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  1. Silvester

    Post-Camino shoe observations

    My Salomon lightweight boots (1.5 sizes bigger than my normal shoe size) were wonderful in NZ conditions before and after Camino, but I did get blisters on the tops of my toes and under my forefoot during my camino - relieved by changing out to wicking sock/thin merino sock combo. I walk and run...
  2. Silvester

    30 L (28L Actually) Pack big enough -- Or 40 L better ---

    I originally took all my gear to the store and bought a 28L frameless pack. Nearer the departure time my daughter bought a 30L Berghaus pack with a frame. It felt so much more comfortable so I bought one too and it performed beautifully on Camino, including food for a day or two when we were not...
  3. Silvester

    Traveling on a plane with a backpack.

    I can definitely fit my poles inside my pack - although pacer pole handles probably make them look like a couple of spearguns in an xray. I'm hoping that it's OK for them to go through as carry on. It seems that there is no definitive answer on whether I'll get away with that though. Maybe I...
  4. Silvester

    Traveling on a plane with a backpack.

    Hi TarynAnn So would you recommend packing carbon fibre poles inside a tube rather than bubble wrap for ease of handling and protection? My travel agent thought i should make a package of pack and poles if the poles had to go in the hold lest the poles be too small a package and get lost. On the...
  5. Silvester

    Traveling on a plane with a backpack.

    Hi there any of you Aussies or Kiwis who have flown with Singapore Airlines and/or Iberian. I have pacer poles and an overhead locker compatible pack. Of course I'd prefer to pack my poles inside my small pack and keep it on me in the cabin, but I'll roll with whatever. If any of you have...
  6. Silvester

    Blisters - Is it too late to change boots?

    Hi there I also have short wide feet. I've been experimenting for some weeks now wearing my Camino boots all my waking hours pretty much. They are about a size and a half bigger than my normal tramping boots to allow for swelling and a pair of liner socks as well as outer socks. They look much...
  7. Silvester

    Best roaming sim to buy for the camino

    I have an android phone - an Alcatel one touch idol (ironic name). At present I am a 2 degrees customer and they use the vodaphone network in NZ and assure me that my phone is unlocked. I need to know whether Orange or Movistar would be the most compatible SIM. After that I'm assuming I head...
  8. Silvester

    Raincoat-Poncho

    Anyone used the Snow Peak folding umbrella? Actually, the idea of using an umbrella is pretty novel for me as I'm used to winds stronger than 50kph most days and an umbrella can only flip inside out so many times. My last folding umbrella lasted a few years in Auckland and one use in Wellington...
  9. Silvester

    What to leave behind...

    Do you take any art materials as part of your 'might need'? Thinking stubs of watercolour pencils here...
  10. Silvester

    What to leave behind...

    I figured on my usual tramping gear of microfibre knee-length shorts (216g) unless it's a howling gale, in which case I put on overtrousers (258g) as well. If it were to be high windchill factor when setting out, I might wear 100 micron long johns (172g) under the other items until I warmed up...
  11. Silvester

    Wi-Fi or no WiFi?

    A few days ago my sister flitted off to Europe for a short 3 weeks. We dithered about phones and emails etc and in the end we at home said "Just send us a postcard a couple of times to show you're alive and happy!". I wonder if it is still possible for digital immigrants to buy postcards?
  12. Silvester

    I bought more pacer poles today...

    Hi there I have recently bought some pacer poles to try out as although I have Leki poles. The Lekis have been fantastic to relieve leg and hip joints, but have been very hard on the wrists and forearms. I noticed that when I'm using pacer poles my posture is way more upright than with the...

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