Bedding

[Lihaseso]

What are peoples thoughts on bedding? Do I bring my light sleeping bag or leave it behind and use the bedding provided? My concern is bedbugs. I start el Norte tomorrow but can leave my bag with a friend.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I have walked the full Norte and unless you stay in private guest house or hotel type accomodations, you will need a sleeping bag or liner for the albergues. I always brought my lightweight sleeping bag and was glad to have it with me in late April/May. A liner would probably suffice in summer.
Enjoy the Norte; it is special!

 

[lt56ny]

I have walked the full Norte and unless you stay in private guest house or hotel type accomodations, you will need a sleeping bag or liner for the albergues. I always brought my lightweight sleeping bag and was glad to have it with me in late April/May. A liner would probably suffice in summer.
Enjoy the Norte; it is special!

I walked it with a silk sleep sack into mid November. It got cold but I wore my clothes and I was fine.

 

[Joe.Iozzi]

Bringing your own bedding will not protect you against bedbugs. If they are in the mattress or bed frame they will bit you where you are not covered. I have always used my own silk sleep sack and/or sleeping bag and I was bitten on the both the French route and on the Norte. One time in a private albergue and one time in a municipal one.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I walked it with a silk sleep sack into mid November. It got cold but I wore my clothes and I was fine.

I still needed to wear my fleece to bed occasionally in the spring in addition to my sleeping bag. We are all different; November would be brrr for me!

 

[asl]

The timing of this question was timed perfectly though I'll be on the Frances beginning in mid-Sept.
I have a liner and debating whether to bring a light camp blanket as well.

 

[lt56ny]

I still needed to wear my fleece to bed occasionally in the spring in addition to my sleeping bag. We are all different; November would be brrr for me!

You sure got that right Chrissy!!!

 

[DoughnutANZ]

I am in Madrid now and a silk sleep sack is the most that I can tolerate at the moment.

 

[KathyRugg]

The timing of this question was timed perfectly though I'll be on the Frances beginning in mid-Sept.
I have a liner and debating whether to bring a light camp blanket as well.

Most albergues offer a blanket but not often a top sheet, so you liner sounds perfect.