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Thank you! I am not sure about weight around my neck either but went hiking yesterday and reaching into my bag for things was not to my liking and my small side pockets were too small!Are you looking for this?: https://www.decathlon.co.uk/watertight-phone-pouch-id_8480983.html
For me it has never been an option. I don't like weight moving all day on my neck, or in a trouser pocket.
I'd suggest a seperate bumbag. Cheap onces are sold in Decathlon. You can also have the powerbank, some money and a snack inside and if you get a bigger size a small water bottle will also fit. The benefit: it stays with you even if you put your pack off.
Another option are bags attached to your belt or to some straps of your backpack. I had neopren pocket for a Nokia years ago (much less weight and size than current phones). It worked, but I left the phone sometimes with the backpack.
If you can reach any pocket on your backpack and open/close it without getting the pack off, it's something you could try. Newer backpacks tend to have more pockets than the ones sold 10 years ago. Time for a change?
I think I like this one because of the wider band - hopefully they will deliver to USI’ve used this when out walking. Also find it useful when travelling and want to use phone for music or reading. I found it especially useful at airport when boarding pass was on phone app so I didn’t have to keep taking phone in and out of bag. Now if only I’d had my brand new hoody on a lanyard I wouldn’t have lost it between security and boarding the plane.
Strong reliable & durable universal phone holder, with loop & leash!
The first thing you'll notice is how secure & in control PhoneHug® feels, making it very hard to drop your phone.phonehug.co.uk
I like this one also - I can attach it maybe to a loop on the front of my pack ...!!! The little things sometimes seem like the big deals for us newbies. Thank youI recently bought a new iPhone case that has a lanyard attached to it. While intended for a wrist hold while using one's smartphone, it would be very easy to attach it to a neck lanyard that had a clip attachment. See: www.lander.com
They have similar cases for many different phone models.
Neck lanyards are ubiquitous and available all over.
I have used this arrangement to secure a pocket digital camera on my first few Caminos. This camera was heavier than an iPhone, but it worked very well. In cold or rainy / snowy weather, I just slid the camera / phone inside my fleece garment or parka.
As my Brit friends will say... '...works a treat...!"
Maybe silly question to some: I am carrying my iPhone as camera, and to have the Pilgrim App handy whenever possible, etc
Does anybody have a recommendation for a carrier around the neck? I hate to be pulling things out of pockets, packs ...
Thank you
Always have my phone on a lanyard around my neck. In the cool of the early morning it is in the breast pocket of my fleece then transferred to my shirt pocket later. Always nice to know it can never fall and hit a rock or land in water. One my first camino, my phone had a small hole in the corner for a lanyard to be connected. On my newer phone, I bought a slim fitting silicon cover then attached the lanyard thread through the hole for the charger connection. I have seen lanyards with a strong heavy duty rubber band on the end that goes around the phone. I am told they are very secureMaybe silly question to some: I am carrying my iPhone as camera, and to have the Pilgrim App handy whenever possible, etc
Does anybody have a recommendation for a carrier around the neck? I hate to be pulling things out of pockets, packs ...
Thank you
Thank you! And they have other items of interest.I had a lightweight waterproof phone 'case' that had a clip and a long cord. I clipped it to the waistband of my backpack and it just hung there, within easy grasp but not in my way. It also had a cord (not shown in the photo below) that I looped through my pack as well so I didn't lose it accidentally if I took my pack off.
I had this one for $8CAD
But they don't seem to carry it anymore. Now they have this one.
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I agree! I am often reluctant to ask anything ... hate the judgemental "responses."Great to read a thread with answers that by and large answered the question the OP asked! Often on here, and elsewhere, someone will ask a question such as... what’s the best app to take on the Camino? And they majority of answers will be... Why do you need an app?... Leave your mobile phone at home... Jesus didn’t need an app... etc., etc.
Some top, useful suggestions here!
I agree! I am often reluctant to ask anything ... hate the judgemental "responses."
Have a safe trip, and I have no doubt you will enliven the space in the office while you are doing your service there Thanks for all your contributions. What is this life if full of care we have no time to write and share... sorry dear poet for stealing your thunderThen if you get frustrated send me a PM. I do not judge. All I do is to try to provide serious suggestions and recommendations, or clever ideas.
Also, I do NOT know everything. I will tell you when I do not know something. I will refer you somewhere better.
But I always reply. This is what I do, especially when I am not in Spain myself. I am all packed to leave tomorrow for three weeks. I will be at the Pilgrim Office, as a volunteer, 6 - 20 May.
Also, I ALWAYS encourage everyone to make use of the excellent search function in the forum database. The search window is in the upper right hand part of the screen. Use KEYWORDS to produce the best results. Avoid descriptive words in the search string.
For example if looking for the best sleeping bag... Use 'sleeping bag" NOT 'best sleeping bag.' The first string produces more results, and will likely include what you are looking for. The second string will exclude those posts that do not contain the phrase "best sleeping bag."
Hope this helps.
I do not judge. All I do is to try to provide serious suggestions and recommendations, or clever ideas.
I bought something similar to this, but not as sturdy. It snapped in no time. I'll give this a try.I’ve used this when out walking. Also find it useful when travelling and want to use phone for music or reading. I found it especially useful at airport when boarding pass was on phone app so I didn’t have to keep taking phone in and out of bag. Now if only I’d had my brand new hoody on a lanyard I wouldn’t have lost it between security and boarding the plane.
Strong reliable & durable universal phone holder, with loop & leash!
The first thing you'll notice is how secure & in control PhoneHug® feels, making it very hard to drop your phone.phonehug.co.uk
Great idea!! When you put it through the charging hole it didn't rip?Always have my phone on a lanyard around my neck. In the cool of the early morning it is in the breast pocket of my fleece then transferred to my shirt pocket later. Always nice to know it can never fall and hit a rock or land in water. One my first camino, my phone had a small hole in the corner for a lanyard to be connected. On my newer phone, I bought a slim fitting silicon cover then attached the lanyard thread through the hole for the charger connection. I have seen lanyards with a strong heavy duty rubber band on the end that goes around the phone. I am told they are very secure
Nope, never ripped. When I changed phones and removed the cover, it was slightly stretched but nothing to be concerned aboutGreat idea!! When you put it through the charging hole it didn't rip?
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