The Camino Cup

[Hiawatha]

From what I have observed Wine appears to be an integral part of the Camino ; at least for some. This raised a few questions , just how do you share a bottle with Camino friends who are not family or significant others ?
There seems to be an abundance of PET bottles available along the Camino , most used for water or sports drink , somehow though drinking wine from a necked bottle is just not cricket .
So , remembering a conference segment on recycling from some years ago I put this together ;
Use any available straight sided PET bottle ,
I used only those things available on the Camino to produce it , as well as making sure I had imbibed of a large glass of red to replicate conditions likely to be encountered .

Cut the neck off the bottle
Leave a ring of approximately 30 mm at the top connected via another 30 mm strip to the base , this will form the cup .
Bend the ring down forming the strip into a cup handle while fitting the ring , formerly at the top to the base of the cup .
The ring will hold the handle into place without any need for glue or other fasteners .
Any sharp edges can be smoothed by running a flame from a lighter or match quickly around the cut edge .
The photos should be self explanatory , this is a way of reusing and reducing waste and gaining a little elegance to life on the road .
If you do make one toast my health please

 

[SYates]

I do like the stethoscope/Sphygmomanometer in the background ;-) Buen Camino and Salud! SY

 

[jsalt]

Love it! Can’t wait to try it myself. I have often offered some wine to fellow pilgrims “but only if you have a cup”, and received a sad look in reply . The Galician Xunta albergues, which have fabulous kitchens but zero equipment, spring to mind. I’m always surprised about how few pilgrims carry a lightweight mug with them. “A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine” .
Jill

 

[domigee]

Ingenious! Thanks for sharing.
I had previously solved the problem of sharing a bottle of wine by also buying in same supermarket a few plastic tumblers...

 

[Castilian]

I have often offered some wine to fellow pilgrims “but only if you have a cup”, and received a sad look in reply .

I had previously solved the problem of sharing a bottle of wine by also buying in same supermarket a few plastic tumblers...

Wine lovers should made the camino with a bota (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bota_bag).

 

[Mark Lee]

You're not supposed to drink wine from the bottle?

 

[C clearly]

You're not supposed to drink wine from the bottle?

Yes. And everyone should have their own!

 

[Mark Lee]

Yes. And everyone should have their own!

Half the fun and fellowship is passing the bottle around.
Just don't "bogart" it....

 

[GreatDane]

That's funny! I did the very same with the lightest water bottle I could find for my April 2016 camino.

 

[Christian Hiriart]

Yes. And everyone should have their own!

Personally I would not leave home without my metal mug and my corkscrew, I thought you were not allow on the Camino without these items... And no, that is not my hand...
Chris

 

[C clearly]

Half the fun and fellowship is passing the bottle around.
Just don't "bogart" it....

OK. Good point. As long as there's enough for everyone, the bottles could be consumed in sequence!

 

[MTtoCamino]

What's the problem with just passing the bottle around???

 

[movinmaggie]

If I'm not mistaken, a Moscow Mule is not the real deal if it's not served in a copper cup. Perhaps Ivar could connect with a generous supplier (through one of the Bodegas in Rioja) and we could have an official (metal?) 'Camino Cup' etched with an arrow or a shell. I would certainly purchase one. Just a thought.

 

[domigee]

Wine lovers should made the camino with a bota (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bota_bag).

Excellent!!!

 

[Mark Lee]

What's the problem with just passing the bottle around???

Guess they're afraid of getting "cooties".

 

[BrienC]

should have their own!

Their own bottle?

 

[MTtoCamino]

So to be honest I do like wine , I also really disliked drinking it out of my plastic cup when I shared with my Camino friends from down under. I would have preferred just passing the bottle to that. As I think glass or better yet crystal is the best way to enjoy it.

But I digress.
When sharing a bottle, just sharing is really the most important. So now I have to go find a copper or titanium or my old canteen cup & test the various flavor a that will be from each. (I hope it will be my old canteen cup so I can salute my brothers)

I think I answered my own preference

 

[Mark Lee]

There are backpacking wine glasses out there. All kinds.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WRDVCTG/?tag=casaivar02-20

 

[MTtoCamino]

There are backpacking wine glasses out there. All kinds.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WRDVCTG/?tag=casaivar02-20

Mark
I actually was at friends that had this very crushable cup. Very odd feel you will understand when you touch one. But they really do have a lot of use for the fact you can crush them in the pack & you can put boiling water in them & the liquid stays hot or cold with out burning you. Yet unlike a metal cup you can't cook over an open flame. I just can't get past the texture.

 

[Red Rose]

From what I have observed Wine appears to be an imntegral part of the Camino ; at least for some. This raised a few questions , just how do you share a bottle with Camino friends who are not family or significant others ?
There seems to be an abundance of PET bottles available along the Camino , most used for water or sports drink , somehow though drinking wine from a necked bottle is just not cricket .
So , remembering a conference segment on recycling from some years ago I put this together ;
Use any available straight sided PET bottle ,
I used only those things available on the Camino to produce it , as well as making sure I had imbibed of a large glass of red to replicate conditions likely to be encountered .

Cut the neck off the bottle
Leave a ring of approximately 30 mm at the top connected via another 30 mm strip to the base , this will form the cup .
Bend the ring down forming the strip into a cup handle while fitting the ring , formerly at the top to the base of the cup .
The ring will hold the handle into place without any need for glue or other fasteners .
Any sharp edges can be smoothed by running a flame from a lighter or match quickly around the cut edge .
The photos should be self explanatory , this is a way of reusing and reducing waste and gaining a little elegance to life on the road .
If you do make one toast my health please

After completing the Camino in Sept/Oct 2015 one day after returning home in USA I had larangitis(please excuse spelling) I am still having problems with a virus caught from pilgrims who just rinse their dishes and cups and pass on their viruses. We made sure to wash any dishes we used and expected other fellow pilgrims to do the same.

 

[Mark Lee]

After completing the Camino in Sept/Oct 2015 one day after returning home in USA I had larangitis(please excuse spelling) I am still having problems with a virus caught from pilgrims who just rinse their dishes and cups and pass on their viruses. We made sure to wash any dishes we used and expected other fellow pilgrims to do the same.

Well, no doubt that is always going to be a possibility when you have communal living and dining. Comes with the territory. Anytime I was involved in communal meals in albergues we would wash the dishes and pots before and after we used them. Just in case the prior user was a bit lazy. Also there is always the possibility of catching something just from handling door handles, sink faucets, etc in the albergues, not to mention everything in the air in the sleeping quarters at night.
It's all good though. Done the CF more than once and really only got ill one time. Stomach ailment from who knows what. Cleared up in a couple of days, fortunately.

 

[C clearly]

What's the problem with just passing the bottle around???

Their own bottle?

As it happens, I wasn't even thinking about germs. I was being silly about needing a quantity equivalent to everyone bringing a bottle, rather than just one bottle that was passed around!