Fanny pack/Bum bag...

[Camino Chris]

I love using a fanny pack (I've learned on this forum that this is the USA wording for "bum bags". Fanny packs were quite the rage (fashion) here in the 1990's and many people were using them. But with all fashion statements, they soon became obsolete and out of style after a few years and anyone caught wearing one was considered a "dork".

Well, I resurrected mine from the past (aka... my basement storage area) for my Caminos and love it! Fanny packs usually have several different zippered compartments and I use one of them for my passport, credit and debit card, and larger amounts of cash, after first securing them in a ziplock bag. My smartphone sits perfectly in the bigger zippered section. I can pull it out quickly to take my hundreds of photos along the way. Lastly there is a smaller section where I carry Ibuprophen (which I learned on this forum is really called Camino candy) in a little tin and also small amounts of cash. Everything is at my fingertips. I carry nothing of importance or true value in my backpack, (aka rucksack).

I wear my fanny pack all the time and only take it off to shower, but it still stays with me in my shower bag. At night I put it in the bottom of my sleeping bag, safe and cozy as I sleep.

I have a newer small over the shoulder, slashproof crime travel purse, but would not like dealing with the long strap while taking my pack on and off for daily multi rest breaks on the Camino. I also own a hidden slim money bag to be used under clothing, but find they don't hold much and get sweaty. Bottom line, I don't care if I'm a dork...I love fanny packs!

What do you carry for your valuables?

 

[cher99840]

I love using a fanny pack (I've learned on this forum that this is the USA wording for "bum bags". Fanny packs were quite the rage (fashion) here in the 1990's and many people were using them. But with all fashion statements, they soon became obsolete and out of style after a few years and anyone caught wearing one was considered a "dork".

Well, I resurrected mine from the past (aka... my basement storage area) for my Caminos and love it! Fanny packs usually have several different zippered compartments and I use one of them for my passport, credit and debit card, and larger amounts of cash, after first securing them in a ziplock bag. My smartphone sits perfectly in the bigger zippered section. I can pull it out quickly to take my hundreds of photos along the way. Lastly there is a smaller section where I carry Ibuprophen (which I learned on this forum is really called Camino candy) in a little tin and also small amounts of cash. Everything is at my fingertips. I carry nothing of importance or true value in my backpack, (aka rucksack).

I wear my fanny pack all the time and only take it off to shower, but it still stays with me in my shower bag. At night I put it in the bottom of my sleeping bag, safe and cozy as I sleep.

I have a newer small over the shoulder, slashproof crime travel purse, but would not like dealing with the long strap while taking my pack on and off for daily multi rest breaks on the Camino. I also own a hidden slim money bag to be used under clothing, but find they don't hold much and get sweaty. Bottom line, I don't care if I'm a dork...I love fanny packs!

What do you carry for your valuables?

I'm with you, except that I sleep with mine still around my waist. Mine is super dorky. Purchased it at Seaworld over 20 years ago. It's a strange green with SEAWORLD plastered across the front. Compliments my socks with sandals look and my scrunchy at the top of my braid. Now this attire was in 2013 and is planned for 2017, but if my 19 year old granddaughter who
is accompanying me is too offended, I might agree to a slight makeover.

 

[Camino Chris]

I'm with you, except that I sleep with mine still around my waist. Mine is super dorky. Purchased it at Seaworld over 20 years ago. It's a strange green with SEAWORLD plastered across the front. Compliments my socks with sandals look and my scrunchy at the top of my braid. Now this attire was in 2013 and is planned for 2017, but if my 19 year old granddaughter who
is accompanying me is too offended, I might agree to a slight makeover.

Too funny! I'm pretty sure your dorkiness tops mine, which is a plain solid black.

 

[Tincatinker]

Hmm, fanny-pack - very visible 'here are all my valuables pack'. Probably cool on the Camino but I wouldn't rely on it in Madrid, Berlin, London or any place with a high predator population.

A discrete body belt for cash and those very few crucial documents makes sense. And beware of those "Beware of Pickpockets" signs, because everybody that sees them automatically checks their 'special' pocket

 

[Camino Chris]

Hmm, fanny-pack - very visible 'here are all my valuables pack'. Probably cool on the Camino but I wouldn't rely on it in Madrid, Berlin, London or any place with a high predator population.

A discrete body belt for cash and those very few crucial documents makes sense. And beware of those "Beware of Pickpockets" signs, because everybody that sees them automatically checks their 'special' pocket

My fanny pack sits in front, is not huge and when wearing my back pack it looks even more discreet. My valuables are in a hidden zippered conpartment on its backside that cannot be seen from the front. I also own a money belt which I use in other international travels, but day after day on the Camino I prefer to avoid its damp sweatiness. I ONLY use my fanny pack on my Caminos and although I've flown into the Madrid airport twice, I've not visited the city itself. Thank you for the reminder to stay vigilant and aware of our surroundings in crowded situations.

 

[Larazet]

I love using a fanny pack (I've learned on this forum that this is the USA wording for "bum bags". Fanny packs were quite the rage (fashion) here in the 1990's and many people were using them. But with all fashion statements, they soon became obsolete and out of style after a few years and anyone caught wearing one was considered a "dork".

Well, I resurrected mine from the past (aka... my basement storage area) for my Caminos and love it! Fanny packs usually have several different zippered compartments and I use one of them for my passport, credit and debit card, and larger amounts of cash, after first securing them in a ziplock bag. My smartphone sits perfectly in the bigger zippered section. I can pull it out quickly to take my hundreds of photos along the way. Lastly there is a smaller section where I carry Ibuprophen (which I learned on this forum is really called Camino candy) in a little tin and also small amounts of cash. Everything is at my fingertips. I carry nothing of importance or true value in my backpack, (aka rucksack).

I wear my fanny pack all the time and only take it off to shower, but it still stays with me in my shower bag. At night I put it in the bottom of my sleeping bag, safe and cozy as I sleep.

I have a newer small over the shoulder, slashproof crime travel purse, but would not like dealing with the long strap while taking my pack on and off for daily multi rest breaks on the Camino. I also own a hidden slim money bag to be used under clothing, but find they don't hold much and get sweaty. Bottom line, I don't care if I'm a dork...I love fanny packs!

What do you carry for your valuables?

I agree - it could be considered as a target for thieves. My best and most useful item for valuables on the Camino was a Scottevest - not cheap, but I now use it for any holiday. Only problem is that it has so many pockets that I forget where anything is!

 

[Camino Chris]

I agree - it could be considered as a target for thieves. My best and most useful item for valuables on the Camino was a Scottevest - not cheap, but I now use it for any holiday. Only problem is that it has so many pockets that I forget where anything is!

One of my travel purses is like that...so many pockets and zippers I sometimes get frantic thinking I've lost the item I'm looking for! When I finally locate it (usually my wallet), I breathe a deep sigh of relief and mutter to myself "I hate this purse", only to use it again and have to repeat those same words each time...guess I need to donate it!

 

[C clearly]

Don't know what happened here, but I must have pushed a wrong button, cuz it threw my comment in with Larazet's. Oh well, I'm just learning how to use this forum.

It is easy to fix. Click on "Edit" under your post, and you can see the various codes that create the quote. Your reply got slipped inside the "[/QUOTE]" that should mark the end of the quoted part. You can delete (Ctrl-X) the text that was misplaced, and then put it (Ctrl-C) in the right place after the [/QUOTE]. Then Save the changes.

 

[C clearly]

Actually, @Camino Chris , you can see that the last square bracket after the second QUOTE just went missing. If you put it back in like this, [/QUOTE], it should fix things.

 

[GreatDane]

I'm with you, except that I sleep with mine still around my waist.

I too sleep with my bum bag fastened around my waist. The only time it is not on my body is when I am showering and then it is hanging right in front of me. Sure it looks ultra-stupid on but too bad! Mine has a small (pen, paper pad and guide book pages of the day) and a large compartment (camera, phone and ipad) plus a 500ml water bottle holder on each side.

 

[Camino Chris]

It is easy to fix. Click on "Edit" under your post, and you can see the various codes that create the quote. Your reply got slipped inside the "

" that should mark the end of the quoted part. You can delete (Ctrl-X) the text that was misplaced, and then put it (Ctrl-C) in the right place after the [/QUOTE]. Then Save the changes.[/QUOTE]
Thank you, C clearly for the help. I was able to fix it!