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We wear a hat with a visor under our ponchos and that does help.Today I walked in the rain for 2,5 hours to prepare for my winter camino...
Not seeing very well through my wet glasses was the only thing that annoyed me. What do other pilgrims with glasses do about this?
- I used to wear contact lenses on rainy days, but thanks to getting older that's no option anymore (can't read of look something up on my phone with contact lenses in).
- I hate carrying an umbrella and my hands are already full because I have started walking with poles...
- I tried goggles today, but they get fogged...
- Would a sun visor or something similar work?
Suggestions welcome!
Exactly - that's what I do.We wear a hat with a visor under our ponchos and that does help.
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Yes, carrying a drying cloth was a note to self today... But still, it rained non-stop so drying my glasses only worked for a minute or so...Yep, hat with poncho, and other than that: I just accept that glasses are an imperfect solution. Carry a drying cloth...
I wear a cap (guess what Americans call a baseball cap) Decathlon, €5, dries quickly, washable.That with my poncho hood on works very well.Today I walked in the rain for 2,5 hours to prepare for my winter camino...
Not seeing very well through my wet glasses was the only thing that annoyed me. What do other pilgrims with glasses do about this?
- I used to wear contact lenses on rainy days, but thanks to getting older that's no option anymore (can't read of look something up on my phone with contact lenses in).
- I hate carrying an umbrella and my hands are already full because I have started walking with poles...
- I tried goggles today, but they get fogged...
- Would a sun visor or something similar work?
Suggestions welcome!
Today I walked in the rain for 2,5 hours to prepare for my winter camino...
Not seeing very well through my wet glasses was the only thing that annoyed me. What do other pilgrims with glasses do about this?
- I used to wear contact lenses on rainy days, but thanks to getting older that's no option anymore (can't read of look something up on my phone with contact lenses in).
- I hate carrying an umbrella and my hands are already full because I have started walking with poles...
- I tried goggles today, but they get fogged...
- Would a sun visor or something similar work?
Suggestions welcome!
What I do, as well. Baseball-type cap keeps my glasses clear of light drizzle, then I'll pull the hood of my rain jacket over the top as the rain picks up.We wear a hat with a visor under our ponchos and that does help.
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My swimming goggles always fogged up after 20 minutes. Now I put a small amount of shampoo on them and wash them under a tap until I can't see any shampoo (but without rubbing the lens so I guess a small film is still there). It seems to work for me. It is recommended that you use baby shampoo but having to have a baby seems to be an extravagant way to stop fogging!One thing I haven't figured out is how to avoid the condensation/fogging...
I have heard there are some products in Decathlon to avoid fogging for swimming goggles, but haven't tested them.
In summer, yes. But I hope to be walking end of December. In Galicia.Walking half blind is an option. Ir is just one foot in front of the other until you find uneven terrain, then its slip and slide time which is no fun at all. I always found the moisture coming up out of my poncho is as much of a hassle as the rain itself. Rain days make for great rest days, sit around a convivial place, sip some vino and have a great meal!
I also wear glasses and find a wide brimmed hat works best.Today I walked in the rain for 2,5 hours to prepare for my winter camino...
Not seeing very well through my wet glasses was the only thing that annoyed me. What do other pilgrims with glasses do about this?
- I used to wear contact lenses on rainy days, but thanks to getting older that's no option anymore (can't read of look something up on my phone with contact lenses in).
- I hate carrying an umbrella and my hands are already full because I have started walking with poles...
- I tried goggles today, but they get fogged...
- Would a sun visor or something similar work?
Suggestions welcome!
I have worn contacts with different powers for distance and reading for over forty years. My primary complaint is that I can’t tolerate them all day, so wear glasses in the evening. But for driving and distance vision, they are still (almost) perfect and so convenient. I also go to a contact specialist, who was actually recommended by my ophthalmologist, because the adjustments are trickier with age. Good luck, I feel your frustration with glasses.Today I walked in the rain for 2,5 hours to prepare for my winter camino...
Not seeing very well through my wet glasses was the only thing that annoyed me. What do other pilgrims with glasses do about this?
- I used to wear contact lenses on rainy days, but thanks to getting older that's no option anymore (can't read of look something up on my phone with contact lenses in).
- I hate carrying an umbrella and my hands are already full because I have started walking with poles...
- I tried goggles today, but they get fogged...
- Would a sun visor or something similar work?
Suggestions welcome!
Grin and bear it. Today heading towards Barcelos it was rain from the moment I left the albergue. Wet glasses, wet everything. Funny, the longer I walked the less I noticed it.Today I walked in the rain for 2,5 hours to prepare for my winter camino...
Not seeing very well through my wet glasses was the only thing that annoyed me. What do other pilgrims with glasses do about this?
- I used to wear contact lenses on rainy days, but thanks to getting older that's no option anymore (can't read of look something up on my phone with contact lenses in).
- I hate carrying an umbrella and my hands are already full because I have started walking with poles...
- I tried goggles today, but they get fogged...
- Would a sun visor or something similar work?
Suggestions welcome!
Back in my motorcycle days I had a pair of gloves that had a little 1” wiper blade built into the thumb that could be used to wipe the rain off my helmet shield. Don’t know about the issue of plastic vs glass lenses? Perhaps purchasing a cheaper pair of glasses from an online seller like Zenni for rainy days so you don’t have to care about the lenses getting scratched?Today I walked in the rain for 2,5 hours to prepare for my winter camino...
Not seeing very well through my wet glasses was the only thing that annoyed me. What do other pilgrims with glasses do about this?
- I used to wear contact lenses on rainy days, but thanks to getting older that's no option anymore (can't read of look something up on my phone with contact lenses in).
- I hate carrying an umbrella and my hands are already full because I have started walking with poles...
- I tried goggles today, but they get fogged...
- Would a sun visor or something similar work?
Suggestions welcome!
I used to cheat and buy baby shampoo even when I didn't have a baby. I somehow managed to avoid detection and arrest.It is recommended that you use baby shampoo but having to have a baby seems to be an extravagant way to stop fogging!
You can attach virtually any umbrella to your rucksack harness with a little ingenuity, and some thin bungee cords or thin velcro straps. Several years ago, on the Camino de Madrid, I was walking with a French fellow who just pulled out his generic, red Knirps umbrella, extended it, and shoved the shaft at the handle, into his sternum cross strap. While I was struggling to get my Euro-Shirm trekking umbrella properly mounted, my colleague was a kilometer ahead of me.Wow, thanks for all your responses!
- The first thing I am going to try is a visor. I am always warm when walking, so would prefer not to wear a cap when it rains.
- Microfiber cloth at hand (check)
- I considered a hands free umbrella, but the euro schirms are quite an investment (and extra weight) and I am afraid they are pretty useless with the strong winds that often come with rain. So that's why I have been hesitating so far to buy one.
- Accept my wet glasses (and poor vision) on rainy days.
Sealskinz do a waterproof cap with a folding brim.Yes, carrying a drying cloth was a note to self today... But still, it rained non-stop so drying my glasses only worked for a minute or so...
So the visor doesn't need to be plastic? The cap doesn't get that soaking wet that the water finally drips through?
I have varifocal glasses - as age means both long and short vision are dire. My optician sorted out a daily contact lens prescription that does the same job...one eye long distance, one short..and apparently the brain being a clever so and so, compensates so I can see distance snd read maps/phone too.Today I walked in the rain for 2,5 hours to prepare for my winter camino...
Not seeing very well through my wet glasses was the only thing that annoyed me. What do other pilgrims with glasses do about this?
- I used to wear contact lenses on rainy days, but thanks to getting older that's no option anymore (can't read of look something up on my phone with contact lenses in).
- I hate carrying an umbrella and my hands are already full because I have started walking with poles...
- I tried goggles today, but they get fogged...
- Would a sun visor or something similar work?
Suggestions welcome!
Hat with a visor and apply anti-fog treatment to your lenses.Today I walked in the rain for 2,5 hours to prepare for my winter camino...
Not seeing very well through my wet glasses was the only thing that annoyed me. What do other pilgrims with glasses do about this?
- I used to wear contact lenses on rainy days, but thanks to getting older that's no option anymore (can't read of look something up on my phone with contact lenses in).
- I hate carrying an umbrella and my hands are already full because I have started walking with poles...
- I tried goggles today, but they get fogged...
- Would a sun visor or something similar work?
Suggestions welcome!
This might be at least something to try for me in the future too. The problem is that my eyes are still getting worse. At the moment I need glasses for anything in the distance and nothing for writing, reading, laptop and smartphone. So I thought it would be best to wait a bit with the whole varifocal show until I am going to need lenses for reading (etc) as well.I have worn contacts with different powers for distance and reading for over forty years. My primary complaint is that I can’t tolerate them all day, so wear glasses in the evening. But for driving and distance vision, they are still (almost) perfect and so convenient. I also go to a contact specialist, who was actually recommended by my ophthalmologist, because the adjustments are trickier with age. Good luck, I feel your frustration with glasses.
Ouch, that feels like headache to me... My problem might be that I have one dominant eye and one 'lazy eye' (as they called it when I was a child). But great it works for you!I have varifocal glasses - as age means both long and short vision are dire. My optician sorted out a daily contact lens prescription that does the same job...one eye long distance, one short..and apparently the brain being a clever so and so, compensates so I can see distance snd read maps/phone too.
Alright then, I'll do an umbrella test next testwalk on a rainy day!You can attach virtually any umbrella to your rucksack harness with a little ingenuity, and some thin bungee cords or thin velcro straps. Several years ago, on the Camino de Madrid, I was walking with a French fellow who just pulled out his generic, red Knirps umbrella, extended it, and shoved the shaft at the handle, into his sternum cross strap. While I was struggling to get my Euro-Shirm trekking umbrella properly mounted, my colleague was a kilometer ahead of me.
Since then, I reverted to a €15 Decathlon golf Umbrella with the shorter shaft. But, it is still one-meter in diameter. It is also in neon-safety yellow. The color makes me more visible to oncoming traffic.
I shove it in my sternum strap, and attach it to the adjacent shoulder strap using a narrow velcro strap. The bottom bit, where the handle is, is attached to my rucksack waist belt with a small bungee cord - to stop the thing wobbling about.
Hope this helps.
Tom
UmbrellaToday I walked in the rain for 2,5 hours to prepare for my winter camino...
Not seeing very well through my wet glasses was the only thing that annoyed me. What do other pilgrims with glasses do about this?
- I used to wear contact lenses on rainy days, but thanks to getting older that's no option anymore (can't read of look something up on my phone with contact lenses in).
- I hate carrying an umbrella and my hands are already full because I have started walking with poles...
- I tried goggles today, but they get fogged...
- Would a sun visor or something similar work?
Suggestions welcome!
Exactly my problem, except my eyes are stable for the moment, but every year the docs says they will eventually decline. Then it will be only glasses because the individual contact lens powers will be too different to be comfortable and effective.This might be at least something to try for me in the future too. The problem is that my eyes are still getting worse. At the moment I need glasses for anything in the distance and nothing for writing, reading, laptop and smartphone. So I thought it would be best to wait a bit with the whole varifocal show until I am going to need lenses for reading (etc) as well.
It is not that bad (both eyes around -2), but I'll see everything blurred and will get a headache if I would walk on for a while without glasses.don't know how "bad" your vision is.
My is not so bad tgst I need to have my glasses on 24/7.
Granted I also didn't walk in December, but fo all it's worth, i simplu DO NOT wear my grasses if I'm walking in the rain
(or singing for that matter)
Yes, carrying a drying cloth was a note to self today... But still, it rained non-stop so drying my glasses only worked for a minute or so...
So the visor doesn't need to be plastic? The cap doesn't get that soaking wet that the water finally drips through?
The rain and glasses thing is so irritating. I started using a baseball cap when I used to ride bikes in Amsterdam which has rainy winters.In summer, yes. But I hope to be walking end of December. In Galicia.
Interesting. Have you used these on plastic prescription lenses? Just for clarification. Because the write up on "spit" says it is not recommended for prescription eyewear. I don't think the OP is wearing a diving mask…There are any number of anti-fogging products that stop glasses, dive mask, swim or ski goggles from fogging up and promote sheeting raindrop from glasses. See here: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers...gbs/sporting-goods/13277741?tag=casaivar02-20
Wear a cap with a peak. Works wonders.Today I walked in the rain for 2,5 hours to prepare for my winter camino...
Not seeing very well through my wet glasses was the only thing that annoyed me. What do other pilgrims with glasses do about this?
- I used to wear contact lenses on rainy days, but thanks to getting older that's no option anymore (can't read of look something up on my phone with contact lenses in).
- I hate carrying an umbrella and my hands are already full because I have started walking with poles...
- I tried goggles today, but they get fogged...
- Would a sun visor or something similar work?
Suggestions welcome!
I wear prescription glasses and I use the Hands-free Euroschirm. Yes, it is expensive and quite weighty, but it is sturdy, wide, and brilliant as a sun shield as well. It held up in very strong winds, and I even used it as a windshield on windy but clear days. I hate wearing hats when it is hot and an umbrella lets you have lots of shade without the need to wear a hat.Alright then, I'll do an umbrella test next testwalk on a rainy day!
@Luka I tried one of these. It was as good as useless. Personally I use a hiking Umbrella (extendable arm) that attaches to my shoulder strap and ties into my hip belt. Expensive, maybe (€40). But for those of us who have to travel distances to get to Spain (or, or the like) expense is a balance…
This is my solution, too. My eyesight is deteriorating and I cannot wear contact lenses, but as long as I am not driving and can perceive the yellow arrows, I go without.don't know how "bad" your vision is.
My is not so bad tgst I need to have my glasses on 24/7.
Granted I also didn't walk in December, but fo all it's worth, i simplu DO NOT wear my grasses if I'm walking in the rain
(or singing for that matter)
I am not so sure about that... Here in Asturias I wear a wintercoat about 3 times a year... I'll be walking the Portugués de la Costa, so I guess temperatures will be rather mild. The day I walked in the rain for about 2,5 hours it was 16 °C and a bit windy. I wore just a T-shirt under my (summer) raincoat and was sweating that much, that I took off the hat of my coat and let my hair get wet.I read what you mentioned about using a visor because it’s too hot, but I don’t think thats going to be a problem in December in Galicia. Cold rain will be the problem. But of course, a visor will work just as well to protect the glasses.
I did try gogglesInteresting. Have you used these on plastic prescription lenses? Just for clarification. Because the write up on "spit" says it is not recommended for prescription eyewear. I don't think the OP is wearing a diving mask…
Exactly! That is why I have often worn zipoff pants in the rain with the legs zipped off. I remember walking on the plateau of the Aubrac one day on the Via Podiensis in France. It was 3 °C with rain and strong winds and I was wearing shorts underneat my rainponco. A big group of French hikers (wearing ski outfits) looked at me with extreme pity...I found that if I pull up my walking pants to my knees, they are under the cover of the poncho, and though my legs and boots get wet, I can towel off my wet legs after the rain stops and still have dry pants.
Thanks! I was already afraid they wouldn't work. I have never seen anyone walking with this kind of umbrella in the rain (only as sun protection).@Luka I tried one of these. It was as good as useless.
You sound like you’re going to walk in Winter? Rain probably isn’t going to be your biggest challenge.
I wear contact lenses and can't cope with glasses in the rain. My solution is reading glasses for reading your phone etc. I buy them from the poundshop and elsewhere and it works. If you lose them they're easily replaced. Just a thought. I managed the whole of the Frances without losing my readers, amazed really.Today I walked in the rain for 2,5 hours to prepare for my winter camino...
Not seeing very well through my wet glasses was the only thing that annoyed me. What do other pilgrims with glasses do about this?
- I used to wear contact lenses on rainy days, but thanks to getting older that's no option anymore (can't read of look something up on my phone with contact lenses in).
- I hate carrying an umbrella and my hands are already full because I have started walking with poles...
- I tried goggles today, but they get fogged...
- Would a sun visor or something similar work?
Suggestions welcome!
But I don't glasses/contact lenses to read my phone. So if I am wearing lenses, would reading glasses compensate? For example: I have -2, if I would buy glasses of +2, would that work?I wear contact lenses and can't cope with glasses in the rain. My solution is reading glasses for reading your phone etc. I buy them from the poundshop and elsewhere and it works. If you lose them they're easily replaced. Just a thought. I managed the whole of the Frances without losing my readers, amazed really.
Thanks! I hope the sky clears soon on your Camino!It's been a very wet Camino so far for us, raining every day but my glasses are holding up despite rain and wind. I've been wearing a rain poncho that covers my head and face very well. A baseball cap visor can also provide additional coverage but I haven't needed to use it. Good luck finding something that works for you!
Yes. Go into somewhere that sells cheap ones , take a book or try to read your phone and experiment. I can read my phone without my glasses but I just prefer lenses for so many reasons so cheap reading glasses are the answer. My eyes are - 2.75 so I use a +2 for reading and for further away +1.5.But I don't glasses/contact lenses to read my phone. So if I am wearing lenses, would reading glasses compensate? For example: I have -2, if I would buy glasses of +2, would that work?
Yes, this definitely sounds like the best solution!Wear your contacts and carry a pair of reading glasses to use when needed.
How much reading or looking things up do you plan on doing while walking in a pouring rain?
The contacts give you distance vision which is what's important when walking outdoors anyway and give you the ability to see the yellow arrow or shell waymarkers of the Camino.
What I saidWear your contacts and carry a pair of reading glasses to use when needed.
How much reading or looking things up do you plan on doing while walking in a pouring rain?
The contacts give you distance vision which is what's important when walking outdoors anyway and give you the ability to see the yellow arrow or shell waymarkers of the Camino.
I recommend carrying an extra set of inexpensive reading glasses. On one Camino I accidentally left the reading glasses I had at an albergue. While not that big of a deal, it did take me a few days to locate and purchase another pair. Same goes for cellphone charging cord. Twice I've left my charger cord at an albergue and had to buy another one.Yes, this definitely sounds like the best solution!
My son said he would definitely stick me in a nursing home when the time comes if I tried to bring this with me! (I really did buy one.) Also, it is pretty bulky and takes up space that could be occupied by something truly useful, like a bottle of vino tinto. I ended up getting contacts and now I can see in the rain!
My son said he would definitely stick me in a nursing home when the time comes if I tried to bring this with me! (I really did buy one.)
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