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  1. ShellsG

    Backpack recommendations

    If the weight is on your hips, as it should be, you should be able to create a very small gap on your shoulders.
  2. ShellsG

    Backpack recommendations

    One small suggestion. I have had several backpacks and I struggled with getting some to fit until I had a very knowledgable person show me how to fit the pack properly, which straps to adjust first when putting it on, which straps to never adjust once it has fit me well. Along the Camino last...
  3. ShellsG

    My conundrum ....

    I checked my backpack which is what my plan had always been to do and I found a little nylon sack that I used for carrying on the plane and around the town. It worked perfectly and I didn't have to worry about lugging my pack around between flights or anything.
  4. ShellsG

    Your 3 Essentials and your 3 Useless Burdens

    Essentials 4 pairs of socks 3 pair of underwear My sense of humour Non-essential Head lamp - having had a bright headlamp shine in my eyes way too many times I have sworn off ever carrying one and doing the same to others. Paracord Tube of vaseline - but I did give it to someone who was...
  5. ShellsG

    Women's Underwear Thread(s): Tops n Bottoms

    So off topic question here ... when you say communal showers, do you mean one big open room like a gym shower or do you mean not gender specific but individual stalls with privacy ?? Just curious. I don't mind showering in a non-gender specific shower room with individual stalls, may draw the...
  6. ShellsG

    Wet weather clothing

    It has been an unusually hot and very very dry summer here. I think that should I come across rain in Spain I shall dance in it with glee, no umbrella, no rain jacket and most certainly no poncho. (for a few moments at least !!)
  7. ShellsG

    Trekking umbrella

    Those look like amazing umbrellas, I don't have time to order one unfortunately. I have had a hard time finding on I like here.
  8. ShellsG

    Gear Report--What Actually Worked, What Did Not. For a Summer Camino

    Or Vancouver Island
  9. ShellsG

    Trekking umbrella

    What brand is your umbrella Zzotte?? Probably can't buy it here in Canada but never hurts to look
  10. ShellsG

    Clothing in September

    There are a variety of companies that make them KLynn. I am looking at one from Sea to Summit today but thats only because it is more readily available to me. Innate makes a specific trekking umbrella. Helinox makes one. I can order from Amazon. ca or MEC etc. Most are available online. You...
  11. ShellsG

    Trekking umbrella

    Its the idea of an umbrella, no matter the source, that appeals to me over and above specific rain gear.
  12. ShellsG

    Trekking umbrella

    I will just have to go look at it, get it into my hands before I know if it is the one I want ... Sea to Summit makes a couple of different ones so for me it will come down to weight, size and how compact it becomes. My research is that they are supposed to take the wind better than a normal...
  13. ShellsG

    Trekking umbrella

    Yes for sure I have heard plenty of praises for the might Altus .... it ranks high on the list of many forum members, it has not gone un noticed by me
  14. ShellsG

    Trekking umbrella

    I am really steering away from the Altus as it would have no value to me back home ... never say never but I am pretty much sure it will be never. LOL
  15. ShellsG

    Trekking umbrella

    I have read the thread about how various people attach it to their packs but I am inclined to have a few options and decide when/if I hit rain. If it is flat and I can do without poles for the duration of the rain then I will just carry it, if the terrain is such that I need to use poles then I...
  16. ShellsG

    Trekking umbrella

    Surely they would honour their equipment with a return !! I found a place locally that has a sea to summit, will check it out, otherwise will get what i need in spain. Just feels odd to not be packing any rain gear before I start.
  17. ShellsG

    Trekking umbrella

    So after much research, angst and indecisiveness I have chosen to go with a trekking umbrella instead of rain gear for my fall Camino, specifically the Sea to Summit trekking umbrella Here are my reasons ... 1. I live on the Wet coast of Canada ... I have more than enough rain jackets already...
  18. ShellsG

    Clothing in September

    Trekking umbrellas are made specifically for trekking with the winds that rain brings .. they are vented, made of durable materials, can pack down small. Flying like Mary Poppins may be a great bit of fun actually, but the outdoor/ trekking gear companies that make these umbrellas most likely...
  19. ShellsG

    Clothing in September

    I haven't walked yet (leaving Aug. 30 - mid Oct) but have been getting gear ready for a few months. After much research, checking historical weather reports etc., researching the cites/towns I will be passing through , I have decided that I am just bringing an extremely light (one step up...
  20. ShellsG

    My conundrum ....

    Thanks to everyone for their replies. I checked out a number of the items mentioned by various forum members. I looked at the Sea to Summit Ultra Sil day pack and decided it wasn't for me after all. The LL Bean duffle was too big for me, the plastic grocery bag, while handy for litter picking...

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