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  1. Texas Walker

    Should I bring my own Mercado bag?

    Looks a lot like the (leftover) poncho bags in my stash, though I am sure those are smaller. I am bringing a mesh bag as 1) plane bag, 2) shopping bag. Can also do for dirty clothes if there is a washer nearby. (Made in house. Also other bags, there is a lot of interesting, slippy-textured...
  2. Texas Walker

    Pack Cover Failure

    I well remember walking behind people with pack covers in the very wet spring of 2014. Often there was a cup or more of water sloshing in the bottom of the pack cover. I always use a poncho that covers all. I had read somewhere that the reason the cover doesn't quite do what is intended is that...
  3. Texas Walker

    Chinese shops???

    El Corte Ingles has branches, but I think more likely in large cities. I think I remember they had an outlet shop that we passed on the Portugues, back in 2015. Also we saw ads for buses that would take you to the outlet shop for a small fee...still wish I'd explored that!
  4. Texas Walker

    Say No! to rubber tips on your poles.

    You have this backwards. And if you need the pole for stability in town, perhaps because of an injury, the rubber tip is a wonderful thing.
  5. Texas Walker

    A word of warning on trail runners or light weight shoes.

    I don't know about your home area, in mine the stores sell insoles that are aimed at workers who are on their feet a lot. I buy Dr. Scholl's Womens Gel Work insole, trace the old insole on the bottom and trim the new one to size. I figure, if it's got a 6 month warranty for someone working as a...
  6. Texas Walker

    Help! Pack too heavy! — CF Sept & Oct — Senior Woman

    How much do the combo of the Ikea bag and the pack weigh? Are you carrying the wrapper-bag with you en route? Tossing the wrapper-bag? FWIW the Madrid airport now has one of the saran-wrap kioks right near the entrance to terminal 4. It cost 10 euro per pack to wrap ours when we returned. Money...
  7. Texas Walker

    Help! Pack too heavy! — CF Sept & Oct — Senior Woman

    Toiletries are heavy. OTOH it can be hard to find the right (tiny) containers. While looking for travel size things in Seville, not a small place, I found none in the groceries, but I did find the smallest size of Fairy Dish Soap With Aloe. It was 2 euro. Weighs about the same as a half liter...
  8. Texas Walker

    Am I packing too much?

    Does this include clips? I carry a length of paracord and some clothespins. Okay, I see September. We walked in 2021 in October into November. We started with: merino tee, pullover, nylon (or poly?) longsleeved shirt, [pullover, windbreaker every morning. After the first half an hour we took...
  9. Texas Walker

    Short sleeve shirt with 2 large pockets

    I don't think the OP specified tee shirt. Or even knit. It's reasonably trivial to add zipper patch pockets to a woven "camp shirt" which is a short sleeve, loose fitting shirt with collar. It's a little trickier to make the pockets be in the side seams, and it might be less comfortable with in...
  10. Texas Walker

    The Perfect (almost) Backpack?

    If you don't want to edit or get fancy on photo work, the newer phones will do blog posts. With mine I can do simple photo edits, type text, tags, and post. Haven't figured out anything more in depth, but then I'm using Blogger. Your blog choice may have a more usable app. BC
  11. Texas Walker

    Gaiters and safety

    Dirty Girl gaiters are not for water, they're for sand and little rocks that your shoes throw into each other. I love mine.
  12. Texas Walker

    HOKA warning

    Have you considered whether this particular pair was defective? We have worn Speedgoats for the Norte, and for the Salvador and Primitivo. (I wore DirtyGirls gaiters in addition for that one.) We have been very happy with our Speedgoats. BC
  13. Texas Walker

    I think I solved my sleeping bag/liner dilemma

    You may find that you're warm enough anyway. BC
  14. Texas Walker

    For Sale/Wanted Used backpacks

    Not to hijack this thread TOO much...flying into Madrid on Sunday, am checking mailing tube for my poles, anywhere in MAD or Atocha Stn that I might drop off the tube? Or just toss and not worry about it?
  15. Texas Walker

    What brand sports bra?

    Ah. Then the two questions are: are you wearing mostly knit tops, or woven tops? (Can get a little bit of chafing.) And does the bra you're looking at have thick binding on the edges of straps and neckline. (Hard no for that, been there, done that.) On the trail, mostly, nobody notices if...
  16. Texas Walker

    What brand sports bra?

    If you're concerned about "headlights" you might look for the kind of exercise/work/yoga bra that has little pockets inside, with little foam pads that fit into them.
  17. Texas Walker

    Securely Storing Valuables While Showering

    I think they mean an apple air tag, one of the ladies at my church hot one for her keys. It reports its location to her iphone.
  18. Texas Walker

    Sock question for pilgrims with "chunky" ankles / feet

    I walk in just one pair of socks. The Injinji liners (not the merino type) work well for me, or in the alternative on our last camino I also had a pair of "normal" merino socks from Icebreaker. These come in R and L just like the toe socks do. Most of my socks are about as thin of a...
  19. Texas Walker

    (Even) wider brimmed walking hat

    They seem heavy to me. But what do I know?
  20. Texas Walker

    Dimensions of Camino Passport

    It folds. Mine, folded, have always been similar in size to my passport. It fits well into a zip top sandwich bag.

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