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Do you mean 2 of each? 2 ccs and 2 bank cards? And they would be stashed separately ( 1 of each in pack, say, the others in person)?For me, it is passport, phone and 2 bank/credit cards. With those items, i can travel the world.
That's what I do - two CCs and two Debit cards. The backup cards are kept hidden.Do you mean 2 of each? 2 ccs and 2 bank cards? And they would be stashed separately ( 1 of each in pack, say, the others in person)?
I take 1 bank and 2 credit cards, all carried on my person - normally in fabric wallet inside my pants, but moved to my cross-body bag if I expect to use one. Never in my back pack! I virtually never remove the cross-body bag, and I switch the interior pouch from my walking pamts to evening pants when I shower. Those two pouches are simply not to be lost.Do you mean 2 of each? 2 ccs and 2 bank cards? And they would be stashed separately ( 1 of each in pack, say, the others in person)?
An Australian explained that to me when I (from USA) wondered "Why do we call it a "fanny pack" when nobody wears it on their fanny?" (USA "fanny" = British "bum")As a British person I have just nervously googled ‘fanny pack’ in a busy Spanish bar! Thankfully it showed me the ‘USA version’!
Waist pack or bag seems more accurate to me.An Australian explained that to me when I (from USA) wondered "Why do we call it a "fanny pack" when nobody wears it on their fanny?" (USA "fanny" = British "bum")
I use a money belt around my waist or neck to carry all valuables, with getting my passport out discreetly before getting to my Albergue. Bonus is my pack strap has a discreet pocket that I carry my daily cash in that I take out every time my pack is offHi all,
I'm wondering what system do you use to carry your valuables (passport, cash, credit cards etc)? Do you reccomend carrying them outside the backpack in some sort of a fanny pack? In your pocket, so they are on you at all times? I'm thinking about situations like going to the bathroom in a café, where I don't suppose I'll be wearing my main backpack
Any insight and tips much appreciated,
Michal.don
Hi Damien - Just curious, like you I use ApplePay for everything at home. My question is - Is ApplePay, or digital payments in general, widely available along the Camino (Spain)?So I'll avoid some details, but nowadays nearly ALL transactions for me take place using my iPhone and ApplePay. My phone is kept in my pocket, so I can take pictures, look up places to see, monitor GPS directions, etc. I pay for nearly everything with my phone. Passport/credential kept in special pocket in brain of backpack and pulled once a day and immediately put back where they belong once used each night. Cash, never more than 200 euro carried and usually less, carried discretely.
You can use Apple Pay or Google Pay anywhere where you can use contactless "tap to pay" credit and debit cards.Hi Damien - Just curious, like you I use ApplePay for everything at home. My question is - Is ApplePay, or digital payments in general, widely available along the Camino (Spain)?
I started buying hiking trousers with zipped pockets specially for my long distance walking years ago. My mobile phone, passport, credencial, cash and bank cards all fit in the pockets in waterproof pouches. I quickly realised how useful the zipped pockets are and these days I rarely wear any other trousers even when at home.I am now so used to pockets, and it is so automatic to put my wallet and phone in them, that I run into trouble without them.
My valuables, I keep them in my underpants. With the family jewels.
I didn't remember this so I looked it up.When I read your post my thoughts somehow shifted towards "Pulp Fiction" and the story of the watch.....
However contact pay is not available everywhere and gîtes and albergues prefer cash and some only take cash.You can use Apple Pay or Google Pay anywhere where you can use contactless "tap to pay" credit and debit cards.
Absolutely. Basically anywhere that takes credit cards. They all have wireless handheld terminals.Hi Damien - Just curious, like you I use ApplePay for everything at home. My question is - Is ApplePay, or digital payments in general, widely available along the Camino (Spain)?
I haven't been on Camino since the BC days (Before Covid). If ApplePay is "absolutely" widely available as an option along the Camino, that's a fairly big change over the past couple of years. Before that, outside of towns the Camino was primarily a cash economy and I would withdraw a few day's worth of cash when I was in a town with an ATM.Absolutely. Basically anywhere that takes credit cards. They all have wireless handheld terminals.
I wore Columbia hiking pants that that zipped off into shorts. I would carry my wallet in my front pocket and my pilgrim passport along with my travel passport in the opposite front pocket. Never had a problem. There were times when I actually slept with my valuables in my pockets. I would NEVER recommend leaving your wallet, passports, or phone in your backpack. If it gets stolen, your trip will be over for sure.Hi all,
I'm wondering what system do you use to carry your valuables (passport, cash, credit cards etc)? Do you reccomend carrying them outside the backpack in some sort of a fanny pack? In your pocket, so they are on you at all times? I'm thinking about situations like going to the bathroom in a café, where I don't suppose I'll be wearing my main backpack
Any insight and tips much appreciated,
Michal.don
My valuables came attached to me at birthAs if I'm going to tell the Internet where I stash my stuff!!!!!!!
In my pockets. In a dry bag in the showers. In a body belt in any Pickpocket Central. Never separated from me, ever. And you may be my best new Camino buddy ever but, no thanks, you don't get to look after my stuff.
Just remember that for a predator waist belt bag means worthwhile target
Well I'm on Camino #5 in the last two years and you can trust me the change has happened.I haven't been on Camino since the BC days (Before Covid). If ApplePay is "absolutely" widely available as an option along the Camino, that's a fairly big change over the past couple of years. Before that, outside of towns the Camino was primarily a cash economy and I would withdraw a few day's worth of cash when I was in a town with an ATM.
It has. Buskers and big-issue sellers in rural Cumbria have handheld payment devices now.Well I'm on Camino #5 in the last two years and you can trust me the change has happened.
Maybe Damien decided to change his avatar after this post.(Damien - is that moustache new or have you recently changed your avatar?)
Most enthusiastic - no competition here: @Damien Reynolds. Either he’s really enjoying his camino or he’s just won Powerball
Both! I shaved the beard the day I arrived in Portugal! I changed my avatar tonight...(Damien - is that moustache new or have you recently changed your avatar?)
Change it back Damien, trust me.Both! I shaved the beard the day I arrived in Portugal! I changed my avatar tonight...
too funny. Purely a coincidence.Maybe Damien decided to change his avatar after this post.
I remember when I shaved my beard everyone commented that I had grown a moustache, too.Both! I shaved the beard the day I arrived in Portugal! I changed my avatar tonight...
Ok. That hurts. You don't like the 'stache?Change it back Damien, trust me.
(This from a man who uses a picture of his dog so as to not frighten those of a nervous disposition)
Honestly?Ok. That hurts. You don't like the 'stache?
Maybe I can try a laughing at the world mustache dude. I mean I don't want to false advertise. That's my mission for tomorrow as I head on a short ass day to Coimbra.Honestly?
No.
The full on beardy laughing-at-the-world Damien, was better.
I don’t intend to hurt, I’m as ugly as sin and don’t look down on anyone.
I think your new Avatar looks great.
Ahh. You're sweet. Take that dog dude. Now I don't know what to do. But either way, this thread should not be about my avatar.I think your new Avatar looks great.
Yes, I learned in Oz to call them "bum bags" even though "bum" has a different meaning in the US.Old school, yes, but they work! Put them on with your underwear and you'll never loose either.
Pickpockets *love* fanny packs. Thank you for identifying yourself as dumb American tourist, an easy mark!
Apologies to UK readers who have a different definition of the term "fanny".
-Paul
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