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  1. Suzanne Edminster

    What to sleep in...

    I carried a light nylon running skort-- very comfy-- and a long tank, both black. Together they made up my sleeping outfit, my "play outfit", my swim outfit, my town outfit, and, with a silk scarf, my "good" outfit. I didn't wear them on the road, usually. I also liked a very light bra that I...
  2. Suzanne Edminster

    Starting a new Altus poncho thread

    Hi... I got a lightweight rather ugly khaki colored Altus for around half the price of those with better colors or newer models. Don't hestitate to buy an older model . They work great. Try on first if you can, with your backpack on, for sizing. I would just buy one from a store in France or...
  3. Suzanne Edminster

    2014 US cell phone: New plan offers free unlimited cellular data, texting in Spain

    I want to point out that I got my phone in the USA. If you have Tmobile from another nation it might be different. My husband and I talked every day with Face time (for iphones) between California and Spain and there just were no extra charges for the whole holy trip!
  4. Suzanne Edminster

    2014 US cell phone: New plan offers free unlimited cellular data, texting in Spain

    I had no problem in June-July 2014 with my Tmobile phone.... data was fine. It just picks up on whatever local cell company is around: Moviestar or Orange. It was amazing actually. No new sim card and no extra charges. It worked well enough for my blog with pictures, right from my phone...
  5. Suzanne Edminster

    Does the TSA allow trekking poles as "carry on" baggage?

    Me too. They just collapse and go in your pack, which you can carry on. On the way back from Spain I just checked the whole pack, as it would no longer be a disaster if it were lost. I just put the whole pack with the collapsed poles through the xray. But just skip the knife and buy one in...
  6. Suzanne Edminster

    Suggestions for a sleeping bag

    I took one and it was fine. If you can't find a bag, just buy one in Europe. Their bags are made for such walking adventures... all small like the Marmot Nanowave. We have supersized everything in the USA.
  7. Suzanne Edminster

    for women only...

    Ex Officio is worth the money if you can afford them. I took 3 pairs and they were great.
  8. Suzanne Edminster

    2014 US cell phone: New plan offers free unlimited cellular data, texting in Spain

    Thanks, Bajaracer! I have been hearing lately that the data times are getting faster in Europe. The data is unlimited in Europe on their plans, no matter how much you pay for normally in the USA. Just wanted to share this, and will report after I get back. The speed in Europe is 2-3 MB and...
  9. Suzanne Edminster

    2014 US cell phone: New plan offers free unlimited cellular data, texting in Spain

    Hi all-- just an update. T-mobile offers free roaming and data (via phone, not wifi), as well as free texts, all over Europe, including France and Spain. Phone calls either in Spain or internationally are 20cents a minute, not bad if you use a direct dial only occasionally in emergencies. The...
  10. Suzanne Edminster

    A metaphor for life

    One reason I am starting now is that I have the goal to walk with a pack well into my seventies, as does my husband. You are my hero(s).
  11. Suzanne Edminster

    Jacket or poncho??

    Thanks!
  12. Suzanne Edminster

    Jacket or poncho??

    To Mark Lee and Pano... don't the straps and waist belt get soggy and wet with a pack cover? I have a Deuter women's pack with very thickly padded, spongy straps and hip bet. Don't want to be a walking sponge...But it seems I could get by with a pack cover and my cool lightweight waterproof...
  13. Suzanne Edminster

    Crazy question regarding clothes washing

    I am not being ironic, they really are.
  14. Suzanne Edminster

    Crazy question regarding clothes washing

    Love this remark... hope to meet you some day! Parisian women are, of course, the hight point of sophistication.
  15. Suzanne Edminster

    Crazy question regarding clothes washing

    Oh, this is just one of my philosophies... I don't mean try harder in order to be pretty or sexy, but I think that aging demands of both men and women that we care for ourselves and our environments even more than we did in our youth to be neat and pulled together, not to mention clean. I'm...
  16. Suzanne Edminster

    Crazy question regarding clothes washing

    Go Kanga! Thanks for this lovely expression of a sort of faith in the process.
  17. Suzanne Edminster

    Crazy question regarding clothes washing

    I'd like to see that photo!
  18. Suzanne Edminster

    A specific backpack question

    All it means is at the top of the main (big) compartment, there is sort of a hood or sleeve that extends up if you need it, so you can load even more gear in the main compartment up at the top-- I suppose 10 liters more volume. I am not using it, but it provides a little flexibility if I use...
  19. Suzanne Edminster

    Crazy question regarding clothes washing

    Kanga... I have been thinking of this too... not just washing, but self-care for "women of a certain age". I agree about the mental health assessment part of it. I think we older people have to "try harder".... certainly I can't wear what I did in my 20s to 40s. I'm 56. Any tips for women here?
  20. Suzanne Edminster

    A specific backpack question

    I love my Deuter ACT Lite 45 plus 10, made for a woman's body. Why change if you have packs you like? What does front panel access mean? That little bottom compartment for sleeping gear that zips open?

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