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  1. Stephen

    Ferrino raincoat.

    My coat does have the metallic lining and that may be the problem, making me sweat, rather than leaks. The next time it rains, and that shouldn't be too long here in Belfast, I'll go out and stand in the garden. I'll look a bit of an eejit but if I'm still dry after 10 minutes I'll know that...
  2. Stephen

    Ferrino raincoat.

    I've a Ferrino raincoat that I've carried in my pack more often than worn on various Caminos. Back home I wore in in a thunderstorm and ended up absolutely soaked. The seams are stitched and, I guess, would probably be glued first. Could this adhesive have perished and be letting the rain in...
  3. Stephen

    Sexism in outdoor clothing

    I used 'mariposa' in my post as a colourful contrast to 'dowdy'. Nothing more was intended. When I read the word has an ugly slang meaning I edited my post and replaced it with Beau Brummel. To save anyone having to Google, he was a famous 19th Century English dandy.
  4. Stephen

    Sexism in outdoor clothing

    Dowdy does me. Few male pilgrims are Beau Brummels.
  5. Stephen

    Morakniv

    You could buy an Opinel knife in SJPdP. They close like a penknife but there's a metal ring where the blade meets the handle which locks it when in use. I think the smallest one, with a blade of about 7cm, costs about €6.
  6. Stephen

    Sending items ahead to SJPDP

    Tony McGuire c/o Will let the staff there know that the parcel is intended for you. Your passport would prove who you are
  7. Stephen

    Sending items ahead to SJPDP

    First line on address should be your name
  8. Stephen

    Sending items ahead to SJPDP

    Poste Restante 1 Rue de la Poste 64220 St Jean pied de port France
  9. Stephen

    Anyone know if there's a shop in Cacabelos where I could buy a walking pole?

    There's a pharmacy just across the street from the hotel, Siglo XIX, has a range of ordinary walking sticks and hiking poles. I bought one there.
  10. Stephen

    Anyone know if there's a shop in Cacabelos where I could buy a walking pole?

    The machine that connects your card to the hotel's bank took so long I eventually paid with cash. I hoisted my pack onto my back and went up to my room. It was only when I got there that I realised I'd forgotten my Lexi walking pole. When I got back down to reception it was gone.
  11. Stephen

    Mesh trail shoes and waterproof socks.

    Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. We'll be starting from Porto in mid April and I think we'll encounter rain at some stage. One of our group has been told mesh trail shoes make for easy walking and I thought she'd enjoy both comfort and dry feet if she wore the waterproof socks...
  12. Stephen

    Mesh trail shoes and waterproof socks.

    A friend is thinking of using these on a forthcoming Camino. Has anyone experience of using them?
  13. Stephen

    Sleeping Bags

    In late September-October a liner wouldn't be enough. Most albergues don't provide blankets. You'll need sleeping bags.
  14. Stephen

    Hairdryer on the walk?

    Walking a Camino gives male pilgrims the opportunity to see what they'd look like growing a beard. Shavers, electric and otherwise, would then be redundant. And think of the burden lessened.
  15. Stephen

    I’ve just had my poles “pimped"

    Are you casting aspersions on the honesty of some pilgrims? Incredible, simply incredible. :-)) In Roncesvalles earlier this year I had a 'new lamps for old' experience. Someone took my cheap poles and left in their place an expensive looking set. I didn't take them but bought a wooden staff...
  16. Stephen

    The wrong trousers

    I like to carry my passport, credit cards, and money in a securely zipped trouser pocket. I don't like the thought of carrying them in a 'bum bag' as there's a chance I might lose or forget it. If I ever forget my trousers it will be time to call an end to my walking.
  17. Stephen

    The wrong trousers

    I stumbled and fell onto a cow pat while walking the Camino Primitivo. I removed one of the detachable legs to wash it but the plastic zip had given up the ghost and I couldn't get it back together.
  18. Stephen

    The wrong trousers

    I'm looking for recommendations for trousers. It's clear to me now that the pair I've been wearing were the wrong ones. They don't need zip off legs but do need lots of pockets. A few of those should have secure, metal toothed, zips.
  19. Stephen

    Wardrobe malfunction

    Ive dumped the legs already.
  20. Stephen

    Wardrobe malfunction

    I've been caminoing so hard recently that my kit is starting to fall to bits. A few days back one of my trouser legs fell off. The zip that allows you to convert them to shorts broke. I thought to walk with a Masonic look, one leg exposed, but decided not to and removed the other leg for...

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