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I also thought maybe I’d bring one of those tiny portable fans for air circulation and white noise. Especially since I’ve read on this forum that many pilgrims don’t want a window cracked in the cooler months. I’m going mid October. I’m having fun thinking about it!I don't think very many albergues will present this problem. But as you said, if you are hot, you can just open the curtains.
You are kidding about a fan, correct?I also thought maybe I’d bring one of those tiny portable fans for air circulation and white noise. Especially since I’ve read on this forum that many pilgrims don’t want a window cracked in the cooler months. I’m going mid October. I’m having fun thinking about it!
Nope, I have a tiny one that is maybe 3x3 inches.You are kidding about a fan, correct?
Battery operated?Nope, I have a tiny one that is maybe 3x3 inches.
I have been known to overthink, can’t deny.It is possible to overthink the preparation for a camino.
It has a plug. The albergues I’ve seen on line with the curtains, are a “capsule” style with a plug in each bunk.Battery operated?
This wasn't the case at the albergue I stayed at where the lower bunk beds had curtains. I carry a CPAP, so I was given a bed near a power point, but that was the only reason I had one near to me.It has a plug. The albergues I’ve seen on line with the curtains, are a “capsule” style with a plug in each bunk.
Do they have a model with air conditioning as well?I also thought maybe I’d bring one of those tiny portable fans for air circulation and white noise. Especially since I’ve read on this forum that many pilgrims don’t want a window cracked in the cooler months. I’m going mid October. I’m having fun thinking about it!
I also thought maybe I’d bring one of those tiny portable fans for air circulation and white noise. Especially since I’ve read on this forum that many pilgrims don’t want a window cracked in the cooler months. I’m going mid October. I’m having fun thinking about it!
I have been known to overthink, can’t deny.
My pack-towell is large so I provide my own curtain when I get a lower bunk.Hello, the bunk beds with curtains look appealing for privacy. I was wondering for those of you who have stayed in this type of albergues, did you get hot with the curtain closed? I’m a hot sleeper, so I thought I might have to open the curtain at night, which would be a bummer. Thanks for any input!
I was in one of those “pod bed” ones that had a vinyl pull-down shade. It was VERY hot and uncomfortable, like a sauna. The ones with fabric draw curtains pressented no issue. I ended up raising the vinyl shade part way.Hello, the bunk beds with curtains look appealing for privacy. I was wondering for those of you who have stayed in this type of albergues, did you get hot with the curtain closed? I’m a hot sleeper, so I thought I might have to open the curtain at night, which would be a bummer. Thanks for any input!
Not many other pilgrims will want “white noise” in a bunk room. In 38 days of walking this year I only stayed in 2 Albergues with curtains on the bunks.I also thought maybe I’d bring one of those tiny portable fans for air circulation and white noise. Especially since I’ve read on this forum that many pilgrims don’t want a window cracked in the cooler months. I’m going mid October. I’m having fun thinking about it!
Perfection!Do they have a model with air conditioning as well?
It's incredibly quiet, doubt that anyone else could hear it through a curtain. Anyway, I just enjoy geeking out over trip planning.Not many other pilgrims will want “white noise” in a bunk room. In 38 days of walking this year I only stayed in 2 Albergues with curtains on the bunks.
you don't seem to be speechlessBloody 'ell ... it is what it is ... adapt ... enjoy ... think about others. "Struggling" is part of the experience ... speechless.
thanks much for your experience, I appreciate it. sorry you had a sauna pod, as a hot sleeper, I make my own sauna... doesn't sound niceI was in one of those “pod bed” ones that had a vinyl pull-down shade. It was VERY hot and uncomfortable, like a sauna. The ones with fabric draw curtains pressented no issue. I ended up raising the vinyl shade part way.
Leave it at home.It has a plug. The albergues I’ve seen on line with the curtains, are a “capsule” style with a plug in each bunk.
Some of the non-pod albergues with bunk beds also are getting into the idea of the fabric draw curtains on both beds. Extremely nice touch. I REALLY liked them!Leave it at home.
I carry a light weight cotton sarong with multiple purposes, including use as a privacy screen. Use a large quick dry towel on the other side (coverage of head area is sufficient) and that should provide privacy enough, while still leaving space for air circulation. Of course this requires a lower bunk. For top bunks, use an eye mask and ear plugs and realize that you are less visible up there. Mostly, be assured that you will eventually cease to care.Hello, the bunk beds with curtains look appealing for privacy. I was wondering for those of you who have stayed in this type of albergues, did you get hot with the curtain closed? I’m a hot sleeper, so I thought I might have to open the curtain at night, which would be a bummer. Thanks for any input!
I stayed in private rooms and needed fan for white noise so I used an app in my phone. It was great. If I had stayed in albergues i would have had to use ear phones which would have been a bummer.Nope, I have a tiny one that is maybe 3x3 inches.
I only stayed in a few albergues as I could not sleep with so many people in the room so I never ran into places with curtains. I did pin my towel to the edge of the upper bunk for privacy when in albergues. On hot nights I used my sleeping bag as a blanket so I could toss it off when I needed.Hello, the bunk beds with curtains look appealing for privacy. I was wondering for those of you who have stayed in this type of albergues, did you get hot with the curtain closed? I’m a hot sleeper, so I thought I might have to open the curtain at night, which would be a bummer. Thanks for any input!
Exactly! You get meNever stayed in an albergue with curtains. Fan-? Why not? I have carried an Iron on many backpack trips in South America for a good reason. Albergues get very hot at night from body heat and from people closing all of the windows because they are cold.
I use earbuds at night all the time when I'm sleeping. I buy this kind of "sleeping earbuds" from Amazon.I stayed in private rooms and needed fan for white noise so I used an app in my phone. It was great. If I had stayed in albergues i would have had to use ear phones which would have been a bummer.
"Questionable"? Please expound. Tx.My first camino I had a simple day pack as I was traveling Europe and this was an add on. If I didn't like it I would go elsewhere.What didn't fit in the small daypack didn't go. I loved it but my advice is to keep it simple. You don't need stuff and if you do, you get it at the supermarket on the way. I remember staying at one albergue that was very questionable but I didn't care as it was at the top of a hill , lovely people and I needed to stop. Fans and curtains out the window.
Never found on albergue with curtains. Take a light sarong and some pegs. September nights were sometimes warm but much cooler by October. Try to get a bed by the window and then you can open it whenever.Hello, the bunk beds with curtains look appealing for privacy. I was wondering for those of you who have stayed in this type of albergues, did you get hot with the curtain closed? I’m a hot sleeper, so I thought I might have to open the curtain at night, which would be a bummer. Thanks for any input!
I tried this once but it was a real pain.I was talking to my son about this and he advised bringing my own window, so I can open it.
Take your own "curtain". Choose a lower bunk next to a wall.appealing for privacy
Did you mean it was a real pane?I tried this once but it was a real pain.
Your “ white noise” may be someone else’s nightmareI also thought maybe I’d bring one of those tiny portable fans for air circulation and white noise. Especially since I’ve read on this forum that many pilgrims don’t want a window cracked in the cooler months. I’m going mid October. I’m having fun thinking about it!
And if you regret not bringing it, you can buy one in Spain.Let me predict that the fan will find itself in a left items bin within days if you do decide to take it. Save yourself the cost of parting with it by not bringing it in the first place.
I couldn't tell you whether or not I slept with curtains or not. After walking 18 miles a day then having a meal with multiple glasses of fine wine, I shut my eyes until I awoke to an empty albergue the next morning. Some of the best nights sleep I have ever had.Hello, the bunk beds with curtains look appealing for privacy. I was wondering for those of you who have stayed in this type of albergues, did you get hot with the curtain closed? I’m a hot sleeper, so I thought I might have to open the curtain at night, which would be a bummer. Thanks for any input!
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