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So I felt I brought the basics/usual stuff and got by fine on Camino #1. You really just don't need much. The one thing I will get for next year though is a man purse. Well, let's call it a wallet with a zipper instead to keep my masculinity intact. I didn't realize the amount of coins I would end up with each day and just used my old school wallet and threw the coins in there. So numerous times if I wasn't paying attention and/or wallet was upside down then coins would spill out.
I only hope and feel blessed something so trivial like that will be my biggest annoyance again next time.
Two nations separated by the same language . . . here's what a "Taxi Wallet" looks like in the UKI carry something called the "Taxi Wallet." It is a patented design that I have used for nearly 20 years. I find them on Amazon, in a variety of colors and leathers. Make sure you get the trademarked "Taxi Wallet" and not a knockoff.
At home, I use a brown / tan "Taxi Wallet." On Camino, I carry a black one. The color difference is because I leave my Camino wallet loaded with Euros from my previous trip to Europe, debit cards, and anything else I will need in Europe but not in the US. I simply swap out a few plastic cards to the "Euro wallet" before leaving for the airport.
This wallet fits easily in a hip pocket, not rear pocket. This helps foil pickpocketing. it also keeps the wallet very lose to hand when you are wearing a rucksack...
It is VERY cleverly designed to hold cash (paper money) in two pockets, PLUS a built in coin purse. It also has a single slot for 3 - 5 plastic cards (photo ID, credit & debit cards, transport pass, and medical insurance card. PLUS, the coin pocket has a small pouch that can hold a key, spare SIM, folded, large denomination "emergency" currency stash, etc. Thew wallet is about the size of your palm when folded closed. It snaps closed. I found the snap to be very durable.
Just as an FYI, I combine this handy, in the front pocket wallet with a nifty wallet callet the "Butterfly Wallet." This is made of lightweight, ripstop nylon, is a tri-fold design and holds up to a dozen cards and some cash easily. When folded, it is no larger than the size of the dozen or so plastic cards contained within. I fasten the folded wallet with a rubber band to make it near impossible to slip out of a pocket easily.
This tiny, weighs nothing wallet, holds all the plastic cards I MAY need but do not want in my quick access hip pocket Taxi Wallet. It rides in the same cargo pocket as my national passport and pilgrim credencial. I have these in varied bright colors. I use a muted one when at home, and a very brightly colored one when traveling so, should it come out of my pocket, it can be found in almost any lighting condition.
Over some 45-years of international travel I have learned the wisdom of spreading your stuff out in different pockets. Using two small wallets, each with a dedicated purpose and standard location on my person works best for me.
Start here to find these useful items....
Taxi Wallet:
From the designer's site:
https://aliciaklein.com/
From The Grommet, a clever items website:
https://www.thegrommet.com/taxi-wallet-by-alicia-klein-1
From Amazon, a dedicated Taxi Wallet page:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Taxi+Wallet/Taxi+Wallet/&tag=?tag=casaivar02-20
Butterfly Wallet:
From the designer's website:
https://urbanultralight.com/product/butterfly-wallet/
From Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Wallet-Ultralight-Minimalist-Lightweight&tag=?tag=casaivar02-20
Check it out... These two items are Camino and foreign travel 'must' for me...
Hope this helps...
Yes Brian, we will leave 1 April from Sevilla, with the intention of arriving in Santaigo. Will hopefully meet 2 of our 3 kids somewhere along the way, not necassarily at the same place ....this could be interesting! LolGood idea. Next year will either be Burgos to Ponferrada or do St. Jean to Burgos again. Might depend on a couple people that I met on this years walk and their schedule and availability.
Will you be doing a walk soon I assume?
I just kept my coins in my front pants pocket. Lighter by the weight of a ziplock bag and reinforcing tape. ;-)I use a very small zip lock bag, reinforced along the edges with the tape I use on my my feet
Doesn't come any lighter than that
The smaller denomination coins I keep in my pack top pocket for use at churches...
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