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The problem with waterproof is that your feet are going to get wet with sweat and then it’s trapped in all your waterproof foot coverings. I’ve had to go through cold water while trail running and did a non-stop rain half marathon on New Year’s... -
Good question. For me getting feet wet is totally unimportant. Oh, sure it is if you have boots and socks or trail footwear and socks and all gets soggy and the friction may give you blisters and you can't dry it all overnight - I can see that...
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@OSUbuckeye85, I wear my Altras on Camino, rain or shine. Yes they get wet, but they also dry very quickly. You mention your wool socks, they will keep your feet warm which is the most important consideration. Some people have problems when their...
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arfajajc reacted to alexwalker's post in the thread Locks and cables, recommended or not? with
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need a lock?: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/things-you-do-not-need-to-bring-on-the-camino.5268/#post-927231 -
I take my valuables and phone with me at all times. I place my shoes on the top rack in the albergue and tie my shoes together with shoe laces. Apart from that I just have my backpack with me. I do remember on the CF a Spanish woman wouldn't...
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We are a movable feast to predators and I find it amazing that there is so little theft on Camino and most of us rely on other pilgrims and the 'norm' of walking out of a refugio in the evening, leaving the pack there. A hiking trailer was...
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I have always been impressed with the presence of the Civil Guard on Caminos I've walked in Spain. I think they do take the safety of pilgrims seriously. This year I walked on the VdlP from Salamanca. I was on my 3rd day when I bumped into a...
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arfajajc reacted to Perambulating Griffin's post in the thread Sexual harassment on Camino routes with
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The problem with advising women not to walk alone is that it can amount to women not being able to exercise movement at all. If one cannot find a walking companion, or if one wants to travel on a more isolated route (Baztan, Salvador, for... -
Exactly. Found this chart and it is so appropiate.
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As a woman who was sexually assaulted on the Camino back in 2015 by the same elderly man who did the same to several other peregrinas, including one with whom I had walked but finally met again in SdC - in her case she told me that he had also...
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