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Interestingly we have needed this in some private accomodation, when the supplied stopper was a poor fit, as well as in albergues. A piece of our 'must have' kit.See this post from Tia Valeria:
http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/the-coolest-secret-item.936/#post-110167
No.will I be assured of finding sinks with them built in?
Good post Lynn. Lots of other data on that thread as well. Thx.See this post from Tia Valeria:
http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/the-coolest-secret-item.936/#post-110167
Not sure I would want to put one of my socks down the drain even just a little bit though.....This was ok to do that? ThxI used a piece of clothing to plug the drain, usually a sock. I washed one, and the replaced it with the other. Worked well.
Well K-fun, after walking the AT, I guess that I can say that I have done that and much worse.HalfDomeorBust. I have used socks or a piece of clothing to stop water from going down the drain in Spain, Portugal and other countries and never lost a sock. If I am washing just undies and socks, I take them into the shower, wash them, and then use them as a face cloth. All the extra soap helps clean both the socks and me.
Don't cha just hate it when you have to take a private room???Though a lot of albergues have plastic dishes for doing the laundry, I came across many that had neither a dish nor a plug. A rolled up sock does the job nicely.
One night the albergue was full and I had to take a private room. Joy oh joy, there was a bath albeit a very small one. Alas, no plug. Sock in the plug-hole, a heel on top to make sure no water escaped and a most enjoyable soak ensued.
Strange as it may seem, yes I do!Don't cha just hate it when you have to take a private room???
Hi Julie, just seems like a nice thing to do every once in awhile. Sorry for the infer that you should do that all the time. Really did not mean that. Cheers.Strange as it may seem, yes I do!
I was 54 when I first set out on pilgrimage and hadn't stayed in a dormitory since school camp at the age of 10. To my great surprise, I love it. Listening to the night noises of snuffles, grunts and snoring fills me with a sense of community and belonging. I feel like I'm adrift and, strangely enough, take longer to go to sleep if I'm in a private room.
I've now done a number of pilgrimages and can only remember reaching for the ear plugs on three or four occasions.
Thanks....Have a great day today and Buen Camino!!!! EdHi Ed, I took your earlier message in the light-hearted spirit in which it was intended. My response was merely a thumbs up for the albergues. That I enjoy them so much (even the plugless ones) still amazes me.
I had a "drain stopper" I didnt need it ,everynight.....but enough that I was glad to have it.
And like the member above...I took the light weight sea to summit kitchen sink.
I loved it. I got into a really good routine of arriving at my casa rural..stripping off and soaking my clothes in the kitchen sink and then having my shower. I also stomped on them sometimes when they were really dirty. I wouldnt travel without it now.
And oh yes.....Safety pins are great.
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