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    Trail runners: Altra or Brooks, or Hoka????

    My husband and I both sized up a full size. Gave my toes more room 😊
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    Trail runners: Altra or Brooks, or Hoka????

    Hi Lhollo, I walked my first Camino in Merrill boots and had blister and nerve troubles, even though I broke them in well before leaving home. My husband and I have since walked the full Frances and Norte in Brooks Cascadias with only 2 small blisters. So we love our Cascadias. However...
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    Eating up data in Spain

    We checked our data consumption at an Orange store in Abadín. They assured us we had plenty of data left, hadn’t had our SIM card more than 2 weeks. By the time we got to Negreira on our way to Muxia, 8 or 9 days later, we had to top up. We think maybe someone logged on to our hotspot and...
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    New Osprey Tempest/Talon question

    After walking 2 caminos with an Osprey Kyte 36, I bought a Tempest 40 for the Norte this summer — larger capacity but it weighs about a pound less. No problem storing the trek poles. But @davebugg is right — it fits closer to my shoulder blades, so I don’t get the air flow I had with the Kyte...
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    Ready to look at new footwear for Camino

    Wow, did one pair of Cascadias last your wife the whole 2600 miles?? I’ve got about 700 on mine and just ordered a new pair.
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    Ready to look at new footwear for Camino

    Hi Annie, if you already like a Brooks shoe, you might try on a pair of Brooks Cascadias at REI. Two years ago I walked Burgos-Santiago in a pair of Merrills (maybe Moab’s?) and had serious blister problems. They were size 7, a size larger than my regular shoes. This year I walked St. Jean to...
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    Oh dear... cell phone app Iphone — Vodaphone — question and warning

    Morgan, do you know at which Vodaphone outlet in Pamplona your husband bought his SIM? I have friends going thru there in a couple of weeks and they plan to visit the one in Cortes Ingles shopping center. I’ve alerted them to the potential problems, but it would be good to know if this is the...
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    Oh dear... cell phone app Iphone — Vodaphone — question and warning

    Your spouse might also ask for help from a sympathetic hospitalero or hostel staff member. An Albergue owner along the way helped us solve our Vodaphone problem when we couldn’t make an in-country call (when our 30 days ran out). Downloading the app wasn’t necessary, but we were making only...
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    Salomon shoes and sizing up

    Will this young man be doing some practice walking/hiking in these shoes in the time remaining? Not just around the block a few times, but in conditions that simulate the Camino — at least 6-8 miles, for a number of days together, enough to really know if the shoes are the right size? Frankly...
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    Question about Altras

    I had a similar problem when I started wearing my new Brooks Cascadias. I found that there was a kind of wrinkle or bump where the tongue connected to the side of the shoe in the inside. The wrinkle caused pain in the same part of my foot that you described. I did a little surgery to remove...
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    Question about Altras

    Laurie, i’m planning to wear my Brooks Cascadia‘s on the Camino next month. But I also bought a pair of Altra 3.5s to train with part of the time, so that I can save the wear and tear on my Cascadia‘s. I LOVE both pairs of shoes, but here is my observation: The first day I wore my Altras for...
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    Life expectancy of trail runners

    I’d like to point out the importance of sock size. If your socks are too small/tight, you could have problems no matter what kind of shoe/boot you wear. Just sayin’, from my experience in 2016...
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    Trail runners and mud?

    Thank you all for your quick responses. I’m going to pick up those Cascadias tomorrow and give ‘em a try! Buen Camino to all!
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    Trail runners and mud?

    We’re starting out from St. Jean on April 25 and I’m vacillating about my footwear. I’m trying out new Keen Voyager hiking shoes, and I’m also looking at Brooks Cascadia 12 trail runners (I love my Brooks running shoes and thought the Cascadias would fit about the same). But I’m worried what...

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