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    drain plug, guidebooks, soap, ear plug and knife...

    Hi all !! About use of watch : Yes I know that a part of the camino is turning your back to the time-pressure we have at home. BUT, as one who managed to get lost in a discussion at a dinner table and got back to a locked door at the refugio, a watch would have been a good thing..... :D...
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    Sleeping bag vs. Bag liner

    Hi, Jesse Bob. I walked the camino last year, in september. I brought a silk liner and a fleece sleepingbag, to secure both warm and cold nights. I thought. I ended up freezing quite many nights, despite the fact that I used both bags almost every night. Most albergues have woolen blankets...
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    Poncho vs "rain suit" in May/June?

    Mine, too, of course.... Though even in Norway I havn't seen this paclite at that cost..... Spursfan is right, and I didn't buy the jacket and trousers only to use on the camino. I walk in the countryside every day, so to speak, so of course the rain-set come in handy both before and after...
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    Poncho vs "rain suit" in May/June?

    Hi I brought a lightweight gore-tex suit, a Norwegian brand called Norrona. I will never bring a poncho. I walked in it in all of Galicia, and I was never damp inside. It was perfect. I had rain every day for almost 14 days, and a lot of wind, and I felt sorry for soaking wet people...
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    Nailclippers? Deodorant? Floss?

    DO bring sunglasses! As necessary as a hat for the sun! I brought mascara ( a human right ), hairbrush and moisturizer for my face with solar screen. When I came to Leon I felt so much as a smellegrino compared to regular people, that I even bought a little bottle of perfumish...
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    Boots / Jacket

    Hola ! I must say that I envy you to go on the amazing trip. I completed the camino in october, and I am longing back all the time ! I used ECCO hiking shoes that went over my ankles. They were good in both 40 degrees on the meseta and 6 degrees and rain on o cebreiro. They were soft...
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    uses for a walking stick

    Hi all ! Funny uses for sticks, you guys !!! I had a good laugh. Well, I did not bring a stick - or two - and no stick found me along the way. I never missed them either. I borrowed one or two for a very short time, but it didn't work for me. I met people who were very glad they had their...
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    Water-Resistant or Not?

    Hi all In september, I had gore-tex ECCO shoes, cool-max liner socks and thin woolen socks on top. I walked in 40 degrees on the meseta, and in 6 degrees and rainstorm on o cebreiro. In fact, a lot of rain in all of Galicia. I had dry feet, not too warm - and no blisters ! Wet feet =...
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    Footwear/training

    Or maybe not try to walk 30-50 km per day if you are not used to it.... that will help too... :) I work every day, and in the weekends there is always things you need to do in the house and garden. I would never have time to walk even 16 km every day. I was lucky enough to spend six weeks...
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    Eating & Drinking Gear

    Hi ! I always had yoghurt for breakfast, and I bought a little bag of tea-spoons in a Supermercado along the way. They do not weigh anything, and you can throw them away after use (very good from a health point of view). Of course, if you are into environmental issues - and like yoghurt, a...
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    Setting Your Pace

    A good pilgrim always go to the toilet when he/she can. Especially if there is toilet-paper. And soap. And paper-towels to dry your hands. Wich there never really is. Only toilet. So, bring your own roll of t-paper, and wet-wipes to wash your hands before eating. Love from Liv who has...
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    Setting Your Pace

    Or as my walking companion, Jofrid, said : Why be brave if it is enough to be smart... :wink: Liv
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    Flashlight

    Hi ! If you are in Galicia wth no stars or moonlight, and you want to start before eight o'clock in the morning, it is wise to have some kind of light to be able to se the yellow arrows, and avoid tripping over stones etc. Because it is very dark. :shock: I had a very light headlight...
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    Rain-poncho vs. rain-suit in september

    I hope I got this quote-thing right ! If a scale is a weighing instrument, I have a scale that can weigh up to 22 kilos ! I keep comparing the weight of my clothes and stuff. Too much planning time is good, but makes me really confused because I think so much about all the things I need to...
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    Rain-poncho vs. rain-suit in september

    Thank you once more ! But, what is a pair of gaiters ? :shock: My english vocabulary is not always sufficient !! Buen Camino ! Liv :D
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    Rain-poncho vs. rain-suit in september

    Hi, Chris ! Thank you for answering ! Since my lightweight rain-jacket also serves as a windstopper, it's my rain-trousers that will be the extra that I might not need. The jacket I will bring anyway. The trousers are really light-weight, but if I bring 500 items that weighs next to nothing...
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    Rain-poncho vs. rain-suit in september

    Hola ! I have my backpack already packed, but in search of making it lighter, I wonder if a rain-poncho would be better than my very light rain-trouser and combined water-/windproof jacket. :roll: Any good advice ? I would hate to be soaking in Galicia late september... Thanks...
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    Advise on t-shirt

    Hi ! I just have to share the good experiance I had with one of the things I brought for my first week on the camino in May this year. I brought a thin woolen t-shirt to wear during the days. That was really smart. The shirt is very thin and soft, and perfect both in the hot mid-day and...

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