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For the waist just take a long shoe string. Use as a poncho belt or clothes line.
On the Hospitalas section of the Primitivo, I was caught in the wind and rain with my Altus and would have welcomed a belt, shoestring or clothesline to secure the sail. Wind was definitely an issue!
For the waist just take a long shoe string. Use as a poncho belt or clothes line.
If the Altus is anything like I think it is, you can also use the hip belt of your backpack to secure the front. Do it carefully so as not to create a 'strait-jacket-effect' for your arms...
Actually the Altus is meant to be worn over the backpack - so your idea wouldn't workunless I misunderstood you (perfectly possible). Buen Camino, SY
And I thought "you lived your life like a poncho in the wind..."Do you know that in Spanish "Poncho" is also the familiar way to call persons named "Alfonso"?
When I saw a thread named "Poncho in the wind" I imagined a pilgrim blown away by a twister and landing in the Wizard of Oz kingdom.
The Altus isn't really a poncho at all. It's more of an oversized rain coat with a hump that accommodates the backpack.I don't know the Altus' design (and I said so), so I could easily be in error. My experiences have been with regular ponchos; the rectangular ones with the hood in the center -- more like a tarp or groundsheet than a raincoat.
With those ponchos, the front side can be secured beneath the backpack's hipbelt, even if the backpack is under the poncho. It has to be planned and executed carefully, so as to avoid an accidental "strait-jacket effect." This is not an elegant solution, but it is a solution.
If the backpack is being carried on the outside (not recommended btw), the flappy-problem disappears.
Do you know that in Spanish "Poncho" is also the familiar way to call persons named "Alfonso"?
When I saw a thread named "Poncho in the wind" I imagined a pilgrim blown away by a twister and landing in the Wizard of Oz kingdom.
Hi To all,
I will do the Camino Francès in July 2017.
I have already bought a Altus Poncho and i wonder do you have some tips for me when there is a lot of wind
Thanks
This is not a poncho but a raincoat that encapsulates your pack and has a full zipper in the front and sleeve vents. A man in Virginia makes them..awesome piece of gear. its called the packa@james walter purdum iv -- based on the pic you posted, my suggestion certainly wouldn't work.
What MIGHT work is a couple of 10- to 12-inch (25- to 30-centimeter) strips of duct tape, strategically applied so as to gather up/secure the surplus material.
I have a Ferrino Trekker (similar to Altus) and had a similar sailing experience between SJPdP and Roncesvalles. Buen Camino, SY
Did you purchase it online? Sorry.... I didn't read this entire thread.Hi Annie,
Yes, my Ferrino unzips all the way, and sorry, don't remember how much I paid for it. BC SY
Hi Annie,
Yes, my Ferrino unzips all the way, and sorry, don't remember how much I paid for it. BC SY
I have a Ferrino Trekker (similar to Altus) and had a similar sailing experience between SJPdP and Roncesvalles. Buen Camino, SY
And do you find it too hot with that silver lining?
Did you purchase it online? Sorry.... I didn't read this entire thread.
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