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I'm trying to decide if it's necessary to take one of these with?
It's about the size of a small person's palm, so not very big. I thought it would be useful in albergues where utensils are limited as it can be both a plate and a bowl.It's difficult to tell just how big this is. I carry a very similar looking cup that has a capacity around 300ml. It's not essential to have one, but useful eg at fonts, to have something to drink from.
I have a cup just like that and yes, they can be handy to have on the Camino. Don't forget to bring a spork, too. Those are great.
Hi, how heavy is it? Looks a bit expensive, but might be worth it if it’s lightweight and folds up small. I always take a very lightweight, but sturdy, plastic mug that I bought in Pick n Pay several years ago for about R10. It fits quite nicely in the mesh side pocket of my pack, with a 500ml plastic mineral water bottle inside it. Jill
Necessary? No. But it depends on what and where you plan to eat. I ate virtually all my meals in restaurants/bars so I didn't bother with even a spork or a knife.I'm trying to decide if it's necessary to take one of these with?
I used a spork all the time on the Camino. I would get small cups of yogurt whenever I could at the grocery market or small shops. The spoon end of the spork came in handy for that, and the fork end had serrations which I used to cut off pieces of chorizo.Great! I have a spork and plastic knife combo thing
The spoon end of the spork came in handy for that, and the fork end had serrations which I used to cut off pieces of chorizo.
hey, best of both worlds....you got your dairies and your proteins thereYum! Nothing better than chorizo and yogurt.
I used a spork all the time on the Camino. I would get small cups of yogurt whenever I could at the grocery market or small shops. The spoon end of the spork came in handy for that, and the fork end had serrations which I used to cut off pieces of chorizo.
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Never used any of them, then again I don't walk with 6 of the most adventurous, world savvy kids ever.Another vote for carrying small bowl, titanium spork and Opinel knife from me. We used ours all the time for muesli and yoghurt, transporting tomatoes for picnic lunch, filling with pasta in the evening.
Hi, how heavy is it? Looks a bit expensive, but might be worth it if it’s lightweight and folds up small. I always take a very lightweight, but sturdy, plastic mug that I bought in Pick n Pay several years ago for about R10. It fits quite nicely in the mesh side pocket of my pack, with a 500ml plastic mineral water bottle inside it. Jill
I also carry a Hydrapack collapsible water bottle that fit in any pocket I had available (and only weighs 2.3 ounces when empty) so easy to pull out when a water opportunity presented itself.
When have you seen a bowl in a "backpack review" thread? Never comes to mind. Noone mist have musli in the morning, as noone should be carrying it. Breakfast is why bars open at 7am on the Camino.If nothing else, this thread shows you there's more than one way to walk a camino!! You could leave a bowl at home and never miss it, or you could not take one and wish for one and end up carrying a used yoghurt pottle which works fine, or you could take one and give it away because you never use it....you'll have to decide for yourself!!
So it's fine for you to promote an all plastic shoe which you like (here) and which will wear out and might end up in recycling but more likely in land fill, but it's not okay for someone else to think about using a cup that not only will not wear out, reduces the reliance on disposable plastic products, and could last a lifetime. Somehow I think there is a double standard in operation here!Nope. All it will do is encourage the production of more petroleum based products that will end up in the trash, sea or recycling bin.
@Anemone del Camino every so often a bowl is listed. Here is a link to a thread in which you participated last year!!When have you seen a bowl in a "backpack review" thread? Never comes to mind.
No idea what I said about plastic shoes today, but if you are talking about EVA Birkies you will love them. I use them daily on the Camino as well as at home in summer. Plastic put to good use. And they have really nice colours now, unlike when I bought my pair two years ago. And the price is right.Off topic I know but Yay thank you for the link to the plastic shoes @Anemone del Camino and @dougfitz. They might be exactly what I've been looking for.
If nothing else, this thread shows you there's more than one way to walk a camino!! You could leave a bowl at home and never miss it, or you could not take one and wish for one and end up carrying a used yoghurt pottle which works fine, or you could take one and give it away because you never use it....you'll have to decide for yourself!!
As opposed to being dictated to by someone who thinks everyone should do and pack as they say. Thank you for the rational response
Love it!!!Yum! Nothing better than chorizo and yogurt.
Sorry, that's exactly what I meant. Planning a trip to Canberra on Tuesday to test them out.No idea what I said about plastic shoes today, but if you are talking about EVA Birkies you will love them. I use them daily on the Camino as well as at home in summer. Plastic put to good use. And they have really nice colours now, unlike when I bought my pair two years ago. And the price is right.
Perhaps we could start a thread about the most jseless items we've see, ok, and also brought, on a camino. Remember the husband who posted about travelling with four kids and his wife's hair dryer?Fascinating to read the excitement generated by a foldable bowl!
I'm not sure which you are thinking was more useless, the husband, the four kids or the hair dryer.Perhaps we could start a thread about the most jseless items we've see, ok, and also brought, on a camino. Remember the husband who posted about travelling with four kids and his wife's hair dryer?
Perhaps we could start a thread about the most jseless items we've see, ok, and also brought, on a camino. Remember the husband who posted about travelling with four kids and his wife's hair dryer?
Travelling to Canberra to test any footwear shows dedication above and beyond normal bounds.Sorry, that's exactly what I meant. Planning a trip to Canberra on Tuesday to test them out.
As the husband is carrying the hair dryer, I'd say that he is pretty useful.I'm not sure which you are thinking was more useless, the husband, the four kids or the hair dryer.
I have never seen a folding bowl.*
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Here ya go. A titanium cup and a titanium spork.
Did not mean it for your specific situation, in fact I was actually thinking last night that the Camino is probably the only situation I wish I had four kids as I could buy things at the grocery store and not leave most of it behind or have to carry kilos of food with me.Four kids, useless? He'd certainly have had less trouble without them;-)
But remember, one person's useless is the next person's favourite gadget (I'm thinking electric coil here - that was one conversation I stayed out of!)
I'm trying to decide if it's necessary to take one of these with?
Another vote for carrying small bowl, titanium spork and Opinel knife from me. We used ours all the time for muesli and yoghurt, transporting tomatoes for picnic lunch, filling with pasta in the evening.
Read again, not your children being useless, but the man with the four kids who had to carry hos wife's hairdryer. Then again.Four kids, useless? He'd certainly have had less trouble without them;-)
But remember, one person's useless is the next person's favourite gadget (I'm thinking electric coil here - that was one conversation I stayed out of!)
Some of us have not been so lucky!I have always found all the plates, bowls, glasses, cups I could ever want to use in albergues, and buy food accordingly.
Wholeheartedly agree! Having a knife to cut a gifted watermelon was a real boon - it meant we could eat it on the spot (and share some with the farmer) and not have to carry it 10km to the nearest albergue;-)There is no particular food one must have on the Camino: just adapt.
Bowl of cereal is not a must at all - it was one of the wee pleasures of the Camino for us - we NEVER have chocolate muesli at home, being more inclined to make porridge. But muesli was an easy option in Spain. And we didn't need to carry it. We just bought it at the supermercado/tienda when we arrived in whichever town we were staying in. And if they didn't have that, we bought bread and cheese. Feeding the kids before taking any steps was always a top priority each day! So we certainly didn't carry it out to a field!Is having a bowl of cereal in a field a must? Nope. And why would one carry the milk and cereal out to a field?
This would seem a reasonable assumption to make, but it did not always work out this way. Of course you could eat directly from the pot, but being able to transfer food to a bowl and then make the second and third rounds of pasta while the hungriest ate was definitely appreciated by those who were having to wait til last! And if there was no pot, we often mixed up salads with chopped tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, carrot, olives, salami and cheese. We certainly could have eaten the items straight from the packet, but it suited us to make salads.If you are making pasta at the albergue that must mean they have pots and pans, and therefor plates and bowls.
@dougfitz and I both read the post the same way at the same time.....and we both replied tongue in cheek....I have observed this is a common problem with us DownUnderites - and it frequently causes misunderstanding. Sorry.Read again, not your children being useless, but the man with the four kids who had to carry hos wife's hairdryer. Then again.
I'm not sure which you are thinking was more useless, the husband, the four kids or the hair dryer.
I had typed a similar comment, about which of those items should have been left behind, but didn't post it. I'm a Northern Hemispherian.we both replied tongue in cheek. I have observed this is a common problem with us DownUnderites - and it frequently causes misunderstanding. Sorry.
I had typed a similar comment, about which of those items should have been left behind, but didn't post it. I'm a Northern Hemispherian.
That must have been an expensive collapsing bowl to warrant shipping it home? I think the one I have cost about $2 US. Donativo table worthy.Nah, you're not going out into the middle of nowhere. Don't bother with the extra weight.
I brought a foldable bowl on my Camino and shipped it back to Paris after my first week. A whole box of knick-knacks that were totally useless why did I bring a harmonica? I don't even play.
I would love to have heard the reasoning behind these. Are they offering to do people's laundry along the way? Because if they each meed one, it must be because they work simultaneously....Don't worry if you decide not to take a bowl and then find you DO need one.
They sell bowls in Spain as these two pilgrims found last year.
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My guess is that those were used for soaking feet!I would love to have heard the reasoning behind these. Are they offering to do people's laundry along the way?
Ah, to go with the 2 kg of Epsom salts, of course.My guess is that those were used for soaking feet!
SPOT ON! They thought a good foot soak at the end of the day would be bliss and then found most refugios had bowls but thought "heck, we bought 'em, we'll carry 'em"My guess is that those were used for soaking feet!
Not in preparation for a visit to Irache? That's one place I found my foldable cup invaluable.My guess is that those were used for soaking feet!
Good point. Illustrates the concept of multiple uses.Not in preparation for a visit to Irache?
That must have been an expensive collapsing bowl to warrant shipping it home? I think the one I have cost about $2 US. Donativo table worthy.
Ahaha, thanks. I see it now*.Hi, it's working for me. Try this one (same place):
https://www.capeunionmart.co.za/blue-sky-flexware-bowl-2-0
Jill
I bought a similar-looking foldable silicone cup that I had planned to take with me, and use for drinks and oatmeal, but trying it out at home, I found that I basically could not touch/hold it when it had anything hot in it. So I ended up not taking it. Instead, I used my water bottle for cold liquids the whole way, and didn't end up drinking hot liquids, except coffee at the café/bar in the mornings. That said, I went in July.I'm trying to decide if it's necessary to take one of these with?
... I carry a little selection of zip top plastic bags...
Taking like 6 sturdy Ziploc bags of various sizes weighs nearly nothing, and you'd be surprised how handy they are!!