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    Backpack is 2 kg too heavy TwT

    Misuse of general guidance for *children* whose spines are still developing. About 20 years ago, when their backpacks started to be laden with heavy textbooks *every day* from a Calvinist notion that more homework was better for the lazy little turds, orthopedists fairly literally weighed in...
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    Dressy comfortable town shoes!

    Try the Uin shoes that I posted... because they are unisex for the most part. A Japanese man I met in Santiago was so enamoured of my kitty pattern that he went off promptly to order for himself.
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    Dressy comfortable town shoes!

    They have more structure than Tom's -- proper arch support etc. The upper is not floppy... And there are leather options if you don't mine the extra heft.
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    Dressy comfortable town shoes!

    I love a gorgeous shoe. On caminos I have to compromise, even as I want to eat in nice places sometimes, and go to art galleries and so forth… There is a shoe company out of Toledo, Spain called Uin. They make really nice canvas slip-ons that are wide in the toe-box so great for us walkers… And...
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    Ultra lightweight backpack--worth it?

    My ultralight does have some kind of extremely minimal interior frame, but it’s just not up to the task… and I think the reason why is that it is missing the usual load-lifters and density of foam and material on the shoulder straps… so while they appear fine when I first put the pack on, they...
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    Ultra lightweight backpack--worth it?

    Before you invest, take this caution. I thought as you do, and now I use my ultralight for nothing more than light use around town on errands. Worst investment of my sporting life.
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    Ultra lightweight backpack--worth it?

    FWIW... I have an ultralight pack and I don't think the brand is important (though it's a "leader" in the field). All the ultra-lights rely on the same design: absence of frame or much structure. In essence it's 4 sections of parachute material sewn together with straps and hip belt. And I...
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    Bank verification with Spanish SIM

    Sorry yes, IMEI… I was tired.
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    Bank verification with Spanish SIM

    Hmmm. Good question that I honestly can’t remember the answer to, and a reminder that I need to call VISA before I leave this spring. I tend to be *cash* almost exclusively, but there’s the off thing I want that calls for the use of the CC and so I should check.
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    Bank verification with Spanish SIM

    Some banks (TD for example) also have an authenticator App. That app is not contacted by phone # but by IP address on your device, so it works even if you have only one SIM card with you. It's how I did things last year. Check with your bank.
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    I've walked the Camino in barefoot shoes

    Yes, but not in the size I need. Most of what I can find is size 9 women’s… Alas.
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    I've walked the Camino in barefoot shoes

    I met a young pilgrim from the Netherlands wearing these same shoes last spring on the Primitivo. I wonder if this is a "thing" starting out from NW Europe that may be catching on...? I was quite impressed by the daring, as I find that even my Alta zero-drop is right on the edge of "minimalist"...
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    Wearing glasses when it rains

    My visor is the peak of an Outdoor Research all-weather hat (great for sun or rain). Mine is a women's fit, and army green (cuz it was on sale). I think that whatever is *inside* the peak is probably nylon -- I washed it in Tineo after walking in all the way from La Espina/Espinal in torrential...
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    Wearing glasses when it rains

    Yep, hat with poncho, and other than that: I just accept that glasses are an imperfect solution. Carry a drying cloth...
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    Another question from Marska ... sorry all!

    they make men's patterns and unisex ones too. I have had tremendous fun spreading unexpected joy with the cat face pattern.
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    Tampons

    Unless you need to change on the trail and have no water supply. Using a pile of wipes rather defeats the purpose. There are many people for whom such products do not work anyway (due to internal anatomy positioning). I assume an adult person in search of menstrual products is aware of what...
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    Another question from Marska ... sorry all!

    I discovered UIN travel shoes (made in Toledo (Spain, not Ohio), sold on Amazon) last year and I recommend them so much! You can buy a silly pair, a pretty pair, a whimsical pair… whatever you like. They will take you to museums and restaurants and can handle many many kms of wandering around...
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    Laptop

    I have never yet had the liberty of going without a connection. I take an iPad Air — smallest size. It comes in around 450 G with an apple pencil (crucial for signing documents), and a 3rd party fold out keyboard. I slide it all into the sturdy ziplock container that Black Diamond uses to ship...
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    Help! Pack too heavy! — CF Sept & Oct — Senior Woman

    A few tips for lightening the load of the “other stuff” I have a fantastic paddle brush “WET BRUSH” that my really fine hair simply can’t go without… fortunately the company makes a very small, light-weight version that you can get on Amazon (it will fit in the palm of your hand but still do the...
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    Altra trail shoes versus hiking shoes

    How long an individual person’s shoes last has much to do with the terrain one walks, one’s gait, and how heavily one strikes a given part of the sole. I wear out the outer edges of the heels on anything very quickly, and I am very hard on the “push off” from my right big-toe area in...

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