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I notice the Miam Miam Do Do has under some of the accommodation listings that bed bug treatment is obligatory.
Question...In France do the gites provide the big plastic bags to put your pack in or are you supposed to bring one from home?
There are several different wordings. The one I'm referring to isHi, this sounds a bit strange to me. What is the actual wording?
Do they not mean that the establishment itself has frequent bed bug control?
Or maybe it means you are obliged to adhere to their bed bug control rules, for example: leaving your backpack in a designated area, and taking only certain items into the dorms. A lot of places enforce that rule in France.
Jill
There are several different wordings. The one I'm referring to is
"Protection des sacs avec repusilf anti-punaises de lit oblgatoire".
My French isn't great, so maybe I've interpreted incorrectly. My concern really was being turned away after a long day because I hadn't fulfilled the requirements.
Your translation is exact. My wife and I walked Porto to SdC in Feb 2015 and treated our outer back pack and sleeping bag with Permethrin and all was good for us. For one, our route was very quiet, including us we were 4 to 6 nightly. Many Albergues provide a new paper mattress cover for your stay and you dispose of it in the garbage come morning. When not available, you should still feel safe with the Permethrin treatment and following good Albergue practices, mainly keeping your bag off the floor and the use of a bag as recommended by others.
Enjoy
Hang it from the bunk.I'm walking the same route in April. How did you keep the bag off the floor aside from using plastic bags?
Hang it from the bunk.
Bugs look for food and nesting. If you keep your pack out of the path to the nest, they won’t arbitrarily climb a bunk, cross a carabiner, and nestle into your pack!Thanks for the reply. I've read that some people use S hooks for hanging bags from beds, but if there are bed bugs, wouldn't they get from the bed to the bag that way?
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