Hi! Justine here with my hot take. The easiest way to carry your phone while traveling is on your wrist, not in a bag or pocket. I spent the summer in San Sebastián wearing our Loop de Lune prototype, a bracelet that holds my phone, with my rental keys and a lip gloss holder clipped to the same loop. Hiking, sightseeing, carrying my daughter, dinner out: no digging through a purse.
How do you carry your phone hands-free while traveling?
Wear it. You take a lot of photos and videos, you're often carrying a child, holding their hand or a bag of market finds, and you're tired of patting your pockets every ten minutes or digging through a purse or backpack. A bracelet keeps your phone in hand and the rest of you free.
What was a summer in San Sebastián like with one bracelet?
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Solo hiking Monte Igueldo: Both hands free for the climb, phone ready for the view at the top. Stop at Urgulleko Polboriña for an incredible view and a drink.
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Sightseeing (and shopping): Photos and videos without unzipping anything. Pop into a fan favorite shoe store, Calzados Zarra.
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Holding my daughter: One hand for her, one for everything else. The phone stayed on my wrist, not wedged in a pocket.
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Dinner and pintxos: No devices during dinner is the family rule. Clipped the phone off the bracelet and set it face down on the table. Voi la.
What can you clip to a Loop de Lune bracelet?
Oshun has five loops. Here's what I clipped on it throughout the trip:
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My phone, on the tether attached to my own case - everyday
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My rental apartment keys
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A lip gloss charm (shout out to Aora)
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My daughter’s hat
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Little wallet to carry coins
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Travel sunblock
Why is a bracelet better than a purse, pocket or strap for travel?
In my experience, a phone in a back pocket or an open tote is the easiest thing to lose track of, and a thin strap can be cut or yanked. On my wrist, my phone stayed in my hand and in my sight. I wasn't setting it down on café tables or fishing for it at the bottom of a bag.
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Back or jacket pocket: hands free, but you have to dig the phone out for every photo, and it's easy to lose track of.
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Tote or open purse: holds everything, but the phone sinks to the bottom and you're digging again.
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Crossbody bag: secure, but slow to get to when the moment happens.
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Crossbody phone strap: quick for photos, but nowhere for keys or small things.
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Loop de Lune Oshun bangle: hands free, phone already in hand for photos, and five loops for keys and small essentials.
What should you pack for San Sebastián in summer?
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Light layers for the coastal wind
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Comfortable walking shoes for the hills and old-town streets - I love my Campers!
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A beach bag & swimsuit for an ad hoc dip in La Concha
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Your Loop de Lune Oshun, so you can blend in like a local but still be a tourist. Very demure.
