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    Altra trail shoes versus hiking shoes

    HI, I walked last year from Lisbon to Santiago in Lone Peaks, and the one pair lasted for that trip. However, this year I walked 1600km on the Via Francigena in Olympus trail, and wish I would have had them last year- much better protection for the feet :) This year I bought a new pair to...
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    Gore-tex

    Hi, I had goretex rain gear previously, then tried the snugpak patrol poncho. Have used it on 2 Camino's - including a walk up the Portuguese coast in a rain storm and have been very satisfied with it. It may look like it is "wetted out" on the outside, but I have always stayed dry on the...
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    Waterproof Jacket

    Snugpak patrol poncho has worked well for me...even along the Portuguese coast in rain storms.
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    Newbie looking for sock information

    Hi! I wore the injinji socks on most recent camino - very rarely changed out to the other socks I brought (Lorpens) but they worked well for me. They did feel a little strange at first, but once I started walking in them, they worked great and I didn't have any discomfort from them having the...
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    People with Altra Lone Peak shoes

    Just finished Camino Portuguese from Lisbon wearing my Lone Peak 6 hikers and they worked great for me (I went one full size up). The zero drop is not for everybody, but it works for me as not as much pressure is on my metatarsals, but definitely slowly get your body use to them if you are not...

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