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Hello and buen caminoI am starting my Camino on April 2 from Pamplona. I am leaving for Spain March 26 and spending a few days in Barcelona with some friends. A friend who is joining me for the last 100k was wondering about the safety of our backpacks in the albuergues. So my question is, Do pilgrims just leave their backpacks in he albuergues when they go touring around the city in the evenings or when they head to dinner and if so, are the backpacks safe? Do people take locks? My plan was to have a very compressible backpack for touring with my valuables around my neck (passports, $, etc). Is that what most people do? Any information would be helpful. I am starting to panic but know that no matter what the Camino will provide and all will be well.
When we needed to leave the backpacks somewhere we didn't feel was terribly safe once, we fastened them together with the hip belts, also putting a strap around the leg of a nearby table, figuring that if someone tried to grab a pack and run, they would make a lot of noise and be quite noticable. Nothing happened, of course. But we felt calmer.
Some albergues, but few have lockers you can close with a lock you bring from home. Think small luggage type locks.
Other than that just being your valuables with you in the shower and when you walk around town.
Avoid leaving your backpack at the front door of a closed albergue until it opens and you go off touring the sites.
Never worried about my backpack. Left it in albergues, left it in the street out side bars/cafes, never had any trouble. Passport however I kept with my credencials and money in a travel wallet that fitted perfectly in my cargo pocket. My pal kept his in a canvas bag with a long shoulder strap just inside his pack then took it wit him when he left the pack down. So my advice, dont be separated from your passport. In the shower it was inside a sealable ziplock food bag. Other than that your pack and dirty socks and underwear will be fineI am starting my Camino on April 2 from Pamplona. I am leaving for Spain March 26 and spending a few days in Barcelona with some friends. A friend who is joining me for the last 100k was wondering about the safety of our backpacks in the albuergues. So my question is, Do pilgrims just leave their backpacks in he albuergues when they go touring around the city in the evenings or when they head to dinner and if so, are the backpacks safe? Do people take locks? My plan was to have a very compressible backpack for touring with my valuables around my neck (passports, $, etc). Is that what most people do? Any information would be helpful. I am starting to panic but know that no matter what the Camino will provide and all will be well.
I do the sameI have never heard about stolen backpacks in albergues. The only risk I know is in buses, when you put them in the baggage compartment. So, I usually stay outside until the compartment is closed.
... Do pilgrims just leave their backpacks in he albuergues when they go touring around the city in the evenings or when they head to dinner and if so, are the backpacks safe? Do people take locks? My plan was to have a very compressible backpack for touring with my valuables around my neck (passports, $, etc). Is that what most people do? ...
Where did you get your "Z Pack shoulder bag" and it's water proof as well. Do tell.....Bathrooms/showers--I walk the caminos with a friend so we use the buddy system. One watches the gear while the other in the shower/bathroom.
Valuables--I use a Z-Pack shoulder bag to hold my valuables. Its water prof and has 3 attachment buckles on each side. I attach the neck strap at the top buckles and put it around my neck. When I put my pack on I buckle the Z-Pack to the shoulder straps using the middle buckles, reversing the process when taking the pack off and leaving the shoulder strap still around my neck.
My pack--If I'm going into town I have a ultra lite day pack that I can put my coat, fleece, and rain gear in to take with me. I leave my camino pack at my accommodations. I do use a snap link to attach it to my bunk or another pack. Makes it harder to steal on a snatch and grab. Buen Camino
Ordered on line from Z Pack.Where did you get your "Z Pack shoulder bag" and it's water proof as well. Do tell.....
Thank you, I just order them plus the pillow and travel zip.Ordered on line from Z Pack.
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