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An excellent reason to use the blankets provided in almost all albergues. After winter, you may need to ask for one, as they may be in storage.And also, I am on a budget, so I just don't know anymore!
An excellent reason to use the blankets provided in almost all albergues. After winter, you may need to ask for one, as they may be in storage.
Some albergues such as Roncevalles do not provide blankets at all, presumably for health reasons. I would recommend bringing something light and wearing something warm to bed for those few nights. Nicer to have your own stuff to sleep in anyhow.An excellent reason to use the blankets provided in almost all albergues. After winter, you may need to ask for one, as they may be in storage.
OjO ===> "as they may be in storage" and full of the dreaded bed bugs!
Some albergues such as Roncevalles do not provide blankets at all, presumably for health reasons.
Bed bugs do not nest in blankets. They are found in walls and furniture. They want access to food, so try to stay close to their food source, people. Their stay in blankets is temporary.
;-) Yeah they normally check out after dinner ... I remember my stay at the singing nuns, it got so cold that I went and got a blanket from storage, that was a big mistake as later on that night I could feel them crawling around my legs. Not something I want to repeat, so I carry a black light and sleeping bag. No more blankets for me unless I can truly verify that they are shaken and re-shaken and re-checked under a microscope. ;-) That was a nasty experience.
Go here if you want to read about their living arrangements : http://www.bedbug-answers.com/where-do-bed-bugs-hide.html
We used the snugpak bags, weight in compression bag was 750gms. The Travelpak 1 style is most like ours but is given as 85ogm so not much different to yours. If expense is not an issue then the 'adventure racing system' is the lightest they make.
We used our 'travelpaks' without a liner - to save weight and were warm enough in a chilly April/May.
The snugpak site lists stockists as well as being available on-line.
I used plenty a blanket and didn't' met any bedbugs. Both Spring and Fall.OjO ===> "as they may be in storage" and full of the dreaded bed bugs!
Yes, please take a sleeping bag, it can be cold and damp during the Spring. Have fun and don't be afraid to use a blanket when available.Hi guys!
I decided to most probably go for a sleeping bag. However, the one in my local camping store is around 880 grams - I've read and heard people with sleeping bags that weight 500 grams or so. I don't really know, if it would be alright for me to just buy the one they have in the store or start looking online? Would it make such a big difference?
I am also very much considering to just maybe buy a liner that is fleece and somewhat warm on its own and a blanket - but would that be a lighter option? The fleece liner I was looking at was around 600 grams on its own... I don't know whether I should look for the lightest/ or just a lighter liner?
I am honestly so confused! Please help.
PS I live in the UK, so although, of course helpful, and I do look at the links my fellow American, Canadian and other pilgrims send me, I won't be able to buy those ones. And also, I am on a budget, so I just don't know anymore!
Addition: I love to be warm, and plan to take off somewhere between the 16th of April to the end of April - not quite decided just yet.
Look forward to your help!
Sophia
Hi guys!
I decided to most probably go for a sleeping bag. However, the one in my local camping store is around 880 grams - I've read and heard people with sleeping bags that weight 500 grams or so. I don't really know, if it would be alright for me to just buy the one they have in the store or start looking online? Would it make such a big difference?
I am also very much considering to just maybe buy a liner that is fleece and somewhat warm on its own and a blanket - but would that be a lighter option? The fleece liner I was looking at was around 600 grams on its own... I don't know whether I should look for the lightest/ or just a lighter liner?
I am honestly so confused! Please help.
PS I live in the UK, so although, of course helpful, and I do look at the links my fellow American, Canadian and other pilgrims send me, I won't be able to buy those ones. And also, I am on a budget, so I just don't know anymore!
Addition: I love to be warm, and plan to take off somewhere between the 16th of April to the end of April - not quite decided just yet.
Look forward to your help!
Sophia
Hi guys!
I decided to most probably go for a sleeping bag. However, the one in my local camping store is around 880 grams - I've read and heard people with sleeping bags that weight 500 grams or so. I don't really know, if it would be alright for me to just buy the one they have in the store or start looking online? Would it make such a big difference?
I am also very much considering to just maybe buy a liner that is fleece and somewhat warm on its own and a blanket - but would that be a lighter option? The fleece liner I was looking at was around 600 grams on its own... I don't know whether I should look for the lightest/ or just a lighter liner?
I am honestly so confused! Please help.
PS I live in the UK, so although, of course helpful, and I do look at the links my fellow American, Canadian and other pilgrims send me, I won't be able to buy those ones. And also, I am on a budget, so I just don't know anymore!
Addition: I love to be warm, and plan to take off somewhere between the 16th of April to the end of April - not quite decided just yet.
Look forward to your help!
Sophia
I don’t think your sleeping bag sounds too heavy. In 2015 I took one that weighs just under a kilo, or just under a tenth of my weight budget. I’ll take the same sleeping bag in 2019. If the sleeping bag fits within your weight budget then I wouldn’t worry about it. The problem as I see it with chasing the ultimate in light weight is that there is a trade off with comfort. I am a big guy, so I need a wider bag. Yes, most albergues provide blankets, but I would rather sleep in my sleeping bag rather than the bedding provided. Some of the blankets looked pretty ratty. I just felt better climbing into my bag at night. It comes down to a personal preference, but I wouldn’t worry about the weight of your bag.
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