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Janet, I agree with those who applaud your list and the fact that you are willing to take on such a trip.
Suggestions:
*extra batteries for your headlamp. Headlamps are far superior to the light from a cell phone--IMHO
*your students should start walking in the shoes they will use on the Camino...
I, too, carried very large weights (with an external frame pack) way back in my youth. But this forum is about the Camino and its various routes not about the past and heavy-duty backpacking.
That being said, not too long ago it was said that the proper weight for the Camino was no more than...
I walked the entire Camino Francés in September-October 2021. At that time all the albergues provided disposable mattress and pillow covers. This eliminated the concern about bedbugs.
Are disposable covers no longer provided? If not, then the bedbug question is important. I would bring a...
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