RumAndChupacabras
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Jul-Sept 2019: Six weeks in Northern Spain.
Apr 2018 Asturias
May 2016 CP: Portuguese
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Ivan, it still works! Watch......cut it closer to the “C”; that way you could have the capability to affix it to the backpack...
At least it should now fit in your luggage without any problem..
Ivan, it still works! Watch...
btw...NOT my backyard!
NOW he tells me! My sawed off umbrella is staying at home and I'll pick one of these up in Oviedo! Thanks, T2...But, my REAL FIND was the umbrella. It is ideal IMHO for Camino...
How much does it weigh?Update to my previous posts in this thread...
I arrived in Santiago yesterday for my month-long volunteer service at the Pilgrim Office starting Monday. I just made my semi-annual pilgrimage to the HUGE Decathlon store outside the city (hourly #C6 bus, from Horreo or San Roque, €1,00 to Costa Vella - Decathlon is at the end of the line).
As it is HOT here, I needed a second pair of cargo shorts. Of course they had what I needed, as well as a bunch of impulse items. What can I say? This place casts a spell over me...
Anyway, while there, on a wall of golf-related supplies, I saw the umbrella display, with my new favorite Camino umbrella. I note the price is reduced from €14,99 to €11,99.
I took a photo, see attachment, to share with you.
Hope this helps.
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That's quite heavy! I'll stick with my Euroschirm hands free telescoping umbrella.DIMENSIONS
Diameter: 110 cm
Height: 79 cm (folded 51 cm)
Weight: 465 g.
What is the weight difference, Trecile?That's quite heavy!
The Euroschirm is 389 grams/13.9 ounces, and comes with the attachments to make it hands free. My telescoping model also makes it more portable.What is the weight difference, Trecile?
Yes, 2.68 ounces to be exact.Oh! About 2.5 ounces less...did I do the math right?
I like the clip.
I am officially confused about the Euroschirm models people are using. Would users agree that the handsfree, telescopic one @trecile mentions and which weighs nearly 400 g is the best one, weight and usefulness wise, for the camino? I used a cheapo brolly from the China bazaar in the heatwave in Oct last year but though I managed to fix it pretty well to my pack so I could still use my Pacerpoles - a must! - it was a bit close to my head and not stable in the wind. Since this is the definitive post on things shady, feel free to add any model telescopic/collapsible and stable UV umbrella *other* than the one mentioned by trecile and @t2andreo which you would recommend?
Do you carry it in your hand or attach it to your backpack. If so, how do you attach it?My telescopic Senz brollie weighs less than 300 gr and is designed to withstand strong winds.
It’s pink with white polka-dots ... seriously... and I found it in a sale with 75% off! (I wonder why? )
I'm probably one of the people you laughed at, I've used an umbrellaa for walking for at least 20 years, and a home-made rain kilt too. One of the advantages of always having made and adapted kit is that it's easy to experiment.I used to laugh at people who carried umbrellas.
Now I don't walk without one.
Do you carry it in your hand or attach it to your backpack. If so, how do you attach it?
I used to laugh at people who carried umbrellas.
Now I don't walk without one.
Did it come with clips? Do you have a link to the model that you have. While I like my Euroschirm umbrella, and haven't found any that works as well, I'm always on the hunt for something lighter weight.But it attaches ... with the same sort of clips as yours
I have yet to test it ...
Did it come with clips? Do you have a link to the model that you have. While I like my Euroschirm umbrella, and haven't found any that works as well, I'm always on the hunt for something lighter weight.
I was actually asking about clips for the Senz umbrella that @chinacat mentioned. I have the Euroschirm telescoping handsfree and like it for all the reasons that you mentioned. I took the Light Trek Ultra umbrella this year, and one of the ribs snapped the second time I tried to use it.The Euroschirm teleScope handsfree is the largest and heaviest one (469 g), comes with two clips (left, right) and is very, very stabile, even in hard windy conditions!
Had the "lighter one" (255 g, attachable only with velcro, "home made style") with me this year on the Camino de San Salvador and Primitivo this year - ca-ta -stro-phy! That one is not very stable in windy conditions. I am a gram saver junky. And gave that a try. Never ever that umbrella. From now on i take my teleScope handsfree and carry my 230 additional grams!
Here the teleScope handsfree 469 g including 2 mountings l/r and shell (attention: 3 telescope segments instead of two! fits the pack, the 2 segments is too long for my pack and the baggage check-in): https://www.euroschirm.com/schirm/Swing_handsfree/
Here the LighTrek 255 g: https://euroschirm.com/schirm/LightTrek/index.cgi?session=ZsfgFX4DbUk8W&sprache_land=deutsch
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Did it come with clips? Do you have a link to the model that you have. While I like my Euroschirm umbrella, and haven't found any that works as well, I'm always on the hunt for something lighter weight.
I was actually asking about clips for the Senz umbrella that @chinacat mentioned. I have the Euroschirm telescoping handsfree and like it for all the reasons that you mentioned. I took the Light Trek Ultra umbrella this year, and one of the ribs snapped the second time I tried to use it.
What I call "MOLLE Clips" - I love the line in the description:Correction!
These are the clips I have:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B077NZWMJV/?tag=casaivar-21
Sorry about that ... I went into my Amazon orders and haven’t a clue how I came up with the wrong link!!
(on second thoughts, I might have gone into a wish list where I’d ‘stored’ several possibilities for an eventual purchase.)
The umbrella hat DOES have a double tiered canopy. You cannot see it in the photo, but it is there.
Anyone who decides to buy an umbrella hat should only consider the “double canopy” design. This is because this feature allows heat to rise up and out. It also vents air pressure that causes other umbrellas including the very well engineered Euroschirm to turn inside out.
The umbrella hat uses a nylon web “headband harness” to allow the “hat” to wear exactly like a hat... albeit with a HUGE BRIM.
I admit it looks silly. But out in the boonies, on the senda, or Meseta, it could prove priceless. It feels light and well balanced. I walked around my home, bent over, and did the sort of things I would do while on Camino.
On consideration, the umbrella hat is worth trying. Remember that you CANNOT walk through a doorway. You must remember to remove this ‘hat’ when going indoors.
Hope this helps.
I'd be tempted to drop it down that stairwell just to see how well it "parachutes"!Oh, I totally understand. In the volunteer flat, where we live while working here at the P/O, I have modeling the “sombrero paragua” (umbrella hat) for my flat mates. At first they find it hysterical.
It is even more apparent as we try to figure out what you can and cannot do while wearing this contraption. Everyone agrees that it is light and well-balanced. All recognize the value WHEN WALKING SOLO, and outside towns or cities.
For example, nearby pedestrians are at risk from the ends of the canopy rods. If you turn your head to look at something you could hurt someone. Also, doorways are OUT. The open canopy simply will not fit.
We did not even get into the nerdy weird issue. Most of us, all Camino veterans gave it at least one “thumbs up” for an out-of-town shade and rain solution.
In case you forgot, I mentioned earlier that I bough it got for less than USD 20 on Amazon.com.
If you decide to ty it. Remember to get the one with a double canopy, silver on top, and an elastic head harness, not something more rigid. It is like wearing a sweatband while exercising.
Hope this helps.
Can you tell us the type of hat or post a picture?OK you hat wearing folk - how on earth do you do it?? I just had one delivered - testing, testing - and though it is lovely and blue and doesn't look or feel awful on, soon as I put a pack on and try to look at clouds/eagles/mountaintops/tall people, the back of the brim knocks into the pack and lifts the hat off. I imagine that will get annoying very soon? Or do you all have freakishly long necks? Or keep your packs mid-back? I just don't get it.
You could try rolling the brim upwards - it will also function as a rain gutter! I have a Tilley T2 with a brim slightly larger than yours and have no problem probably a 150mm gap between rim and pack.It's a normal Tilley hat (here) not particularly wide or narrow brim, it's just that the brim hits the pack - which is also a normal camino pack. Tempest 30, reaches exactly to my shoulders without sticking up over them, and without the top pocket/lid even filled. I keep seeing people with taller packs and wider brims bimbling along quite happily - maybe they just never look up? Or maybe the brim is softer? Though that would defeat the object of getting proper shade on the face ...
Just looked at a photo for an Osprey 30 . . . it's not you, it's the pack!@Jeff Crawley Yup, my Tempest is on my hips, stops at my shoulders without sticking up (no idea how people live with that either), and pulled snug with the load lifters so it's just right. I was planning to walk with a panel loader too so no top pocket, but that is still to be determined. I really like the hat but that would do my head in every time I look up or around admiring the view - and on uphill parts you have to look up! You might be right about the foreign legion 'back flap' version though
Whew, that's a relief! I thought I was some sort of hat-misfit! I'll keep my pack and get another hat, because that pack is wonderful in every way. Not sure how it differs from other packs though, most camino packs are similar in size, height and fit?it's not you, it's the pack!
OK you hat wearing folk - how on earth do you do it?? I just had one delivered - testing, testing - and though it is lovely and blue and doesn't look or feel awful on, soon as I put a pack on and try to look at clouds/eagles/mountaintops/tall people, the back of the brim knocks into the pack and lifts the hat off. I imagine that will get annoying very soon? Or do you all have freakishly long necks? Or keep your packs mid-back? I just don't get it.
Glad you're sorted. The MOLLE's tube holder can be twisted through 360 so try them facing opposite directions for more security. I also found I got more shade if I started the day with the Senz's tail behind me and then rotated it to over my left shoulder (on the CF) as the sun moved round though this can be a bit tricky given the Senz's weight distribution.@t2andreo Good tips, but given the choice between the hat and not looking up (my husband is up there for one thing), or the hat and the pack for that matter, the hat loses every time. On the a happier camino prep note, I received first my Molle drinking tube clips and then my Senz brolly today, and it works! No hat for me, and all the neck movement I could wish for. Even ordered more self-sticky velcro strips to safely attach clips to the pack harness.
Snap! Do we have a secret handshake or a particular wave if we meet, or do you think the sudden giggles will do? Buen spotty camino!It’s pink with white polka-dots ... seriously
Snap! Do we have a secret handshake or a particular wave if we meet, or do you think the sudden giggles will do? Buen spotty camino!
Pink with white polka dots you say? Have I got the poncho for you!It’s pink with white polka-dots ... seriously... and I found it in a sale with 75% off! (I wonder why? )
Snap! Do we have a secret handshake or a particular wave if we meet, or do you think the sudden giggles will do? Buen spotty camino!
I’m so tempted
You are not the only one. It is an ongoing experience for me, too. It's a little aggravating, to be sure.soon as I put a pack on and try to look at clouds/eagles/mountaintops/tall people, the back of the brim knocks into the pack and lifts the hat off. I imagine that will get annoying very soon?
OK, @chinacat . You have to promise us that you'll post photos. When you have both deployed.
You are not the only one. It is an ongoing experience for me, too. It's a little aggravating, to be sure.
I have an Osprey too, and even if I don't have anything in the lid, it sticks up...
Bending the rim of the hat is all that works.
Whatever, @chinacat. It's the accumulated polka-dots we want to see.
Sometimes.You have a short memory
.... or do you ..... ?
Whatever, @chinacat. It's the accumulated polka-dots we want to see.
Interesting question. If one had a short memory would one remember it?You have a short memory
.... or do you ..... ?
Curious poncho - did anybody else notice that, if you stare hard enough, an image forms:Pink with white polka dots you say? Have I got the poncho for you!
Seriously though, this looks like a great poncho. I just checked out the one that @intrepidtraveler ordered, and it looks like it will be great for the Camino. Only 9.5 ounces with a full zip front and a zippered pocket. And it does come in other colors and patterns. If I didn't already have my beloved parcho, I would buy the red and white polka dot one in a heartbeat.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PGXFJZX/?tag=casaivar02-20
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Packing for my first Camino and just wondering if the umbrella you have would be available in SJPP. Finding one in Alberta, Canada could be a challenge. ThanksThat's quite heavy! I'll stick with my Euroschirm hands free telescoping umbrella.
I'm surprised that it's hard to find umbrellas in Alberta. Does it not rain there?Packing for my first Camino and just wondering if the umbrella you have would be available in SJPP. Finding one in Alberta, Canada could be a challenge. Thanks
LOL! Yes, it does, but finding a handsfree umbrella would be a challenge! Vancouver, probably not so much!I'm surprised that it's hard to find umbrellas in Alberta. Does it not rain there?
I have never seen a handsfree umbrella in any retail store in Spain, the US or elsewhere. If you want a Euroschrim handsfree umbrella you will need to order one online. As far as I know, Euroschirm is the only company that makes such an umbrella.LOL! Yes, it does, but finding a handsfree umbrella would be a challenge! Vancouver, probably not so much!
Thank you, very much appreciated.I have never seen a handsfree umbrella in any retail store in Spain, the US or elsewhere. If you want a Euroschrim handsfree umbrella you will need to order one online. As far as I know, Euroschirm is the only company that makes such an umbrella.
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Or you can make your own rigging with velcro, shock cord, the clips that are described and linked to in this thread, etc. You can find YouTube videos showing how people have done this.
Ivar also sells the full size Euroschirm hiking umbrella in the forum store. Please take note of the size - it doesn't "telescope", so it is quite long.Thank you, very much appreciated.
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Thank-you! That information is helpful as well.Ivar also sells the full size Euroschirm hiking umbrella in the forum store. Please take note of the size - it doesn't "telescope", so it is quite long.
The telescopic and handsfree trekking umbrella
Please note: All umbrellas sold here do have the Silver UV protection. This means that the color of the umbrella is silver on the outside and black on the inside. The handsfree trekking umbrella as compact version can be easily attached on the shoulder straps and hip belt on nearly all kind of...www.santiagodecompostela.me
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