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I'm starting from SJPdP around the same time you are and will only be bringing my sleeping bag liner (a Sea to Summit Cool Max Traveler w/Insect Guard, for what it's worth). Even a small "proper" sleeping bag is more than I want to carry in terms of weight and bulk, and for those chilly nights when I'm at an albuerge that doesn't supply sheets or blankets (or blankets I'd want to use) I plan on sleeping in the lightweight merino base layers + outerwear that I'll be carrying with me anyway, which can keep me warm into the 40 Fs.
And a opened up Poncho as a blanket substitute helps also ;-)
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Ahhhh. . the multi-tasking poncho. Aside from the great ventilated rain protection, these are a few of the ways I have used mine when backpacking. . . and a couple of ways I've used it on Camino, too.Yes, which another reason is why I’ve gradually (begrudgingly?) come around to taking a poncho instead of a rain jacket. An opened up poncho makes a nice ground cover for a picnic as well.
Ahhhh. . the multi-tasking poncho.
I can't imagine any albergues will be that cold in May!Thanks for the feedback! This is my first time. I am taking a sleeping bag liner good for roughly 25° F/ 4° C. I'm wandering, not scheduling unless I get to busy sections where it's more important (after Sarria). So I don't know what type of places will be available. Cheers!
Take a sleeping bag.....self sufficiency is the way forward.
On arriving at Orisson in my first Camino in September 2017 I realised that a) the dorms were mixed and b) there was no bedding!!
A night under an itchy dog blanket made the sleeping bags offered for sale at Roncesvalles an absolute bargain whatever the price to quality ratio was......it saw me through the rest of my walk to Santiago so happy days were followed by happy nights.
I don't bring a sleeping bag, but I never encountered an albergue that forbids them! Why would they??Just take a silk bag. In some albergues using a sleeping bag is even forbidden and this will probably occur more and more often.
I agree completely. I found it comforting to know that when I went to bed I’d be snuggling into my own sleeping bag. Some of the blankets could definitely have used a good washing.Not all the albergues have blankets and those who have them, let's just say they could wash them more often. Take a light sleeping bag.
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i took a sleeping bag liner when i walked May 2019, its light, doesn't weigh much and you can use to lay on top of any sheets, and place and covers “if needed” and supplied.. in May, June.. i never was in need of covers.. buen caminoI’m planning to start in St Jean Pied de Port early May this year. Thus far, I’ve been told that: 1.) the albergues rarely have blankets, AND 2.) rarely did a person need a sleeping bag because the albergues now have blankets and sheets.
So, which is more accurate for the albergues on the Frances route?
Thank you!
I’m planning to start in St Jean Pied de Port early May this year. Thus far, I’ve been told that: 1.) the albergues rarely have blankets, AND 2.) rarely did a person need a sleeping bag because the albergues now have blankets and sheets.
So, which is more accurate for the albergues on the Frances route?
Thank you!
I found albergue rooms very hot as majority of pilgrims have an aversion to open windows overnight.I’m planning to start in St Jean Pied de Port early May this year. Thus far, I’ve been told that: 1.) the albergues rarely have blankets, AND 2.) rarely did a person need a sleeping bag because the albergues now have blankets and sheets.
So, which is more accurate for the albergues on the Frances route?
Thank you!
Both. Don’t count on blankets.I’m planning to start in St Jean Pied de Port early May this year. Thus far, I’ve been told that: 1.) the albergues rarely have blankets, AND 2.) rarely did a person need a sleeping bag because the albergues now have blankets and sheets.
So, which is more accurate for the albergues on the Frances route?
Thank you!
I walked in June so it was warmer but I had just a silk sleep sac and didn't find I needed a blanket. I stayed in a mix of private hostels and cheaper hotels. Blankets were always available. I doubt you will need one in May though, except in SJPP itself and then you can choose a hostel with blankets. I stayed in a lovely place that had them available. LMK if you want a recommendation.I’m planning to start in St Jean Pied de Port early May this year. Thus far, I’ve been told that: 1.) the albergues rarely have blankets, AND 2.) rarely did a person need a sleeping bag because the albergues now have blankets and sheets.
So, which is more accurate for the albergues on the Frances route?
Thank you!
The cost of cleaning blankets at public albergues is too high for frequent laundering. Like others have suggested bring a liner, light weight poli-fill blanket or sleeping bag. On cold night consider more expensive housing.Municipal albergues rarely have blankets and if they do they are allocated on priority basis as not enough for everyone. The private albergues often have extra blankets. Its May, It's Spain. Do you need one? I've walked early September and sleeping bag liner was suffice. Last year walked late September and slept inside same silk sleeping bag liner and added lightweight jungle blanket to my Kit which was well used and needed. If I walked in May, sleeping bag liner would be suffice and if occasional chilly spring night layer with clothes. Plus I'm suspicious of cleanliness of albergue blankets and carry my own travel pillow and anti-bedbug sheet
Other's like meLike others have suggested bring a liner, light weight poli-fill blanket or sleeping bag.
I've never heard of a liner that is good for a low temp of 25° F...news to me.Thanks for the feedback! This is my first time. I am taking a sleeping bag liner good for roughly 25° F/ 4° C. I'm wandering, not scheduling unless I get to busy sections where it's more important (after Sarria). So I don't know what type of places will be available. Cheers!
What is a jungle blanket?Municipal albergues rarely have blankets and if they do they are allocated on priority basis as not enough for everyone. The private albergues often have extra blankets. Its May, It's Spain. Do you need one? I've walked early September and sleeping bag liner was suffice. Last year walked late September and slept inside same silk sleeping bag liner and added lightweight jungle blanket to my Kit which was well used and needed. If I walked in May, sleeping bag liner would be suffice and if occasional chilly spring night layer with clothes. Plus I'm suspicious of cleanliness of albergue blankets and carry my own travel pillow and anti-bedbug sheet
What is a jungle blanket?
That is quite a prediction. Which albergues forbid sleeping bags? I have used a silk liner often, and mostly gotten away with it. Mostly. But I will be taking a sleeping bag henceforth.Just take a silk bag. In some albergues using a sleeping bag is even forbidden and this will probably occur more and more often.
Indeed it is, Snugpak that's the one I used. My only criticism is that it slides off the top bunk in middle of the night unless its wrapped around body. Its very versatile and one side is water proof so can be used as all important vino tinto blanket (next ill be asked what a vino tinto blanket is) and ill leave it too my learned friend @davebugg to answerIt is something like this:
The ones that @Gilles stayed inWhich albergues forbid sleeping bags?
I have also faced this and has difficulty because it slides off the top bunk in middle of the night unless its wrapped around body.Indeed it is, Snugpak that's the one I used. My only criticism is that it slides off the top bunk in middle of the night unless its wrapped around body. Its very versatile and one side is water proof so can be used as all important vino tinto blanket (next ill be asked what a cookie blankets is) and ill leave it too my learned friend @davebugg to answer
How did you always get a bottom bunk? I am in my late 60's and walked Sept 2019. I started to wing it for accommodation but soon realized that I had to book every day for the next night in order to get a bed - and even when I requested a bottom bunk, I seldom got one.It seems that men tend to sleep hot and women tend to sleep cold. I ordered the warmest Sea to Summit sleeping bag liner, took one look and sent it back. I knew it wouldn't suffice for me. I sleep with a light duvet in summer in the UK.
I think it was you, @trecile, who posted a photo of your sleeping setup and that's what works for me, with the addition of the ever-wonderful sarong, which functions as a privacy screen at nights (I always have a bottom bunk, I even prefer that to a single bed in a dorm just for the privacy).
Here's my sleeping bag: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01CEVT922/?tag=casaivar-21
Here's the sleep sack I've converted to a mattress + pillow cover:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B071W5VHQJ/?tag=casaivar-21
All my 'sleep system' gets stuffed into a 5-10L drybag (everything treated with Permethrin, of course), the last thing to go into the rucksack in the AM.
I will admit that when you're jammed into one large room with twenty other pilgrims and no open window it can get hot and stuffy, so I will just stick my feet in the bottom of my sleeping bag and not cover entirely. I don't walk June - mid-September, More than just the dorm rooms would be too hot for me.
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