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    What do you wash your clothes with

    Shampoo for everything, body, clothes, and hair. combined with a bit of salt, it even got a wine stain out of my pants.
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    Ultralight Parka or Not?

    If you have a down vest, that would save you a little weight and pack space. I used a rain shell, down vest, and a Patagonia Better sweater. The kept me warm when it snowed leaving O'Cebriero.
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    Topo Wearers!

    I just don’t feel the supposed width of the Topos. On the Frances I used Vasque boots. Last year for the Portuguese the Vasques were not availabe. I switched to Speed Goat 5s in wide. The toes were not as roomy as expected. They were worn out by the end. Heard about Topos and was excited...
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    Sick of Merino! Bamboo instead?

    In 2019 I started getting blisters on my feet after the first two weeks. By the time I got to Leon, I decided to try liner socks in addition to the wools socksI had been using. A small outdoor store recommended Bamboo socks (Bamboo was written across the toe area). They worked well. I used...
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    How to download Camino apps for offline use?

    Wise Pilgrim - here is more information on my comments regarding only seeing the names of nearby locations when I was online. First, I started in Lisbon in mid-May and used Organic Maps for my navigation. I was not comfortable yet with Wise Pilgrim for navigation. As I progressed in my...
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    How to download Camino apps for offline use?

    I used the Wise Pilgrim Portuguese Camino app in May/June. It seemed when I was offline, it worked great for navigation, but I did not get details of a city until I went online. When I went online, I would then see the nearby albergues and other sites. That worked for me as I had a Portuguese...
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    Socks, no really

    If you already have the hiking runners, then a big part of the decision is what will fit into your existing shoes. This year I walked the Portugues. I had to use orthotics which took up more space. In the past, with hiking boots, I used a pair of light socks with a pair of medium socks. When...
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    A good hat.....

    On my first Camino, the Frances, I wore a baseball hat and a cotton brimmed hat. BB hat was for the morning and the wide brimmed for late morning and afternoon when the sun beat down. Those worked fine. On my recently completed Portugues, I took a BB hat and a waterproof REI hat. The BB hat...
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    Size of dry bags

    I use clear plastic compression bags. The large size holds shirts and 1 pair of long pants (weather permitting I prefer to walk in shorts) and a pair of nylon fishing shorts to be used if I find a place to swim or if I don't have a chance to wash the other clothes. A medium sized bag holds...
  10. M

    Equipment question!

    After two camino, my observation is that many Europeans use them as that is what they are accustomed to use them when hiking. The majority of folks from the USA do not use poles. I would assume that it is a cultural preference.
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    Meltdown in San Sebastián!

    most chargers that ship with mainline vendor products for the last few years are dual voltage. If it says 200 or 220, can’t remember which, you just need an adapter. Hair dryers are and hair curlers are an exception. For those you might be better buying one set for European voltage
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    Troubleshooting why kml files were not loading in mapping apps

    Thomas - Thank you for replying. I guess my post was not clear, my apologies for that. I did find multiple solutions. I posted them in case others had my problem. They basically boil down to the iPhone is sensitive to how you touch something, so how you touch a downloaded file. In my case, a...
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    Troubleshooting why kml files were not loading in mapping apps

    Files still had .kml suffix. The key seemed to be how I touched them if they were downloaded via email. I think it is the same issue if I download via Safari. A hard touch will bring up the file and menu. Just have to scroll down to find Sharing also means install when you select an app...
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    Wise Pilgrim app not seeing map after download

    I was expecting offline maps to show me the camino as it does if I open the Portugal map in Maps.me or Organic maps, not the street I live on in Wisconsin. I did pick a location, in this case Parque Das Nacoes, and tap on the icon that looks like a folded piece of paper and it did open up to...
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    Troubleshooting why kml files were not loading in mapping apps

    I have spent a lot of time reading and rereading the various threads on loading kml files into mapping apps. I just could not get anything to load into my iPhone 12. The issue was that after the files downloaded, I was not getting an option like "Open with", and if I pressed down on the files...
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    Wise Pilgrim app not seeing map after download

    I am having trouble with the Wise Pilgrim Camino Portugues app. after downloading the map, the screen show that it has been downloaded. No map appears and if I swipe back to the menu, under mapping there is an option to download the map again. I can't figure out how to view the map. What am...
  17. M

    Best shop in Santiago to buy a good poncho?

    Is there a store in SDC that sells the Altus Atmospheric ponchos? I would like to get one after I complete the Portuguese this June.
  18. M

    Waterproof trail shoes. Yes or no?

    If your feet sweat, then no waterproof. If your feet don't sweat then waterproof is fine. I used waterproof for a May/June CF in 2019 and did not have a problem. To be honest, they did not stay dry in a rainstorm crossing the Napolean to Roncessvalles. A little newspaper stuffing dried them...
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    Down jacket or No?

    I brought a light sweater (Patagonia Better Sweater) and a lightweight down vest for a May/June CF in 2019. The sweater and vest were what I wore to start many days. The sweater worked great for the evenings when the wind came off the mountain snow and I wanted to sit outside with a beer and a...
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    Hoka speed goat 5 vs hoka anacapa breeze also a sock question

    I am in need of new hiking shoes. Vasque no longer makes the Breeze GTX models I have used in the past and have not seen any Vasques lately in the backpacking stores. I tried Keene and Merril shoes, but they were not comfortable. I have also been struggling with plantar fasciitis for nearly a...

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