Definition of a Pilgrim 🤣

[Frankybaby66]

I'm always a little apprehensive about posting anything approaching humour on this Forum, for fear of upsetting someone. But here goes . . .
I heard this a few years ago, and it made me smile.
'The definition of a pilgrim is someone who haemorrages vast quantities of money to outdoor clothing stores, for the privelege of living like a homeless person for 6 weeks'
(no homeless persons were harmed in the making of this post)

Buen Camino/Bom Caminho!

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

I've seen a minor variation of this quote used in reference to ultralight hikers. It always makes me wince when I find out how much more less costs !

 

[Pafayac]

I've seen a minor variation of this quote used in reference to ultralight hikers. It always makes me wince when I find out how much more less costs !

There are 2 kinds of pilgrims:
- Those who carry an heavy backpack
- Those who hold a thick wallet

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

There are 2 kinds of pilgrims:
- Those who carry an heavy backpack
- Those who hold a thick wallet

Yeah, but what I'm getting at is that if my backpack was light so would my wallet be!

 

[lovingkindness]

[Edit: and there's a 3rd: ]

... those who walk with next to nothing because they didn't have a big backpack in the first place nor a fat wallet to fill it with ...

 

[duncanwhyte]

Ones who attend the pilgrim dinner, then are snacking in the dorm an hour later.....

 

[trecile]

hope this thread stays funny

I added to the title to hopefully keep it on track.

 

[Bradypus]

I used to own a small sailing boat. Sailing has often been described as being like standing in a cold shower while tearing up £20 pound notes....

 

[wisepilgrim]

I repeat often that very little has changed along the camino since it first took root. When threads like this come up it is fun to imagine what the ultralight pilgrims of year 1 would have been like. What luxuries would a thick wallet bring you.

 

[Simperegrina]

The ultralight pilgrims would have been on horseback

 

[jsalt]

I'm always a little apprehensive about posting anything approaching humour on this Forum, for fear of upsetting someone. But here goes . . .
I heard this a few years ago, and it made me smile.
'The definition of a pilgrim is someone who haemorrages vast quantities of money to outdoor clothing stores, for the privelege of living like a homeless person for 6 weeks'
(no homeless persons were harmed in the making of this post)

Buen Camino/Bom Caminho!

Reminds me of Dolly Parton who said: "It costs a lot to look this cheap."

 

[K_Lynn]

LOL I lurk on an ultralight forum and they are the dirtiest people. I would hate to walk downwind from them.

 

[Simperegrina]

LOL I lurk on an ultralight forum and they are the dirtiest people. I would hate to walk downwind from them.

Ewwww….

 

[K_Lynn]

Ewwww….

Tips: chop the handle off your tooth brush to save 10gr, use an eye drops bottle for hand sanitizer to save 90gr (because you'll only need 8ml of hand sanitizer on a 3 month backpacking trip) Wear your clothes inside out to get another days wear! Only bring one pair of underwear!

 

[lt56ny]

I don't have a thick wallet and I know for a fact that everything I bring on the camino I have been wearing for years on my caminos. If you go to closeouts on websites and amazon you can pick up things super cheap. For example, I have an REI backpack that I bought 4 years ago in their outlet store for $70US. Of course I wrote to @davebugg to see what he thought and he told me to jump on it. It is light and holds everything I need and easy to pack and unpack. My only major expense is my Brooks Cascadia Trail Runners and if I shop carefully like I did this year I got a brand new pair for $75. My next largest expense was my Altus Poncho that I had to buy as my other one was starting to fall apart. Sleeping bag from Decathlon $30US (had to get a new one 3 years ago) My shirts, pants, underwear and socks were about 200 total and have been wearing them all for years, except for my socks. I have an outer synthetic layer and a super light down coat that I bought from REI also for under 100 total about 4 years ago. So I know things have gone up since then but you don't need to come close to breaking the bank to be on the camino. If you take care of your stuff it takes care of you. I have been wearing some of these things on 8 caminos over 12 years.

 

[Frankybaby66]

I don't have a thick wallet and I know for a fact that everything I bring on the camino I have been wearing for years on my caminos. If you go to closeouts on websites and amazon you can pick up things super cheap. For example, I have an REI backpack that I bought 4 years ago in their outlet store for $70US. Of course I wrote to @davebugg to see what he thought and he told me to jump on it. It is light and holds everything I need and easy to pack and unpack. My only major expense is my Brooks Cascadia Trail Runners and if I shop carefully like I did this year I got a brand new pair for $75. My next largest expense was my Altus Poncho that I had to buy as my other one was starting to fall apart. Sleeping bag from Decathlon $30US (had to get a new one 3 years ago) My shirts, pants, underwear and socks were about 200 total and have been wearing them all for years, except for my socks. I have an outer synthetic layer and a super light down coat that I bought from REI also for under 100 total about 4 years ago. So I know things have gone up since then but you don't need to come close to breaking the bank to be on the camino. If you take care of your stuff it takes care of you. I have been wearing some of these things on 8 caminos over 12 years.

Glad the post amused you

 

[lt56ny]

Glad the post amused you

I am not so sure what you mean? I am considered to be a funny guy by those that know me. I know your quote is funny, but at the same time, my personal belief system tells me the money that people spend for camino clothes borders on the obscene. As always, my opinion is as worthwhile as the paper it is electronically written on. But it is funny and my comments were not directed to your post.

 

[Simperegrina]

Tips: chop the handle off your tooth brush to save 10gr, use an eye drops bottle for hand sanitizer to save 90gr (because you'll only need 8ml of hand sanitizer on a 3 month backpacking trip) Wear your clothes inside out to get another days wear! Only bring one pair of underwear!

I don’t feel well…

 

[duncanwhyte]

Pilgrim clothes have an excess of pockets. Sometimes theres even a pocket on a pocket.

Pilgrims have a colour spectrum of dark, light and grey grey, aquamarine and purple.

Pilgrims scrutinise the wine list with a worried look, then declare happily that anything will do.

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

I am not so sure what you mean? I am considered to be a funny guy by those that know me. I know your quote is funny, but at the same time, my personal belief system tells me the money that people spend for camino clothes borders on the obscene. As always, my opinion is as worthwhile as the paper it is electronically written on. But it is funny and my comments were not directed to your post.

I think that what @Frankybaby66 was meaning that he was waiting for the joke in your post. I have to say I was - I read all the way to the bottom before I realised you were serious !

 

[dick bird]

I used to own a small sailing boat. Sailing has often been described as being like standing in a cold shower while tearing up £20 pound notes....

Or a hole in the water into which one pours money.

 

[duncanwhyte]

If it flies, floats or f...s it's going to cost.

 

[lt56ny]

I think that what @Frankybaby66 was meaning that he was waiting for the joke in your post. I have to say I was - I read all the way to the bottom before I realised you were serious !

I knew it was a joke. But at the same time the amounts of money people spend blows me away. Thanks for your comment. You always have something positive to add.

 

[Pafayac]

I don't have a thick wallet and I know for a fact that everything I bring on the camino I have been wearing for years on my caminos.

It is not only a matter of hardware weight.
The pilgrim who told me that was a young Swiss pilgrim without so much money: he was camping under its tent, which involves an heavy backpack, especially because he was obliged to carry food too.
At the opposite, I was flying from albergue to albergue, with frequent stops in bars... my backpack was less heavy than my belly...

 

[Frankybaby66]

It is not only a matter of hardware weight.
The pilgrim who told me that was a young Swiss pilgrim without so much money: he was camping under its tent, which involves an heavy backpack, especially because he was obliged to carry food too.
At the opposite, I was flying from albergue to albergue, with frequent stops in bars... my backpack was less heavy than my belly...

Flying . . . that's an option I've not considered before . . .

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

Flying . . . that's an option I've not considered before . . .

Planning on parachuting in to Praza do Obradoiro?

I wonder what the minimum distance is to get your Compostela if you fly

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

Wait, an idea for a new TV series. Anyone remember The Flying Nun’s ?

Modern remake:

The Flying Pilgrims
(Dropping in soon to a Cathedral near you)

 

[Frankybaby66]

Planning on parachuting in to Praza do Obradoiro?

I wonder what the minimum distance is to get your Compostela if you fly

Probably need some fancy algorithm that takes into account if you had checked luggage,whether you drank alcohol, if you used the bathroom, and the maximum altitude you reached etc etc
You also need to get your credencial stamped by the flight crew . . .

 

[Frankybaby66]

Wait, an idea for a new TV series. Anyone remember The Flying Nun’s ?

Modern remake:

The Flying Pilgrims
(Dropping in soon to a Cathedral near you)

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

Probably need some fancy algorithm that takes into account if you had checked luggage,whether you drank alcohol, if you used the bathroom, and the maximum altitude you reached etc etc
You also need to get your credencial stamped by the flight crew . . .

Flight crew? Checked Luggage?
That’d be taking skydiving to a whole new level!

 

[Roland49]

[Edit: and there's a 3rd: ]

... those who walk with next to nothing because they didn't have a big backpack in the first place nor a fat wallet to fill it with ...

That's the part, that is depicting me.
A bumpack for 10€ and good boots (200€) was all I bought for my first Camino in 2019.
All the other equipment I owned already, most of it for years.

With expenses averaging 23€ per day I call it "Pilgrim on a budget".

 

[lovingkindness]

That's the part, that is depicting me.
A bumpack for 10€ and good boots (200€) was all I bought for my first Camino in 2019.
All the other equipment I owned already, most of it for years.

With expenses averaging per day I call it "Pilgrim on a budget".

23€ !!!! C'est la richesse! Wow.

 

[CWBuff]

Oh come ON you folks this is super EEEEEASY!:
A Pilgrim is NOT a person who is a Tourist.
All these endless threads, posts and discussions and you couldn't figure it out?

 

[André Walker]

Ultralight pilgrims? Huh, I always seem to find the weight other pilgrims lose.

 

[Frankybaby66]

Oh come ON you folks this is super EEEEEASY!:
A Pilgrim is NOT a person who is a Tourist.
All these endless threads, posts and discussions and you couldn't figure it out?

You can only claim an answer is easy if someone actually asked a question. . my post was simply a humorous quote.
Let's not get into the tourist/pilgrim backbiting . . .

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Only bring one pair of underwear!

A US military academy graduate once told me that they had a saying there; "You may run out of clean underwear but you never run out of underwear."

 

[CWBuff]

You can only claim an answer is easy if someone actually asked a question. . my post was simply a humorous quote.
Let's not get into the tourist/pilgrim backbiting . . .

I believe my 1/2-dozen laughing faces adequately conveys that the post is made in the same humorous spirit as your initial post\thread, so, yes, lets not get into any backbiting....