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  1. Kimtom

    Need to take hairdryer ?

    I walk in winter and my hair is thick and three feet long. I use a 3 foot long microfiber towel to begin drying it after drying the rest of myself. Air drying does the rest. The towel works great for wringing a lot of the water out of hand washed clothes too.
  2. Kimtom

    High Tech Fabrics

    Whenever I’m out in the hot sun I wear a thin white cotton button down long sleeve shirt. It reflects away much of the sunlight so you don’t heat up as much, and when you do get hot you can soak it in water and put it back on if you really want to cool off. This same principle of evaporative...
  3. Kimtom

    Pole Tip Protectors - A Serious matter - There are tips and tips

    I wrap electrical tape which is kind of rubbery around the pointy metal ends of the walking sticks before putting the rubber tips on. Because they’re not getting abraded from the inside I think this makes them last longer.
  4. Kimtom

    When Two Hyperlight Backpackers Meet

    I don’t really want to leap into the fray except to say I thought it was very funny, not everyone is going to “get” everything thing that is posted and that I hope this doesn’t prevent you from further postings that might also not be fully understood by everyone but appreciated by others.
  5. Kimtom

    Merino Wool Care

    Hi all, I make things out of wool for a living and process a lot of fleeces right off the sheep. I have learned a lot about how wool behaves and what it does and doesn’t like and how to shrink or felt it and how not to and what makes it itchy or not itchy. Wool fibers have scales that tangle...
  6. Kimtom

    Tourniquet: Does anyone bring one on the Camino?

    On the windy days you could use the tourniquet to tie the lemon to your head...

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