So I'm walking for the first time at the end of May and I'm coming from NZ. I'm wondering if I bring a sleeping bag with me, it's quite a chunky piece of equipment, but I've also heard various reports about what the accommodation offers in terms of bedding, is it worth me bringing it?
Thanks, and excited for May!!
If you are quick and nip down to The Warehouse then you can buy this!
https://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/s/twl/product/R2675508.html available for $17.50 until the 7th February.
- Warm enough for May on the Frances.
- Cheap enough that you can donate it to a local charity after you finish so that there is no chance that you will bring bed bugs home in your sleeping bag.
- Light enough (500 grams) given the cost that it can earn a place in your backpack.
- Cheap enough that you can throw it away if your bedbugs are really bad and replace it with a similar cheap bag locally.
Edit: You haven't mentioned and no one has asked if you prefer to be warm at night or cooler.
If you prefer to be warm then a silk sleep sack will not be warm enough for you. It wasn't for me. I left St Jean on the 14th May and initially there were lots of very cold nights, some with snow on the ground or frosts. I also took a down sleeping bag that cost me over $200 and I used that in the beginning and the sleep sack later in June and July.
I was in Katmandu, Barry's Point Road, Takapuna on Thursday and they have a flash sale on at the moment as a result of the floods and end of season and their cheapest silk sleep sack is $180. Silk is nice but it is expensive.