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    Where to Buy a Lightweight Down Sleeping Quilt in Madrid?

    This is called in spanish MANTA AMERICANA ( american blanket) It´s available in Decathlons and army supply stores. I´ve been using for years my old "manta americana" supplied by the Spanish Army, when am in the camino with no regrets. I suggest you to search using that name in the net. Good...
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    There are Stores in Spain

    No. When we need, lets say, a sleeping bag, we usually go to the forest, kill a bear with our lances and use the bear´s skin to make what we need. :D
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    Craziest thing you've seen someone bring on Camino

    Last september, being hospitalero in Irun, I met a young polish man carrying a large sword. It was not sharpened, could weigh 3 or 4 kilos and he was using it like a walking stick. When I asked him why the hell was he carrying this heavy piece of steel he answered that he wanted to feel what...
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    My Teva's REALLY smell

    Hi. I had this same problem, but the real problem were not my sandals, but my feet. The solution I found was not using synthetics socks, wash my feet twice dayly and rubbing them with diapers cream for babies asses. I did it for two weeks, during speeping time, no more problem with odors. I...
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    no blankets means bring more?

    Hi all. Many albegues runed by Hospitaleros Volunarios (HosVol) are removing blankets due two problems: Washing and bedbugs. To wash all the blankets of an albergue enough times throughout the year to ensure sanitary guarantees implies a huge economic and staff´s effort. Usually mats are...
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    Religious Habit/Cassock

    Hi David. I think nowadays it is easier to be mocked by a group of young drunken people at big cities, than recibing dark look by older men. Sometimes at small towns you can find men looking rude, but probably they are "posing" for other tough men. When you talk to them they are usually polite...
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    Religious Habit/Cassock

    James, no problem walking the Camino wearing your habits. You will scare no one at Spain. You´ll be walking mainly on rural Spain, . We are used to see people wearing catholics habits, buddist clothes, traditional korean clothes, mediaval clothes, templar armors ... Usually monks, priests, etc...
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    Plastic Water Bottles and the Camino

    Hello peregrina2ooo. I have been using plastic bottles for years and years, refilling it dozen of times. Never have a problem with it. BUT! I usually clean the bottles daily including taps them refilling it.
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    Plastic Water Bottles and the Camino

    Absolutely agree with you. And about plastic botlles on the Way: Please if you feel you are carring to much weight, take your bottle, empty it ( it could be a good present for any plants ) and carry it with you until the moment you can put it into a recycling container. You can do it...
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    Camino arse

    Hi. Use baby cream. Its Ok to me. I usually use BIOPEL or BALSAMO BEBE, Easy to find in any spanish farmacia.
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    Help a sister out - I have no thigh gap

    I have this problem. But it is very easy for me to solve it now. I usually wear what in Spain is called "mallas", ( something like ciclyng short pants) and use a little bit of BIOPEL ( a baby diaper cream) directly in my inner thigths, crotch etc. Only a little bit, maibe the shape of a small...
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    I will need new shoes before Santiago - they need to be extra wide = 6E

    Hello Alwin. I just reading your post, I think you could find your shoes in main cities in the Camino Frances, like Logroño, Pamplona. Burgos or Leon. But it could take time and its not sure you can find that shoe shop you need. I suggest you to buy a pair of shoes, try and broke it, and...

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