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  1. rubyslippers

    On sale! Camino relevant equipment

    Found a great pair of shoes for 50.00 USD and 45.00 USD to ship. :(
  2. rubyslippers

    Verizon in Spain

    My US friends and I hiked in 2012 and used the App called "WhatsApp" We could text back and forth free if we both had the app. Of course, it only worked where we had wireless reception. I turn off my cell, regardless of my carrier and use phone only for emergency. I find that most of my friends...
  3. rubyslippers

    do i need a sleeping bag

    I barely needed one, but for two nights and I hiked in last part of April and full month of May in 2008. Sept in 2012. I would take a LIGHT weight one. Mine, when stuffed, doesn't even weigh any more that a pound at most. The time of the year you are hiking I doubt that you will need one at all.
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    Evening Wear

    Kanga, I travel standby for an airline so they have "regulations" in-case you get put in first class. I always take a pair of black leggins and a black Merino wool sweater. Easy to dress up or down and I add a pair of nice "skiffs" in patent leather. They stuff well and are cheap enough I could...
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    do i need a sleeping bag

    I bought a basic, light-weight rectagonal one and was able to unzip it and use like a blanket. I had my silk SAC I'd purchased years ago in Sky Mall. It covered the mattress and pillow and I could pre-spray it with permethrin. Worked great
  6. rubyslippers

    Evening Wear

    I'm sure one of the loveliest things about you is your delicious Wit! Made me smile :)
  7. rubyslippers

    Evening Wear

    They have such lightweight, stuffable jackets now too. My husband and I both bought one for our recent trip to NZ and AU. Folded into it's own pocket.
  8. rubyslippers

    Evening Wear

    I'm laughing so hard! When I think about being cold my mind immediately goes to night time in the Albergue! I never needed a jacket anywhere while awake and in the upright position. hahahaha I have a -33 degree Marino long sleeve under layer that I take EVERYwhere with me. When it's chilly this...
  9. rubyslippers

    Evening Wear

    Space blanket or long johns to sleep in. I wore my ski silks to bed and only needed an extra layer twice.
  10. rubyslippers

    Best Lightweight Shirts?

    Lise T, could I ask what is a good rental price on a car in NZ for a day? I was surprised at the cost of a month's rental. Here in the states you can find them occasionally for 10-15$. Just curious before I start looking. thanks.
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    Best Lightweight Shirts?

    thanks so much Lise T I'll check out that rental car site today. I was 12 years old the first time I thought about New Zealand. I loved the photos of Norway for the same reason. Just the most stunning waterways and mountains to the sky. I had back surgery last winter so my hikes will be at a...
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    Best Lightweight Shirts?

    Lise T and Getting There - we are so excited to come to your "neck of the woods"! I'm a genealogist and have a long lost cousin I'm excited to meet who lives near Auckland. She came to the states to meet me just after Hurricane Sandy happened and I'm a FEMA housing inspector so I was involved...
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    Best Lightweight Shirts?

    Great read on all of these suggestions. Heading to New Zealand in March which is their Autumn and wondering whether or not to take my med. weight Merino. Love it! Also My husband is 6'4" and is hiking with me for the first time. Suggestions for shirts that come in Tall?
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    Traveling on a plane with a backpack.

    International flights on bigger planes make it easier to carry the bigger back packs. Smaller carriers within Europe sometimes don't allow many carry ons even when there is room. That happened to me on Air Lingus. Matter of fact, a friend of mine just got her bag last night shipped to her in...
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    Traveling on a plane with a backpack.

    When I left Spain I flew to Paris and then to the USA. (Pass traveling) Even though the plane had LOTS of overhead room I had to check my backpack in Santiago de Compostela to Paris. I had to buy a cheap purse in the airport there as I had nothing to carry anything in. Then when i got onto the...
  16. rubyslippers

    Traveling on a plane with a backpack.

    The plastic wrap is what the airlines use for broken bags. It's how they come in sometimes to the dismay of the owner. Many times if you ask they point you to the baggage area to wrap them up. Last time I saw it tho I was in Barcelona. I carry mine on. Haven't had to check it yet, not even...
  17. rubyslippers

    Wide Width Shoes

    Tia Valeria, I so agree on the Hi-Tec. I bought them in Borgos well after my feet were chewed up by Gortex trail shoes. i had been to a doctor to have them patched up. When I put on those Hi-Tecs I proceeded to walk the entire way without another problem. Not heavy and great on the hard rocks...
  18. rubyslippers

    Breaking in a new pair of shoes

    Sorry, I just noted that you are a male. Forgive me. Of course you already purchased a man's boot. One of my pair of boots are mens boots, just a smaller size
  19. rubyslippers

    Breaking in a new pair of shoes

    I had two beautiful pair of expensive "trail shoes" I had used for a year hiking in Colorado. These hikes were elevations from about 6,000 ft to about 9,800 or 10,000. (in that range) They were about 6-10 miles. I never used a heavy pack though in CO as I could just go home at night. There was...
  20. rubyslippers

    Wide Width Shoes

    I apologize for using the "best hikers" as it seems to have offended. I merely meant "most experienced." Obviously what works for one might not work for another . . Thus the reason for a Forum. My boots are not gortex. The shoes that gave me blisters sure were though so we do agree on the...

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