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  1. Yumadons

    Tips for Choosing Comfortable Ear Plugs

    Just in case you’re unable to wear them, I couldn’t get them to go / stay in my ears and was fine. Friends who had walked the CF said it was a MUST and I was almost panicked I couldn’t get them into my ears since I’m a light sleeper. I also don’t necessarily FALL ASLEEP even after 200K+ bike...
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    Trail runners: Altra or Brooks, or Hoka????

    I used to wear Brooks Cascadia but my foot doctor recommended Brooks Ariel instead for arch support. She has me remove the factory inserts and use an orthotic arch support inside the shoe as well. Her test for arch support: hold the shoe perpendicular to the ground and press the toe against the...
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    Arrrgh. . . It's Too Red. Will It Be Like Carrying An Easter Egg?

    Sub dude indeed. Should be fine after a summer Camino 🔥💀💥☠☀️
  4. Yumadons

    Sexism in outdoor clothing

    Oh I bought a close colored iron-on patch on Amazon. The minute I hit it with the iron >> sizzle . . . brand new hole. I can sew animals, clothes not so much. 😞
  5. Yumadons

    Sexism in outdoor clothing

    You’d totally get away with wearing those in public. Makes up for dowdy farmer hiking wear. 😁
  6. Yumadons

    Sexism in outdoor clothing

    Ya, whoda thought “hiking pants” would be so flimsy. Thought running shorts would be out of the question for respectful reasons til I watched videos of Camino walkers in them. Just throw running pants over to go into churches. 👌
  7. Yumadons

    Sexism in outdoor clothing

    Spent my whole working life in jeans everyday. Brand new REI Sahara hiking pants for Camino >> one fall and holes in both knees.🤔 Drafting my Nike running pants for the Camino, XXL to get legs long enough.😉
  8. Yumadons

    Sexism in outdoor clothing

    Women’s just reward for having nothing but ugly cycling shoes to choose from. 🤣
  9. Yumadons

    Fear NOT...Solo Hiker's Best Whistle for Safety

    Thank you for that! I got an Osprey Jib35 at a yard sale and YouTubed a review of it, looking for this feature I'd been told Ospreys had. No could find anything hanging or attached but JUST found it thanks to your "incorporated into the buckle." Got 4 dogs barking and storming the front window...
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    How Often Should You Clean Water Bottles?

    Great idea to use denture cleaning tabs, I carry them anyway for my retainer. I can scrub the cap with my toothbrush, it's easy enough to clean. 👌
  11. Yumadons

    Changing Socks (or just airing them out)

    Cool, just bought some 👌
  12. Yumadons

    Is it OK to keep your pack on your top bunk with you?

    Ugh I've sprayed so much RoundUp in my life I'm probably already on borrowed time :(
  13. Yumadons

    Changing Socks (or just airing them out)

    That's my plan if my posterior tibial tendon acts up. *Hydrotherapy* fixes all :)
  14. Yumadons

    Is it OK to keep your pack on your top bunk with you?

    Lol @nycwalking isn’t this what most people pack for the Galapagos?🤣
  15. Yumadons

    Is it OK to keep your pack on your top bunk with you?

    Bueno @Vendee52! Stayed there (La Roche-sur-Yon) for the first stages of TDF last year. Better meet up with a Spaniard to operate those washing machines, they’re a piece of work. Bringing enough blenderized Zote soap to handwash the whole way. Hope they don't confiscate / jail me in South...
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    Is it OK to keep your pack on your top bunk with you?

    Lol you got that right. First timer overplanner nerd. Packing now for 4 months out to include volunteer vet gig in Galapagos > hiking Machu Picchu > biking Mallorca > volunteer vet in Medina del Campo, Spain. Strategically diitching unneeded stuff as I go to culminate in walking the CF then...
  17. Yumadons

    Changing Socks (or just airing them out)

    Good deal, thanks everyone for the feedback. I figured wet was the enemy. 👿
  18. Yumadons

    Is it OK to keep your pack on your top bunk with you?

    Thx all for the info and ideas. Gonna go with rolling everything up in the pillow compartment of my sleeping bag liner (so I can’t forget something, cuz I will) and not touching pack til morning. Spraying pack with Sawyer pyrethrin spray. My neighbors who walked the CF in 2013 got me thinking...
  19. Yumadons

    Is it OK to keep your pack on your top bunk with you?

    Still looks hard to reach from the top . . .
  20. Yumadons

    Is it OK to keep your pack on your top bunk with you?

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