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    Questions specific to ECCO sandals

    As a probably fellow Dane (?), I would not opt for ECCO sandals however great they may be for daily or long term walk on certain/many local stretches in Denmark. (I do use ECCO's in daily life but I do not have personal acquaintance with the brands you mention). Personally, I walked in some...
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    Which bit of kit failed?

    Laura, It is very difficult to predict the weather, even in the same months from one year to another. All I can say is that when I walked (from early May 2012), I was fortunate in the weather keeping mostly dry. A bit coolish in the mornings where I needed to wear my fleece, but that would...
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    An in-depth review of the Osprey Exos 48 backpack

    Greg. I walked with this pack (sorry I couldn't access your review). It sat perfectly well on me. My only (potential) complaint about it would be that I would have to repack every morning to have my sleeping bag in the bottom so as to have heavier items higher up. - Maybe they have changed...
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    Sea to Summit 10L Sink

    Nice to have or need to have? This question will make all the difference in the weight you will be carrying! annelise
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    Sea to Summit 10L Sink

    LesBras, I considered that too - but didn't bring one - and was glad about that! In albergues when you kind of queu up to wash your clothes, it is not quite easy (or polite!) to step up to the persons doing their chores and ask for a water fill - or a request to empty it again. Only my thought...
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    Can we do some Pillow talk?

    I mostly found pillows in albergues. But as I had packed my clothes in cloth bags (non-rustling mind you!) I would often use these on top of the pillow - a towel or another personal cloth item could also do the trick. - I am not overly fussy but I would prefer to lean my sleepy head on a known...
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    Last minute packing questions

    I will chime in with previous posters. - Your total pack weight is much to high. Only take two's of any clothing article (well, maybe except for underwear: knickers). - And don't take makeups except maybe for moisturizing creams which you may find necessary - and then only in small dispensers...
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    Ladies , make sure your pack fits.

    I so agree with you good posters. On my first day walking out of Roncesvalles I was truly like a babe in the woods. And for the first couple of kilometers I truly thought: this is not for me! My backpack felt like a ton and my pole was not properly adjusted. But gradually, I got my pole...
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    Meindl Respond Mid XCR

    I walked two years ago in Meindl (Matrei GTX) - for women - chose them because it was advertised that they had a broad forefront foot-box. They hardly needed breaking in and I never had a 'real' blister, only two hotspots which Compeed immediately remedied (and mind you: liner sock and wool sock...
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    Sleeping Bag liner

    I took a silk liner as well - and a very low-weight Western Mountaineering sleeping bag (600 g). Walked in May, and many nights I only used the liner with the unzipped (open) sleeping bag (which had a long zip-up feature) as a cover. Very versatile. - And as I had packed my clothes in cloth...
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    Knife

    I always regularly get a full pat-down when going through airport controls!. Usual question to me: "Will you choose to have it done in public or prefer a private place?" – and I will always say "Go ahead – do it here". The reason is that I have a shoulder implant and will always 'beep' – so they...
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    Safety Pins

    I too brought a few safety pins – and so glad I did (from advice in this forum). But I found quite another use for them – namely in keeping up my pants where they ought to be (big smiley here). I had a few potentially embarassing moments when I kind of felt my pants dropping down – had to...
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    Looking put-together in cities - am I kidding myself?

    Bet that in those 'faroff days', it would have been their women (spouses or mothers) who would press their clothes - would surely not have wished to be seen as negligent in their household duties :) ... but times have been a'changing as Dylan sang - also in Spain it seems. I love the rose...
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    Women sun hats - what not to wear

    I opted for only carrying a sunscreen kind of cap - do not know the proper English word - but it is a kind of baseball cap without the top on. - and even that would sometimes heat me up as it could block for the breeze to the face. (I heat up very easily). I actually sometimes had some...
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    Waving a red flag?

    Go ahead! - My favourite Merino T-shirt and my high brand fleece were both very red. I loved them. - An extra benefit: you will be better seen in traffic :) - More reason to worry about traffic than bulls and cattle. I have still to read about anyone in this forum who had a controversy with...
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    Boots for wide feet

    My problem with boots (or shoes generally) is what I unflatteringly choose to name "a Donald Duck foot!" – i.e. short but with a broad forefoot (and, to add, even a high wrist). So I knew that I might have problems with finding a boot to fit and scoured the net for suggestions and choices. The...
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    Ultra Light Sleeping Bag

    When going on to the Camino, I told my sons that I would now be spending their potential inheritance on a - Western Mountaineering Caribou MF – at 600 g. (It was somewhat expensive, but I never regretted it – at 66, I would need to go 'light' weightwise). It was perfect because of - being...
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    Osprey Backpack

    Hi Anna, I walked last May with an Osprey Exos 46 L – and would second the opinion of 'breakintheclouds'. I chose it primarily because of low weight at only 1.05 kg (you make out the ounces yourself :wink: ). It also comes in 43 L at 1.01 kg, and 49 L at 1.1 kg – not much difference in...
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    Knife?

    My look-alike Swiss army knife certainly came into good use – just after Pamplona - where we were 12 persons around the table in the Zariquiegui albergue, with dinner set and unopened wine bottles on the table (just after the hospitalera and her assistant had vanished). On this occasion, I...
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    Which bit of kit failed?

    Icebreaker - I am also a great supporter of the Icebreaker T-shirts. I do not understand the comments about long drying time? Never saw this as a problem – but maybe I was lucky in walking when there was not bad weather. When returning from the Camino, I saw them on a sale and went to buy an...

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