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Good option @C clearly - an additional use to that which you already have in the pack.It would be nice to have, especially if you encounter some flies. However, I'm inclined to use the guide/papers that I already have. I usually have several sheets of paper in a plastic envelope, folded over once - good size, not too heavy.
Battery powered?! Sounds fancy! .:. Assumed OP meant the hand held very stylish ones that you flap back and forth. Big in South East Asia. Yet to conquer Europe!I have never walked in extreme heat, nor encountered flies on the spring, so have had no need for a fan...so far.
I assume they are battery powered and wonder if one would last the whole camino if used on and off most days.
My question is would it take up too much room in a backpack being a rather awkward item when it was being stowed away.
No, I wasn't thinking of that. More along the lines of a traditional Spanish flamenco fan, if I didn't have the route spreadsheet one!I assume they are battery powered
There’s a Camino route fan?No, I wasn't thinking of that. More along the lines of a traditional Spanish flamenco fan, if I didn't have the route spreadsheet one!
Ohhh, I see!No, I wasn't thinking of that. More along the lines of a traditional Spanish flamenco fan, if I didn't have the route spreadsheet one!
Yes. That is the one I described in post #2 - several sheets of paper, on which a spreadsheet of my route is printed. One could, I suppose, fold it in a nice tight accordian style that would be fanned open, but I haven't gone that far.)There’s a Camino route fan?
I usually have several sheets of paper in a plastic envelope, folded over once - good size, not too heavy.
Ah sorry, yes that’s sounds great! Actually fans do sound like a great idea. Small, light, cheap and stylish. They seem quite effective too.. As a man have used only in short bursts when very hot and really good! It could open out to reveal the full Camino!Yes. That is the one I described in post #2 - several sheets of paper, on which a spreadsheet of my route is printed. One could, I suppose, fold it in a nice tight accordian style that would be fanned open, but I haven't gone that far.)
I think this is a great idea and Ivar could sell them in his store.It could open out to reveal the full Camino!
Hi @TravellingMan22 - that would be cool - excuse the pun!Ah sorry, yes that’s sounds great! Actually fans do sound like a great idea. Small, light, cheap and stylish. They seem quite effective too.. As a man have used only in short bursts when very hot and really good! It could open out to reveal the full Camino!
Clever, Rick, .and the price is right!My immediate thought was of a small USB powered fan. Something like this cheap one.
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The Flying Tiger stores in the larger towns in Spain (and I assume all over Europe) sell this type of little fan. Very nice and light as a feather and only a euro or two.FOLDABLE FAN I have one like this and it literally weighs nothing... will be bringing it just in case.
Never heard of this store, but assume the China shops carry similar fans of all types.The Flying Tiger stores in the larger towns in Spain (and I assume all over Europe) sell this type of little fan.
Me too. Is it ever quirky. Love the Mafalda & friends.I passed by this shop in Santiago
Love this fan - first used on 2018 Camino. Used it in hot dorms for afternoon cool down in 2019 also - stays in my pack - about 20 grams from memory! Love it.My immediate thought was of a small USB powered fan. Something like this cheap one.
0.79US $ |Portable Otg Micro Usb Fan Dropshipping Ultra Silent Super Strong Wind Mini Fan For Phone Desktop Laptop 6 Colors Optional 5v Ce - Fans - AliExpress
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I took a walk and my thoughts became clearer. A USB gizmo like this will run fine directly connected to a USB charger or power bank but to run from a phone you will need an adapter called USB OTG (for On The Go). Essentially this turns your phone from slave mode to master mode so it expects to supply power instead of consuming it to recharge its battery. (Another thing the USB OTC change in mode does is to allow the phone to be used to access files on thumb drives instead of being a file system controlled by a PC. It also allows keyboards or mice to be used with the phone.)My immediate thought was of a small USB powered fan. Something like this cheap one.
0.79US $ |Portable Otg Micro Usb Fan Dropshipping Ultra Silent Super Strong Wind Mini Fan For Phone Desktop Laptop 6 Colors Optional 5v Ce - Fans - AliExpress
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Dear Lord that’s an eclectic selection in the window.I passed by this shop in Santiago and of course I had to buy the fan displayed in the front window that says P*TO CALOR
If by some fluke the name GRINGAZOLANA were taken, I would have been Mafalda!!Me too. Is it ever quirky. Love the Mafalda & friends.
Interesting Rick - however just straight into phone - no otc for me - I only use it sporadically for short bursts on iPhone- doesn’t seem to drain battery noticeably.I took a walk and my thoughts became clearer. A USB gizmo like this will run fine directly connected to a USB charger or power bank but to run from a phone you will need an adapter called USB OTG (for On The Go). Essentially this turns your phone from slave mode to master mode so it expects to supply power instead of consuming it to recharge its battery. (Another thing the USB OTC change in mode does is to allow the phone to be used to access files on thumb drives instead of being a file system controlled by a PC. It also allows keyboards or mice to be used with the phone.)
[Edit: Posted almost simultaneously with the previous post by @gailsweb.]
Hi all -
No, I’m not talking about One Direction or your particular favourite band (note: mine isn’t 1D!) but I’m talking about using a fan on camino … who uses one?
Last week I was in Madrid after a two-week volunteering role at the Pilgrim Office. The heat in Madrid was difficult to be out in. I tried to minimise walking in the heat (buses, the Metro etc) but I still needed to walk for brief times during my stay. When I walked I noticed quite a number of people using fans as they walked - mainly women but one man too - and it occurred to me that a fan would be useful on camino - not only to create a small breeze but also to deter flies.
Who uses one? To my mind it would be worth the small weight and bulk …
Cheers - Jenny
I have a TINY paper fan that came out of a Christmas cracker many years ago. It fits perfectly in my bum-bag and has proved so helpful on many occasions, on camino, but also sitting beside a very hot learner pool , whilst my grandson had swim lessons.Hi all -
No, I’m not talking about One Direction or your particular favourite band (note: mine isn’t 1D!) but I’m talking about using a fan on camino … who uses one?
Last week I was in Madrid after a two-week volunteering role at the Pilgrim Office. The heat in Madrid was difficult to be out in. I tried to minimise walking in the heat (buses, the Metro etc) but I still needed to walk for brief times during my stay. When I walked I noticed quite a number of people using fans as they walked - mainly women but one man too - and it occurred to me that a fan would be useful on camino - not only to create a small breeze but also to deter flies.
Who uses one? To my mind it would be worth the small weight and bulk …
Cheers - Jenny
Fly deterrent. Good idea—although I didn’t find that a problem in my (approx.) five hundred kilometers. I did not carry it on the Camino, but my late wife left me a battery-powered fan, rechargeable by USB, that folds into an egg shape and is approximately double the length of a chicken egg. (And about double that weight.) Can’t tell you the brand name, but I suspect it’s not hard to find in a web search. Here’s one that looks even smaller: https://tinyurl.com/hiker-fanHi all -
No, I’m not talking about One Direction or your particular favourite band (note: mine isn’t 1D!) but I’m talking about using a fan on camino … who uses one?
… occurred to me that a fan would be useful on camino - not only to create a small breeze but also to deter flies.
Who uses one? To my mind it would be worth the small weight and bulk …
An albanico, though exquisitely elegant, cannot cool me while hanging around my neck or clipped to my backpack's sternum strap. It cannot stand on the bedside table at night when I treat myself to an occasional uber hot private room (and they're all too hot for me it seems...
Anyway; to the above: anything with a battery; plastic or a USB port is really trying hard to solve a problem which the albanico entirely resolved centuries ago, but with elegance. Have some style folks!
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