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I’m currently doing the camino (Jan 20-feb 28) and all I brought was a sleeping bag liner and I have been okay. I have just been keeping my thermals on in colder albergues. I will say if you’re used to having a heavy duvet cover on you while you sleep, you might have a hard time with just the liner. Its taken some getting used to sleeping without a heavy top sheet. But in terms of warmth, I have been just fine.As my start date of March 20, 2019 is approaching, I'm questioning my choice of sleeping gear. Before I had settled on a start date I had purchased a Sea to Summit Thermolite Reactor Fleece Liner as several of the videos I had seen recommended a liner in combination of thermal underwear instead of a sleeping bag due to weight. Now that I am getting closer to leaving I have seen several posts about albuerges being minimally heated or unheated and I'm wondering if a sleeping bag would be a better choice. Any input regarding expected sleeping temperatures in albuerges and use of a the aforementioned liner would be appreciated.
I’m currently doing the camino (Jan 20-feb 28) and all I brought was a sleeping bag liner and I have been okay. I have just been keeping my thermals on in colder albergues. I will say if you’re used to having a heavy duvet cover on you while you sleep, you might have a hard time with just the liner. Its taken some getting used to sleeping without a heavy top sheet. But in terms of warmth, I have been just fine.
I’m currently doing the camino (Jan 20-feb 28) and all I brought was a sleeping bag liner and I have been okay. I have just been keeping my thermals on in colder albergues. I will say if you’re used to having a heavy duvet cover on you while you sleep, you might have a hard time with just the liner. Its taken some getting used to sleeping without a heavy top sheet. But in terms of warmth, I have been just fine.
If the Albergues are heated is it common practice to leave the heating on at night? At home home I never heat the bedroom at night and have the windows fully open regardless of the temperature, I suspect a lack of ventilation would be my problem.Wow, that's impressive! May I ask what your outdoor temperatures have been? I've been thinking about trying an earlier Camino but my April walk was cold enough for me. Maybe they just stopped bothering trying to heat anything when April hit...? I definitely stayed in some Albergues that were around freezing indoors.
We are indeed doing the camino frances. As far as the Brierley stages we are doing them when we find that there are open Refuges there. We have made a few adjustments by walking slightly farther or shorter depending on what towns have open Refuges. For the most part, we just do 20km a day and then see how close the next town with an open place to stay is.That is very encouraging to hear as I've become concerned by some of the information I had been reading prior to starting this thread. Are you doing the Camino Frances? And if so, are you following the Brierley stages and are you finding the albuerges in between the Brierley stages open, heated etc.?
The temperatures have stayed between 40-50°F for the most part. In towns with higher altitudes (like Ronchesvalles) it was snowing and around 30°F. I haven’t had a problem with being cold indoors, but I also pretty much always have 2 layers on just because I like being extra toasty.Wow, that's impressive! May I ask what your outdoor temperatures have been? I've been thinking about trying an earlier Camino but my April walk was cold enough for me. Maybe they just stopped bothering trying to heat anything when April hit...? I definitely stayed in some Albergues that were around freezing indoors.
If the Albergues are heated is it common practice to leave the heating on at night? At home home I never heat the bedroom at night and have the windows fully open regardless of the temperature, I suspect a lack of ventilation would be my problem.
Check response #2 above re the absence of any norm or standard in albergue heat.
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