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  1. Espero

    Sleeping bag - yes or no?

    For my camino, I looked at sleeping bag liners and settled on a Slumberjack fleece mummy. I felt the silk liners were too thin and wouldn't provide the level of warmth I wanted. The fleece liner worked great and It was all I needed.
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    After hike shoes/sandals?

    On my camino, I used Croc knock-offs.
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    I'm On The Vdlp

    Temperatures have been in the high 60s; low 70s. We were walking just ahead of the rain until Zafra, then got caught in a downpore just before getting to the albuergue. Today was sunny, cool and the trail was muddy.
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    I'm On The Vdlp

    Hi Hieu, I got over the jet lag in Ramstein where I spent two days trying to catch a hop to Rota. I finally gave up and caught a commercial flight to Jerez. I wish I had done my training on a Stairmaster instead of walking. The hill just before Almaden de la Plata is a butt kicker. Take care...
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    I'm On The Vdlp

    After catching a space A flight from Travis AFB to Ramstein, a commercial flight from Frankfurt-Hahn to Jerez, a train to Sevilla, it was a subway ride and short walk to Triana Backpackers. Today I walked from Sevilla to Guillena. So far, my fellow perigrinos are Spanish, German, Canadian...
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    Why mention miles when Europe uses km's ?

    We're afraid if we give 2.54cm they'll take 1.609km.
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    Earplugs

    When buying earplugs look for a brand having a Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) of 30 or more. Hearos Xtreme Protection earplugs have an NRR of 33.
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    panicking today!!!

    Good point! A truer way to list, or know, the weight of your gear is to weigh everything and list it as "from skin out". My gear, with 5 oz of food and 2 liters of water, is 9 kilos (19.8 lbs.) from skin out; 7.1 k (15.5 lbs.) carried.
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    Wood Hiking Sticks/Poles Bring or Buy upon arrival?

    I made a real nice wooden hiking staff for my trip. I even attached St. James and St. Bernard medals and a small golden scallop shell to the top. Made a leather grip and strap and a carrying/shipping case out of PVC. Really nice. Then I got to thinking. I'm going to have to carry this all the...
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    Croc shower sandals and other ways to cut weight

    Plus one on ZPacks. I bought their Zero backpack and added "bells and whistles" to get a semi-custom pack. I even had them sew on my forum patch and a camino patch. Really nice people to work with and very accommodating. Yes, the packs are expensive but they're cuben fiber. Cuben fiber is...
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    Croc shower sandals and other ways to cut weight

    I picked up a pair of Crocs knockoffs on e-bay. They look and feel just like Crocs but are 2 oz. lighter for the pair. Cheaper too. Men's size 10; 10 oz. for the pair.
  12. Espero

    beard or razor?

    There's nothing like having to bathe in your helmet when you're in the field. Hooah!
  13. Espero

    panicking today!!!

    , Ditto! If you really, ruthlessly, cut your pack weight (buy lighter stuff, carry things that have dual use, and leave unnecessary stuff out) you should be able to achieve a pack weight of 7 - 8 kilos, including food and water. Good luck and Buen Camino.
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    Travel Vaccination

    I also got the Hepatitis A and B inoculation. It was three shots given over six months. No big deal. Hepatitis B is contracted through having unprotected sex with an infected partner; sharing needles, syringes, or other drug paraphernalia; using something that may contain an infected person's...
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    Pre pack dry run

    If I read your post right, you list two pair of pants and two pair of shorts. Consider getting two pair of zip off pants (you know - the legs are zipped off the pants to become shorts). If the pants are the same brand, you can leave one set of legs at home to save weight. Buen Camino
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