It proved true most of the time when I asked hikers last year.
So if i understand you correcly the people who wear long pants would be from Spain or Italy and the rest of the world would wear shorts?
Well well interesting theory!
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It proved true most of the time when I asked hikers last year.
July and August, maybe. That would be an important piece of info.It proved true most of the time when I asked hikers last year.
Seemed to be the case whenever I asked.So if i understand you correcly the people who wear long pants would be from Spain or Italy and the rest of the world would wear shorts?
Well well interesting theory!
According to the pilgrim office last year pilgrims from Spain and Italy combined made up 52% of all those receiving Compostelas. One might conclude that there is a better than even chance that anyone you speak to is from one of those countries.the person is wearing long pants, likely they are from Spain or Italy.
According to the pilgrim office last year pilgrims from Spain and Italy combined made up 52% of all those receiving Compostelas. One might conclude that there is a better than even chance that anyone you speak to is from one of those countries.
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.
So, so confusing. I have dual nationality and was wondering what I should wear. Perhaps just a smile.
You approached every pilgrim you saw wearing long pants and asked them where they were from?It proved true most of the time when I asked hikers last year.
The pants or the pilgrims?You approached every pilgrim you saw wearing long pants and asked them where they were from?
The pants or the pilgrims?
I am from Denmark and member of a Santiago-pilgrims-facebookgroup , and i am pretty sure tat a very big part of danish pilgrims are wearing an OSPREY backpack )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?
The bright orange color is a bit of a give-away, though... ;-)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.
Taking a wild guess... Peru?
Sea to summit= AustraliaWhile 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?
Ahh, but your Boston accent always gave you away!Being Irish I flew a Brazilian flag just to confuse anyone else playing similar game walking behind me.
Ahh, but your Boston accent always gave you away!
I don't see Marmot backpacks mentioned. I have a Marmot and I'm Danish. Actually it was a post on this Forum that inspired me to buy a Marmot and not an Osprey.
Why make it easy?The easiest is having a small flag of your country on the back of your backpack. Nobody can miss it.
Confusing!Ok, Scot living in France. Swiss bike, Vaude saddlebags, Decathlon backpack, Meindl shoes, generic cotton hat. CSJ patch.
Ahh, but your Boston accent always gave you away!
Suprisingly he is not using a Canadian flag...
Or speak softly (in Boston accent) and carry a big stick with flags found on the wayThe easiest is having a small flag of your country on the back of your backpack. Nobody can miss it
I've only just noticed a green orb in picture attached, on closer examination be interested to know what others seeOr speak softly (in Boston accent) and carry a big stick with flags found on the way
Kelty? Anyone? Anyone?
From Chile - Kelty RedwingKelty? Anyone? Anyone?
From Chile - Kelty Redwing
I am from Canada and am almost always wearing long pants on the camino. If it is hot, long, lightweight, light coloured and loose fitting pants are much cooler than shorts (they shade the legs). If it is cold, they provide some insulation. Why would anyone wear shorts?If the person is wearing long pants, likely they are from Spain or Italy.
Totally agree, wouldn’t dream of wearing anything but long pants.I am from Canada and am almost always wearing long pants on the camino. If it is hot, long, lightweight, light coloured and loose fitting pants are much cooler than shorts (they shade the legs). If it is cold, they provide some insulation. Why would anyone wear shorts?
My Aarn was purchased on line from Aarn USA but was made in NZ. I live innCanada and it was the only way to get one at the timeThis 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)
About 50%of all rucksacks come from Quechua at least thats my experience from walking the french camino. The second biggest brand was Osprey followed by Deuter.Quechua is a Decathlon brand, very popular in Spain too. Spanish brands: Altus, Trango...
About 50%of all rucksacks come from Quechua at least thats my experience from walking the french camino. The second biggest brand was Osprey followed by Deuter.
After greeting the walker(s), yes. I’ve lived and walked in Europe long enough to have learned that Southern Europeans, especially the women, usually wear long pants.You approached every pilgrim you saw wearing long pants and asked them where they were from?
Having confused Canadians for Americans more than once (prompting varying degrees of offence and/or outrage..), I quickly learnt to simply ask 'where are you from?' instead..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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I retired my much loved Berghaus rucksack a few years ago. It had small Indian and Nepalese flags sewn on it as reminders of a long visit in 1989-90. But I don't think anyone ever saw it and thought I might be a GurkhaI'm an AARN carrying Aussie but I rather like the idea of confusing people by attaching a small symbol of another nationality. What would I choose? Mmm.
I retired my much loved Berghaus rucksack a few years ago. It had small Indian and Nepalese flags sewn on it as reminders of a long visit in 1989-90. But I don't think anyone ever saw it and thought I might be a Gurkha
Hard to get one past security as cabin baggage. And not the best tool for trimming toenails anyway.Even when you draw out the kukri?
Haha think I should get a Devon flag too.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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