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I used a 35l backpack from Lidl to do the UK South West Coast path and it was very comfortable and gave a good few years of use (but not waterproof).
The waterproof coats are brilliant and very good value for money. Coming to its end of life it also doubled as a makeshift ground sheet.
Just to throw this in the mix if you use booking.com app there is a feature where you can message the accomodation directly in the app. It also has a translation feature built in, so language is not an issue. This worked for me in Spain this week and is very efficient.
I used Smartly network...
My lessons learnt after doing part of the Camino Portuguese by bike:
On the outward trip out take clothes that you don't mind discarding on arrival or donate to charity bins.
Layering up is easier than taking bulky warm items.
Gilets provide a lot of warmth and don’t take up too much space...
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