Best 3 Season Sleeping Bags

September 12, 2020 / Backpacking Gear /

If you don’t hike or camp very often a 3 Season Sleeping Bag is often the best option. This way you will have a sleeping bag that you can use all year round without the cost of different sleeping bags.

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Best Microfiber Backpacking Towel

September 27, 2020 / Outdoor Gear

Microfiber towels aren’t the most exciting subject to talk about, but they are nevertheless vital. If you are heading out on a hike or are going backpacking, you’re going to need a microfiber travel towel.

Towels such as these make life on the trail so much easier. These little pieces of fabric are quick to dry, quite small and usually quite affordable too.

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Celebrate Your Retirement and Walk The Camino!

August 23, 2020 / Articles

I retired on the 1st of September 2008 and I wanted to celebrate my new life and new freedom. The Camino de Santiago was the challenge and adventure I needed. So in late September, like children going on a school tour, myself and my fellow retiree Pat McEvoy arrived in Dublin Airport with our rucksacks packed. We flew to Biarritz and two hours later were in the beautiful village of St. Jean Pied de Port on the French side of the Pyrenees. Our adventure had begun.

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Returning from the Camino

June 14, 2020 / Camino

Meeting people from around the globe, facing the unexpected, experiencing physical and mental cleansing, laughter, meditation, natural beauty

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Best Backpacking Sleeping Pads

July 13, 2020 / Outdoor Gear /

When you set out on a long backpacking journey, you need to always make sure you have the best gear available. You have your hiking boots or hiking shoes, your backpack, and you need to take with you a comfortable, lightweight and effective sleeping pad. This is a very important item when you are intending to camp, as it gives you a level of comfort that cannot be attained otherwise.

Hiking Headlamp

Best Headlamp for Hiking

September 12, 2020 / Backpacking Gear

The best hiking headlamps will be easy to use in all dark or low light situations. I use it mostly for early morning starts.

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Memories of the Camino de Santiago

June 14, 2020 / Camino

If I could for a moment, bring you on a journey to Santa Catalina de Samoza. It is on the French Way of the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain…

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How to Choose a Sleeping Bag or Liner for the Camino de Santiago

August 23, 2020 / Outdoor Gear

There is much debate on whether you need a summer sleeping bag or a sleeping bag liner during the summer on the Camino de Santiago.  Here I want to look at both side of that argument and help you how to choose a sleeping bag or liner; then which one and do you need it treated against bed bugs.

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Best Hiking Underwear

June 6, 2020 / Outdoor Gear

Many hikers don’t buy hiking-specific underwear. But they should. The best hiking underwear is built specifically for the trials and tribulations of trails.

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How to Prevent and Treat Blisters on Your Feet

May 22, 2020 / Camino Thoughts

Blisters are every hiker’s worst nightmare, and not just because they can be very painful. If you roll your ankle or your back gives out, it feels like a proper injury, and you’re more than justified in packing up and going home. Blisters on the other hand always feel like something that you can walk just one more mile with.

The problem with this way of thinking is that all it does is make the issue worse. by never addressing the root causes, and ploughing on regardless. If you want to be able to get the most out of your walking holiday, you’re going to need to give some serious thought to how you plan to protect your feet. A little time and effort now could save you miles of walking in pain. Certainly worth it when you think about it, isn’t it?

Waterproof jackets

How to Choose Waterproofs for the Camino de Santiago

July 12, 2020 / Outdoor Gear

This is the third post in my series about walking gear for the Camino, the first is how to choose the best hiking boots or lightweight hiking shoes, the second is how to choose a backpack. This is a general article on waterproofs – the age-old discussion about a waterproof jacket or poncho continues on the forum.

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