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  1. Telboyo

    Help me review this packing list for my students

    I would recommend that your students take some seasoning with them. Salt and pepper are rarely available on the camino, if you like spicy food a small bottle of your favourite hot sauce will not go amiss.
  2. Telboyo

    New backpack strange.

    When I did the Frances I used a Lowe Alpine I found the osprey packs too short for my height. I found it a wonderful pack, I picked up so many souvenirs that it was almost 20kg when I finished yet it actually felt much lighter when I finished than when i started.
  3. Telboyo

    Where do you carry your valuables?

    I must be an exception to the rule. I kept my national passport, credencial and wallet in the top pocket of my rucsac. I like to know where things are. At albergues they would stay in my bag when I went to the shower my phone would be left on my bed or plugged into to a socket to charge. The...
  4. Telboyo

    Things I'd bring, who cares about the weight

    I've found that using regular cooking oil did hinges squeaking. It may need re doing dinner rather than later but you will be gone.
  5. Telboyo

    Clothes lines

    I walked the CF in April so the albergurs were not very busy, plenty of space on the line so clothes stayed damp. If they were still damp after dark I would attach them to the outside of my pack overnight and the next day, if they were still damp upon arrival at the alberhue I would just put...
  6. Telboyo

    Mail trekking poles to SJPP?

    I don't know about France or Spain but parcels from the US to the UK always get hit by customs so you receive a notification from the carrier that you have to pay the tax plus an £8 huddling free before they will release the parcel. last week I ordered something that cost 54 USD. plus 25 USd...
  7. Telboyo

    WiFi/4G access?

    The trick for coverage in Spain is to use a non Spanish but EU SIM card, this way you get full covetage. I used a UK O2 SIM in April and had excellent 4g coverage all the way. So good that I shared my data by setting up an access point in the Albergues. I nearly used my 50 gig allowance in the...
  8. Telboyo

    Bladder vs water bottle

    I saw this title and thought it was going to be post about not having too large a water bottle lest your bladder needs emptying too frequently
  9. Telboyo

    Passport Holder

    I just had my national passport and credencial loose in the top pocket of my pack. wallet with a couple of cards and cash in my back pocket. I also stashed 2 or 3 spare bank cards in places around my pack.
  10. Telboyo

    Luxury items

    The idea of a luxury item is subjective, I would classify several dry bags as an unnecessary weight and bulk, for 1 would be sufficient.
  11. Telboyo

    I'm a sandal convert!

    I love sanddals i wear them throughout the summer at home, it really hardens the feet. K just dont like them on the camino because of all gravel on the path, it keeps getting stuck under my feet.
  12. Telboyo

    Are Walking/Trekking Poles neccesary? Sleeping bag or Sleeping Bag liner

    if you can find a suitable solution to the sleeping bag conundrum, parse the pole problem you will indeed be a very wise person. There will be no need to walk the way as you will have the answers to all that you seek. Many have walked the way multiple times approaching from every direction...
  13. Telboyo

    What was in your pack when you finished?

    I finished with 9 extra pairs of socks, after reaching insoles in my shoes I needed thinner socks, so I bought 2 pairs of hi tech socks for 25 euro, tested them in burgos for a couple of hours, no good, so I bought a pack of 7 socks from H&M for 10 euro. Fabulous I just could not bear to throw...
  14. Telboyo

    Waterproof walking shoes or not for early Spring?

    Keen sell waterproof sandals.
  15. Telboyo

    Eating up data in Spain

    There was a problem.with iPhones a while back where WiFi assist would switch to mobile data if the WiFi was poor. https://www.macworld.com/article/2987233/how-to-turn-off-ios-9s-wi-fi-assist-to-save-your-data-plan.html
  16. Telboyo

    Vodafone or Orange

    If you use a non Spanish SIM card in Spain it will pick up.rhe.best signal. Be that voda movistar etc.
  17. Telboyo

    Cell Phones

    I took my smart phone with all of its apps and unlimited data, although I have 5 email accounts on the phone I only read the ones I was expecting, my other half was at home and would sms me if she sent me something I needed to sort out for the household. Something I could do in 30 seconds but...
  18. Telboyo

    What's in your first aid kit?

    If you cut a finger with a sharp knife like a Stanley or box cutter wrapping it with black tape will keep it clean longer than medical tape and it will heal extremely quickly.
  19. Telboyo

    Cheap but fine equipment

    I bought a rucksac from china, it was fine with the exception of the buckle on the waist strap it would pop open every time I tightened the straps.
  20. Telboyo

    What's in your first aid kit?

    White surgical tape for blisters black electricians tape for cuts, a few gauze dressings, and some paracetamol and ibuprofen

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