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Of course, if possible I sleep in hostels. I prefer the public pilgrim hostels. If I can't find a bed there, I'll use my tarp. I'll have to carry it with me, but it's worth it to me. Going out early in the morning with a headlamp just to find a bed in time is not my style of hiking.
My quilt...
For me there is no competition for beds. I also don't book beds in advance. If I can't get a bed in a hostel, I sleep in my tarp (tarp from zpacks = 147 g, sleeping pad TaR ProLite Small = 378 g) somewhere in the wilderness. My backpack with equipment still only weighs 4.2 kg (without food and...
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