JustOneGuy
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Aug 2024: GR130, Apr 25: Camino Primitivo?
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Interesting, but isn't annoying that it swings all the time? Or do you put it in your pocket?I use a lanyard like this for my phone.
I keep mine attached to my crossbody bag, but you can clip it to anything.
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Thanks as usual, @Peterexpatkiwi! Actually I was thinking to make it by myself, using maybe velcro and some contraption...Has your backpack got a loop or two on the shoulder straps? Most hikers hang their GPs device with a simple carabiner from that, the other side generally has a mesh pouch or similar for the phone. (Mine simply goes in one of my belt pouches or in my waist belt if I'm wearing one).
There are lots of different aftermarket devices do you have a sports shop nearby that you could go to? Or is it something that you could potentially make yourself?
Thanks again @TincatinkerMy concern with attaching my phone to my backpack is that sometimes I walk away from my backpack. On Camino everything of value is on my person. The assortment of underwear, tins of tuna and my slightly whiffy sleeping bag in my backpack can easily be replaced. My phone, passport and sovereigns I keep close
1: you’re planning on running? Otherwise shorts with a pocket or two would meet that need.Thanks for the hints,@Tincatinker and @Grousedoctor
Three problems, unfortunately...
1) sometime I would like to use very light running shorts: no pockets.
2) my phone doesn't fit into the shoulder straps of my Osprey Stratos
3) the GPS locator actually doesn't pick the signal if inside my pockets. It must be hanging outside, but if I attach it on the top of my Osprey after some time it has the bad habit of felling on my neck...
The main reason I want the two devices promptly available is for safety in case I fell, and to take a picture whenever I like withouth having to stop. Moreover, having the pocket empty helps to avoid chafind and additional effort.
Please consider I am not going to the Camino Frances but to the pretty obscure GR130 in La Palma, Canary Islands.
As I said, I keep mine attached to my crossbody bag, and it goes in a back slip pocket of the bag.Interesting, but isn't annoying that it swings all the time? Or do you put it in your pocket?
1. No no! Unfortunately I cannot anymore...1: you’re planning on running? Otherwise shorts with a pocket or two would meet that need.
2: try an iPhone SE, or just try. I find those mesh pockets pretty stretchy and it’ll be worth working some give into the mesh
3: ???? Even my Fitbit will pick up and reflect gps through three thermal layers and a heavy waxed cotton coat when I’m wildfowling in deep marsh in deep winter
Unless you’re planning a very obscure Camino in deep winter I think you’re overthinking the risks
Thanks, but no, is not, because it trasmits my position every 5 minutes. So if I fall into a ravine (there are some quite exposed paths in the north), or break a leg and I am unable to move, people immediately know where I am and when it stopped sending messages.OK, I’ve finally twigged that you’re heading at the GR130 across Las Palmas.
I still think you’re overthinking the risks. You might also want to check whether your locator is licensed for use there. And, frankly, a PL that doesn’t work through fabric is going to be totally useless at the bottom of a gully or in dense scrub.
Enjoy your trip
ops... sorry, I understand now. Thanks, good idea.As I said, I keep mine attached to my crossbody bag, and it goes in a back slip pocket of the bag.
I get your joke, but... just to clarify (there are some misunderstandings about this): if I stop for a beer, I can be contacted by phone. The GPS locator is useful if:La Palma. Thanks. I’ll re-refer my auto correct.
I take it you turn the thing off whenever you stop for a beer
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Bought it on Amazon...came with the backpack.
Yeah, you said it came with your backpack.... Sorry but I need to attach it to my own backpack. Thanks again for your time, anyway @dbier !LOCAL LION Hiking Backpack,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DF9T4NT?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
I'm with Tink on this one. My iPhone rides in one of the cargo pockets of my hiking pants. It never leaves my possession.My concern with attaching my phone to my backpack is that sometimes I walk away from my backpack. On Camino everything of value is on my person. The assortment of underwear, tins of tuna and my slightly whiffy sleeping bag in my backpack can easily be replaced. My phone, passport and sovereigns I keep close
I have walked two Caminos with this and it works great. My phone is too big to fit in the waist pockets. On Amazon,I would like to hang my phone (and possibly my GPS locator) from the shoulder straps of my backpack. Does anyone have first hand experience with a model that:
1) can be purchased online, possibly not just on Amazon.es because they don't ship here.
2) can be quickly removed/attached
3) is lightweight
4) is safe and reliable (the phone won't drop and get lost)
I do not need to take video while walking. Just to quickly reach the phone if required.
Thanks!
I have a shoulder strap pouch that sounds perfect for what you want. It’s made by a small hiking gear company in the U.S. called Chicken Tramper Ultralight Gear. I love their equipment and I imagine they would ship anywhere. It’s two fellows who make their gear personally in a spare room in their home. I have the shoulder strap pouch on one side and a water bottle holder on the other strap. You can browse their gear at chickentrampergear.com.I would like to hang my phone (and possibly my GPS locator) from the shoulder straps of my backpack. Does anyone have first hand experience with a model that:
1) can be purchased online, possibly not just on Amazon.es because they don't ship here.
2) can be quickly removed/attached
3) is lightweight
4) is safe and reliable (the phone won't drop and get lost)
I do not need to take video while walking. Just to quickly reach the phone if required.
Thanks!
One other comment about this. I greatly prefer the shoulder strap pouch to carrying my phone or other device in my pants pocket because my pants get wet from sweat. I use my hip belt pockets for other items.I would like to hang my phone (and possibly my GPS locator) from the shoulder straps of my backpack. Does anyone have first hand experience with a model that:
1) can be purchased online, possibly not just on Amazon.es because they don't ship here.
2) can be quickly removed/attached
3) is lightweight
4) is safe and reliable (the phone won't drop and get lost)
I do not need to take video while walking. Just to quickly reach the phone if required.
Thanks!
Totally agree. If it is raining I switch it to my rain gear pocket. Do those ponchos have pockets?One other comment about this. I greatly prefer the shoulder strap pouch to carrying my phone or other device in my pants pocket because my pants get wet from sweat. I use my hip belt pockets for other items.
The CTUG shoulder strap pouch is water resistant with a zipper closure. I’ve only gotten concerned about rain a time or two. For that, I put it in a LokSac and still carry it in the shoulder strap pouch. In hot weather I don’t wear a rain jacket but in cooler weather the rain jacket pocket is a good idea.Totally agree. If it is raining I switch it to my rain gear pocket. Do those ponchos have pockets?
Ok. That works. But what do you do when you go into a bakery? Like, I'm lazy I guess, taking out and repositioning the phone sounds like a lot of effort.The CTUG shoulder strap pouch is water resistant with a zipper closure. I’ve only gotten concerned about rain a time or two. For that, I put it in a LokSac and still carry it in the shoulder strap pouch. In hot weather I don’t wear a rain jacket but in cooler weather the rain jacket pocket is a good idea.
Hi, I have a similar request. While waking my previous caminos, I liked to have my phone cum gps handy. After different attemps I'm going to go for a phone pouche that will attach to the stomach belt of my backpack, large enough to incorporate also my power bankI would like to hang my phone (and possibly my GPS locator) from the shoulder straps of my backpack. Does anyone have first hand experience with a model that:
1) can be purchased online, possibly not just on Amazon.es because they don't ship here.
2) can be quickly removed/attached
3) is lightweight
4) is safe and reliable (the phone won't drop and get lost)
I do not need to take video while walking. Just to quickly reach the phone if required.
Thanks!
Never done it myself but seriously considering it... I can't reach the bottle from the side pouches of my pack without taking it off...The other holds a small water bottle
No effort at all. It’s just there. Unless you take your pack off. I wouldn’t leave my devices unattended.Ok. That works. But what do you do when you go into a bakery? Like, I'm lazy I guess, taking out and repositioning the phone sounds like a lot of effort.
As I said before think about one of those wrist strap things (about $5 on ebay) - nice thing is you can view it with both hands still free (eg for walking poles) and as Tincat says it stay WITH you all the time.I would like to hang my phone (and possibly my GPS locator) from the shoulder straps of my backpack. Does anyone have first hand experience with a model that:
1) can be purchased online, possibly not just on Amazon.es because they don't ship here.
2) can be quickly removed/attached
3) is lightweight
4) is safe and reliable (the phone won't drop and get lost)
I do not need to take video while walking. Just to quickly reach the phone if required.
Thanks!
I recently completed over 1000 miles with Osprey Exos 48 pack (with the brain removed). I used the “Osprey Pack Pocket” which I strapped to the left shoulder strap (it uses 2 wide Velcro straps plus a metal hook at the top which attaches to the shoulder straps. You can alternatively use it horizontally on the waist belt) carried iPhone 13 Pro Max - very convenient. Yes I could fit the phone into the hip pocket but that was more fiddly to access. Enjoy your trip.I would like to hang my phone (and possibly my GPS locator) from the shoulder straps of my backpack. Does anyone have first hand experience with a model that:
1) can be purchased online, possibly not just on Amazon.es because they don't ship here.
2) can be quickly removed/attached
3) is lightweight
4) is safe and reliable (the phone won't drop and get lost)
I do not need to take video while walking. Just to quickly reach the phone if required.
Thanks!
If you have a Garmin like that you can get a "clothes peg" clip that will fasten it to a belt or shoulder strap:When I carry a GPS, I use a small pouch (berghaus at present, but I have used others) which clips onto a cheststrap or the like. For my phone I use a waterproof pouch with a neckstrap. The neck strap generally goes under my pack cheststrap to stop the pouch and phone swinging around, or I slip it under my shirt. I understand that your GPS locater needs as clear a path to the sky as possible to send its messages. I think something like this might work if you leave the antenna poking out of the top of the pouch. It won't be quite so secure, but that's the trade-off I see you would have to make with this approach.
I keep my phone in a shirt pocket. I’ve always been puzzled why so many people want to sit on a breakable phone. I put mine in a case that allegedly makes it unbreakable, but still, having a big lump on one side of my butt when I sit down?I would like to hang my phone (and possibly my GPS locator) from the shoulder straps of my backpack. Does anyone have first hand experience with a model that:
1) can be purchased online, possibly not just on Amazon.es because they don't ship here.
2) can be quickly removed/attached
3) is lightweight
4) is safe and reliable (the phone won't drop and get lost)
I do not need to take video while walking. Just to quickly reach the phone if required.
Thanks!
Yes and I selected a shirt ($2 from the op-shop) that has buttons on the shirt pockets so no need for the hand.I’ve trained myself to put a hand on the shirt pocket when I bend over far enough for it to fall out.
I tried this for my last camino, it worked out great.I would like to hang my phone (and possibly my GPS locator) from the shoulder straps of my backpack. Does anyone have first hand experience with a model that:
1) can be purchased online, possibly not just on Amazon.es because they don't ship here.
2) can be quickly removed/attached
3) is lightweight
4) is safe and reliable (the phone won't drop and get lost)
I do not need to take video while walking. Just to quickly reach the phone if required.
Thanks!
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