norwegianwoods
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Have had one previous Camino experience: Le Puy route in France in 2011.
Planning to walk on Camino del Norte this summer (2014), in August/ September.
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I took a summerweight sleeping bag at this time and will do so again this September. It can get chilly.Hello forum-members,
I am planning to walk on CN from August 30, and on for two weeks. As far as can get in that time, without any hurry (this walk is a test of my back's capability, after just having recovered from a herniated disc).
My question is; do I need to bring a solid sleeping-bag, or would It suffice with a silk-liner and perhaps a thin light-weight blanket? I know the weather can be more challenging on this route, but does it ever get chilly at night? Want to pack as light as possible.... And would be grateful for any recommendations.
Greetings
Hello forum-members,
I am planning to walk on CN from August 30, and on for two weeks. As far as can get in that time, without any hurry (this walk is a test of my back's capability, after just having recovered from a herniated disc).
My question is; do I need to bring a solid sleeping-bag, or would It suffice with a silk-liner and perhaps a thin light-weight blanket? I know the weather can be more challenging on this route, but does it ever get chilly at night? Want to pack as light as possible.... And would be grateful for any recommendations.
Greetings
Grayland, don't carry more than two cans of beer and your backpack won't be so heavyI am starting the CF in a couple days and not taking a sleeping bag....just a silk liner.
I guess I will just have to wear clothes to bed if it gets cold.
My pack is always too heavy no matter what I do. Not taking a rain jacket either and am still heavier than I want to be.
A silk sleep sack adds about 10 degrees warmth, which is usually adequate for summer/autumn in an alberque. The alberque may have a blanket, but the sleep sack is still a good idea.Hello,
Maybe something to consider is what type of sleeper one might be. Some bodies are more cold or more warm during day/night.
For example, I am an extremely hot sleeper (that always sounds funny) so I rarely get under the covers at most places. Carrying a simple sleep sheet in the summer for over 15 years which 95% of the time gets used as "barrier" between me and the bed even if provided with sheet in hostel/refugio. This summer, only inside my sheet on two occasions and wound up out of it by morning. If I ever did need something more substantial, somehow I was provided. However, if one is a colder sleeper, then something more significant would be a good idea. Sometimes we forget our own body temperature and what would be ideal.
Only a couple more weeks before you go. May you have the best of all journeys.
Salud,
Simeon
My wife and I walked the CF from 9 Sep thru 2 Oct 2013 and found no need for sleeping bags. We were quite comfortable in alburgues using only our bag liners. Do take rain gear though.Hello forum-members,
I am planning to walk on CN from August 30, and on for two weeks. As far as can get in that time, without any hurry (this walk is a test of my back's capability, after just having recovered from a herniated disc).
My question is; do I need to bring a solid sleeping-bag, or would It suffice with a silk-liner and perhaps a thin light-weight blanket? I know the weather can be more challenging on this route, but does it ever get chilly at night? Want to pack as light as possible.... And would be grateful for any recommendations.
Greetings
Take your sleeping bag then if you find you don't need it you can, as we did, mail it forward to Santiago to await your arrival.Between Sept 2 and Oct 7 2013 I welcomed my lightweight inexpensive sleeping bag that stuffs into its bag and doesn't take up a lot of room that I'd bought at Canadian Tire, a chain of stores that is an affordable place to buy most ordinary dry goods, housewares, recreational equipment, hardware and automotive supplies. During a chilly night at Rabanal del Camino I added necessary warmth with a wool blanket provided by the albergue.
I am starting my Camino on Sept. 1 and I am not packing a sleeping bag. Instead I choose a warm liner.....If thats not enough I will just have to wear my clothes...Hello forum-members,
I am planning to walk on CN from August 30, and on for two weeks. As far as can get in that time, without any hurry (this walk is a test of my back's capability, after just having recovered from a herniated disc).
My question is; do I need to bring a solid sleeping-bag, or would It suffice with a silk-liner and perhaps a thin light-weight blanket? I know the weather can be more challenging on this route, but does it ever get chilly at night? Want to pack as light as possible.... And would be grateful for any recommendations.
Greetings
Hello forum-members,
I am planning to walk on CN from August 30, and on for two weeks. As far as can get in that time, without any hurry (this walk is a test of my back's capability, after just having recovered from a herniated disc).
My question is; do I need to bring a solid sleeping-bag, or would It suffice with a silk-liner and perhaps a thin light-weight blanket? I know the weather can be more challenging on this route, but does it ever get chilly at night? Want to pack as light as possible.... And would be grateful for any recommendations.
Greetings
In pilgrim albergues you need something to keep separate your body from the mattress cover. In hot weathr many pilgrims use just a lightweight liner for a bag and not a sleeping bag. In cold weather a sleeping bag keeps you warm. Blankets often are available in pilgrim albergues but they may be dirty.Is a sleeping bag necessary in pensiones?
Hello forum-members,
I am planning to walk on CN from August 30, and on for two weeks. As far as can get in that time, without any hurry (this walk is a test of my back's capability, after just having recovered from a herniated disc).
My question is; do I need to bring a solid sleeping-bag, or would It suffice with a silk-liner and perhaps a thin light-weight blanket? I know the weather can be more challenging on this route, but does it ever get chilly at night? Want to pack as light as possible.... And would be grateful for any recommendations.
Greetings
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