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I use paracord for bootlaces. Tie spare ones together and use them for a clothes line. Tying the line around your bunk is also useful if you want to use a towel to kill the light from exit lamps.
I have given up using WiFi on the Camino. There are so many people trying to upload images etc during breakfast in albergues that the connection slows to a crawl. I have sufficient mobile data on my phone to make connections without bothering with WiFi and if I have to download anything to my...
I use spare boot laces tied together to make a clothes line which can also be tied around a bunk if there is nowhere else indoors. The laces are made from parachute cord and are very strong. I started by using safety pins instead of clothes pegs but now have switched to nappy pins where the...
I have found that wifi in albergues etc is painfully slow because the bandwidth is shared by all users. A hotspot on a smartphone is personal and can be a much faster way to get a tablet online. If you have a good signal this works anywhere, even on a mountain side.
I usually just take a microfiber liner (rectangular shape for more room). Most albergues have blankets and that is normally sufficient. On extra cold nights I can zip up my waterproof jacket (poncho) and pull it over my feet and legs.
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