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  1. tpmchugh

    Boxer shorts - any recommendations

    Bought some 'Dare to Wear' bamboo shorts from TK-Maxx. So good I went and bought more.
  2. tpmchugh

    Corkscrew do I take one with me?

    For all a corkscrew weighs I would pack one. Mine was an accessory on my swiss army style knife. Although pilgrims without one asked around and often I lent mine out
  3. tpmchugh

    Trekking poles

    I bought one pole in Pamplona for €6 as I lost one of my regular poles. Lasted all the way to Santiago where I gave them away. Btw, I always check in my backpack with poles inside. Justy preference
  4. tpmchugh

    To poncho or not to poncho?

    Personally dont like them. Had one, bought in logrono cause the weather turned wet and I had sent my rain jacket home thinking I would not need it. However, some people love them so its your choice
  5. tpmchugh

    Down jacket or No?

    I had a really cold day on May 15 2015 but that was out of the ordinary. Most days were good and reasonably pleasant in early morn. A good fleece was all I ever needed along with my rain jacket. Up to yourself but its extra weight to carry. See my profile picture. That was March 18th, 2013 on...
  6. tpmchugh

    Am I packing too much?

    It's the exception that proves the rule 😂😂😂
  7. tpmchugh

    Shoe width and swelling?

    not quite on topic but does anyone have any opinions on Skechers hiking boots and shoes. Look good but looks are not everything.
  8. tpmchugh

    Am I packing too much?

    If you are asking you probably are. We all pack too much on our first. Pack less on our second and its still too much. It is always too much. Presume the shoes will be on your feet so they dont count. Were you have 3 and 4 make it 2. Ditch the cotton shirt, cotton not good. Assume one of the...
  9. tpmchugh

    Feedback on packing would be (really) appreciated.

    Would not be happy with another pilgrim stringing wet clothes around my bunk or even in a crowded dorm. If there was not enough line space already in albergue, I would hang clothes on walls or hedges. There is no where on the Ingles for leaving stones that I know of. That is a tradition on the...
  10. tpmchugh

    Feedback on packing would be (really) appreciated.

    What do you need the paracord for and excuse my ignorance, but what is a Michegan petosky stone. Are the two pair of pants to carry or is it wear one carry one. Poncho or rain jacket, one or the other, not both and a buff rather than a balaclava. I personally would ditch the pillow, never had...
  11. tpmchugh

    Walking the way with a 6year old

    Met a guy one time with twins about that age. He had a push chair, you know the type with the back seat. Over the three days we walked together, I never seen both twins in the chair at the same time. We walked from Carrion to Calzadilla where he got a taxi to a hostel where he could get a...
  12. tpmchugh

    To shave or not to shave

    Never shave on the Camino. Nothing to do with saving weight, it's just one more chore I can do without. Besides, who is looking at you on the Camino and who would I want to impress.
  13. tpmchugh

    App for Iphone with GPS

    Very familiar with smart phones, GPS and I love maps and map reading, have done since I was a child. I was until retirement, an IT specialist so none of this is beyond me. In 2013, smartish phones were about but we're not very affordable. I offered an opinion that on the Frances, it is very...
  14. tpmchugh

    App for Iphone with GPS

    Will answer one thing. I explore in the afternoon because it is dark in the morning. I prefer to walk in the shoulder months. If you need GPS, so be it. This pilgrim never found the need nor did the millions before it became fashionable. As for Google maps, never had a smart phone with me on my...
  15. tpmchugh

    App for Iphone with GPS

    What part of the Frances is as you say badly waymarked. I would be curious to know. The only place there is a problem that I know off is outside virgen del camino where there are two routes and rivals keep painting over the arrows pointing to the other Camino. A little exploring in the afternoon...
  16. tpmchugh

    App for Iphone with GPS

    I have walked at different times of year. Through blizzards in the Pyrenees and through exceptional heatwaves. I am not a young man and on my first Camino in 2013, I had never walked more than the length of myself since I was a teenager. Never found anywhere on the Frances that was poorly marked...
  17. tpmchugh

    App for Iphone with GPS

    Dont know what Camino you are planning but if its the Frances, you dont need any apps or gps devices. It is so well marked you would be highly unlikely to get lost or off course. To put it bluntly, you would need to be walking with your eyes closed and depending on time of year you only need...
  18. tpmchugh

    Will I need a Head Torch?

    If it has a red led, can be useful for moving around albergue before lights on as you get ready to leave. Definitely won't need it for walking early morning at end of may
  19. tpmchugh

    Best way to carry a sleeping bag: inside or outside the pack?

    Prefer inside. Almost lost one some years ago when it slipped out of straps. Plus it can get damp if it rains. Presuming you are going at a time when it can be cold and wet otherwise you would not be bringing a sleeping bag
  20. tpmchugh

    Compeed vs hikers wool or both?

    Smear your feet with Vick, vaseline or umguentum de peregrino every morning. Combined with good socks, you should be blister free. I prefer Vick because I can get it in any farmacia. I found vaseline to be uncommon and the specialist umguentum was expensive. I will throw in an unsubstantiated...

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