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WIf anyone has taken the alternate route from shortly before Villaval to Orbaneja (as depicted in John Brierley's guide) I would appreciate your comments regarding terrain and ease of following route, along with any other comments you may want to...
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WWanieta replied to the thread The Packa vs Altus Poncho.Xena (and Xpataus), I went ahead and purchased a Packa here in the USA so won't be needing yours. Hope your Camino was grand.
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WYep, I do a 20k hike/walk every Sunday before breakfast and if there’s any precip I always use it. So much in fact one of the “regulars” on the trail asked me where my umbrella was when it was only misty and I didn’t have it out…
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WI use the locking part of the Gossamer Gear hands free kit that attached to your shoulder strap, but I find I keep dropping the bottom piece (thats similar to the SixMoons in the pic) when hooking it up, so the handle has the same kind of cord...
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WI use the Zpacks hands free clips, but quickly found I need two in a row for stability. However, since I carry only one trekking pole, and don't use it often, it is just as easy to carry the umbrella and adjust the angle for wind, rain and sun...
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WThe Gossamer Gear umbrellas worked great for me on the Lana for sun and I tested for wind and rain here in the Pacific Northwest where I live. The upper part of the hands free attachment worked great, I used the elastic “bungee” attached to the...
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WI went online to find that the extended shaft length of that umbrella is 20.9"/53 cm. We used a G4 Free umbrella that has a 19" shaft with the Gossamer hands-free umbrella attachment. It worked fine with the inclusion of a long velcro strip to...
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WPlus one for Gossamer Gear's umbrella holder. A huge negative to specialized "sun" umbrellas. They really aren't necessary and are somewhat of a gimmick. A plain old black umbrella does as good of a job. This is why, I'm bringing the GG holder...
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WI've been looking at this particular collapsible umbrella but am concerned that it's shorter handle would interfere with a hands-free application. I'd like to hear from people who have experience with this model. Thanks!
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