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  1. isabelle304

    Jeans or Sweatpants?

    Tim I feel your pain. When I set off for my last camino (Via de la Plata), I was extremely overweight and had not managed to find a pair of suitable technical trousers of my size so I took a pair that was slightly too small - they did not button up and I could only do the zip half way up, but...
  2. isabelle304

    osprey aura 35

    David's and Sil's comments have reminded me of a young pilgrim called Alberto whom I met on the VdlP. I first encountered him at the albergue in Fuente de Cantos - his rucksack only weighed about 8 or 10 kgs but he was struggling with the weight. When I saw him again, just leaving Zafra, he...
  3. isabelle304

    osprey aura 35

    Am now back from doing the Via de la Plata with the Aura 50. Unfortunately I did not find it as comfortable as my old Aura 35 - and can't quite put my finger on why this is the case. I found that my back got quite sweaty with this one, and the frame was also too curvy for me (it exasperated me...
  4. isabelle304

    osprey aura 35

    I used the Aura 35 last year to do the Camino Francés and absolutely loved it as my back did not get sweaty at all. I had a bit of a lower backache on the 2nd day, simply because I was not used to carrying a backpack - after that I found it extremely comfortable. This year, for doing the Via...
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