Pocket coin pouch for those EU coins?

[WGroleau]

I love this little coin purse. It is waterproof, holds just enough coins to remind me to spend them before it gets "too heavy", and fits perfectly in my backpack hip belt. I got mine from Amazon.

They look like the ones that open by squeezing from the long ends. If so, they come in two sizes, but they are not waterproof. Not that waterproof matters with coins. We first got the larger size (from Amazon) but returned them because the force to open them was uncomfortable. Got the smaller size, which work nice but are too small for the number of €2 and smaller I typically had to carry. Even in USA, I find mine filling up frequently.

 

[tomjane40]

OK this is kinda trivial- but it BUGS me so much ..... those EU coins jangling around in my pockets - heavy, damaging the pocket material. So I've decided to bring some type of a pocket-size coin purse or pouch.

OMG there are TONS of them. Buit none seem to be quite right -
Looking for something that is easy to access, small enough to fit in a pants pocket but yet big enough to hold a few EUs worth of coins, lightweight, durable.

Does someone have one that they like? I used zip lock bags the last time and yes they work but they are too big for a few EUs worth of coins and they "gob up" my pockets.

Interesting question. I use a typical money belt that goes around my waist, under my clothes, that I literally wear every minute that I am not in the shower. So many are having issues with pick pockets, getting things stolen from backpacks while they sleep, etc. My belt has a larger opening for passport and bills, and a smaller one for credit cards and coins.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

@tomjane40, O agree that your valuables stay safe. I use a waist bag to hold my important things.I own a couple of hidden money belts; one even recommended by Rick Steves, but it ends up feeling damp and sweaty next to my skin if I wear it all day, plus it is not as convenient to access things..

 

[David Tallan]

Interesting question. I use a typical money belt that goes around my waist, under my clothes, that I literally wear every minute that I am not in the shower. So many are having issues with pick pockets, getting things stolen from backpacks while they sleep, etc. My belt has a larger opening for passport and bills, and a smaller one for credit cards and coins.

I wore that kind of money belt when I was spending six months backpacking around Europe and the Middle East as a teenager a few years ago. But then I was carrying all my money for the six months with me (in the form of travellers cheques).* For those in the audience under a certain age, travellers cheques were backed by the bank allowing them to be spent more or less like cash, but if they were lost or stolen, you could recover the money (although not until you returned home, I think). I really didn't want to lose them all.

On Camino, I am carrying a lot less money. I'm willing to take the risks rather than reach inside my waistband every time I want to buy something.

*As a side note: It was signing those six months worth of travellers cheques all at once that turned my once legible signature into an illegible scrawl.

 

[ShoshTrvls]

*As a side note: It was signing those six months worth of travellers cheques all at once that turned my once legible signature into an illegible scrawl.

I totally forgot about all that signing!