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I have bought poles for myself and my wife. While some poles do have different designs, the difference does seem to be small grips and, more importantly, smaller straps. Straps tend to dig into the side of the hand or wrist if they are too wide. Of course that assumes the user is putting...
Peter Robbins has a great site for the historical wather along the camino:
http://www.peterrobins.co.uk/camino/weather.html. There is also a link to it and other weather sites in the FAQ page from the main CSJ home page.
The coldest usual temperature in Feb is 8.5 (47F), and you will be...
Ivar, thanks for your quick response. As always this is a big help. Now all I have to do is decipher and decide.
Ah to only have to get up each day, face away from the sun, and see how far I go.
13 days to go and I thought I had my kit all planned, if not actually packed.
Now all of the wonderful people, who are letting me go and staying behind, keep asking me to take a phone.
I can get my US phone adapted so that it will work in Spain (and then everyone will know how to find...
Dear Meldoy;
I am a novice, so can not reply from experience, but I too have been obcessing on this issue for a while.
At Backpacker45.com (there is a link to the page at americanpilgrims.com) there is a list of gear with a running weight chart. It totals 20.7 pounds (9.5kilos); not likely...
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