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Sleeping bag or not?

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Martin64

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Time of past OR future Camino
May 2nd 2017
Hi

just made a last minute decision to head to Porto and walk the Coastal first week of October .

i want to travel light so was wondering if Albergues supply blankets or whether i need a sleeping bag.

if they have blankets i will take a silk liner for hygene/comfort.

thanks in advance.

martin
 
Camino Inglés Walking Holiday - UK
St James' Way - Self-guided 4-7 day Walking Packages, Reading to Southampton, 110 kms
Some do, some don't. Where they did provide blankets, some needed to be supplemented in any case. I walked in May, carried a sleeping bag and liner, and used them regularly when I stayed in albergues.
 
dougfitz said:
Some do, some don't. Where they did provide blankets, some needed to be supplemented in any case. I walked in May, carried a sleeping bag and liner, and used them regularly when I stayed in albergues.
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thanks for the reply. seems i should take my bag along then.
 
Altus BALI Sleeping bag liner
Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

€46,-
Always be prepared, few public albergues have blankets and fewer have turned on heaters. I’m volunteering now in Ribadiso and I see pilgrims with sleeping bags the obviously just bought, strapped to their packs hitting them in the knees. Go prepared, it is hot today and cold tonight.
 
I took a sleeping bag and turned it into a duvet. I sleep warm and need to throw it off me when I feel hot during the night. It also saves weight and my "sleeping bag reworked into a duvet", now has no zipper and its smaller. I cut off parts of it. I am bringing a very thin sheet to sleep on.
 
Altus ANDES 400 H30 sleeping bag
Down bag (90/10 duvet) of 700 fills with 180 g (6.34 ounces) of filling. Mummy-shaped structure, ideal when you are looking for lightness with great heating performance.

€149,-
I completed the full Camino in May with just a liner. It was cool one night but that Albergue had blankets. The rooms tend to heat up with so many people sleeping in them.
 
JMac TO said:
I completed the full Camino in May with just a liner. It was cool one night but that Albergue had blankets. The rooms tend to heat up with so many people sleeping in them.
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Martin64 said he’s going in October, not May. In May the days begin to get warmer. In October they definitely begin to get colder, especially at night! I think a sleeping bag is necessary!
 
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