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  1. Lhollo

    What about Bedbugs? The Myths, the Legends, the Realities

    Thanks for such a useful, reassuring and informative post @davebugg . My main question is to do with my concern at putting any of my gear in a dryer at pretty high temperatures. I think most of it would shrink, backpack included (mine is a Gossamer Gear one), and I’d be left in Spain with...
  2. Lhollo

    heel pain

    Just to add my voice to the others here. I don’t know what the system is like in the IS for treatments of this type, hence suggested a physio because that would be the best option in the UK (I know from lengthy and ridiculous experience), but it sounds to me like a orthopaedic specialist (for...
  3. Lhollo

    heel pain

    I meant to add: Googling ‘diagnostic test’ for piriformis muscle problems, sciatica, and plantar fasciitis, might give you answers. For glute/nerve trouble you’d probably find a tender point around those muscles somewhere, which you might not realise existed.
  4. Lhollo

    heel pain

    This could be way off but I had that problem when my glute muscles had squeezed a nerve that passes from the lower back down through those muscles then into the foot. Referred pain. If it’s this in your case then the solution will be piriformis and sciatica stretches and similar, plus trying not...
  5. Lhollo

    If you find someone unconscious on the road

    First, I’m so glad for you that you’re doing the Camino! Many of us here, myself included, know how important the Camino is if you’re dealing with chronic pain and illness, albeit in most cases, not in the ways you yourself experience. I have to add my voice to those above. My thoughts would...
  6. Lhollo

    Extra pillows logic problem

    I can bend the bottom part back on itself and it’s then perfect! The weight of my legs keeps it in place. I may also improvise for this part though—pillows from rooms, backpack, dry sacks of clothes, rolled-up towel, etc—because I don’t need to raise my lower legs much.
  7. Lhollo

    Extra pillows logic problem

    An update! My Thermarest chair kit arrived a little over a week ago. I tried it with my old Thermarest sleeping mat which seemed to work very well, but I felt it was too heavy for me to carry on the Camino. It came to just over 1kg/2.2lbs (To put this into perspective, I’m 5ft tall and weigh…...
  8. Lhollo

    Extra pillows logic problem

    Bought! 😃 Thank you again for this, @Peregrinopaul, and also to everyone who’s put time and thought into the ideas in this thread. I’ll let you know how I get on with the Thermarest Chair Kit!
  9. Lhollo

    Extra pillows logic problem

    Thank you so much for doing this! You’ve answered many of my uncertainties about this Thermarest system, and the photos are exactly what I looked for but couldn’t clearly find on Google. It’s extremely kind of you! Edit… just to add that after seeing your photos, I’m going to buy this: just the...
  10. Lhollo

    LIVE from the Camino Injury Advice

    How are you now? Did the Logroño physio help? I was thinking that a physio would be a very good call; glad to see you decided on that. I hope you’ve been given some insight into the cause and into management of it.
  11. Lhollo

    Extra pillows logic problem

    Th Thanks. I don’t carry enough clothes to fill more than a very small pouch-style dry bag. It is something I’ve considered as a lumbar area extra pillow.
  12. Lhollo

    Extra pillows logic problem

    Yup, I’m considering one or two of those, particularly the chair-shaped ones. My main concerns with them are they’re not the lightest, and that if the seams blow, or they get a puncture, I’ll have a problem. But definitely a good idea, thanks
  13. Lhollo

    Foot help in Astorga

    I was also about to suggest Caminoteca in Pamplona. It’s just down from the Catedral, past the Bistrot café on the corner (side note: they have very weird art installation toilets in the Bistrot). I had a long chat with the owner of Caminoteca the other week about my very small blisters, which I...
  14. Lhollo

    Extra pillows logic problem

    Thank you! That’s extremely helpful, and interesting!
  15. Lhollo

    Weight loss

    I think it’s important to remember that fat weighs less than muscle. It’s often forgotten! I repeatedly had this conversation with my partner during our SJPP to Belorado Camino. He lost 22kg/3.5 stone/ 50lbs in the months after March 2020, and wondered what effect the walk might have. He...
  16. Lhollo

    Extra pillows logic problem

    Thank you for this kind response. It’s funny, my reaction leaps to the Inca trail, something I hope one day to do but need first to figure out how I’d sleep in a tent. I used to love wild camping. Getting back into a small tent would be amazing. And if I can’t sleep on the Camino, I can’t even...
  17. Lhollo

    Extra pillows logic problem

    Thanks. I only need one pillow under my knees, just to stop them locking in a straight position. The challenge is getting a wedge behind my back, so I’m at a roughly 45 degree angle but with the lumbar support and support for my neck pillow.
  18. Lhollo

    Extra pillows logic problem

    I speak intermediate Spanish so can explain the medical situation and I do so in Spanish when making bookings. I suspect the problem when I arrive is that I don’t look remotely disabled, in fact I tend to bounce around and jog about—I actually find moving quickly easier than moving slowly much...
  19. Lhollo

    Extra pillows logic problem

    Yes, I contacted them in advance and usually that’s all I need to do. One or two places have been a little abrupt his time, asking me to cancel the reservation, but most are either still happy to help or just literally unable to offer more than a single pillow, maybe two. I’m surprised they...
  20. Lhollo

    Extra pillows logic problem

    I am wondering about an extra super light but very large pillow and just carrying it despite some extra weight. Thanks for these links.

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