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  1. Owensr23

    Water Discussion (I thought you might like a laugh)

    I use water bottles I buy in Spain and this,, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094X15FNZ/?tag=casaivar02-20
  2. Owensr23

    Favorite shirts?

    I love my Icebreaker. Two short sleeve and one long sleeve. but this shirt my help communicate for you. :)
  3. Owensr23

    How to get weight down

    I never understood walking with a headlamp. I am on the Camino to “see” Spain not to race through the dark. Squeeze light on a wrist strap works for me in the albergue.
  4. Owensr23

    Sunglasses / Camino Portugues / Walking in August

    Check my profile photo - Tilley hat and wrap around sport glasses from Amazon for about $20. You need both and sunscreen on the CP.
  5. Owensr23

    Sleeping solution... still confused!

    I would say liner and quilt. I have read here than most Albergues have stopped giving any bedding as a Covid precaution.
  6. Owensr23

    silk sleeping bag liner: Browint XL or Lone Wolf?

    I used these in two Caminos along with my wife. Can't beat price. https://www.ebay.com/itm/291003077824?epid=1482837535&hash=item43c12294c0:g:uRcAAOSw44BYFt-I#UserReviews
  7. Owensr23

    Your favorite camino hat!

    I switched to a wide bill hat after paying for my Doctor's new car...:)
  8. Owensr23

    Your favorite camino hat!

    See my profile photo with a wide brim Tilley hat on the Portuguese coast. Great for sun and rain. After two Caminos, my wife finally broke down and bought one after trying a dozen others along the Way. I have washed it in the machine several times and it never loses shape. I have had it for...
  9. Owensr23

    Need to take hairdryer ?

    Hair dryers -- a topic like backpacks and boots that comes up often. As a man with short hair -- no issue. My wife choose to get a short haircut before both of her Caminos -- it has a few weeks to grow out if you don't like it too short. She choose the non-hair dryer mode, but suffered for what...
  10. Owensr23

    Vasque boots

    I love my Vasque boots and have done many backpacking trips in the Great Smokie mountains and along the AT. I carry about 35-40 pounds depending on how may days of food I need. The most food I have had to carry was 8 days and my pack may have hit 45 for the first few days. That being said...
  11. Owensr23

    Best Sellers in Portable Cell Phone Power Banks

    I couldn’t see the need for a full charge. If my phone gets low during day I had a small lipstick size charge that could give me 50% charge. Enough to get to the end of day and back to an outlet. Some only weight a couple of ounces. like this...
  12. Owensr23

    How do you wear a hat with a backpack?

    I go with a 30 liter pack and a big Tilley Hat. Works great for 2 weeks on the Portuguese and two weeks on Frances.

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