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  1. malingerer

    New Forum Topic... Portable Clothes Wringer?

    Just use two pilgies! One at either end of your garment! :) Samarkand.
  2. malingerer

    Any suggestions for a technical shirt with the performance of Merino but without the drawbacks?

    I still have and use my OMM ruck! I didn't know they made clothing As my walking days are over what I have will probably see me out :) Its back to proper tweed jackets and cords as befitting my great age. The hip flask will also have to be recommissioned. It can be fun getting old except...
  3. malingerer

    Good addition to a baseball cap

    YAAAAAAAAAY !!!!!!!!! SAMARKAND.
  4. malingerer

    Tent in December

    I was 65 back in 2003 when I first started Camino. Previous to that I had tottered all over the Iberian Peninsula courtesy of Rough Guides and Lonely Planet guide books. I used paper maps and handheld compass. Mobile phones were in their infancy and GPS was a foreign language to me even...
  5. malingerer

    Tent in December

    The non-tent brigade are insidious! I have a sub kilo which will take anything. TERRA NOVA LASER COMPETITION 1. DOUBLE SKINNER. 1 TANSVERSE POLE. Room to sit up in and porch big enough to cook in. Carry a decent mat and adequate sleeping bag. If you are fit enough and experienced...
  6. malingerer

    Dealing with Vertigo: Seeking Solutions for Balance Issues

    You have my sincere sympathy and I wish you well. I have a severe balance problem left hand side and been told it is incurable. I fall. Been in hospital 3 times this year. I haven't broken anything yet but gone are my long distances on my own. Now its my love dove as support plus pacer...
  7. malingerer

    Boots?

    Boots. No trail runners Since long before my first Camino 2003 Samarkand. :).
  8. malingerer

    Wearing glasses when it rains

    Cataract surgery cured my problems and I can now see in the rain. I am a hat wearer anyway :) Buen Camino Samarkand
  9. malingerer

    Say No! to rubber tips on your poles.

    I have a severe balance problem which has been diagnosed as incurable Have been in hospital 3 times since Xmas.. I constantly check my poles to see if ends are compatible with current situation. Buen Camino. Samarkand.
  10. malingerer

    Say No! to rubber tips on your poles.

    I vote for the grumpy bit, but only for octogenarians :) me being one of them !! Samarkand.
  11. malingerer

    Say No! to rubber tips on your poles.

    Alas I have to use my poles to keep from falling as I have a severe balance problem left hand side which is incurable. It is this which has ruined my walking altogether. Buen Camino Samarkand.
  12. malingerer

    Can you convince me NOT to take paper copies?

    Is that to scratch one's backside? :) Samarkand.
  13. malingerer

    Say No! to rubber tips on your poles.

    I thought the silly season was over! Samarkand.
  14. malingerer

    Portable bidet - would you use it?

    I thought " portable " as in wheels :) Haven't we enuff to drag along? Samarkand
  15. malingerer

    Pilgrims with severe balance problems: how do you manage?

    I too have no desire to use a cycle on the Camino trails. I have ben doing Camino for 20 Years having started when I was 65 and have cycle camped In Brittany. I would be quite happy to use side roads. I am quite fit for my age and am ex forces and have some experience of " toughest things "...
  16. malingerer

    Pilgrims with severe balance problems: how do you manage?

    I was asking about a TRICYCLE AS IN CYCLING TERMS not a mobility scooter but thanks for reply anyway. Samarkand.
  17. malingerer

    Pilgrims with severe balance problems: how do you manage?

    Thank you! Samarkand.
  18. malingerer

    Pilgrims with severe balance problems: how do you manage?

    As I feared ! BUT there are E~TRIKES which might be safer on roadways if i am sufficiently lit up! Thanks anyway :) Samarkand.
  19. malingerer

    Pilgrims with severe balance problems: how do you manage?

    I have a severe balance problem ( incurable) which has badly affected my ability to walk any great distances. Thank god for pacer poles! I cannot ride a two wheel cycle either because of this. MY final solution is an adult tricycle. Can I hire such a beast in Spain or would this be a...
  20. malingerer

    Wheeled Hand Cart

    You may well have saved my bacon AND eggs! I have made a few in my time but the best was built around a stroller! I need a new one but cant get the frame of a stroller as they usually still have the baby in them ! Buying one whilst in Spain would save the hassle of trying to get one on...

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