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From which country this pilgrim is from?

Jean Ti

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While waking the camino you are pass by a pilgrim and wonder from which country he or she is? And to shy to ask?

Try this.

Try to identify the packsak brand...

If the brand is Lafuma, Millet or Quechua there are good chance they are from France!

Osprey Fjallraven Haglosfs from Sweden

Deuter and K-Way from South Africa

Halti from Sovenia

Marmot FJALLRAVEN from Danmark at 80% chance

Osprey from Mexico

KELTY REDWING from Chile

Altus Trango Quechua from Spain

Deuteur and Vaude from Germany

North Face from Korea

Haglof from Scandinavian

Norrona from Norwegian

Osprey Millets Blacks Mount Warehouse Karrimor from UK

Mount Warehouse Osprey MEC and Arcteryx from Canada

Gregory Ula Gossamer Zpacks REI Osprey lowe and Nortface the USA

Sea to Summit One Planet AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from Australia

Osprey AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from New Zealand

I am shure this is not 100% but it is almost 90% OK with Deuter and Germany...

What is your experience?

If they wear long pants 50% chance Italian or from Spain

If they wear shorts good chance from New Zealand!



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While waking the camino you are pass by a pilgrim and wonder from which country he or she is? And to shy to ask?

Try this.

Try to identify the packsak brand...

If the brand is Lafuma, Millet or Quechua there are good chance they are from France!

Deuteur and Vaude from Germany

Karrimor from UK

MEC and Arcteryx from Canada

Osprey lowe and Nortface the USA

I am shure this is not 100% but it is almost 90% OK with Deuter and Germany...

What is your experience?
Hahaha, I do the same guessing and in my experience the results are also the same :)


Quechua also for Spaniards.
 
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What about Australia and New Zeland?

Asia?

South America?

The rest of Europe?
 
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Brands sold mainly in AS/NZ that I have seen on the Camino:
Aarn
Macpac
Fairydown (taken over by Macpac, but I saw one pack in 2010)
Kathmandu
Paddy Pallin (not packs, but clothing items)

As for the basic premise that this gear branding might be a reliable indicator of nationality - I doubt it very much. Brands like Dueter, Rab, Berghaus, Jack Wolfskin etc are distributed around the world. In terms of my current gear, I have gear from Austria, Canada, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the UK and USA as well as kit manufactured for Australian and New Zealand brands.

Perhaps it will be more reliable for brands that aren't widely distributed. Millets and Quechua both come to mind as examples from Europe, or Aarn from AS/NZ.
 
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The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
As for the basic premise that this gear branding might be a reliable indicator of nationality - I doubt it very much. Brands like Dueter, Rab, Berghaus, Jack Wolfskin etc are distributed around the world

I would agree with @dougfitz but in my experience some nationalities are more patriotic and you can almost always guess there place of origin from the colour of their clothing or flags and patches. In particular, the Brazilian pilgrim is usually dressed in the colours blue and yellow, the Irish are more obvious in green with a tri-colour sticking out of their pack and farmers tan with milky legs. The Scandanavians, Norway and Denmark are particularly patriotic. Being Irish I flew a Brazilian flag just to confuse anyone else playing similar game walking behind me. Might also explain why I met lots of Brazilians on last year's Camino and continued my journey on the Caminho da fè🤠🇧🇷
 
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Being Irish I flew a Brazilian flag just to confuse anyone else playing similar game walking behind me. Might also explain why I met lots of Brazilians on last year's Camino and continued my journey on the Caminho da fè🤠🇧🇷
You are a bad, bad man!! Fancy even contemplating defeating these simplistic views of national stereotyping, let alone following through on it as well.
 
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Being Danish, my backpack and walking shoes are of a German brand and the rest of my outfit is American or British brands
Likewise. If you assessed my nationality by the brand of my outerwear, I am some strange combination of Italian/German/New Zealander/Australian/Norwegian/Canadian/American. If you assessed it on the location of manufacturer, I would be Chinese/Thai/Filipino/New Zealander.

Noting that Decathalon has a bricks and mortar presence in 54 countries and Deuter has a dealer network covering around 30 countries around the world, treating this as any more than a bit of fun would be itself quite funny.

Some identification 'mistakes' I would not want to make:

a. confusing people from the US and Canada - they are both rightly proud of their national identities and deserve that we recognise the distinction.
b. and the same for Australians and New Zealanders, who delight in their differences unless you offend both at once, when you will have created an unholy coalition the bonds of which will not be broken.
c. suggesting a French person is anything but that - I used to think this was snootyness, but time has changed my mind on that.
d. suggesting to a Briton not from England that they are - still cannot figure out this one
 
I never realized that -how does that manifest itself?
Being Danish, my backpack and walking shoes are of a German brand and the rest of my outfit is American or British brands 🙃

Elementary my dear @Turga both myself and @dougfitz share similar opinion as yourself with regard to gear as per post #14 but in my experience any Danes I met proudly but discreetly displayed the Danish flag in the form of a patch on their pack and either came from Aarhus or Copenhagen and hadn't tasted Danish bacon 😋
 
d. suggesting to a Briton not from England that they are - still cannot figure out this one
When working in a hotel in St Andrews I once gently pointed out to an American guest that his well-intentioned observation that it was "the cutest little town in England" might not be received with wholehearted approval by the locals. I also explained that England started quite some distance to the south. "England" and "Britain" are not synonymous. And let's not get into the subtle distinction between "Great Britain" and the United Kingdom either... :( Perhaps an analogy may help. Would a Texan welcome being called a Californian? After all since California is the largest state numerically and economically in the USA surely it must be acceptable to label all US citizens "Californians"? And I am sure that the residents of Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs would have no objection to being labelled "Sydneysiders" or "Queenslanders" on similar principles. :cool:
 
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Elementary my dear @Turga both myself and @dougfitz share similar opinion as yourself with regard to gear as per post #14 but in my experience any Danes I met proudly but discreetly displayed the Danish flag in the form of a patch on their pack and either came from Aarhus or Copenhagen and hadn't tasted Danish bacon 😋

You would never identify me as a Dane! I don't wear a flag-patch on my backpack and I thrive on bacon... :p
 
I thrive on bacon

Perhaps, but, en realidad, few Danes know "Danish bacon", as it's rarely sold in Danmark. The best cuts are reserved for export. What we Danes know as bacon, is what cannot be sold abroad ;)

Judging from my backpack, which is a Gelert, I'm British. It does not have a Danish flag. When it's worn out, I'll most likely be getting a ÜLA from the Danish dealer.
My rain gear places me in either Europe (poncho + brolly) or the US (some Zpacks stuff).
My hat style places me either squarely in the Southern Midwest US, or in Australia.
Most of the rest is either sold worldwide, or unknown brands.

So, apart from my passport and other papers, no ties to Danmark in my gear and the sum is .. er .. contradicting itself
 
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Likewise. If you assessed my nationality by the brand of my outerwear, I am some strange combination of Italian/German/New Zealander/Australian/Norwegian/Canadian/American. If you assessed it on the location of manufacturer, I would be Chinese/Thai/Filipino/New Zealander.

Noting that Decathalon has a bricks and mortar presence in 54 countries and Deuter has a dealer network covering around 30 countries around the world, treating this as any more than a bit of fun would be itself quite funny.

Some identification 'mistakes' I would not want to make:

a. confusing people from the US and Canada - they are both rightly proud of their national identities and deserve that we recognise the distinction.
b. and the same for Australians and New Zealanders, who delight in their differences unless you offend both at once, when you will have created an unholy coalition the bonds of which will not be broken.
c. suggesting a French person is anything but that - I used to think this was snootyness, but time has changed my mind on that.
d. suggesting to a Briton not from England that they are - still cannot figure out this one
Thank you for point a). I lived in Australia and can attest that point c) is true also. Plus French is my mother tongue (as French is the official second language in Canada. I am proud of my heritage and mindful of others’. It is so nice to experience and witness patriotism. We are one big community if we choose to be so.
 
Lidl rucksack bought in France
Quechua bought (2nd hand) in France
Osprey bought in England

I am a British.
 
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While waking the camino you are pass by a pilgrim and wonder from which country he or she is? And to shy to ask?

Try this.

Try to identify the packsak brand...

If the brand is Lafuma, Millet or Quechua there are good chance they are from France!

Altus Trango Quechua from Spain

Deuteur and Vaude from Germany

Haglof from Scandinavian

Norrona from Norwegian

Millets Blacks Mount Warehouse Karrimor from UK

Mount Warehouse Osprey MEC and Arcteryx from Canada

Gregory Ula Gossamer Zpacks REI Osprey lowe and Nortface the USA

AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from Australia

AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from New Zealand

I am shure this is not 100% but it is almost 90% OK with Deuter and Germany...

What is your experience?
I only have Osprey, but I am not from Canada 🇨🇦 I am Danish 🇩🇰
Put a little flag on your backpack so it’s visible for everyone and we will all know where you are from 👣🎒😎
 
I try to do the same evaluation with the shoes they are wearing.
 
When working in a hotel in St Andrews I once gently pointed out to an American guest that his well-intentioned observation that it was "the cutest little town in England" might not be received with wholehearted approval by the locals. I also explained that England started quite some distance to the south. "England" and "Britain" are not synonymous. And let's not get into the subtle distinction between "Great Britain" and the United Kingdom either... :( Perhaps an analogy may help. Would a Texan welcome being called a Californian? After all since California is the largest state numerically and economically in the USA surely it must be acceptable to label all US citizens "Californians"? And I am sure that the residents of Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs would have no objection to being labelled "Sydneysiders" or "Queenslanders" on similar principles. :cool:

While walking the West Highland Way, I had a Scot identify me as American. I replied that I was Canadian to which he replied: "what's the difference?" To which I replied: "oh you are English are you"? For some reason my question was more offensive to him than his was to me. ;)
 
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While walking the West Highland Way, I had a Scot identify me as American. I replied that I was Canadian to which he replied: "what's the difference?" To which I replied: "oh you are English are you"? For some reason my question was more offensive to him than his was to me. ;)
In Australia recently I met a young woman on a group tour. After a minute or two of conversation she asked me if I could tell where she was from and I scored big bonus points for correctly saying "Canada" rather than the USA. Apparently I was the first person she had met in weeks who didn't immediately assume she was from the USA :)
 
Brands sold mainly in AS/NZ that I have seen on the Camino:
Aarn
Macpac
Fairydown (taken over by Macpac, but I saw one pack in 2010)
Kathmandu
Paddy Pallin (not packs, but clothing items)

As for the basic premise that this gear branding might be a reliable indicator of nationality - I doubt it very much. Brands like Dueter, Rab, Berghaus, Jack Wolfskin etc are distributed around the world. In terms of my current gear, I have gear from Austria, Canada, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the UK and USA as well as kit manufactured for Australian and New Zealand brands.

Perhaps it will be more reliable for brands that aren't widely distributed. Millets and Quechua both come to mind as examples from Europe, or Aarn from AS/NZ.
Also One Planet from Australia (packs). You’ll see mine in September 🤓
 
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I only have Osprey, but I am not from Canada 🇨🇦 I am Danish 🇩🇰
Put a little flag on your backpack so it’s visible for everyone and we will all know where you are from 👣🎒😎
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Good idea to put a flag of your country on your bag. But it is not 100% accurate because some people are putting a flag of contries they have visited...
 
Me neither are wearing a flag-patch. My native is Moluccan, island part of Indonesia and i live for 53 years in Holland. Many people think i am from Brasil or Cuba or another south America place. Its funny when you walk along the camino or sit on a terrace and people next to you speaks dutch, the language i know so well and where i live. From my brown skin they think i am from another country. Mostly i just be quiet and enjoy there conversation..:). Its also funny when they talks to you in englisch, and you answer back in Dutch..:D
 
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While waking the camino you are pass by a pilgrim and wonder from which country he or she is? And to shy to ask?

Try this.

Try to identify the packsak brand...

If the brand is Lafuma, Millet or Quechua there are good chance they are from France!

Altus Trango Quechua from Spain

Deuteur and Vaude from Germany

Haglof from Scandinavian

Norrona from Norwegian

Millets Blacks Mount Warehouse Karrimor from UK

Mount Warehouse Osprey MEC and Arcteryx from Canada

Gregory Ula Gossamer Zpacks REI Osprey lowe and Nortface the USA

One Planet AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from Australia

AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from New Zealand

I am shure this is not 100% but it is almost 90% OK with Deuter and Germany...

What is your experience?

Covered with North Face gears? South Korean
 
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
But the Dutch are notoriously hard to spot. We walk among you, wearing a mix of brands and invariably speak your language. The only thing that will give us away, we just can't help it, is our bluntness.

I always turn it around into a positive trait - at least you know what we're thinking 😉 , no beating around the bush, lengthy introductions or guesswork needed:)

Ospreys are also very popular in The Netherlands although many walking assume that you are American if you use one. All three of mine were bought here.
 
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My husband and I walked the Camino Francés in April/May this year and our gear was a mix of brands: Osprey, Icebreaker, Lorpen, Outdoor Research, Swazi, Kathmandu, Macpac, Under Armour and Pacerpole. We are Kiwis - New Zealanders.
 
Kelty? Anyone? Anyone?
 
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
While waking the camino you are pass by a pilgrim and wonder from which country he or she is? And to shy to ask?

Try this.

Try to identify the packsak brand...

If the brand is Lafuma, Millet or Quechua there are good chance they are from France!

Altus Trango Quechua from Spain

Deuteur and Vaude from Germany

North Face from Korea

Haglof from Scandinavian

Norrona from Norwegian

Millets Blacks Mount Warehouse Karrimor from UK

Mount Warehouse Osprey MEC and Arcteryx from Canada

Gregory Ula Gossamer Zpacks REI Osprey lowe and Nortface the USA

One Planet AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from Australia

AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from New Zealand

I am shure this is not 100% but it is almost 90% OK with Deuter and Germany...

What is your experience?
You wouldnt pick us from NZ, my sister had a Deuter, mine is Osprey - BUT my sleeping bag is Kathmandu
 
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Osprey and Deuter also often used in Skandinavia, at least in Finland. But I guess you're about right there 😊👍
As a Slovenian I have a huuuge Halti backpack. It might be 80l I'd say. But it was used back in the backpacking & hitchhiking days not for the Camino of course. It's from Finland I think. ;)
 
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You made me smile. I vote for Gregory for sure - USA.
But in fact I walked my Camino with Spanish brand. And I'm not Spanish woman. So this is 90% only.
 
I never realized that -how does that manifest itself?
Being Danish, my backpack and walking shoes are of a German brand and the rest of my outfit is American or British brands 🙃
And I´m Norwegian. I hope I´m not put in the American/Canadian box because my backpack is an Osprey or Japaneese because I wear Hokas.
Norwegian backpacks are most often Bergans!
 
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In Australia recently I met a young woman on a group tour. After a minute or two of conversation she asked me if I could tell where she was from and I scored big bonus points for correctly saying "Canada" rather than the USA. Apparently I was the first person she had met in weeks who didn't immediately assume she was from the USA :)
It is not unknown for Americans travelling abroad to purport to be Canadian. I have never met a Canadian who purported to be American, although I do know very well an ex-Canadian who took American citizenship,

I have many friends and colleagues from the States and they would explain that as a response to a real or perceived security issue, or concern over the perception of political or international relations issues abroad.
 
Also those who wear an Akubra hat and/or smell faintly of Vegemite? ;)
I wear an Austrian broad brimmed wool felt hat that I bought in the Tyrol many years ago. I have been accused of being Australian in many countries including Turkey. I probably smell of goat or bovril depending upon weather conditions. But this better than the ammonia smell generated from my tweed jacket (when wet) that were preferred attire for engineers of my generation. The fixatives for the dye is based on natural ammonia products.
 
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@LTfit and @henrythedog beat me to it but I'll say it anyway:
But the Dutch are notoriously hard to spot. We walk among you, wearing a mix of brands and invariably speak your language. The only thing that will give us away, we just can't help it, is our bluntness.
Not so fast @Purky. There IS another giveaway: people who grew up in Holland (especially younger generations) are really tall. You don't even have to open your mouths.;)
And not buying a round of drinks🙃
Ah, yes -but you can be frugal and very generous. (That's my experience of many Dutch people.)🙏

 
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Hello fellow pilgrims,

for more confusion ;) on the Camino I did wear a wild mix of brands as a german man:
Meteor Backpack 38l (I think it's the OEM of Decathlon-Packs), OCK Trekking-Pants shortable, Dynamics Bike-Shorts, Teva Sandals, no-name hat, LIDL Merino-Shirts, Wrightsocks, Meindl Boots.
No shell, no book, no flag.

I am almost fluent in english (obviously with a german accent). Most British could tell on spot what country I am from. Most US, Australians, New Zealanders, Koreans, most Scandinavians, Portuguese and Spaniards couldn't tell.

The only hint giving by me was the fact, that I ordered a Radler first almost on every stop in my Albergues.
 
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I found the lyrics, but even then some bits are completely indecipherable to me!!
I'm not surprised! Fife is sometimes known as "the kingdom of Fife" because before the advent of road bridges and the railways the relative isolation of the peninsula gave it a distinct local identity and that showed up in dialect and accent amongst other things. A place apart :) A neighbour and family friend in my childhood had in fact been a bus conductress in Fife in her younger days and might easily have been the inspiration for the song :cool:
 
@LTfit and @henrythedog beat me to it but I'll say it anyway:
Not so fast @Purky. There IS another giveaway: people who grew up in Holland (especially younger generations) are really tall. You don't even have to open your mouths.;)
Ah, yes -but you can be frugal and very generous. (That's my experience of many Dutch people.)🙏
I have worked in the Netherlands off and on for over 30 years and found the locals to be friendly and good company and generally have a better work life balance than most other nations. But to paraphrase an ex colleague of mine. "The Dutch are like Scots but with their sense of generosity removed" But he was a contract negotiator:cool:
 
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As I usually wear plated pigtails on the Camino people assume I am German or Dutch, until I speak and it's clear I'm neither.

Once, post Camino in Paris I was waiting to cross a street and a woman came up to me and said, you must be a kiwi no one else would come to the fashion capital in of the world with hairy legs like those... I was glad I was wearing shoes so she didn't see my hairy hobbit toes.
 
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
It is not unknown for Americans travelling abroad to purport to be Canadian. I have never met a Canadian who purported to be American, although I do know very well an ex-Canadian who took American citizenship,

I have many friends and colleagues from the States and they would explain that as a response to a real or perceived security issue, or concern over the perception of political or international relations issues abroad.

During my last Camino this year I meet 5 women carrying a packsac with a Canadian flag. When I say hello they told me they were from New York ...
 
The first edition came out in 2003 and has become the go-to-guide for many pilgrims over the years. It is shipping with a Pilgrim Passport (Credential) from the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
The only hint giving by me was the fact, that I ordered a Radler first almost on every stop in my Albergues.

I'm not so sure that qualifies. In The Netherlands every major brewery makes a Radler (and the 0,0% option): with Lemon, lime, a combo of the two and even grapefruit (quite nice)!. I personally ask for a "clara con limón" which is the same thing but cheaper. They make it on the spot with tap beer and lemon Fanta. You can even tell them the proportions you want.
 
During my last Camino this year I meet 5 women carrying a packsac with a Canadian flag. When I say hello they told me they were from New York ...
I remember the same with the group of 6 young (25-30) Americans in Eastern Turkey back in 2007. After arrival I asked them why they said they were Canadians to the driver of our minivan they explained it (or they didn't) with "don't you understand?". ;)

But I did and I do. Being Slovenian same as the FLOTUS even more so...
 
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Ok, Scot living in France. Swiss bike, Vaude saddlebags, Decathlon backpack, Meindl shoes, generic cotton hat. CSJ patch.
 
But the Dutch are notoriously hard to spot. We walk among you, wearing a mix of brands and invariably speak your language. The only thing that will give us away, we just can't help it, is our bluntness.
I can always tell the Dutch cyclists - they have the best bikes!! AND they can hold a conversation whilst pedalling uphill despite coming from a flat country.... Whereas I come from Devon (the God/Goddess' own country! ;)) where roads only point up or down and spend my time gasping for breath....
I was told by a German cyclist that he knew we were English because we had tomato boxes tied on the front of our bikes....
But no-one has ever guessed our 'national' flags - cos their Devon....(yay)
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Heyyyy, where is Fjällräven on this hilarious list?
Fjällräven backpack = Start speaking Danish (80 pct. chance), otherwise switch to Swedish (15 pct. chance). If this doesn't work, shift to German (=5 pct chance)! I never understood why our Norwegian friends don't wear Fjällräven though... maybe because they have Bergans?!?camino-portugues-variante-espiritual.jpg
 
While waking the camino you are pass by a pilgrim and wonder from which country he or she is? And to shy to ask?

Try this.

Try to identify the packsak brand...

If the brand is Lafuma, Millet or Quechua there are good chance they are from France!

Altus Trango Quechua from Spain

Deuteur and Vaude from Germany

North Face from Korea

Haglof from Scandinavian

Norrona from Norwegian

Millets Blacks Mount Warehouse Karrimor from UK

Mount Warehouse Osprey MEC and Arcteryx from Canada

Gregory Ula Gossamer Zpacks REI Osprey lowe and Nortface the USA

One Planet AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from Australia

AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from New Zealand

I am shure this is not 100% but it is almost 90% OK with Deuter and Germany...

What is your experience?
Osprey and I am from U.K.
 
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Walker: "Hey, look! There's a guy with a Gregory backpack. And, he's wearing Altra shoes...and he's tall...and has a funny hat on. I bet he's American. Well, hello partner!"
Gregory/Altra guy: "Excuse me? Please forgive me, and accept my apologies. Oh, Hello. It's a pleasure. Nice to meet you. It's such a beautiful day."
Walker: "Oh, so you're from Canada."
 
Heyyyy, where is Fjällräven on this hilarious list?
Fjällräven backpack = Start speaking Danish (80 pct. chance), otherwise switch to Swedish (15 pct. chance). If this doesn't work, shift to German (=5 pct chance)! I never understood why our Norwegian friends don't wear Fjällräven though... maybe because they have Bergans?!?View attachment 62890

I just the add the Fjallraven for Danmark sorry for the 2 dots on the a I do not know were to find them!
 
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During May and June on the Camino Frances Osprey was easily the most popular pack brand. Almost 60-70 percent of Pilgrims used one. While nationalities were much more diverse. I use an Osprey and I am a Kiwi.
 
While waking the camino you are pass by a pilgrim and wonder from which country he or she is? And to shy to ask?

Try this.

Try to identify the packsak brand...

If the brand is Lafuma, Millet or Quechua there are good chance they are from France!

Halti from Sovenia

FJALLRAVEN from Danmark at 80% chance

Osprey from Mexico

Altus Trango Quechua from Spain

Deuteur and Vaude from Germany

North Face from Korea

Haglof from Scandinavian

Norrona from Norwegian

Osprey Millets Blacks Mount Warehouse Karrimor from UK

Mount Warehouse Osprey MEC and Arcteryx from Canada

Gregory Ula Gossamer Zpacks REI Osprey lowe and Nortface the USA

One Planet AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from Australia

Osprey AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from New Zealand

I am shure this is not 100% but it is almost 90% OK with Deuter and Germany...

What is your experience?
Both Haglöfs and Fjällräven are Swedish brands... not Danish or Scandinavian or anything else.
 
Very light, comfortable and compressible poncho. Specially designed for protection against water for any activity.

Our Atmospheric H30 poncho offers lightness and waterproofness. Easily compressible and made with our Waterproof fabric, its heat-sealed interior seams guarantee its waterproofness. Includes carrying bag.

€60,-
While waking the camino you are pass by a pilgrim and wonder from which country he or she is? And to shy to ask?

Try this.

Try to identify the packsak brand...

If the brand is Lafuma, Millet or Quechua there are good chance they are from France!

Halti from Sovenia

FJALLRAVEN from Danmark at 80% chance

Osprey from Mexico

Altus Trango Quechua from Spain

Deuteur and Vaude from Germany

North Face from Korea

Haglof from Scandinavian

Norrona from Norwegian

Osprey Millets Blacks Mount Warehouse Karrimor from UK

Mount Warehouse Osprey MEC and Arcteryx from Canada

Gregory Ula Gossamer Zpacks REI Osprey lowe and Nortface the USA

One Planet AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from Australia

Osprey AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from New Zealand

I am shure this is not 100% but it is almost 90% OK with Deuter and Germany...

What is your experience?
I am from Canada. I have two packs that I wear depending on which route I take. AARN for del Norte and Francés and Osprey for shorter routes.
Regards from 🇨🇦
 
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
While waking the camino you are pass by a pilgrim and wonder from which country he or she is? And to shy to ask?

Try this.

Try to identify the packsak brand...

If the brand is Lafuma, Millet or Quechua there are good chance they are from France!

Halti from Sovenia

FJALLRAVEN from Danmark at 80% chance

Osprey from Mexico

Altus Trango Quechua from Spain

Deuteur and Vaude from Germany

North Face from Korea

Haglof from Scandinavian

Norrona from Norwegian

Osprey Millets Blacks Mount Warehouse Karrimor from UK

Mount Warehouse Osprey MEC and Arcteryx from Canada

Gregory Ula Gossamer Zpacks REI Osprey lowe and Nortface the USA

One Planet AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from Australia

Osprey AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from New Zealand

I am shure this is not 100% but it is almost 90% OK with Deuter and Germany...

What is your experience?
Hi

I am from Cape Town South Africa and have a Deuter
K-Way would also be from South Africa

Jane
 
While waking the camino you are pass by a pilgrim and wonder from which country he or she is? And to shy to ask?

Try this.

Try to identify the packsak brand...

If the brand is Lafuma, Millet or Quechua there are good chance they are from France!

Halti from Sovenia

FJALLRAVEN from Danmark at 80% chance

Osprey from Mexico

Altus Trango Quechua from Spain

Deuteur and Vaude from Germany

North Face from Korea

Haglof from Scandinavian

Norrona from Norwegian

Osprey Millets Blacks Mount Warehouse Karrimor from UK

Mount Warehouse Osprey MEC and Arcteryx from Canada

Gregory Ula Gossamer Zpacks REI Osprey lowe and Nortface the USA

One Planet AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from Australia

Osprey AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from New Zealand

I am shure this is not 100% but it is almost 90% OK with Deuter and Germany...

What is your experience?
Im from Sweden - Ospray is very popular here! ( We have our own brands Fjällräven and Haglöfs so of course a lot of swedish pilgrims have these brands..)
 
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
While waking the camino you are pass by a pilgrim and wonder from which country he or she is? And to shy to ask?

Try this.

Try to identify the packsak brand...

If the brand is Lafuma, Millet or Quechua there are good chance they are from France!

Osprey Fjallraven Haglosfs from Sweden

Deuter and K-Way from South Africa

Halti from Sovenia

FJALLRAVEN from Danmark at 80% chance

Osprey from Mexico

Altus Trango Quechua from Spain

Deuteur and Vaude from Germany

North Face from Korea

Haglof from Scandinavian

Norrona from Norwegian

Osprey Millets Blacks Mount Warehouse Karrimor from UK

Mount Warehouse Osprey MEC and Arcteryx from Canada

Gregory Ula Gossamer Zpacks REI Osprey lowe and Nortface the USA

One Planet AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from Australia

Osprey AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from New Zealand

I am shure this is not 100% but it is almost 90% OK with Deuter and Germany...

What is your experience?
You are well versed! I have done this to a minor degree--not at all as comprehensive as your research. Being from the US, I am familiar with REI, Osprey, Lowe and Northface, but not with the others. LL Bean is another popular brand from the US but I don't know if you have seen many on your travels.
 
Both Haglöfs and Fjällräven are Swedish brands... not Danish or Scandinavian or anything else.
Indeed, but both available in many other countries. I am not planning to take use my beautifully designed and constructed Fjallraven Raven 28 for my next pilgrimage, but were I to do so, it would give no indication of my nationality than most of the other gear and outerwear that I use. It was purchased in Trondheim and is reasonably readily available in my own country.
 
Down bag (90/10 duvet) of 700 fills with 180 g (6.34 ounces) of filling. Mummy-shaped structure, ideal when you are looking for lightness with great heating performance.

€149,-
While waking the camino you are pass by a pilgrim and wonder from which country he or she is? And to shy to ask?

Try this.

Try to identify the packsak brand...

If the brand is Lafuma, Millet or Quechua there are good chance they are from France!

Osprey Fjallraven Haglosfs from Sweden

Deuter and K-Way from South Africa

Halti from Sovenia

FJALLRAVEN from Danmark at 80% chance

Osprey from Mexico

Altus Trango Quechua from Spain

Deuteur and Vaude from Germany

North Face from Korea

Haglof from Scandinavian

Norrona from Norwegian

Osprey Millets Blacks Mount Warehouse Karrimor from UK

Mount Warehouse Osprey MEC and Arcteryx from Canada

Gregory Ula Gossamer Zpacks REI Osprey lowe and Nortface the USA

One Planet AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from Australia

Osprey AARN Macpac Fairy Down Kathmandu from New Zealand

I am shure this is not 100% but it is almost 90% OK with Deuter and Germany...

What is your experience?
If the person is wearing long pants, likely they are from Spain or Italy.
 
Technical backpack for day trips with backpack cover and internal compartment for the hydration bladder. Ideal daypack for excursions where we need a medium capacity backpack. The back with Air Flow System creates large air channels that will keep our back as cool as possible.

€83,-
Deuter and K-Way from South Africa

Deuter products are SOLD in South Africa (same as Osprey, Karrimor and several other makes), but I think Deuter might get a little bit upset if you said they were "from South Africa” ;).

Some homegrown South African products are FIRST ASCENT, K-WAY and CAPESTORM.

When I arrived at an albergue in Boadilla, before I had said anything, or given him my credencial, the hospitalero welcomed me with "Ah! A South African!" (He had seen the First Ascent logo on my shirt 😃.)
 
This is a fun thread!
In 2017, I walked wearing a pair of Zamberlan shoes, Arc'teryx, Columbia, and Kathmandu gear, Tilley Hat, and an Osprey backpack with a Kangaroo patch on it.
Five months ago, when I walked the Invierno, there were no clues except for the Aarn backpack (a Kiwi pack available in Australia)
 
Very light, comfortable and compressible poncho. Specially designed for protection against water for any activity.

Our Atmospheric H30 poncho offers lightness and waterproofness. Easily compressible and made with our Waterproof fabric, its heat-sealed interior seams guarantee its waterproofness. Includes carrying bag.

€60,-

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