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  1. Kiwi-family

    My Buen Camino app is crashing!!

    Me too today in Spain!
  2. Kiwi-family

    Basic necessities on the trail

    Someone is going to suggest you could just take all those things yourself and use a pack transfer service! Not intending to rain on your parade, just considering alternatives before you invest significant euros in this venture!! And maybe the title could do with being changed from necessities to...
  3. Kiwi-family

    Pack Cover Failure

    Have you considered a Packa?
  4. Kiwi-family

    Should I bring my own Mercado bag?

    I use this drawstring sack to hold my after-walking-slides when they are in my pack....the bag then gets taken to the shower and the clothes washing sink....and finally to the mercado/tienda. Occasionally I wish for a better handle on it when it is full of food, but not enough to want to carry...
  5. Kiwi-family

    Ultra lightweight backpack--worth it?

    What’s most important to you? Saving money or saving weight? Is your Deuter pack comfortable? (I have a Deuter and it fits me perfectly, which makes carrying it seem less effort than lighter packs I have tried that were just not the right shape for me)
  6. Kiwi-family

    The Packa vs Altus Poncho

    @GuyA here is your opportunity to pin your colours to the mast!! You might even become famous by sharing your putting-on-the-Packa videos....
  7. Kiwi-family

    The Packa vs Altus Poncho

    I've got a Packa and swear by it. It is short, but I wear shorts and so it's only my legs that get wet and they dry fast enough. I love that it can be securely attached to the pack and then slipped on and off as needed throughout the day as it rains or stops raining. It is VERY different to a...
  8. Kiwi-family

    Small internal compression bags

    Do they have to compress? If you don't take too much gear, it might not matter.
  9. Kiwi-family

    OK guys, what underwear?

    Expat, you've been gone too long!! We use the term guys to mean "group of people" now, it's no longer reserved for non-gals!! (gal being a term you will be aware kiwis have never really used at all, but the Americanisation of the world means we understand it) My husband went through a stage of...
  10. Kiwi-family

    OK guys, what underwear?

    You're bound to hear from someone who tells you this is a recipe for chafing and accompanying disasters. What really matters is if it works for you, it works for you...and maybe someone else will try it out after reading this thread. Quite frankly I'm hoping I forget everything I've read on this...
  11. Kiwi-family

    Silly Stuff that you have Worn on Camino - Pics

    My turning-eight-year-old-daughter grumblingly consented to one balloon being tied to her pack on her birthday, but two was too many, so her sister rescued the other we had carried from home in preparation to celebrate! Walking with the kids in the photo is just one of many pilgrims, who wished...
  12. Kiwi-family

    Pocket coin pouch for those EU coins?

    I believe you have a substantial stash of Canadian pins and could add your own! Just like I added the camino pin to mine... You send me the dimensions of whatever you’d want to keep in one and I’ll keep a lookout for leery-coloured jeans to transform into something @GuyA-worthy that will match...
  13. Kiwi-family

    Pocket coin pouch for those EU coins?

    I know this is not what you asked about, but it is another option. I have made a little crossbody bag that I will wear AT ALL TIMES - the front pocket which is most easily accessed takes notes and coins. The two inside (under the flap) pockets take my passport/Visa card and phone. I also...
  14. Kiwi-family

    Reviews: Stiff rocker-style shoes that come in women's extra wide

    Do you know about other Hoka styles? Speedgoat, Challenger ATR7, Arahi 7, Mach 6, Clifton 9. Do they not meet one of your criteria? (They happen to be the shoes that are available in a D width in a local store, so I might try them, unless they don't meet the critieria you stated.)
  15. Kiwi-family

    Reviews: Stiff rocker-style shoes that come in women's extra wide

    With the exception of the metatarsal bit, you just described my feet exactly! You also described the type of shoe my physio has suggested I try to find. My problem is finding something wide enough in NZ - it is very uncommon to come across anything non-standard. A few D widths (but not with the...
  16. Kiwi-family

    Long pants and long sleeves in summer? Smart or big mistake?

    I have always worn long sleeves while walking - but with shorts. My shop-bought hiking shirt got severely torn and was wearing through in a number of spots after my last camino. Usually I like to mend things, but it also "shrunk" in the wash, so I decided a new one was in order. I am in the...
  17. Kiwi-family

    Pants or Shorts? Second pair of Shoes?

    I have walked May through October in such a set up. Keens Newports have been my favourite because they suit my feet best. Until they didn't. I currently have tendinopathy and my physio has said a big NO to sandals. I'm currently wearing Topo Ultraventure 3. I still prefer the sandals but I need...
  18. Kiwi-family

    Is this Camino clothing heresy?

    So there are a number of Camino Clubs....the Electric Coil Club, the Sandals-n-Socks-Sisters, the Pacer Pole Proponents.....all of which have a reasonable membership, even if they have all been quiet of late. I wonder how many will join the Commando Club. You can be the President @David
  19. Kiwi-family

    Sick of Merino! Bamboo instead?

    My husband’s oft-mended merino
  20. Kiwi-family

    Good addition to a baseball cap

    Here you go. Please note this is in New Zealand, but if you live elsewhere I’m sure you’ll be able to find something similar. Maybe google “fishing sun hat”! https://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/p/fishing-cap-wide-brim-unisex-sun-hat-dark-grey/MM5463-6610030832453-1M.html

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