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Things I'd bring, who cares about the weight

Ah that is the advantage of living there--too difficult to bring some things on a long-haul flight.
 
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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.

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I don't know what bug dope is, and I wonder if the packaging of this and the permethrin state how long a treatment lasts. Do you know?
 
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Peacemaker said:
My wife and I took a Scrubba and clothesline also...really appreciated having it!
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Dlomiller05 said:
Scrubba and a clothesline!

(I'm afraid I may be a one note song on this one...seems like every time I comment it's to say Scrubba! They should pay me!)
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So far there have been three things in this thread I have never heard of or at best don't recall hearing of their existence.
So this Scrubba is for squishing laundry instead of washing by hand in a sink? Is there something on its insides that helps clean the clothes?
 
My 2 Big Things are chocolate and socks. Need plenty of each. A couple of books are next on the list (these are not at the top of the list only because I can find paperbacks while en route, if needed). I do take some Clifbars in case I am stuck in a plane or en camino. I have a tiny bottle of concentrated unscented laundry soap. Like others, I have a small foldable tote for groceries and take a small journal.
 
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Instant coffee the world over is never going to be as good as a decent brew from ground beans.
That said look for one made from arabica and not robusta beans and, if it is a little bit bitter, try the old salt shaker routine to whip it into line.
 
Yes, I have carried the little Starbucks packets and used them with hot tap water, even cold water from my water bottle. But no longer. After I arrive at an albergue and shower, wash clothes, maybe nap, etc, I wander around town and ask and scout out where I might get coffee the next morning. This usually works. Not always. I am an addict, but coffee is one less thing to carry. Buen Camino
 
taigirl said:
Sleeping bag. Such a luxury to snuggle achy muscles into. A liner doesn't cut it. Also a pillow case - bright red do I don't leave it behind . Hate those paper pillow cases. Stuffed my jacket in it on the plane for an extra cushion.
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I was also really glad to have brought a pillow case. It doubled as a catch-all for my eye mask, ear plugs, foot cream and sleeping T-shirt. Easy to dig out of the backpack to prep for sleeping.
 
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I did mine in a 33L pack which also contained doggy food and doggy first aid (used daily!). So I think at the end, the space for my own stuff was similar to a 25L bag.

I used 2 x dry sacks: one for clothing and one for everything else. They’re good at vacuuming the air out of the clothing bag for example. So I brought: an electric coil, a French press cafe mug (a thermal mug with a press which rests on the side, so you can make coffee and drink it from the same mug), and I used the space in the mug to keep my ground coffee. I used both ground coffee and the coffee bags (I removed the foil wrapping). Yes the coffee bags are a bit bulky but if you squeezed it around I could put like 6-8 bags into the mug, like tea bags would.

A lot of towns and villages will only have small supermarkets so mostly I could only find instant coffee at these places. So I would advice bringing a small amount from home and top up as you go.

The salt shaker idea - never tried that on coffee, but my family does that on watermelon, it brings out the sweetness in it! So maybe it works the same way with coffee, interesting.
 
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Perhaps I should have given some indication that my tongue was firmly in my cheek
 
Richmond Gardner said:
Perhaps I should have given some indication that my tongue was firmly in my cheek
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The only reason I wrote this is there are lots of new pilgrims with lots of anxieties that need to be alleviated before they start out. I have been on this forum a long time. (If you ask my wife she will say too long haha). There have been questions asked in the past that I stopped and said to myself that they can't be serious with this question can they? Only to realize that they are. Like can you drink the water in Spain? It may sound silly but to an inexperienced traveller, well you know well, they worry about everything. I should have noticed you are a veteran and it was definitely a joke!!
 
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I take a small knitting project -- usually a pre-memorized, highly repetitive scarf pattern made of one ball of mohair yarn and circular needles. I can look busy if I want to have alone time in a common room or I can participate in a conversation if I feel more gregarious. Knitting starts lots of conversations.
 
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