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  1. Sirage

    What’s the difference between my two chargers?

    When I was a boy, chargers were very simple devices. I could make one without much difficulty. Today a ludicrous thought. But now, briefly, they are not. The lightest weight should not be the priority (see FIRE below) In the last few years they have become quite exotic with an extensive...
  2. Sirage

    Last minute decisons - fleece or puffer?

    Notwithstanding your admiral tack record on this forum for excellent contributions, I think there can be more nuance to this choice. Minimal weight is better considered against function in all its parameters, and in addition even aesthetics if that is important. When I went down the rabbit...
  3. Sirage

    Pacer poles / York Nordics?

    They are very good, not similar to any other type I have seen, and provide excellent value IMO. If you would like to buy them, then not buying them is false economy in the context of all the expenses of doing a Camino.
  4. Sirage

    Hiking shoes or sandals?

    This could be pinned at the top of many threads. If you haven't done a lot ofwalking, sadly, you're out of luck and won't know until you have tried various things over a few thousand kms. Just think that a first Camino is a learning experience for many dimensions of your life, and for most of...
  5. Sirage

    New app YoPilgrim

    The Levante or the ( a? ) Sureste ? I understand the demand may be very low, but ..........
  6. Sirage

    KML tracks of all caminos - Instituto Nacional Geográfico

    I have used Garmin BaseCamp for editing, joining, looking at elevation profiles of kml files for some years. A companion for Google Earth.
  7. Sirage

    Walking the Camino Frances with Rheumatoid Arthritis - Need Advice on Poles

    ... and they come with instructions. After a few days of use they become like natural extensions to your arms.
  8. Sirage

    Under-Publicized Backpack Options?

    The features of the Durston Kakwa 55 at 820 gms look very promising on paper (ie my screen 🤔 ).
  9. Sirage

    Every kilo matters

    One of my packing techniques is to never carry food, but always enough water. Except on long days on Sundays with few places en-route.
  10. Sirage

    Hiking Poles

    Yes but the assumption I made was you had a fixed distance to walk for the Camino you intend to walk. Say point X to Santiago Cathedral and you had a notional plan of so many days. Of course you could plan a longer Camino BECAUSE you had poles, and burn about the same energy and be in better...
  11. Sirage

    Hiking Poles

    A little approximate physics: the burn rate may increase from faster walking because of the poles, but during a shorter time so the overall burn for the day about the same. And some of the burn is in the upper body (helping faster walking if desired) thus less burn (for the day) in the legs...
  12. Sirage

    Backpack question: Ospreys Stratos 36L vs 44L?

    44 and don’t take more stuff.
  13. Sirage

    To check or not check your backpack?

    No doubt quite a few "someone elses" have that view, but it is equally true all the other someone elses have a different view or have insufficient experience to have formed a view. I am suspect that Robo included that as an implied statement and the people asking this question will eventually...
  14. Sirage

    Hiking poles vs staff

    It is interesting how we all have our preferences. I have enjoyed using them for a few thousand kms. And will be using an even better improved pair next walk.
  15. Sirage

    Hiking poles vs staff

    ChatGPT is interesting with access to vast amount of data, however I suggest being cautious in thinking it is very thorough.
  16. Sirage

    Hiking poles vs staff

    2 poles in my opinion are essential. A staff is dysfunctional. People have done research on poles and it is useful to know this stuff - sadly the relevant papers are lost in this computer somewhere - someone might ask ChatGPT or other? In addition or clarification to Robo they provide bodily...
  17. Sirage

    Complete tracks for Top 5 Caminos

    Organic Maps is free open source by (some of ?) the original Maps.me team. Fundamentally the same but Organic Maps doesn't have all the (commercial) added complexity in the evolution of maps.me. After many year of maps.me I moved to organic maps some time ago. As you say kml/kmz are the usual...
  18. Sirage

    Jeans on the camino

    Of course 😀 shorts every day, and in cold weather or when there is overgrowth along the track, elastic "medical" tubing on the calves. Not to loose, not too tight, just right.
  19. Sirage

    Shoe Recommendations for Supination and High Arches

    This is a bit nuanced, but yes. I have 4 identical pairs of my "Camino" Keens, 2 for daily walkers at home, needing replacement soon, and another 2 pairs new in my Camino box, 1 for the next pilgrimage about to be worn-in. Perhaps wear in both and select the most comfortable pair 😊. And this...
  20. Sirage

    Shoe Recommendations for Supination and High Arches

    On a close tangent to this thread, I find this applies to a few things for a Camino, noting that we all seem to have a different understanding of expensive vs excessive frugality in the context of the overall Camino experience.

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