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  1. sojourners

    Need help cutting down on gear/weight in my pack 🙏

    Your #8 is IT.
  2. sojourners

    Sleeping bag versus puffy blanket

    I’ve used a similar blanket and/or a Turkish towel or pashmina for years traveling in countries around the Mediterranean. Works fine. I hate mummy bags. I’m 6’ and almost 200 pounds.
  3. sojourners

    Suggestions for Lightening my Backpack for a 6-day Camino Walk

    I like your packing list, a lot. But…budget. Could you suggest a 30 liter pack about the same weight for under 100. US?
  4. sojourners

    New Ultralight Rain Jacket

    Very interesting. What fabric did you use?
  5. sojourners

    My ultimate packing list

    Ah. My misunderstanding, when I saw your quilt I thought you were preparing to bivouac if needed.
  6. sojourners

    My ultimate packing list

    Good outfit. No sleeping mat?
  7. sojourners

    Absolute Bare Minimum Packing List

    Thanks for that link. Makes me think.
  8. sojourners

    Anyone wear white?

    During summer I usually wear tissue weight long sleeve white linen shirts, nothing breathes better or is cooler. On the Camino I take only one and wear it each day. I wash it each evening. Unless it’s very humid the shirt is dry by morning. Linen fibers absorb very little liquid, which adds in...
  9. sojourners

    Question about Altra shoes

    Didn’t see this as venting. Good analysis.
  10. sojourners

    70L pack overkill?

    Addendum: I should have added that the fifteen pounds I carried was the maximum I carried at any time and included food and water for the day, and later in the year a puffy jacket. My base weight on the Camino, which I carried in a NF Verto rucksack weighing 12 oz, was well under ten pounds. If...
  11. sojourners

    70L pack overkill?

    My wife and I traveled the Camino last year, and, in addition, spent about six months wandering around Europe. I carried a 26 liter pack, about 15 pounds. She carried a 20 liter pack, about 11 pounds. We always had everything we needed and most importantly loved the freedom to wander at will. If...
  12. sojourners

    How to train for the Camino?

    Excellent advice. I saw more injuries the first day out of St. Jean than any place else.

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