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Foot wear & care

Tips on how to take care of your feet while on the Camino de Santiago
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Experience with waterproof socks

Phones, apps, gps & maps

Tips on mobile phones and other electronics while on the camino
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Tech on the Camino

Walking Poles

Tips on how to use walking poles on the Camino
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Rain & sun protection

Tips on protecting yourself from the weather on the Camino
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My Take on the Rain Jacket vs Poncho Debate

Sleeping bag

Tips on Sleeping bags for the camino walk
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Night temp for a sleeping bag liner

Back Pack & Packing

Share and learn about how to pack your pack.
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Backpack??

Clothing

Tips on what clothes to pack on your Camino de Santiago
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These are travel hacks I typically bring. What are some of your travel hacks? I'm targeting the beginning of Fall.

Other small items

Tips about other smaller items that you might not think of for your camino
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footwear on the Camino
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footwear recommendations
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Tent and poncho all in one...
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prepaid SIM card im Madrid (airport or city?)
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Buy cell phone in Santiago
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Buying mobile phone in Lectoure? or at Toulouse Airport?
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Service to carry backpack to next overnight stop
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treking poles, pacer poles or just a stick
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Camping roll mat - to take or not to take
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Ultra, Uber-lite sleeping bags!
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Hiking and Gore-Tex
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Aarn Backpacks
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More 2024 Camino Guides available
The 2024 Camino guides will be coming out little by little. Here is a collection of the ones that are out so far.
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the weight we carry
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bears do it in the woods
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Rain gear...
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First Camino - what type of hiking boot needed?
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Camino Preparation Guide
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Camino Way markers in Bronze
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Altus BALI Sleeping bag liner
Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

€46,-
Colours ... and bugs?
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Promote your Camino Project on the forum
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The eternal sleeping bag question....
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Simblissity BotSpot - Shoulder Strap-mounted bottle pouch
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Let us pick up your suitcase once you arrive in Europe....
...and ship it to Santiago for storage. You pick it up once in Santiago. Service offered by Casa Ivar (we use DHL for transportation).
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Best lightweight Camino guides
Ideal pocket guides for during & after your Camino. Each weighs only 1.4 oz (40g)!
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