. JillGat

    Corkscrew do I take one with me?

    Since I have to check a bag for my poles, I always throw a swiss army knife in there that has a corkscrew and scissors (which often come in handy, too!)
  20. JillGat

    How do you wear a hat with a backpack?

    One is limited in lowering the pack while keeping the hipbelt in the proper place. Torso length makes a difference. Also I'm trying out the ultralight Osprey Eja 38 pack which isn't as adjustable as the others.

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