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Both. Silk liner weighs pretty much nothing. Carrying a lightweight sleeping bag is a bit like having travel insurance - you don't need it . . Until you do . . 😉
On Camino del Norte over the last 40 days, every albergue, pension, and hotel I’ve been in has provided blankets. Most, but not all, have been nice warm ones.
However to expand on your question a bit, the problem with cold has not been while...
I would take a sleeping bag, but not a heavy one. In January I was comfortable in a 40 degree down bag, but I had owned it for 15 years already. It weighs 16 ounces. My point is that you need more tha than a silk liner, but be conscious of...
I would say a liner if you want to reduce your weight. I did CF last year mid-Sept to mid-Oct and in some albergue I didn't even use it, I used my quickdry towel instead.
I have put a tag - "sleeping bag" under the title of this thread. If you click on the tag, you will get lots of other threads!
You might be interested in this thread, which is a poll asking what forum members use.
Thanks for the input. The liner getting twisted is something I hadn't considered! My mom and I both already have sleeping bags and not liners, so there is that to consider too. Using what we have rather than purchasing more. :)
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