jgiesbrecht
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- Camino Frances, Fisterra, Muxia Sept-Oct 2020
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Just a couple questions...
First, how did you keep your passport and credencial from bending/damaging during your walk?
Second, in Sahagun, I have read different answers....has anyone been there recently and can they tell me if you can or cannot buy a tube to keep that certificate from bending?
The certificates are important to me....yes I know they are just a piece of paper, but it is good for me mentally to have memories that tell me specific things about what I have done. I know in Santiago I can get a tube.
What about Finisterre and Muxia as well? I guess I could double or triple up in my original tube.
I just don't want to have to carry the Sahagun one for a while without protection for that.
I also used ziplock bags to keep my passport, pilgrim passport and mobile phone dry during the very wet weather. They are light and replaceable.I use a ziploc bag and keep any documents in the flat large pocket on the very back of my backpack.
I received a Carta Peregrina in early October and was able to get a tube for it right there.Just a couple questions...
First, how did you keep your passport and credencial from bending/damaging during your walk?
Second, in Sahagun, I have read different answers....has anyone been there recently and can they tell me if you can or cannot buy a tube to keep that certificate from bending?
The certificates are important to me....yes I know they are just a piece of paper, but it is good for me mentally to have memories that tell me specific things about what I have done. I know in Santiago I can get a tube.
What about Finisterre and Muxia as well? I guess I could double or triple up in my original tube.
I just don't want to have to carry the Sahagun one for a while without protection for that.
I got the certificate this year just for the fun of it and they have tubes there. I put my passport in a ziplock bag with my passport and keep it in my money belt.Just a couple questions...
First, how did you keep your passport and credencial from bending/damaging during your walk?
Second, in Sahagun, I have read different answers....has anyone been there recently and can they tell me if you can or cannot buy a tube to keep that certificate from bending?
The certificates are important to me....yes I know they are just a piece of paper, but it is good for me mentally to have memories that tell me specific things about what I have done. I know in Santiago I can get a tube.
What about Finisterre and Muxia as well? I guess I could double or triple up in my original tube.
I just don't want to have to carry the Sahagun one for a while without protection for that.
I always carry my passport in a zip-loc bag. You can buy a mailing tube at the post office and take it with you or buy one at the pilgrim's office in Santiago.Just a couple questions...
First, how did you keep your passport and credencial from bending/damaging during your walk?
Second, in Sahagun, I have read different answers....has anyone been there recently and can they tell me if you can or cannot buy a tube to keep that certificate from bending?
The certificates are important to me....yes I know they are just a piece of paper, but it is good for me mentally to have memories that tell me specific things about what I have done. I know in Santiago I can get a tube.
What about Finisterre and Muxia as well? I guess I could double or triple up in my original tube.
I just don't want to have to carry the Sahagun one for a while without protection for that.
In Sahagun in the Convent museum where you can get your halfway certificate they sell tubes for it.Ivar´s Camino Store has a sleeve for the Credential in case you won´t have it wrinkled:
Plastic Sleeve for the Pilgrim Passport
Plastic sleeve for your Pilgrim Passport (credencial). Folds around to protect from water entering the sleeve Closes with a velcro "button" The photos shown are the orange colored sleeve. I have a variety of colors, but can not have stock of every color. I hope it is ok that I send you the...www.santiagodecompostela.me
otherwise ziplock plastic bags in the right size will do the trick for both passport and Credential...
Yes indeed and I've used them previously on each camino I've walked. But there's an issue - I've just bought 3 new credencials from Ivar (well 2 really as one was free with the VDLP guide) and have discovered they are slightly larger than the previous version and consequently they don't fit 'easily' into the plastic wallet (they do fit but its a very very tight fit). So I'm left wondering - do I cut a slice off the top to match the old size, or buy a new plastic wallet and hope they have been made larger to suit the larger credential?Ivar´s Camino Store has a sleeve for the Credential in case you won´t have it wrinkled:
Plastic Sleeve for the Pilgrim Passport
Plastic sleeve for your Pilgrim Passport (credencial). Folds around to protect from water entering the sleeve Closes with a velcro "button" The photos shown are the orange colored sleeve. I have a variety of colors, but can not have stock of every color. I hope it is ok that I send you the...www.santiagodecompostela.me
otherwise ziplock plastic bags in the right size will do the trick for both passport and Credential...
Probably will but I liked the plastic envelope and it's always been with me - end of an era!@Calisteve Just use a ziplock bag?! ;-)
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I had that issue too.Yes indeed and I've used them previously on each camino I've walked. But there's an issue - I've just bought 3 new credencials from Ivar (well 2 really as one was free with the VDLP guide) and have discovered they are slightly larger than the previous version and consequently they don't fit 'easily' into the plastic wallet (they do fit but its a very very tight fit). So I'm left wondering - do I cut a slice off the top to match the old size, or buy a new plastic wallet and hope they have been made larger to suit the larger credential?
Which leaves me wondering is it a cunning plan to encourage me to buy a replacement plastic wallet? Imagine all those plastic wallets around the globe - now effectively redundant unless you have the grip of a marine. Maybe we should start a campaign to restore credencials to their 'true' size. Or maybe just use ziplock bag and consign the plastic wallet to the landfill (or the bottom drawer). Quiet day here in storm battered UK.I had that issue too.
I found that the problem with the new Cathedral issued credentials isn't their length and width, which is the same as the previous credential, but the fact that they are printed on thicker paper.Which leaves me wondering is it a cunning plan to encourage me to buy a replacement plastic wallet? Imagine all those plastic wallets around the globe - now effectively redundant unless you have the grip of a marine. Maybe we should start a campaign to restore credencials to their 'true' size. Or maybe just use ziplock bag and consign the plastic wallet to the landfill (or the bottom drawer). Quiet day here in storm battered UK.
The ones I got last week from the Camino Shop are definitely bigger than those supplied previously - same width but about 6mm longer/taller hence the tight fit into the wallet. As you say the paper also feels thicker and has a rather odd pattern down the spine and across the bottom - my first thought was someone has been drawing on them in biro. No biggie.I found that the problem with the new Cathedral issued credentials isn't their length and width, which is the same as the previous credential, but the fact that they are printed on thicker paper.
Last year I used a credential from American Pilgrims on the Camino, and it fits fine in the holder. This year I plan to use the pretty credential I ordered from the Portuguese association, and it doesn't fit the holder at all - too long.
Thank you. The newer credentials issued by the Cathedral (they kind that Ivar sells) are made from a thicker stock than previous ones, and are harder to slip into the plastic envelopes that Ivar sells. And the Portuguese credentials don't fit at all.Hi all
I just thought I would share with you my experiences with regard to using a plastic envelope. In January 2020 I walked the Camino Portuguese and used a envelope from the Camino Forum Shop. The ones that are currently sold do indeed fit the credential. If however yours does not seem to fit I would obtain the following on Amazon. They are 5 1/2 by 7 and a 1/2 plastic envelopes. They are relatively inexpensive and they fit all types of credentials including the sizes for the CSJ in England and also the French size credential, which are taller than the US and Spanish ones.
Another important aspect is that these are fastened with Velcro and not a button snap made of plastic or metal. Those with a snap will dent your passport.
Ivar´s Camino Store has a sleeve for the Credential in case you won´t have it wrinkled:
Plastic Sleeve for the Pilgrim Passport
Plastic sleeve for your Pilgrim Passport (credencial). Folds around to protect from water entering the sleeve Closes with a velcro "button" The photos shown are the orange colored sleeve. I have a variety of colors, but can not have stock of every color. I hope it is ok that I send you the...www.santiagodecompostela.me
otherwise ziplock plastic bags in the right size will do the trick for both passport and Credential...
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