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It was probably me. The smell and the heat from all those pilgrims are overwhelming in some places. I’m the somebody who tries to get the bed by the window so I can sleep with it open for fresh air, even if it’s just a crack.
The negative side of doing this is that people like me who are allergic to many things can get sick from the scent of your oils, even if they are organic. So if you are in a common space, please do not do this. I used to tell people to spray two or three sprays of mosquito spray over the bed to...
My ensalada mixtas have not been overwhelmingly iceberg lettuce. In fact, I found a great variety of spring lettuces and other vegetables in my salads this trip.
For the record, I do treat the outside of my sleeping bag and my backpack with permethrin before every Camino. I do the outside of the backpack because when I use backpack transport, my pack is up against a number of backpacks and I never know when bedbugs might be present and I don’t want them...
Just so you know, I am on the Camino right now in Burgos. I brought one pair of walking pants that I wore on the plane and one Macabi skirt. I brought three short sleeve T-shirts and one long sleeve T-shirt, merino wool. I have not touched the Macabee skirt. I have worn the walking pants every...
I am not sure about an outside pocket but I carry mine in my Macabi skirt pocket and it stays cold.
Every time I've used a bladder, the water is lukewarm 🤢🤮
My opinions:
Yes to the liner
No to the Kindle - I've done it and had NO time to read - can't you get your book on your phone?
Earphones - yes if you plan on listening to music in albergues
Hair brush - yes - find a smaller, lighter one?
Sarong if they weight the same. More useful
Apple Watch -...
I use a shampoo bar for body and hair.
If I'm staying in albergues I usually take a hand-washing bar (something like Fels Naptha) that I pick up in SJPP or Pamplona. If I'm staying in privates with washing machines, I carry fragrance free laundry sheets.
I love my pacer poles. Yes, they're spendy, but they're awesome!
However, because of the price, in the past I've worried about them being stolen, so I've left them at home.
Last year, I used regular poles. I fell and almost broke my wrist from the danged strap. Never again!
This year, I would...
I take an ALTUS poncho on every Camino.
I buy the XL even though I'm only 5'3" because it nearly goes to my ankles and even keeps my feet dry.
It also unzips all the way down so I can vent it.
In addition, it hangs quite nicely off my pack for those days the rain starts, stops, starts, stops.
I...
I'm spraying my pack and the outside of my sleeping bag today with Sawyer's Permethrin.
I use it every year and so far (knock on wood) I've been lucky except for my very first Camino when I did not spray. That year I was bitten once, on the neck. I thought it was a spider bite and didn't realize...
My backpacks range from 28L to 32L, depending on which route I'm walking.
My daypack, if I'm using pack transport, is about 12L.
Another option I have done if I'm using pack transport is to carry my regular 28L pack and put a few heavier items like my sleeping bag and heavier clothes in a...
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