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We walked from LePuy en Velay to Santiago, 25 April-25 June 2008. We carried two mats, staying in French gite d'etapes, albergues, refugios, hostals, and even a tent one night.
At no time we we required to use either pad. In some albergues (e.g. Puente la Reina), they had extra mattresses...
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