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Obviously, if you leave your pack at the albergue in the afternoon/evening, as most pilgrims do, you keep your valuables with you at all times. However, whether or not to leave your backpack on your bed is a good question.Hello All!
I was just wondering (. perhaps naïvely) if it was safe to leave your backpacks on your bed .........
I put the dry bag in which I kept my clothes on the bed. I would also typically hang my towel to dry after my shower.Absent a backpack, a sleeping bag, or a blanket, how does one claim a bed?
Well, if he was grizzled and you were a teen, I'd be half inclined to agree with himBagging a bed by putting your (sleeping!) bag on it has been a fine and ancient tradition in Albergues, Youth Hostels, Bothies and Bunk-houses for many is the year. Though it carries no formal authority. At Black Sail Hut one night in my teens my sleeping bag, neatly rolled, was handed to me by a grizzled Lancastrian climber, "my need is greater than yours" he informed me.
A baggage transfer operation, which will take your pack to your next destination if you don't want / are unable to carry it yourself.Sorry, but what are "Jacotrans?"
To be honest - in my 7 day camino from malaga to cordoba i didnt meet one pilgrim! The albergues i stayed in were clean with lots of free beds and lots of hot water! My backpack and belongings were never at risk!Hello All!
I was just wondering (perhaps naïvely) if it was safe to leave your backpacks on your bed in the albergues in the evening. I would of course remove all of my valuables (cash, credit card, passport, camera, etc.) and just leave the rest.
I ask because after a long day of walking, I know that I'll want to explore the cities/towns or maybe go grab a bite to eat, and it will be a nuisance to carry around my big pack for that. I'd love to hear any advice or experience that past pilgrims have had in regards to this subject!
Michael that's funny you worry about your poles. I have this worry about my boots. I even painted butterflies on the toes of them so it would discourage anyone taking them. I have big feet for a female so no girl would fit them and I'm not sure if any man would love butterflies on there feet. As for the rest I lock my bag to the bed frame with a travel lock and lock the valuables inside whilst in the shower but alway take them with me when going out.I left valuables in my backpack while showering but I took them with me when I left the building. I never lost anything or worried about it, except for my trekking poles (worried only) for some reason. I usually put them in a bag and brought them inside or tied them together with my wife's so that they were not accidentally taken.
Funny man. Not having them but I promise if I ever meet you on the trail I will paint some on your boots too.What size boots? I like butterflies.
Charlesx,
I suppose I hadn't thought of leaving my backpack in terms of claiming my bed. I was thinking more along the lines of avoiding robbery. Now that you bring it up, however, it is a good question!
On my camino next summer I plan to carry a light sleeping bag, so I will be able to spread that on my bed to indicate that it is taken. For those pilgrims who do not carry a sleeping bag though, perhaps they could lay a jacket/shirt across the bed. I don't think that there is a right or wrong answer to this one.
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