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Janwood said:One question I still have is this. We are travelling the first 3 weeks of May 2011 and I was looking at a lightweight sleeping bag but it still will take up room in my backpack. I was considering using a silk liner instead for protection on the beds and leaving the sleeping bag at home. Do the refugios offer blankets because if they do, I would take just the liner which is lighter and more compact.
Thanks much because I don't want to buy a lightweight expensive bag and end up ditching it there as I have read other pilgrims end up doing to free up space and lessen the load...
Jan
Actually, blankets are more often used when people don't have a sleeping bag. I've seen this time and time again. Personally I would not like to use a blanket unless very, very necessary. You can find really lightweight sleeping bags nowadays (not like my heavy weight supermarket one, bought because there was no other option here in C.R.). I have walked mid May to mid June and mid Sept to mid October. Apart from a few warm nights, I was so very grateful to have my sleeping bag, which in any case you can always un-zip if too hot. Annefalcon269 said:Blankets are rarely cleaned, but everyone using them is inside a bag,
Sojourner47 said:it does get pretty warm.
Gilespenn said:Hi everyone, this is very helpful.
I am thinking about a liner called Sea to Summit Insect Shield CoolMax Adaptor Liner. It is sold all over the US for $55 and can be used alone or with a bag. Reviews say it protects against bed bugs and is very light weight and cool. Mummy shape.
Anyone have experience with this liner? I wonder if it will be enough (bringing no bag) on the Norte late Aug through Sept in Albergues?
Thanks,
Giles
Prepared for the spring chill in April, I took a light sleeping bag and a liner. I threw away the sleeping bag after a week! In August and September you will need only the sleeping bag liner. If you are chilly at one of the higher elevations, use a blanket. Many places will have put the blankets in storage, so you may have to ask for one. Only the occasional xunta albergue does not have blankets.what should I do - take a sleeping bag or liner?
I swear by my tiny 480 gram down Macpac bag, it is superb, you can unzip the side and stick your legs out, a silk bag keeps you trapped. Blankets are not always available and can be a bit grubby or scratchy. I have agonised over this same issue many times, but every time I was really pleased to have taken my own sleeping bag, there is an element of luxury, one's own nest kind of a feel, which adds comfort to the otherwise basic experience. Cheers, Gitti
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