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    fanny pack/waist bag alternative

    thanks xm! i "randomly" came across a little purse of mine that i actually fits my holga camera and myCSJ guidebook if need be. not a ton of room for snacks, but it's not too heavy and might just work! i never would have considered it if i didn't hear your responses - so thanks everyone!
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    fanny pack/waist bag alternative

    wouldn't it have to be kinda big to fit your guidbooks?
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    fanny pack/waist bag alternative

    thank allpilgrim...you 're right - i need to check them out. what does one look for in a fanny pack??
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    fanny pack/waist bag alternative

    I happen to not be a "fan" of fanny packs (those guys you wear around your waist with a pocket big enough for a camera, snacks etc). BUT i'm thinking that taking off my pack every time i want to take a picture or eat something is going to be a pain IN the fanny and i might wish i had a...
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    drain plug, guidebooks, soap, ear plug and knife...

    Howie your post was great! Even though technically you answered a different question, I still needed your answer. You should feel good about that, not embarassed! For anyone still looking for a camera, I have a Pentax optio Wpi and it's 100% water and sand proof. you can actually take it...
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    drain plug, guidebooks, soap, ear plug and knife...

    great pictures HOWIE! you continue to suprass me with your tecnical know-how. quotations, a personal logo AND pictures within your post. my oh my you put this 27 year old to shame...lol. i neglected the word 'sink' in regards to a universal sink plug, but your answer got me thinking...
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    another pack list :)

    THANKS TO YOU ALL. what great advice. everything i see right now in terms of grams and ounces --i had a salesman laughing when i produced my little scale in the middle of the shop to compare products! xm, where do you get a mini mini sleeping bag? the one i have is a primaloft synthetic...
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    drain plug, guidebooks, soap, ear plug and knife...

    Thanks XM! You may get lost. But u will arrive. Clearly I don't know how to use quotes. Followup questions... What is the washing situation? (since you don't use a sink plug) And no knife? You just bite on into your bread loaf and cheese? :) Leo espanol pero prefiero ingles...
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    another pack list :)

    I'm leaving mid-may and will be walking for 40 days. I continue to tweak this list and welcome your feed back! Gear: backpack camelback pack liners (2 garbage bags) sleeping bag & stuff sack mini mini flashlight Clothing/Wearables trail runner shoes teva sandals (want a reliable...
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    drain plug, guidebooks, soap, ear plug and knife...

    Hiya! These are my last minute minutia... 1. Is a universal plug needed?? (I belive i've heard yes and no) 2. Is a simple knife enough to suffice? I'd rather a lightweight real-ish knife than cut cheese or salami or bread with a 1-inch swiss army blade. 3. Is a watch a good idea, if...
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    Boots or running shoes??

    i am planning to do wool. i'm just wondering if they don't take forever to dry. i plan to take various thicknesses but even the 'thin' ones are substantial (and heavy).
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    To Ipod or not to Ipod

    if you do bring an ipod, how do you recharge it? i just bought one a little while ago, the little shuffle guy, and i have to charge it by hooking it into my computer. which i won't be bringing of course. so is there some wall adapter, and then (if you're not from the EU) some converter you...
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    Boots or running shoes??

    xm how tortuous is camino frances? i had an assumption they were well trampled with all these people doing them for all these years. are there lots of roots or rocks or potentially twisting encounters to be had?
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    Boots or running shoes??

    i'm debating this issue myself at this very minute:) i will be going in may and personally am leaning towards sneakers. (in fact today i bought my (don't laugh) sixth pair of shoes.) my feet are VERY challenging to fit, and i've never worn a boot without problems. but i can find a good fit...
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    sleepbag/sleepsac dilemma.

    i'm weighing every piece for my camino that will commence may 10. even my 'fancy' small, lightweight sleepingbag weighs 2lbs...i know a sleepsac would be lighter. but i'm usually COLD! are refugios really that hot? even in the higher elevations or in mid may? the flip side: i also hope...
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    shoes, shorts and umbrella

    i'm reading a few books on lightweight hiking. a few questions... 1. the sandals for walking around towns- did you use the strappy teva-type or the lightweight shower thong type?? (&if you used the tevas, did you shower with them?) 2. ray jardine (the founder of Golite) thinks the world...
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    your MVP

    these earplugs that are so near and dear to everyone... i am wondering if they are the cheap spongy tube kind from a drugstore or something special. i tried the former, the cheapies, for a night while home and the moist sticky exterior I found was more disturbing than any noise. do you get...
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    your MVP

    What was your most valuable posession on your camino?
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    air mattresses and cook pots!

    Hello all! This is post #1 for me. I just got my CFJ camino guide and it suggests (maybe) bringing a thermarest or similar air mattress in case you end up on the floor at a refugio. I'm not sure if I want to take up the space with this, and leaving from from st jean de pied approx may 11 i...

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