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Thanks Tom, also glad you put the metric conversion for me. As an aside, did you have any issues with bed bugs??I walked the Camino France's this fall and used a North Face bag rated at 4C. It was perfectly fine...not too warm or too cold...just right. If your 5C bag is the lightest, that's what I'd go with. My bag weighed in at 2 pounds 1 ounce, just under a kilo.
None at all. There were some alburgues where the bedding looked a bit grungy, so I was always happy to have my sleeping bag.Thanks Tom, also glad you put the metric conversion for me. As an aside, did you have any issues with bed bugs??
Hi SYates, I've seen quite a bit of conversation and good advice, such as your's, on what kind of sleeping bag to bring on the Camino. Is it your opinion that a sleeping bag or liner is a must versus relying on bedding provided by the alburques?September/October? I would take a sleeping bag without any doubt! Buen Camino, SY
Thanks!@Tim O'Donoghue Albergues don't provide bedding normally. If you want to stay in their dorm-style accommodation you need at least a liner. Buen Camino, SY
I am planning on next September ~ October, and plan on taking the following:
Enlightened Equipment - Revelation (40°, 850, DownTek™ Water-Repellent Down, Regular - 6', Regular - 54")
It can be opened up for use as a quilt, weighs 13.85 oz, and packs up to 5.5L. The only downside is lead time ... 5 ~ 7 weeks. Here is a hyperlink to the Outdoor Gear Lab review.
I considered the 50° quilt, but I would like to use it in my Warbonnet Blackbird hammock for camping at home and did not think it would be warm enough.
I am still on the fence about a travel sheet. My silk sheet only weighs 5.6 oz. It is comfortable. On a warm night I could just use the sheet and leave the quilt in my pack. OR I could leave it at home, not carry it across Spain, and just make do.
I always wrestle with less is more!
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