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    Do I need to pack waterproof trousers & jacket?

    Ultralight rain pants have to serve other purposes. I take hiking pants, rain pants, and hiking shorts. Note that I've done caminos only in the spring and fall, so I'm not necessarily making a recommendation for a summer walk. I generally walk in my hiking pants because the backs of my legs...
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    ‘How’ do you organize your backpack?

    Do a search on Youtube or google search for videos on how to pack your backpack. Rei.com has several such videos. Here's one of them: How to Pack a Backpack--REI
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    Need help cutting down on gear/weight in my pack 🙏

    A couple of suggestions for reducing weight. 1) Merino wool really doesn't retain smells. I alternated two T-shirts for six days, allowing one to dry overnight while I wore the other to bed. Same with socks, but I alternated three pairs of silverlight socks over those same six days. At the...
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    Favorite shirts?

    I wear Minus 33 Algonquin lightweight merino wool T shirts. On my first camino, I took 2 Ts and washed them everyday but got really tired to doing hand laundry daily. This last camino, I wore each one at least three days (merino wool really doesn't retain odors at all) over a week's time and...
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    Shoes for wide feet, want to avoid problems with zero drop shoes

    You might as well expect problems with your Achilles tendon if you switch from shoes with a heel drop to zero-drop shoes and immediately start walking long distances in them. As one poster pointed out, the Achilles tendon does not extend to its full length when we wear shoes with a heel drop...
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    1 size larger

    Perhaps I haven't looked closely enough at all the posts, but I haven't seen a comment on the relationship between swollen feet and forced hydration and extra electrolytes. There are many threads on this forum in which posters caution against dehydration and recommend stopping every ___ hours...
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    How do you use such a small pack?!?

    Someone asked whether April/May weather can be as winter like as the OP suggested. The answer is definitely yes. I would not go without a sleeping bag; a silk liner would be not at all adequate. Even in 2018, blankets were not readily available in albergues. However, a 1k sleeping bag is...
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    Compression bags for clothes packing?

    Years ago I found that clothes stuffed in dry sacks end up in a jumble each time I try to find a specific item. My solution is packing cubes, which I have used for years. They work perfectly with my backpack, which can be opened at the top like a dry sack or along the side like a suitcase...
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    Do you carry an umbrella for the Camino?

    I used the Euroschirm "professional trekking umbrella," according to the tag on the umbrella, in May and June 2018 and would not walk again without it. It's not a hands-free model, but while on the camino, I rigged up a relatively successful system to make it hands free. For my next camino, I...
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    Has anyone tried Silverlight hiking socks?

    If "os" is "US," you all in Australia may be in luck because the socks are direct-shipped from China--at least mine were.
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    Has anyone tried Silverlight hiking socks?

    They're okay, but they are definitely not worth the hassle of dealing with the company. I got a couple of emails from the owner asking me to review the socks "that I should have received already" after I had already found out that they didn't even have any material to make socks let alone ship...
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    Icebreaker Merino Shirts - Now a Blend - Alternatives?

    You might want to check out Minus 33 (https://www.minus33.com/). The 145 g/m2 long sleeve with 1/4 zip is 84% Merino Wool, 12% Nylon, 4% Spandex.
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    Pole Tip Protectors - A Serious matter - There are tips and tips

    If you have Black Diamond poles, use the Black Diamond tips; they last forever and fit perfectly. I had been using the same pair for several years before doing the Camino Francés. They were still in near-perfect condition when I reached O Pedrouzo. That's what must have attracted the...

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