Americanperegrino
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Oct 2012
May 2016
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Hey, I just noticed your walking May 2016. When?
Thank you for the consideration. That sounds like a better solution than waking everyone with your light. On another side. I found almost all hostels had enough ambient light even in the wee hours to safely navigate to the restroom and even to pack my bag in the early hours without light, by organizing the previous evening.I'm a gadget guy, It's one of my many faults. On my last CDS one of the issues was using my headlamp as my flashlight inside the Hostel. My headlamp is a bright 150 lumens so, I always had to fumble around partially covering the light so I wouldn't wake up other peregrinos. I found this little light. It's 10 lumens , weighs next to nothing, and has a 12 hour burn time. IMO great for those late night trips to the bathroom.
Even better, look for a version with a red LED. Then, you are even less likely to disturb other sleepers.I found this little light. It's 10 lumens , weighs next to nothing, and has a 12 hour burn time. IMO great for those late night trips to the bathroom.
Now this I didn't know. What kind of gadget guy am I? Thanks for the info.I just went to settings and dialed up how much dimness/brightness
If you're leaving early, please don't slam the door on the way out. Seen people be so quiet, but then let the door slam. Kind of funny now, but wasn't at the time.
I've been eyeing it for a while because it's light enough to justify carrying it on the off chance that I decide to make a pre-dawn start and dim enough for use in the albergue. The solid red light is perfect for albergue use and the blinking red lights are perfect for walking against traffic in dim light.I used a Petzl e+light on my Camino last year with great satisfaction. It weighs less than 1 ounce (28gr) and has a retractable cord that you can use to wear it as a headlamp or on your hand. It is not blindingly bright but is more than sufficient to find your way as you walk. It has several intensity settings and both solid and blinking red. I found I could navigate in albergues and also read comfortably at night without disturbing anyone with the red setting. I brought spare 2032 watch batteries for it but never needed them, and the spare batteries weigh just a couple of grams. Available at REI in the US and many other places too. I attached a string to mine and wore it around my neck full time for use whenever it was needed. So good that I bought one for my daughter who is heading out for Greece to work with refugees soon.
At those necessary moments in the Albergue I use a Red light, one of those clip-on cyclists tail-lights. Provides sufficient illumination for navigation but seems not to disturb the sleep of others.
In 'blinky' mode its also an additional safety device, coupled with my hi-viz, early morning, late evening and in fog
Kind of wondering why people don't pack a sleep mask - very light and tiny - if lights at night are such a common problem?
In an ideal world, you'd have your stuff together and ready to go before you go to bed. Most light infractions are caused by someone trying to find something. There is enough ambient light to do most things, except find something in the dark, deep recesses of a backpack or stuff sack, but easily enough to put on clothes, quietly make your way to the bathroom, put last items in the backpack and sneak out. We probably were able to do this effectively 85% of the time, so a solid B.
If you're leaving early, please don't slam the door on the way out. Seen people be so quiet, but then let the door slam. Kind of funny now, but wasn't at the time.
I wore one and then I got ridiculised for this. Seemed to be the most humorous thing some elder French gentlemen ever saw in their life. They were laughing and pointing towards me.
How did you know they were pointing at you?
No, some metals react badly with cooking oil, you get stinky sticky, sometimes green stuff no hostaliero should be punished with cleaning out of the hinges. Oil through metal grid is how margarine is made, just in clean environment.[[Not the fault of the pilgrims but squeaky hinges were so common that I am determined to take a small can of WD 40 on my next Camino.]]
Seems like a good quality olive oil might work, too.
... Oil through metal grid is how margarine is made, ...
Thank you Telelama. Slamming of doors is one of my most memorable annoyances of my Camino
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