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    Sleeping bags-necessary?

    Anemone, Thanks for the advice-but we have just bought some basic reasonably light 1-2 season bags locally. They are lighter than our mountain bags and pack down smaller too so I think we will go with them. Thanks for relpying. Regards Gerry
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    Sleeping bags-necessary?

    Anna, Thanks for the comments. Only this morning we were in an outdoor shop in our local main town, and there reduced to a virtual pittance were two very basic 1-2 season sleeping bags which were a reasonable weight. SOOO! we bought them and having said that we would probably use only liner and...
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    Sleeping bags-necessary?

    Hi Anna, Thanks for the reply. A friend has suggested this solution to us recently and that is something we might consider. Regards Gerry
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    Sleeping bags-necessary?

    Hi Diane, Thanks for your reply. The sleeping bags we use have to cover a variety of situations. We use them for camping in the Scottish mountains, and while not the thickest or most extreme still tip the scales at 980g and I feel that if I can avoid buying a lighter bag only to use on the...
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    Sleeping bags-necessary?

    Hi Klynn, I did as you have done and contacted them about making a reservation and got the same reply. Not sure about this as all the info I have read quote the price as 10 euros per night and not 12. Bearing in mind that the Albergue is really quite large and has an overspill facility we have...
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    Sleeping bags-necessary?

    Thanks Tincatinker. That is really what I expected to hear, to be honest. We are quite experienced hillwalkers, and the extra weight really is not the big issue. I is just that I do tend to take things that, in the end, I never use. I would be an unhappy bunny if I had carried the bag for 800k...
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    Sleeping bags-necessary?

    Hi everyone, We are seting out on our Camino on Sept. 1st. We had intended not to take a sleeping bag with us to try to lighten the load and as we had heard that many albergues provide blankets. However, have just been in contact with the Collegiate albergue in Roncesvalles and they do not...

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