Nightswim

What would a nightswim be without torches?

Very dark?

Get yourself a single-use torch! You’ll commonly find different kinds of torches around Basel. Most of them are ok and burn the required 30 – 40 minutes. They consist of a paper or wood handle and a waxed cloth as shown in the picture. They cost a few franks and you get them in many regular shops (Migros, Manor, Coop, OBI, Marktkauf). Here a few examples and our recommendations:

Paper handle wax cloth: good (but handle can get soggy)

Wooden handle wax cloth: good

Phoenix torch (all wax): good

Funny candle torch: not suited, don’t buy!

You might find torches of different look and flavours. Most often its quite obvious whether they might be suitable for swimming in a river or not. If it looks somewhat funny, forget it. Remember, you have to be able to swim with it in one hand (and have a glass of wine in the other).

Remember: Every participant of the nightswim has to have a torch!