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  1. J

    advice on trekking poles please

    for anyone reading these posts later on - the pacer pole people ship direct to your door with free postage. They have had problems I think with distributors in the past so have decided to just offer free postage so no-one is disadvantaged. I ordered from them and the poles were delivered within...
  2. J

    Rain gear...

    http://www.altus.es/default.aspx?info=00022D the above link is the atlus that I have and it's fantastic. Seeing as you are small then definitely get the smallest one they have as their sizes are quite generous. Cheers, Jane
  3. J

    Water bottle or hydration pouch ('camel back')?

    I used a 750ml Camelbak bottle that I put into a pouch that hung from my waist belt (the pouch is light weight 'sea to summit' brand - can buy them at Paddy Pallin, Scout Shop etc. The bottle is great as it has a straw so you suck up rather than having to tilt the bottle and obscure your view...
  4. J

    Rain gear...

    Hi Val, definately go with the Atlus Poncho - I know several people who used them (myself included) and found it great. You can order over the internet and it will take about 10 days to get to you from Europe. A friend who has just left for the camino did this and it only took that length of...
  5. J

    Simblissity BotSpot - Shoulder Strap-mounted bottle pouch

    I took two of the following bottle holders - (sorry, tried uploading a photo but don't know how) http://www.seatosummit.com.au/showdetai ... de=ALITEBH The reason I took two? One to hold my water bottle the other to hold my reading glasses, mobile phone and maps for that day. They worked...
  6. J

    Will I need sleeping pad on Camino Frances in October?

    you will not need a sleeping mat. There will be enough albergues open for you to find a bed, and far less pilgrims around so there should be a bed for everyone. Buen camino, Jane
  7. J

    RE electronics over France and Spain

    Hi Lynn, you won't be able to ring ahead and book a bed in the refugios, but you will be able to ring ahead and book into local hotels or casa rurals. I took a blackberry phone for emails and calls - I had trouble with receiving emails due to my service provider back here (Crazy Johns via...
  8. J

    Where to buy a SIM card in Pamplona and other related questi

    I bought a vodaphone sim card in the main street where the running of the bulls happens - up the end closest to the bull ring. (the store had recently moved there last September). No-one spoke English but a few spoke French if that will help you. Otherwise, the word 'sim' is understood anyway...
  9. J

    Tell me about Pacer Poles

    I took pacer poles on my camino - not the carbon fibre ones but the ones I took were perfect. I would recommend thenm 100% and wouldn't consider doing another long walk without them. After a day or two I didn,t even notice them - they and my legs became one! Yes, by about 300kms the tips had...
  10. J

    What Size Water Bottle?

    if I remember correctly, water marked as 'non portable' is still OK to drink - ask the villagers. It just means they haven't paid a fortune to have their water tested by the authorities and so can't by law advertise that it is drinkable. Rebekkah who is on the forum and lives on the camino...
  11. J

    What Size Water Bottle?

    I walked with a camelbak water bottle that was 750ml. It was fine. There are a few stretches where water fountains are few so just for those days I added a 500ml water bottle I bought at the shops and then threw it out once I'd gone past the long stretch. I am a thirsty walker, so the golden...
  12. J

    LADIES: Please take handkerchiefs!

    SOMETHING FUNNY RE SHEWEE - I took a Shewee with me, but stopped using it after a few days due to the following - I was discretely using mine when a female pilgrim came around the corner and spotted me. She averted her eyes, but once I had finished, and so began to follow her, she kept...
  13. J

    Hiking sticks

    I have to go with Susanna and Janet's recommendation - I used Pacer Poles and, if not for them, I would have had to abandon my walk within 3 days of starting. As someone posted last year, he'd jumped out of an airplane, white water rafted down a dangerous river, but would never take the risk...
  14. J

    Size of alberque pillows?

    I second the use of a sarong. Everything you pack adds to your weight so a pillow case isn't worth carrying. I used my sarong and like a previous post, it's good for other things too. I used it during the night to go to the toilet (I slept in just a t-shirt and knickers), used it under my hat...
  15. J

    Spanish sim cards

    Hey Jane, would have rung you and told you this personally but maybe others will also want to know..... I bought a vodaphone spanish sim card - but it was expensive, around 25euros for initial set up. I worked out it was cheaper to keep my sim from home so that family could reach me, but I...
  16. J

    Backpack airport cover??

    I used something similar for my osprey pack and was glad I did. I left it in sjpdp with someone to look after as I was returning there. You could post yours to Ivar to look after in Santiago. Mine ended up with a small hole in it which may have happened to the backpack if I didnt have the...
  17. J

    Light weight alternatives to soap, shampoo, laundry wash pow

    Hi Trudy, Sorry, I did a major typo :oops: - I mean Dymocks - they are a bookstore chain in most capital cities in Australia - if you check out the link below there are 3 in Canberra. (no doubt you know what I'm talking about now that I've spelt it correctly! :oops: :)...
  18. J

    Light weight alternatives to soap, shampoo, laundry wash pow

    I thought people might like to look at this site - they have little, very light, containers of 'paper' soap, shampoo, laundry soap etc. Each box only weighs about 12gms - eg: the paper shampoo holds 30 papers - (enough to wash your hair 30 times if short and weighs 12gms) - much lighter than...
  19. J

    Can you recommend a good, light, inexpensive sleeping bag?

    It was under $AU100 - I think it was about $85 but can't exactly remember. I bought it from BackingPacking Lite, a company whose shop is off Hardware Lane in Melbourne if that helps. cheers, Jane
  20. J

    mobile phones

    Rambler, thanks for passing on that informion - certainly something I will look into. The go-sim looks very good value - I've emailed them to see what the charges would be using my Australian unlocked mobile and calling home. Thanks again, Jane :)

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