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The convergence of dryness and what to do with valuables...........good one, Al. Thank you.I have a small(ish) one in which I hold my sleeping bag liner and glass case during the day and then at night I keep it under my pillow with the glass case along with my valuables (money/documents/phone). In case anyone is the least bit interested.
Ah, thanks Kanga...that kind of thing is what I was thinking of.I have a very light, cheap but large plastic hook. Saw it somewhere and the lightbulb went on. The hook is large enough to fit over a door or shower stall wall.
Margaret has the right of it. The issue is that the solution be waterproof, which Ziplock accomplishes. It doesn't even need to be submergible; a syl-nylon stuff sack would work fine too. A quick scan of amazon.co.uk shows lots of waterproof stuff sacks and dry sacks running for a few pounds (£) at most.Another good trick is to use 2 Zip-lock plastic bags for your toiletries.
No, you're not alone on this one. I tend to be annoyed proportionate to my exhaustion level. It's silly, but I'm not bothered nearly as much by a cold shower as no place to hang my clothes. I generally put it down to the people who manage the albergue having never been pilgrims.BTW, is this just my pet peeve? The number of times I've gone into the shower and looked around helplessly for a place to put toiletries, towels, clothes...well, almost every time. I find I automatically rate an albergue based in part on whether there are hooks in the showers! Stupid, I know...but...
Oh, that's a great idea, koilife! I've got a few of the lightweight kind, like for keys.A couple extra biners attached along the cord, and you have your own set of makeshift hooks.
There's a Decathlon near me in Southampton. Always worth checking them out for affordable gear.No idea. I live in England remember. We have many different hiking outlets but no Decathlon so have never needed to buy one in Spain or France. On the subject of dry bags I have a small(ish) one in which I hold my sleeping bag liner and glass case during the day and then at night I keep it under my pillow with the glass case along with my valuables (money/documents/phone). In case anyone is the least bit interested.
Oh! Who knew Decathlon had arrived in UK!! I am exiled in Ireland at the moment, but will head to one when I am over. Oh! I see there is one in Belfast!There's a Decathlon near me in Southampton. Always worth checking them out for affordable gear.
Take a friendWell, yes. Get clean, if that's possible.
But does anyone have a nifty lightweight solution for the small curtain-less albergue shower stalls that don't have hooks or anyplace to hang clothes or valuables so they won't get wet??
Ha ha. You can try that, UT, I'm not biting.Take a friend
You're right, all I need is a pair of board shorts and I'm all set for the laundry or shower or nap. Good suction cup hooks work great and the weigh almost nothing but I kept leaving them on the walls, doors and mirrors in the restrooms when I was done doneHa ha. You can try that, UT, I'm not biting.
Seriously...I have more complicated clothes than most and so am glad for all the suggestions...even the tongue-in-cheek ones.
Hee hee. There are 10,000 interpretations of everything. It could be as easily be a need for simple instruction as anything: here, I have just a bucket and a dipper.I have to say, @VN , the title of the post got me wondering).
I am not beneath click-bait.
Of course, fair enough, kiolife. I never thought of that, because I don't have a dry sack and probably won't go out an buy one.
I guess I was fishing for a more technical solution! Some kind of portable hook or...
BTW, is this just my pet peeve? The number of times I've gone into the shower and looked around helplessly for a place to put toiletries, towels, clothes...well, almost every time. I find I automatically rate an albergue based in part on whether there are hooks in the showers! Stupid, I know...but...
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