Roger Deee
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- May/June 2016
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thanks TammyI walked in June 2014 and didn't need a sleeping bag. I took a silk liner and used an albergue blanket a few times. Shed the weightBuen Camino!
I always take mine as I sleep lite. It's a zip up down travel blanket and I always know who has slept in it last. It's your call. You can always buy one if needed.I am walking from end May thru June from StJPdP and am planning to stay 50% Albergues and 50% pensions & small hotels (so I can get some sleep)
So I am considering going without a sleeping bag because;
1) I sleep warm
2) I have a good liner that I use, silk
3) I am comfortable sleeping in a base layer if necessary, and
4) I will only need it 50% of the time
All I really need is a blanket, I have done this before and slept OK.
Any thoughts please, as I would love to shed the extra weight & gain some space
Do the Albergues have blankets? and how cold does it get?
Did you get a reply Lucy? I'm also doing the Le Puy around mid May and would love to ditch my sleeping bag if not needed!Can anyone advise whether a sleeping bag is needed on the Puy Way in April and May please? I am sure the answer is in a previous thread but I can't find it quickly by searching. I was very glad of my sleeping bag last year on the Camino Frances at that time of year but not all Albergues had blankets. How about the Gites in France? Do they all have blankets? Thanks!
Can I ask the same question about Caminho Portugues in September? My inclination is to bring a fleece ultra light sleeping bag/blanket but would be happy to hear that on that caminho, you don't need anything. Obrigada!I am walking from end May thru June from StJPdP and am planning to stay 50% Albergues and 50% pensions & small hotels (so I can get some sleep)
So I am considering going without a sleeping bag because;
1) I sleep warm
2) I have a good liner that I use, silk
3) I am comfortable sleeping in a base layer if necessary, and
4) I will only need it 50% of the time
All I really need is a blanket, I have done this before and slept OK.
Any thoughts please, as I would love to shed the extra weight & gain some space
Do the Albergues have blankets? and how cold does it get?
I am walking from end May thru June from StJPdP and am planning to stay 50% Albergues and 50% pensions & small hotels (so I can get some sleep)
So I am considering going without a sleeping bag because;
1) I sleep warm
2) I have a good liner that I use, silk
3) I am comfortable sleeping in a base layer if necessary, and
4) I will only need it 50% of the time
All I really need is a blanket, I have done this before and slept OK.
Any thoughts please, as I would love to shed the extra weight & gain some space
Do the Albergues have blankets? and how cold does it get?
Yes, the replies said that it could be cold and probably colder than the Camino Frances in April/May and that although there would usually be one blanket available in the Gites I might need more than just a silk liner. One person did say they did not need it and wore a fleece in bed if cold, and another suggested long underwear and a knit cap might be good, but on balance I have decided to take my one season sleeping bag weighing 750grams. I took it on the Camino Frances and was glad of it but I did know that there were not always blankets on the Frances. If you are going mid May though you might find that by June you might not need it. I suppose you could maybe take it and then post it home if not needed in June??Did you get a reply Lucy? I'm also doing the Le Puy around mid May and would love to ditch my sleeping bag if not needed!
Hello Roger Deee, Nowadays more and more of Alberques are removing blankets due the problems they are having with bedbugs. Nor less than 6 albergues I know they had blankets in the pass are now saying they havent blankets to desperate pilgrims with no sleeping bag. Last october I share my sleeping bag/blanket with an elder pilgrim who thought that he will not need it in the entire Camino. You can have a very bad experience if you dont carry a ligth one.I am walking from end May thru June from StJPdP and am planning to stay 50% Albergues and 50% pensions & small hotels (so I can get some sleep)
So I am considering going without a sleeping bag because;
1) I sleep warm
2) I have a good liner that I use, silk
3) I am comfortable sleeping in a base layer if necessary, and
4) I will only need it 50% of the time
All I really need is a blanket, I have done this before and slept OK.
Any thoughts please, as I would love to shed the extra weight & gain some space
Do the Albergues have blankets? and how cold does it get?
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