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Can't help you on this one but I have had the same thoughts on mine. Not sure if I should or will I regret it later for what ever reason. My old pack never had such long straps.Can I ask your thoughts on trimming backpack straps please? My Deuter pack seems to have very lengthy straps everywhere, which I'm thinking of shortening. I'm a bit concerned that if I do so, though, someone will point out something I've missed, like 'Oh, but they're meant to be long so you can portage your Yeti over the Pyranees'.
I have an Osprey as well. I kept thinking that there must have been something I was missing!Hiya. ..
Not long to go now....
I had the same issue with my Osprey. So I rolled them up and stuck a rubber band around them. They stayed that way for two months.
I have no idea why they are that long either. I would also be too scared to cut them.
Provided you leave yourself enough adjustment, there is no reason that I can see not to trim the straps. You might make your pack less attractive to a larger person if you were to choose to sell it, but that might be a small price to pay for that all important lippie!!Can I ask your thoughts on trimming backpack straps please? My Deuter pack seems to have very lengthy straps everywhere, which I'm thinking of shortening. I'm a bit concerned that if I do so, though, someone will point out something I've missed, like 'Oh, but they're meant to be long so you can portage your Yeti over the Pyranees'.
Mines an osprey as well. Wonder why they are so long?Hiya. ..
Not long to go now....
I had the same issue with my Osprey. So I rolled them up and stuck a rubber band around them. They stayed that way for two months.
I have no idea why they are that long either. I would also be too scared to cut them.
FYI- Osprey isn't the only pack with the "hidden" whistle. My husbands simple REI day pack has the same thing. The difference is that his is bright orange so you can't miss it. LolSriyantra......have you found your whistle on the Osprey?
Sriyantra......have you found your whistle on the Osprey?
No I haven't. Where is Wally? (sorry my sense of humour has overtaken me this morning) Please let me know.Sriyantra......have you found your whistle on the Osprey?
Doug, I did wonder about lippie and it appears that you are the one to ask. I presume I just take the one and have to decide on whether it will be red, pink or orange. I am leaning towards the pink lippie. Do you have any other advice re makeup? I have been wondering the last week about what to take. I mean how much weight is there really in an eyebrow pencil - hey I could do the Kanga double up and use the same pencil for writing and my eyebrows. I am in a silly mood this morning, must be getting ready for that Camino air! Buen CaminoProvided you leave yourself enough adjustment, there is no reason that I can see not to trim the straps. You might make your pack less attractive to a larger person if you were to choose to sell it, but that might be a small price to pay for that all important lippie!!
Thanks Lise, for your two good suggestions. Now any ideas what I can use instead of the hot irons I'm dying to take?
How about a heating coil used for a morning cuppa?
Blast! I did think about the reverse, I.e. hair irons used to heat water, but that is an instantaneous way to Camino glory - death by electrocution....These should only be plugged in when immersed in water and unplugged before removal.
Hey there.
The whistle is part of the buckle for your chest strap. It has a little hole on top.
Its like finding a secret compartment when you find it.[/QU
Wow, how cool is that. The salesman obviously didn't know to tell me that as part of his sales pitch. I have something my husband hasn't got! His backpack is a Kathmandu one, but no whistle.
I must admit I went make up free for the camino. But the day before I left I got plucked, waxed, tinted and dyed. So as to look as "natural" as possible.
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@sriyantra, I would really quite like to give you some insight here, but I have found that for someone my age, providing advice to women of any age that might be construed as suggesting that they should attempt to look more attractive after a day on the camino only ends up making one look just a little sleazy! Adding the prospect of making you even sillier as you prepare for the Spanish air makes suggesting anything even more daunting. In short, the coward in me has won! I will now remain mute on the subject.Doug, I did wonder about lippie and it appears that you are the one to ask. I presume I just take the one and have to decide on whether it will be red, pink or orange. I am leaning towards the pink lippie. Do you have any other advice re makeup? I have been wondering the last week about what to take. I mean how much weight is there really in an eyebrow pencil - hey I could do the Kanga double up and use the same pencil for writing and my eyebrows. I am in a silly mood this morning, must be getting ready for that Camino air! Buen Camino
Amen!Take your make up with you!!! It's your camino and if you feel better with use it!!!
Some people don't get that if a women uses make up is not only about being sexy, but about feeling good after a long day of walking
Ah, but following Lise's dual purpose advice, I have a tinted moisturiser, with 30+ sunscreen....
Arrived in Burgos on my birthday and stayed two nights so I could celebrate. I found a gents hairdressers the next day and had a haircut. It was accompanied by an extended conversation about his love of classical cars and included frequent stops while I had to admire photographs of his VW camper van and other cars he had owned. Well I suppose it makes a change from someone talking about " Where are you going on holiday this year" or football.I try to treat myself somewhere along the way with an extended visit to the peluquería. Makes for a lovely rest and I enjoy the whole atmosphere - Spanish women in a hairdressers remind me of the movie Steel Magnolias.
Arrived in Burgos on my birthday and stayed two nights so I could celebrate. I found a gents hairdressers the next day and had a haircut. It was accompanied by an extended conversation about his love of classical cars and included frequent stops while I had to admire photographs of his VW camper van and other cars he had owned. Well I suppose it makes a change from someone talking about " Where are you going on holiday this year" or football.
I have been, but not in Spain. One of the most wonderful ways to be shaved. I wouldn't do it myself, despite recently being passed a memento tin with my grandfather's cut throat razors in it.I've walked past barber's shops in Spain where they were shaving men used old fashioned cut-throat razors. You weren't tempted?
Dear Bewildered - from trimming pack straps to trimming beards seems logical enough to me. It was all that makeup stuff in the middle that had me befuddled.From trimming pack straps to make-up to cut-throat razors? Signed, Bewildered.
Take your make up with you!!! It's your camino and if you feel better with use it!!!
Some people don't get that if a women uses make up is not only about being sexy, but about feeling good after a long day of walking
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