Andrea Mayfield
it's about the journey.....
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances (May 2015)
Camino Portugues - Porto to Santiago (June 2018)
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Ex Officio is worth the money if you can afford them. I took 3 pairs and they were great.I will start my Camino on May 27 out of SJPdP and am looking at merino wool underwear and wonder whether boy shorts style would be more comfortable than my usual briefs. Does any one have a recommendation? I will wear pants and cargo shorts, NOT skirt or dress on the trail. Thanks for your thoughts. Please PM me if you'd rather.
I bought the regular length, and being 5,4' it almost goes down to my ankles which makes it less "'sister wify". But I agree, the below the knee length is not for me. You can also hike it up, into shorts of a mini, and that gives it a decent look, even with boots - certainly not any worse than shorts and hiking boots. You can also opt to wear sandals and not boots.I bought a really nice Macabi skirt for my last Camino (http://www.macabiskirt.com/) and ended up not taking it even though it is very comfortable and easily convertable because I feel like I look like a sister wife in it.
The tall and thin; I just know I'm not one of them either ;0) I understand that this length is needed to be able to transform the skirt in shorts and pants, but I think the material and pockets are features enough that a short version (above the knee) might work well. Or pants made with supplex, and with those great pockets.I still think there are many women who can carry off this look, very successfully - long sleeves or no; I just know I'm not one of them.
I heard that they are coming out with a slimmer version sometime in the next year or so. Not sure why it is takes so long. If I could figure out what fabric they are using that somehow repels dirt, I would make my own.The tall and thin; I just know I'm not one of them either ;0) I understand that this length is needed to be able to transform the skirt in shorts and pants, but I think the material and pockets are features enough that a short version (above the knee) might work well. Or pants made with supplex, and with those great pockets.
I had a sales clerk recommend this as well - but he used the phrase "chub rub" - referring to those chubby thighs rubbing together!I used a microfibre high-waisted brief and that was fine. Took three pairs, including the one I was wearing.
Once thing that I would advise everyone to take is a small Body Glide stick (weighs about 50 grams). It is used for sensitive areas where skin rubs skin, where bras cause chafing, where clothing irritates and chafes the underside of the arms, where thighs are irritated by apparel. You may not think areas of clothing are rubbing, but as one sweats and the sweat forms salt-like crystals on the skin it can become very uncomfortable where material contacts the skin.
Annie G, they use a material called Supplex. Each skirt comes with a tag that explain what the material is. I would love Supplex pants!I heard that they are coming out with a slimmer version sometime in the next year or so. Not sure why it is takes so long. If I could figure out what fabric they are using that somehow repels dirt, I would make my own.
Heads up on the Macabi skirt. I bought one, walked from the kitchen to the living room and returned it. It makes waaaay too much noise. The swishing would drive me nuts for 500 miles.I feel you re: the sister wife.... I know those who wear a Macabi to walk rave about them but pants and shorts are what feel right to me.
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