I do not sleep on the bare mattress but replace the sheet - I shower before I go to bed and I do not have other hygiene issues. I understand that in the albergues plastic mattress covers are the best option, but mattress protectors are not always...
Sure but respectfully, with all the places a pilgrim stays and not all the beds treated in this way, how much is this pilgrim doing this once really gonna upset us? Especially when they are still using a sheet and presumably a sleeping bag or...
Plastic Mattress protectors are my nemesis . ! I like to have my own room so I stay in albergues with private rooms or pensiones . My first task upon arrival is to check beneath the sheets - if the mattress protector is plastic I remove it and...
Yes I had that as well a few nights...soaked thru my sleeping bag! This also happened to others in my Camino Fam. I just chalked it up to hot nights (May), 5- 25 other bodies in a room and often...one window! Also, I was coming from Arizona where...
Has anyone experienced night sweats on a Camino? I am in Santiago now, having finished the Primitivo on May 21. Five years ago I walked the Frances, also finishing in late May. On both Caminos, I started getting night sweats 5 - 7 days before...
Don't get me wrong, use whatever works for you!
That comment was in response to another poster and in defense of MY favorite hat! 😜 (said comment: “It is a hard shell, so it doesn’t fold up, can’t be put in a pocket or otherwise ‘travel’ well...
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