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  1. Margaret A

    Need a larger backpack - advice please

    I have bought the Osprey Exos 48! I like it's roominess (esp in the hood), the way it can be cinched to keep it streamlined, the clever use of space/storage and the light weight of the pack itself. Other packs that were suggested (like the Kyte) I couldn't get here. So, like all decisions, I had...
  2. Margaret A

    Need a larger backpack - advice please

    Thanks @drawstring - I have feet envy!!
  3. Margaret A

    Need a larger backpack - advice please

    Thanks @Melensdad - I agree completely with you about my Lowe Alpine! I am about to make a decision and will post here the outcome of all the advice I received to my query. I will update shortly and thanks to you all.
  4. Margaret A

    Need a larger backpack - advice please

    Hi there, thanks for that enthusiastic endorsement - I'm getting the feeling that the Ospreys have a loyal following. I'm going to investigate them, but will likely try to get one with an integral rain cover as I don't wear a poncho. Buen Camino
  5. Margaret A

    Need a larger backpack - advice please

    Thanks Nuala - yes I'm familiar with the 53 Degrees North stores in Dublin and Cork and have found them to be good. Buen Camino
  6. Margaret A

    Need a larger backpack - advice please

    Thanks Spursfan - I don't bring a fleece or a sleeping bag. Just as you said, a light rain jacket, rain pants and a silk sleeping bag liner plus merino layers that I use as the occasion demands. Buen camino
  7. Margaret A

    Need a larger backpack - advice please

    Hi Nuala, I live in the south east and have to travel to either Dublin or Cork for specialist gear - both about an hour and a half from me. If you have any recommendations for service/expertise? Also I'd prefer to wear the boots if possible, they seem to suit me. Buen Camino
  8. Margaret A

    Need a larger backpack - advice please

    Thanks SY - I've been looking at this and it seems v good. Is there an integrated rain cover? I just don't see it mentioned in any review.
  9. Margaret A

    Need a larger backpack - advice please

    Thanks for this suggestion Code Monkey - but I'm inclined to get everything into the pack if possible, esp thinking of bad, rainy days.
  10. Margaret A

    Need a larger backpack - advice please

    Hello everyone, I have been doing the Camino Frances in stages over the past three years using a Lowe Alpine Air Zone 35L backpack and I love it, and also love that I can manage to travel (fairly) lightly. Now I'm about to do the entire route in one go (gulp) but because of a foot issue a...
  11. Margaret A

    Hiking Poles as Carry On

    We are flying Dublin to Madrid tomorrow with Ryanair - in previous years we checked one rucksack plus poles and carried on one rucksack. But this morning I had an email from Ryanair to say that because of airport workers strike in Madrid there will be no checked baggage allowed. What to do with...

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