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Thanks to you I also bought a couple pairs, and I used them for about 750km in September/October (Chemin du Puy on into Camino Frances to Pamplona), and I really liked them. I just brought the tips, in carry-on, and acquired poles in France and they fit just fine and never came off...
They're...
I've only suffered PF once, a few years ago... I tried the various boots and straps and socks and wraps and insoles.... then a tri-athlete who had also had it and struggled showed me a simple calf self-massage (the area all around where the Achilles tendon meets the calf muscle, and the bottom...
Ah, but that "brrrr" is refreshing when one has any condition that causes a burning sensation. You get used to it quickly.
Well maybe I just have a hot... tuchus.
Oh, I would, and I do! It makes life so much less sh*tty. :) It weighs very little. The water in it can come from a stream, etc. since you're not getting it inside of you (of course you'll go far from said water source to do your business).
A lifesaver some days. I use a small backpacker...
(we're talking about: https://www.deporvillage.net/tsl-outdoor-crossover-pad-white-red )
My friend's tips don't seem to pick up anything, and mud, etc. rinse right off in a puddle.
Hundreds of thousands of silent impacts vs perhaps needing to rinse a tip once in a while? Seems like a good...
A French friend used poles with silicone octopus-like tips. Very expensive, and they don't seem to sell the tips for other use (they should, they could make a small fortune). I was very envious, she was silent in all terrain including quiet village cobblestones.
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Last walk I carried little paper clasps and strong multi-filiment fishing line as a very compact drying line... and those clips are great for attaching things to things... like, a slippery blanket to a silk liner, or not quite dry things to my pack etc. I think the weight of the clips, fishing...
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