Sacred Heart
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- I am walking part of the Camino from 2nd September to 18th, Leon to Santiago.
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Hi Sacred Heart. These 2 down bags are very small and light. I used the 900 version in April and it was often too warm so it was zipped open like a duvet. I appreciated the down insulation at Orrison when it was quite cold. I also have the silk liner. Both are treated for bedbugs which might help.Hi Guys,
I am having a problem with my packing!! With the basics I am full and there is now no room for a sleeping bag. I have a liner a friend lent me but I am worried it might be too cold in the Albergues for just a liner? I am starting to walk part of the camino starting in Leon on the 2nd September.
I could strap the sleeping bag to the ruc sac but then that would affect the height as I am only taking cabin luggage.
The answer depends on your tolerance level for sleeping temperature! For myself, I hiked the CF starting from SJPP last April/May and packed only a silk sleeping bag liner. Most albergues on the CF provide blankets (ask if you don't readily see one!) I was cold only one night - and I got up to put on my long pants and long t-shirt. My main reason for opting to take only the liner is weight minimization. My total pack weight was 11 pounds (not including water and food.) I'm hiking the camino Portugues this October/November and plan to take only the liner again, for the same reason: weight saving. For the CP I aim to keep the total pack weight (including the backpack) to under 10 pounds. This goal is reachable since I've just ordered an Osprey Hornet 32 backpack (1 lb 4 ozs) to replace my Gregory Z30 (2 lbs 15 ozs - I weighted this on my kitchen scale!) Instead of getting a larger pack (as some had suggested), perhaps you may want to rethink about every item you now take. I realize that I'm rather extreme when it comes to packing - and my minimalist approach may not work for you. I do know, however, that my feet, knees, shoulders, back and body shouted with joy every step of the way to SdC! Buen camino.Hi Guys,
I am having a problem with my packing!! With the basics I am full and there is now no room for a sleeping bag. I have a liner a friend lent me but I am worried it might be too cold in the Albergues for just a liner? I am starting to walk part of the camino starting in Leon on the 2nd September.
I could strap the sleeping bag to the ruc sac but then that would affect the height as I am only taking cabin luggage.
I think its simple, if you don't mind using albergue blankets in combination with your sleepingbag liner, then just take the liner.
If you get goosebumps just thinking about the albergue blankets then your better of taking a sleeping bag.
Towards the end of your walk, half/end september, it will get colder earlier on in the day and at night and just a liner might not always be enough.
Thank you so much. I going to have to re pack and try and squeeze something in. The temperature is dropping fast over in England, it still seems to be holding it in Spain 21/22.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
Thanks so much for your tips guys. I am going to see my Australian who has back packed around the world to see if she can cram it all in. The sleeping bag coming next (a day before I go) is one that the straps really press it down.
Do the hostels have blankets just in case I can't fit it in?
Angie
A sleeping bag liner's primary purpose is to help keep your sleeping bag clean. Its much easier to wash the liner than the bag.
And NOT all albergues have blankets--Roncevalle does not but does sell sleeping bags for 64 euros.
I think it is 35 litresYou don't say what capacity is your bag pack? If it's 35 liters or more, there should be enough room in it to accommodate your sleeping bag. I think that if it doesn't fit in, maybe you might consider eliminating a few other items.
Dutch sums up the situation very well! Anne
Blankets usually only made available in cold months of the year ... meet somebody who walked the Camino as a round the world traveller may have a very different approach to a pilgrim[/QUOTE]501, member: 3278"]You can always pick up a bag in Leon if you want. Most albergues have blankets as well.
Buen Camino.
OK, then with 35 litros. You Should most certainly have room for a sleeping bag. The Sleeping bag goes in first, then the rest. As you walk West and higher, the nights become fresher/ colder! At the beginning going out of Leon, you will probably wonder why you ever brought it with you, but......well, the temperature can drop and frankly, I would not like to use blankets that loads of Pilgrims have used before me! AnneI think it is 35 litres
Their greed has obviously reached a new low point ...
Why is it that one never hears a good story about Roncesvalles ?
OK, then with 35 litros. You Should most certainly have room for a sleeping bag. The Sleeping bag goes in first, then the rest. As you walk West and higher, the nights become fresher/ colder! At the beginning going out of Leon, you will probably wonder why you ever brought it with you, but......well, the temperature can drop and frankly, I would not like to use blankets that loads of Pilgrims have used before me! Anne
Hi Mark Lee, was there a reason for not staying in Roncesvalles second time around? You didn't like it? Just curious.
Thanks Anne,OK, then with 35 litros. You Should most certainly have room for a sleeping bag. The Sleeping bag goes in first, then the rest. As you walk West and higher, the nights become fresher/ colder! At the beginning going out of Leon, you will probably wonder why you ever brought it with you, but......well, the temperature can drop and frankly, I would not like to use blankets that loads of Pilgrims have used before me! Anne
As far as clothes are concerned, I use two large zip lock bags. I fold/ roll the clothes small and squeeze out as much air of the bag as posible. Small items like socks are shoved in the gaps. Also a couple of small zip lock bags that hold the toiletries, medicaments, etc also get shoved into gaps. The rain jacket and/ or fleece are kept on top for easy availability. Now, I guess that someone will write that plastic makes a noise when packing in the morning! We are nearly always the last to leave the albergue ( around 8 am) so everyone is up, about and packing when I start to get my act together! AnneThanks Anne,
I am going to have to repack again. I don't see the sleeping bag the day before I go. Good tip about putting it at the bottom. Just as a matter of interest. Did you roll your clothes and is there any format I am missing on the packing it in?
Depending on which sleeping bag liner one has purchsed, the primary purpose is not necessarily to keep your sleeping bag clean, some are for added insulation. Thus, unless you are planning to stay outside, I would question the need for both a sleeping bag and a sleeping bag liner. Also, whether you need a sleeping bag or a liner depends on the season that you will be walking in. For example, walking right now, I would probably opt for the liner only; whereas walking in the Spring or Fall, I would opt for the sleeping bag, and in the winter, because I run pretty cold, I would likely opt for both, even indoors.Start packing again ... sleeping bag goes in first. Its your only way to stay warm. If the pack isn't big enough get a larger one.
A sleeping bag liner's primary purpose is to help keep your sleeping bag clean. Its much easier to wash the liner than the bag.
The answer to your question is determined by if you can sleep with just a sheet when the heat in your house is kept low (5-10C).
Depending on which sleeping bag liner one has purchsed, the primary purpose is not necessarily to keep your sleeping bag clean, some are for added insulation. Thus, unless you are planning to stay outside, I would question the need for both a sleeping bag and a sleeping bag liner. Also, whether you need a sleeping bag or a liner depends on the season that you will be walking in. For example, walking right now, I would probably opt for the liner only; whereas walking in the Spring or Fall, I would opt for the sleeping bag, and in the winter, because I run pretty cold, I would likely opt for both, even indoors.
On one hand I think the primary purpose of a liner is to add warmth but, on the other hand, I think the primary purpose of a liner is to keep the sleeping bag clean.
I think the secondary purpose of a liner is to elicit debate as to what the primary purpose is.
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