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When hiking I use one or the other or both, depending on the weather. On my Camino I took both, but only used water bottles. I brought two empty Smart Water bottles and they worked well the whole trip. I only had a couple of segment where water was scarce. Between Castrojeriz, Frómista, Carrión...
I walked the Camino Frances in 2016 and took a Hydration bladder and never used it... in fact I took advice from some ultra light through hikers and used two smart water bottles, purchased after going through security. Partway through the walk I recycled them and purchased new bottles (another...
I walked from September 14th to October 26th and used a ULA Camino 2. It's probably a little larger than I needed (about 50L,) but it's a panel loader which makes loading and retrieving items much easier then a top loader. It's dimensions are also within airline carry on requirements. It...
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