Kitkat1066
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It gets caught when I try to get my second arm around my pack to put it in the sleeve. This will be trial and error I think.I have long arms, so I just open the zip and sort of swing it on like flamboyantly putting on a coatWhen it is hanging off the pack between showers, I pull the sleeves under my arms and tie them at my front, so I can easily slip them back on. Not sure why you need to reach the top of the pack to unhook anything? The hump for the pack is really generous so it will just hang off that? Alternatively, take off your pack, put the Altus on without putting the arms in the sleeves and zip it up, then lift the pack up under the Altus and put it on. Looks odd, works great!
Thank you so much you should have seen me trying to get my arm around the back of my pack to get hold of the second sleeveWe bought a couple in SJPdP in October last year and they showed us how to put them on. Simply hold the Altus out in front of you, with the opening facing away from you, and swing it over your head. Its then quite easy to put your arms in the sleeves and do up the front zipper. Amazing piece of kit! Good luck.
Just practice your flamboyant swing - and wind helps!This will be trial and error I think.
Exactly. When I put my Altus on I hold it over my head and have my face to the wind. I put one arm through the sleeve and then hold the bottom and then put the other arm in. I pull down a little and it is on and covering my pack!Just practice your flamboyant swing - and wind helps!
I'm also 5ft and searching for a good, not too expensive, poncho for my first camino. Do they sell the Altus in the US? I can't find them on Amazon.I recently bought an Altus Poncho it's the newer kind so no velcro on the cuffs. I watched Anniesantiago13 talk about why she loved her Altus. Now like Annie said she is 5ft 3, ( I am 5ft 0) and one of the reasons she love's the Altus so much is because it almost reaches her ankles so no need for rain pants. I also love the fact that you only need to take your pack off once to put in on and then the rest of the day it will hang safely on your backpack meaning you only need to put your arms through it again if there are showers, no taking your backpack on or off. However there has to be an easy way to put it on, I have short arms so its hard to reach the top of my pack to unhook it to be able to pull it all the way down, by the time I have finished putting it on I'll be soaked lol. Anyone got any tips on how to put the Altus on quickley and easily?
Well, I don't reach up and over my pack. I just slip my arms into the sleeves. I wonder what you're doing different?I recently bought an Altus Poncho it's the newer kind so no velcro on the cuffs. I watched Anniesantiago13 talk about why she loved her Altus. Now like Annie said she is 5ft 3, ( I am 5ft 0) and one of the reasons she love's the Altus so much is because it almost reaches her ankles so no need for rain pants. I also love the fact that you only need to take your pack off once to put in on and then the rest of the day it will hang safely on your backpack meaning you only need to put your arms through it again if there are showers, no taking your backpack on or off. However there has to be an easy way to put it on, I have short arms so its hard to reach the top of my pack to unhook it to be able to pull it all the way down, by the time I have finished putting it on I'll be soaked lol. Anyone got any tips on how to put the Altus on quickley and easily?
Not that I know. You can pick them up in Pamplona or SJPP or Madrid.I'm also 5ft and searching for a good, not too expensive, poncho for my first camino. Do they sell the Altus in the US? I can't find them on Amazon.
In Pamplona they are available at Caminoteca.Not that I know. You can pick them up in Pamplona or SJPP or Madrid.
They also have them at the Pilgrim stores in Zubiri (right on the main Camino) and in Sarria (at the base of the escalinatas going into the village)In Pamplona they are available at Caminoteca.
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You can reserve one at Boutique du Pelerine in SJPDP
Love watching your Youtube channel I tried putting it on like a normal jacket forgetting that I had to reach around my pack to try and grab the other sleeve. Needless to say ended in a right mess lol but love the flip method.Well, I don't reach up and over my pack. I just slip my arms into the sleeves. I wonder what you're doing different?
From Ireland found it on Amazon.uk Germany company.I'm also 5ft and searching for a good, not too expensive, poncho for my first camino. Do they sell the Altus in the US? I can't find them on Amazon.
Indeed. And walk smartly forward a couple of steps at the same time, so it all ends up behind you. This works fine in no wind. If there's a mild breeze make sure you are facing in to it - and you'll need to give it some welly to get the whole thing over your head in one go. If you are out on an exposed part of the camino and it is windy, it will push into your body before you have a chance to send it up and over. In these cases, still holding the shoulders, bring it down to the ground* and bunch it up so you are gripping the bottom as well as the top. Then lift up and proceed as before, letting go of the bottom part as you raise your arms. This time you won't need to step forward, just have a stance so you are braced when the wind catches...Simply hold the Altus out in front of you, with the opening facing away from you, and swing it over your head.
I've had 2 on order from Amazon UK, or so I thought. Ordered them on 1 January. Still not been delivered. Just found out that they're listed as out of stock! Can't get hold of any for love nor money! Have now ordered 2 from Decathlon as we head off in 4 weeks' time.From Ireland found it on Amazon.uk Germany company.
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