clothing variety

[dandekay]

As a medical professional, I'd suggest you consider the strength of your
ankles when deciding whether to go for boots or shoes.  A sprained ankle can
significantly alter your Camino plans (and experience)... boots may help to
avoid that.
      Daniel
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From: "David planning Le Chemin de St Jacques/El Camino de Santiago"
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Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 2:54 PM
Subject: clothing variety


> Thank you for all the comprehensive advice
> on the subject Protestants at Mass.
> Lia's post in particular raised enough interesting points
> to last for days, so I'll comment now on just one:
>
> > I was surprised many times to find churches in France that were very,
very conservative and strict with respect to the clothes you wear.
>
> Not only for churches, but for towns in general, to be less of an
> Ugly American, I am planning to carry
> a presentable travelsmith shirt and pants, that can quickly go over
> the runners shorts and capilene undershirt I usually hike in.
> The runners shorts also serve as underwear and swimwear.
> Along with... my rain jacket
> and pants, fleece shirt and pants, and maybe a fleece vest and a netting
> vest to provide handy  pockets in hot weather...
> and I'm going to carry all this in a
> G4 with a 20 pound limit?    We'll see about that.   But crossing the
> Massif Central in April, and the Meseta in June, certainly calls for some
> variety of attire.
>
> Long distance hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail here, who don't have much
> in the way of dry shelter most nights,
> often hike even the snowy early season
> Sierra in trail running shoes like New Balance 804's.
> But they typically don't
> have as many all-day-rainy days and animal pastures to navigate as Camino
> walkers.    So I still haven't decided whether to go with boots or trail
> shoes.