Debra Garcia
The Garcias
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Plan to walk with my husband June 2018
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Do you sew? I made a carrier for our poles and small items to check. It folded neatly into the bottom of my pack. We flew Idaho to London, London to Billund Denmark, Oviedo to London and London to Idaho with no problems. If you want my design message me and I’ll give you directions. LizMy husband and I are thrilled to be setting out on the Camino Frances on May 27. Any suggestions for a small lightweight bag to pack our poles and knife and shampoo in check baggage during our flight and then could double as a lightweight extra little bag/sack to carry around town in the evenings when we do not want to carry our main backpacks? Also what is the best way to secure our backpacks in the evenings if we are exploring etc? Are they safe to leave at the alburques?
ThankI used an airline car seat bag that i bought on Amazon for around $16.00. I used it to check my pack and poles in for flight to Madrid. It packs down to the size of a pair of socks. I even carried it for entire Camino to use for return flight. Weight was a few ounces. This would be way to big for a shopping bag for evenings, but would be great for checking your poles. If there was, and maybe there is, a smaller version it would be great.
Do you sew? I made a carrier for our poles and small items to check. It folded neatly into the bottom of my pack. We flew Idaho to London, London to Billund Denmark, Oviedo to London and London to Idaho with no problems. If you want my design message me and I’ll give you directions. Liz
I would also like your design. Thank you!Do you sew? I made a carrier for our poles and small items to check. It folded neatly into the bottom of my pack. We flew Idaho to London, London to Billund Denmark, Oviedo to London and London to Idaho with no problems. If you want my design message me and I’ll give you directions. Liz
Unfortunately you cannot count on being able to take walking sticks as carry on baggage. This forum is replete with stories of people who have gotten away with it. But the problem is that the US Transportation Safety Acministration does not approve these for carry on. here is a loink to their site : https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/walking-sticks . If you try to carry them on they may be taken at the security check point. LizWe bubble wrapped our poles and attached them to our carry on with no problem as carry on. Check with the airline and airport security with no problems. I purchased a inexpensive pocket knife in
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I understand what you are saying that is why we received pre-approval from TSA. We just returned from a trek in the middle-east. The only place we had problems with them was in Bagdad. Finally they allowed us to board with them all the way back to Seattle.Unfortunately you cannot count on being able to take walking sticks as carry on baggage. This forum is replete with stories of people who have gotten away with it. But the problem is that the US Transportation Safety Acministration does not approve these for carry on. here is a loink to their site : https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/walking-sticks . If you try to carry them on they may be taken at the security check point. Liz
My husband and I are thrilled to be setting out on the Camino Frances on May 27. Any suggestions for a small lightweight bag to pack our poles and knife and shampoo in check baggage during our flight and then could double as a lightweight extra little bag/sack to carry around town in the evenings when we do not want to carry our main backpacks? Also what is the best way to secure our backpacks in the evenings if we are exploring etc? Are they safe to leave at the alburques?
Can you send me the design? ThanksDo you sew? I made a carrier for our poles and small items to check. It folded neatly into the bottom of my pack. We flew Idaho to London, London to Billund Denmark, Oviedo to London and London to Idaho with no problems. If you want my design message me and I’ll give you directions. Liz
My husband and I are thrilled to be setting out on the Camino Frances on May 27. Any suggestions for a small lightweight bag to pack our poles and knife and shampoo in check baggage during our flight and then could double as a lightweight extra little bag/sack to carry around town in the evenings when we do not want to carry our main backpacks? Also what is the best way to secure our backpacks in the evenings if we are exploring etc? Are they safe to leave at the alburques?
I made sure I carried key items with me in a light bag. Passport, money, medication, phone and charger/adapter - pretty much the things you couldn't replace on the Camino - and just left the rest in my main pack in the albergue. Pretty sure no-one would want my manky gear anyway.
One thing though, on the second Camino I took a light cotton bag, and when I took my shoes off at the albergue, I slipped them into the cotton bag. Makes it easy to find your own shoes quickly in the morning, even in the dark, and no-one mistakes them for their own. I did hear of people coming down in the morning to find their shoes gone, but a smaller size of the same shoe left behind. The other pilgrim probably never noticed the looser shoes as they walked away...
That would have ruined my day.
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