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Yes, that is true. This will just show the practices of forum participants.I believe the results here may be biased vs. the total population. My guess is that people here may be more inclined to self responsibility vs. those who use an agency. My 2 cents.
I doubt some folks who have a bag transported will reveal it given the history of negativity that has been expressed on this forum regarding shipping bags.
Yes, that's why I added the note about the anonymity.I doubt some folks who have a bag transported will reveal it given the history of negativity that has been expressed on this forum regarding shipping bags.
The poll is anonymous if you just vote.I doubt some folks who have a bag transported will reveal it given the history of negativity that has been expressed on this forum regarding shipping bags.
I'm not sure if it's possible to lock the thread to new replies and also leave the poll open. I agree, that would be best for this poll if it's possible.Maybe replies should be tuned off as people seem to be offering explanations for their answer instead of just answering the question.
It is hard to see from this graphic for 2022 (taken from the Pilgrim Office website), but well under 10% of pilgrims registered at the Pilgrim Office in Santiago came from English-speaking countries. In 2022, over 50% were Spanish, then 4 of the next 5 countries were also non-English-speaking. Our English-speaking forum has much different representation.Why do people think this forum isn't representative of most pilgrims?
Got it and thanks for the response. I didn't think about it that way but you're right.It is hard to see from this graphic for 2022 (taken from the Pilgrim Office website), but well under 10% of pilgrims registered at the Pilgrim Office in Santiago came from English-speaking countries. In 2022, over 50% were Spanish, then 4 of the next 5 countries were also non-English-speaking. Our English-speaking forum has much different representation.
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The poll is completely anonymous. Unless someone feels moved to reveal themselves in a comment, nothing is revealed.I doubt some folks who have a bag transported will reveal it given the history of negativity that has been expressed on this forum regarding shipping bags.
Lots of us are curious. That's all.WTP. What the point, who cares!
Yes, as I mentioned in the OP, I assumed that all transport users would also carry something during the day. So, you should answer in the transport user category.I do both, cary a light pack with what I need for the day, and use luggage services too
Right. I’ll bet the FB groups poll differently.I believe the results here may be biased vs. the total population. My guess is that people here may be more inclined to self responsibility vs. those who use an agency. My 2 cents.
Carrying a day pack is not what the poll is about.I do both, cary a light pack with what I need for the day, and use luggage services too
I wish you had a 4th choice: I always carry everything in my pack or on my person.Addition: Please just answer the poll and don't add posts with defense, explanations and discussion of the pros and cons and your personal reasons. You can vote and have it counted, without adding any further reply to the thread.
I am feeling daring. Recently, various posts have made comments or assumptions about what percentage of people on the Camino use backpack/luggage transport regularly, versus those whose practice is to carry their backpack.
@grayland suggested a simple poll and I agree that it would be interesting to understand the forum demographics.
So, if you have walked the camino in the past and/or you have active plans to walk it and you have decided how to transport your bag, here is a poll. Of course I assume that virtually all people will carry some things during the day.
Note that I am not asking for explanations of why. Nor am I asking:
I am just asking what your "normal" practice is - how you intend to get your belonging from one accommodation to the next, on a day-to-day basis, on your most recent or currently planned Camino.
- About luggage that you might send to Santiago for use after the Camino.
- About re-supplying provisions (e.g. new shoes at the halfway point of a long camino).
- About very occasional changes when you might deviate from your normal routine.
- What type of bag/luggage you use for any transported item.
P.S. - Don't be afraid of judgement. Answers to the poll question are anonymous. We are just curious what the real numbers are.
Without telling me about your own situation, how is that wording significantly different from the first option? Just the word "always"?I wish you had a 4th choice: I always carry everything in my pack or on my person.
Scroll to the top. The poll is at the top, under the title. Just select the little circle you want.Where is the poll? I want to answer but do not see any hyperlink attachment?
The question is basically do you usually carry everything that you need on Camino yourself (in a backpack, lumbar pack, hiking trailer, pockets, crossbody bag, etc) or do you usually ship all or part of your gear?I wish you had a 4th choice: I always carry everything in my pack or on my person.
The "tag cloud" at the bottom of the main Forums page gives a very rough indication. The size of the text reflects the number of times the tag has been added. But we add tags sparingly, so many/most general enquiries that include several topics would not get all of the relevant tags.What percentage of posts on the forum concern luggage transport?
That’s answer #1I wish you had a 4th choice: I always carry everything in my pack or on my person.
Of course. #1 includes my suggested answer. My answer does not include #1.That’s answer #1
Without telling me about your own situation, how is that wording significantly different from the first option? Just the word "always"?
Ok, cool, but my other response was funny and deleted by the powers that be. I am bummed about that.Yes, that is true. This will just show the practices of forum participants.
Throw out the last 100km on any trip, and I'd love to see the results. Also, everyone speaks English. Well, except French people, but sometimes they do.It is hard to see from this graphic for 2022 (taken from the Pilgrim Office website), but well under 10% of pilgrims registered at the Pilgrim Office in Santiago came from English-speaking countries. In 2022, over 50% were Spanish, then 4 of the next 5 countries were also non-English-speaking. Our English-speaking forum has much different representation.
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Ok. Me quiet.The bold text added by @C clearly is surely sufficient. Might all the comments be deleted, mine included? It’s not compulsory to participate.
It’s not you! It’s everyone else. (Exceptional recent Camino btw)Ok. Me quiet.
If it's closed to replies it's also closed to those who want to answer the poll. If you would like to explain why you use or don't use pack transfer there's another active thread on the topic here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/luggage-transport-why.81738/Why not close the thread to replies if you don't want people to clarify their poll response?
and there it is! wow! my 2 centsinclined to self responsibility vs. those who use an agency
Ok so like I wish I could see your original post before I respond to a quote of a post I wrote that has since been deleted. Truth is, I don't care if someone ships a bag. I don't care if they use an agency. There are entirely valid reasons. The more people who get to enjoy the way the better imo.and there it is! wow! my 2 cents
post is still there, #2Ok so like I wish I could see your original post before I respond to a quote of a post I wrote that has since been deleted. Truth is, I don't care if someone ships a bag. I don't care if they use an agency. There are entirely valid reasons. The more people who get to enjoy the way the better imo.
Not for me. (Using safari mobile). Check again, and as it was always said in former career, "check your cache". I swear I checked. I even looked up a history of your posts. Crickets.post is still there, #2
The question is basically do you usually carry everything that you need on Camino yourself (in a backpack, lumbar pack, hiking trailer, pockets, crossbody bag, etc) or do you usually ship all or part of your gear?
Usually is used because always could skew the numbers, since there are people who almost always carry everything, but if they are injured use a transfer service.
I'm sorry, Lydia, that you felt the need to insult "luggage transport" users in your post. This was exactly what I was trying to avoid.I do not like polls in which the tick does not tell the whole truth.
There are "Lies, Damme lies and Statistics."
I carried my rucksack throughout my 60's and most of my 70's. Now because of old age I am forced to use 'Rucksack transport.' I do not want to be counted among 'luggage transport' users.
|I have seen them, I have seen them with cases so large that I myself and my ruck could fit into one of them.
There would even be room for several large 'Tartas de Santiago on the way home!!!!
How subjective is it to know if there is "usually" a backpack on your back while you are walking on a Camino?it is simply too subjective and the word "usually" jumped out at me like a sore thumb.
I think "usually" is too vague for me because I "always" carry my own backpack. I guess I am being a bit pedantic about it, but didn't feel any option described me.How subjective is it to know if there is "usually" a backpack on your back while you are walking on a Camino?
Perhaps the poll should have said "choose the option that most closely applies to you." Then you would know that option 1 more closely applies to you, a person who has always carried all of their things, since neither of the other two describe you at all.I think "usually" is too vague for me because I "always" carry my own backpack. I guess I am being a bit pedantic about it, but didn't feel any option described me.
To throw out a generalisation, because most pilgrims only walk the Frances.Why do people think this forum isn't representative of most pilgrims?
Just slightly over half these days. With the % who walk other routes growing every year. The days when the Camino Frances was "the" Camino are past.To throw out a generalisation, because most pilgrims only walk the Frances.
Because this is an English language forum, and most pilgrims aren't native English speakers.Why do people think this forum isn't representative of most pilgrims?
Sorry people are judgmental. I have a tear in my shoulder (choose to use alternative methods to care vs surgery and it includes not stressing it) and at 69 (when I walked the Frances) and 73 (planning the Portuguese) - my back is not the greatest. So I used a carrier service and will do it again.I doubt some folks who have a bag transported will reveal it given the history of negativity that has been expressed on this forum regarding shipping bags.
Humble too!To throw out a generalisation, because most pilgrims only walk the Frances.
The people on here are far more hardcore and we walk every route in existence. If there was a route from Antarctica to Santiago, someone would do it. We also create new routes or recreate old routes. Basically this is the site for trailblazers and adventurers. That's why i come here and why I like it.
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