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http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/lost-baggage.22451/ lost luggage thread ..........In over a dozen camino trips my bags have been delayed twice, never lost. They were delivered to my hotel later in the evening. That would not have worked well for an arrival in Biarritz with a tight connection to the train to SJPdP, but for Santiago and Pamplona, it was not a big problem for me; I just checked in without my backpack.
OK. We were talking on another thread about the best Osprey back packs and we somehow wandered onto the topic of lost luggage. Which packs were small enough to take in the cabin, which had to go as checked in luggage etc.
I made the comment that checking in luggage was not an issue. Why would it be? Have people had bags lost or damaged in the past?
But now I get it. Going to Europe I'll have a far greater chance of losing my bag
Welcome to the forum. Since I didn't want to take even a slight risk of losing my pack at the beginning of my Camino, I took it on board with me as cabin baggage. My telescoping poles and pocket knife, etc. I packed in a cylindrical tube and sent them as checked luggage. On my return, it didn't matter so much if my pack was lost or delayed, so I secured my poles to the side of my pack and checked the whole lot. Just be sure that you don't leave any straps hanging loose to get caught up in the airport's conveyor belts.I wonder how many pilgrims have had problems with lost baggage. I too am debating whether to check my backpack with my treking poles or to carry it on and buy poles when I get there. Flip a coin?
Hi StephenI only use checked-in baggage because Ryanair won't take walking poles in the cabin. My diary from last year [see web site] says:
"On arriving in Lisbon airport, I waited and waited at the luggage carousel for my bag, containing rucksack and walking pole. It didn't appear. Eventually all the other cases had been claimed, and the carousel was empty. After visiting two 'lost property' offices I was asked to fill in forms and "Where are you staying tonight so we can contact you?" How on earth could I remember that? All the information was in my back-pack in the lost bag. Should I now give up the pilgrimage? All clothes, maps and information had been lost. Fortunately I still had my cash on me. I was desperately trying to make up my mind what to do, when a trolley was wheeled into the Lost Property office, with my 'lost' bag on it. I was elated! In the hallway I 'unpacked', put on the back-pack and started walking."
So I was lucky! I'm tempted not to use check-in baggage, but wonder what to do about my walking pole ......
You will be able to buy poles in St. Jean no problem, there are several gear stores there, one is across the street from the pilgrims office and down the hill a bit.This is my first camino and I have reduced my load to make sure my pack will without a doubt be considered a carry on. I am carrying a Gregory 38. I plan on going to,the airport this weekend (I begin my journey June 13) to make sure it fits easily into the little bin at the airport. I have considered shipping poles and the like but have decided to buy them once I arrive if I need them
Hola. Pdxjxm and also ErinI wonder how many pilgrims have had problems with lost baggage. I too am debating whether to check my backpack with my treking poles or to carry it on and buy poles when I get there. Flip a coin?
OzAnnie, I can only totally agree. 1000nds if small and big things do happen every day in life en on camino. Each time I can decide how to react. The camino for me is a constant exercise in letting loose nearly all control, in a way it is about taking risks day by day. Only then I do experience the richness of life.Hola. Pdxjxm and also Erin
Try not to be afraid.
It is not the 'norm ' for baggage to go missing,
Oh no! Time for a prayer here. Good luck y que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.. . . And now here I am... On the bus to Bayonne. No backpack was to be found upon my arrival in Bilbao . . .
Just in case prayers don't work
Can you walk in what you're wearing? - if not, you'll have a chance to carry just the bare essentials - warm jacket, hat, gloves - maybe even no pack (just carry some liquid and food)
Find out where next outdoor shop is - sleeping bag liner, spare clothes
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