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Any flashlight is annoying at 5 in the morningThe last Camino I did, I've noticied a pilgrim using a flashligh that had a red light instead of normal (white) light. He used it in the albergue, and this red light wasn't disturbing the other pilgrims, who were sleeping yet.
I think it's a good idea, because the flashlights at 5 in the morning annoy a lot!
Any flashlight is annoying at 5 in the morning
True..., like Petzl Tikka and similar, with 2 (or 3) dimmer steps white light & red light & red blinking light. Also available with rechargeable battery!!! Very usefull.Also, many headlamps have both white (bright) and red (dim) LEDs.
I do a four hour presentation on Sports Vision. Among moving targets: red and green are the most difficult because they blend in and the viewer may only see orange. In my case, I am color blind for both red and green. At night I see white light where there are actually red and green.Any flashlight is annoying at 5 in the morning
I hope people are not getting up to start walking at 5 a.m! We have not made our Camino yet, but in my readings it says not to THINK about getting up and disturbing others that early! I hope this person just needed to heed the call of nature and thank goodness he/she was using the red flashlight in any case although it still appeared to wake you up.I think it's a good idea, because the flashlights at 5 in the morning annoy a lot!
Well, you'll be disappointed hereI hope people are not getting up to start walking at 5 a.m! We have not made our Camino yet, but in my readings it says not to THINK about getting up and disturbing others that early! I hope this person just needed to heed the call of nature and thank goodness he/she was using the red flashlight in any case although it still appeared to wake you up.
Yeah, like KinkyOne said, it's inevitable that you will experience people getting up and moving around at 5:00 am in the albergues, and there will be flashlight beams moving about and your average peregrino is not versed in tactical light usage, ha ha.I hope people are not getting up to start walking at 5 a.m! We have not made our Camino yet, but in my readings it says not to THINK about getting up and disturbing others that early! I hope this person just needed to heed the call of nature and thank goodness he/she was using the red flashlight in any case although it still appeared to wake you up.
It's all part of the Camino. It will actually bother you less than you think, and it had little to no negative effect on either of my Caminos. Like the saying goes, "it's all good".
The red light is a good idea though. We'll have to dig out our from our Army days. Am I correct to assume that batteries are batteries the world over and that I won't have any trouble finding standard AAA or AA batteries in Spain?Yeah, like KinkyOne said, it's inevitable that you will experience people getting up and moving around at 5:00 am in the albergues, and there will be flashlight beams moving about and your average peregrino is not versed in tactical light usage, ha ha.
Don't sweat it though. It's all part of the Camino. It will actually bother you less than you think, and it had little to no negative effect on either of my Caminos. Like the saying goes, "it's all good".
Oh yeah, you can easily find AA's and AAA's for sale in Spain. On my second Camino I had one set of two AA's in my small flashlight and and spare set of two in my pack. That was all I needed. I didn't use my flashlight much. Did no walking in the dark and always waited until after the initial surge of awakening and moving about peregrinos was finished before I got up and started my day. On my first Camino I probably walked while it was still dark on only four or five different mornings.The red light is a good idea though. We'll have to dig out our from our Army days. Am I correct to assume that batteries are batteries the world over and that I won't have any trouble finding standard AAA or AA batteries in Spain?
The last Camino I did, I've noticied a pilgrim using a flashligh that had a red light instead of normal (white) light. He used it in the albergue, and this red light wasn't disturbing the other pilgrims, who were sleeping yet.
I think it's a good idea, because the flashlights at 5 in the morning annoy a lot!
Was that me? Caminho Portuguese; Porto to Santiago, 10 Oct to (Seminario Menor) Oct 25 - 29.
I was using a dual color LED flashlight with low intensity RED and high intensity WHITE.
Great for navigating to the toilet several times in the night without bumping into others or stumbling down the stairs.
Very compact, lightweight (as possible with lithium AAA batteries), used nightly.
Highly recommend dual function lights like this one.
Welcome to the Camino. You are in for a surprise...I hope people are not getting up to start walking at 5 a.m! We have not made our Camino yet, but in my readings it says not to THINK about getting up and disturbing others that early! I hope this person just needed to heed the call of nature and thank goodness he/she was using the red flashlight in any case although it still appeared to wake you up.
Check your instructions; my headlamp as a lock setting which prevents this.I took a red/white headlamp.
i never got to use it as the little light on my watch helped me enough to get to the bathroom.
However...the switch of my headlamp kept turning on when it was in my pack. So my pack kinda had a "ET phone home" thing going on.
I hope people are not getting up to start walking at 5 a.m! We have not made our Camino yet, but in my readings it says not to THINK about getting up and disturbing others that early! I hope this person just needed to heed the call of nature and thank goodness he/she was using the red flashlight in any case although it still appeared to wake you up.
The earliest we were disturbed was in El Burgo Ranero; 3.40 by a Canadian man who left at 4am; this was Sept 22nd, so still dark for at least 3 hours!I hope people are not getting up to start walking at 5 a.m! We have not made our Camino yet, but in my readings it says not to THINK about getting up and disturbing others that early! I hope this person just needed to heed the call of nature and thank goodness he/she was using the red flashlight in any case although it still appeared to wake you up.
The earliest we were disturbed was in El Burgo Ranero; 3.40 by a Canadian man who left at 4am; this was Sept 22nd, so still dark for at least 3 hours!
I will pray for these people who feel so driven. I do know a friend who feels she and her spouse will not have enough vacation days and is feeling very pressed for time and yet still wants the experience. I recommended based on some of the things I saw on the forum for them to to bicycle instead. In any case, I will do my best on my Camino to be quiet and use a red flashlight if I have to get up in the night to use the facility and rise for the morning at an acceptable hour.I just read the Manifesto of Villafranca de Bierzo, the closing remarks said this:
"The Camino is here for walking and enjoying, not for racing from albergue to albergue, standing in queue from 9 a.m. to get a bed for the night. Respect and solidarity should come first on the Jacobean Way. "
Even I'm surprised that someone would be waiting in the queue at 0900 waiting for the albergue to open.
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