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    Do I take a tent

    no, you do not take a tent. if you get someplace that is full you either walk to the next town, or call ahead then take a taxi to where you will stay, then come back in the morning. There is no wild camping in spain, and it is not encouraged in portugal. it is a not a good backup, nor worth...
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    Long pants and long sleeves in summer? Smart or big mistake?

    That's what I wore and what I plan to wear when i walk in May next time. Long clothes protect better and can keep you cooler if you choose the right fabrics. However, my issue wasn't so much the warm, as the cold in may last time heh. Nonetheless, when i was in the military long pants and...
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    Say No! to rubber tips on your poles.

    I am of the opposition opinion. I use walking poles every day and mostly I never take the rubber tips off. Good rubber tips provide more than enough traction day to day walking. On the Camino Frances, i never needed my rock/ice tips, I do in Canada in winter, but I never needed them on the...
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    Rain galoshes or similar

    Get a few pair of waterproof socks
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    Camino from Porto - Trekking Poles confiscated at airport!

    It is.poles or two canes for me some days, i prefer poles, but usen rubber tips. People use.them for sll kinds of reasons, some medically like me,.others who knows, but even if just a habit, it is a good and healthy.one.
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    Experience taking hiking poles as carry on

    Same, i have rubber tips on and they treat it like a cane which it is
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    How to pack Tilley hat (ltm6) into backpack?

    I have the same hat you push the hat together with the sides toward the center and it naturally collapses into 3 and fits vertically in ky pack, but remember to waterproof your hat with Scotchgard a few times before you get it too wet , just the top it nakes all the difference

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