For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here. (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation) |
---|
If you are in Canada, check MEC for their Intrepid Traveler. It is a perfect cross between a liner and a bag. It is softly quilted on one side and packs into a small net stuff bag and very light. Mine kept me toastie warm.I plan to do the Camino starting in late April 2016. I have been advised to go with a silk sleeping bag liner instead of carrying the extra weight of a sleeping bag. Apparently the silk keeps you warm enough. Would appreciate other thoughts on this option.
I plan to do the Camino starting in late April 2016. I have been advised to go with a silk sleeping bag liner instead of carrying the extra weight of a sleeping bag. Apparently the silk keeps you warm enough. Would appreciate other thoughts on this option.
I plan to do the Camino starting in late April 2016. I have been advised to go with a silk sleeping bag liner instead of carrying the extra weight of a sleeping bag. Apparently the silk keeps you warm enough. Would appreciate other thoughts on this option.
Hello Roxey. I will be starting mid-April, and after much thinking/reading/research, decided to bring a silk liner and a packable down blanket I found on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015D47MVW/?tag=casaivar02-20. I'm a warm sleeping, we turn our heat down to 50 degrees at night, and I still often open the window at night. But there seems to be a lot of variability in conditions in albergues, and I'd rather know I will be comfortable at night. And I thought snuggling up in a down blanket during the day to rest sounded pretty good too......I plan to do the Camino starting in late April 2016. I have been advised to go with a silk sleeping bag liner instead of carrying the extra weight of a sleeping bag. Apparently the silk keeps you warm enough. Would appreciate other thoughts on this option.
That's what I took, and froze in April/May. And I'm a Canadian who sleeps with windows open year round. It all depends on if you sleep hot or cold, how cold and wet you may have gotten during the day, and if the hostel supplies heat, hot water, and blankets.If you are in Canada, check MEC for their Intrepid Traveler. It is a perfect cross between a liner and a bag. It is softly quilted on one side and packs into a small net stuff bag and very light. Mine kept me toastie warm.
Sorry it didn't work so well for you. Our weather was so beautiful going out of Sept and into Oct, although toward end of Oct, it definitely got chillier, but I sleep in long johns and a merino top, so was very comfortable. And yes, some sleep hot, and some sleep cool.That's what I took, and froze in April/May. And I'm a Canadian who sleeps with windows open year round. It all depends on if you sleep hot or cold, how cold and wet you may have gotten during the day, and if the hostel supplies heat, hot water, and blankets.
Brrrr. I could do with a down comforter just thinking about it.
Roxey, I remember you from Parksville; I sang in the choir at Knox. I moved to Victoria last year. I just returned from the Camino. Send me a personal mail and I can share some things. MaggieI plan to do the Camino starting in late April 2016. I have been advised to go with a silk sleeping bag liner instead of carrying the extra weight of a sleeping bag. Apparently the silk keeps you warm enough. Would appreciate other thoughts on this option.
I have walked sections of the Camino twice, in late March into late April. First time a far-too-heavy and bulky sleeping bag....foolish me. The second time I brought an "outer-bag" which I bought at MEC. 1/3 the weight, 1/2 the bulk. It was just great. I hung up my micro-towel (to dry after the shower) as a "curtain" for additional privacy in my lower bunk. I wore merino wool undergarments including smart wool socks and a light cap at night and these would double as extra warmth if the weather turned cold. Yes! There was snow a few times! There are always wool blankets in the albergues which I rarely needed, maybe just across my feet. I was very happy with the way I set up my "home-away-from-home".I plan to do the Camino starting in late April 2016. I have been advised to go with a silk sleeping bag liner instead of carrying the extra weight of a sleeping bag. Apparently the silk keeps you warm enough. Would appreciate other thoughts on this option.
Hi Roxy! I'm from Nanoose so wouldn't be surprised if we've crossed paths somewhere back home!! As for the sleeping bag, I've not walked in April but I did in February and although two months would certainly make quite a difference in temp, there was no way possible to be without a sleeping bag in February. I had one night where the temp hovered just above freezing inside the Albergue! Fortunately I had a -7c sleeping bag and was comfy however the chattering teeth around me really kept me from having a deep sleepI plan to do the Camino starting in late April 2016. I have been advised to go with a silk sleeping bag liner instead of carrying the extra weight of a sleeping bag. Apparently the silk keeps you warm enough. Would appreciate other thoughts on this option.
I think that the question whether you should bring a sleeping bag is unanswerable by anyone but you. The only question I can answer is whether I needed a sleeping bag and in what temps I feel ok without one. There is a huge variation in our "body temperature regulators," so much so that I frequently sleep in my fleece and in my sleeping bag next to people who are on top of their bags in light clothing. If you are the person who always wears a sweater in the airconditioning or is quick to pull out gloves and a jacket as fall wanes, then you are more like me and are likely to need a bag. I walk only in spring and summer and I always carry a sleeping bag and I always use it. But then I also always carry lambswool gloves and always use them as well! Buen camino, Laurie
My addition to this discussion - has anyone walked in winter (late Jan - early Feb) without a sleeping bag? How did you go?
I want to travel as light as possible but also don't want to be too cold at night if no blankets are provided in the few albergues that will be open. I'm from the sub-tropics so am not acclimated to cold weather (anything under 20'C is cold for me).
I plan to do the Camino starting in late April 2016. I have been advised to go with a silk sleeping bag liner instead of carrying the extra weight of a sleeping bag. Apparently the silk keeps you warm enough. Would appreciate other thoughts on this option.
A down (or synthetic) blanket or "top quilt" is ideal since you'll be sleeping on mattresses which provide all the insulation you need. I prefer one with a foot box, but that's personal.Get a lightweight down bag if you can afford it, or a lightweight down blanket.
Check hammocking websites.
Absolutely!I think all equipment questions boil down to a motto my marathon coach beat into me: "nothing new on race day."
The shiny emergency blanket may keep you warmin case you decide to go with a liner, perhaps you may consider to take also an emergency blanket (that shiny one). weights no more than 100g and may be indispensable in some situations. wrapping first in the blanket and then pulling over a liner should work well if things get cold.
The shiny emergency blanket may keep you warm, but it will really heat up your surrounding sleepers as they start a slow burning smolder because of the constant crinkle of your emergency blanket .
I guess I would consider "emergency" to be getting trapped by weather on the pass from SJPdP to Roncesvalles, or ending up in a field because there truly were no beds to be found. I don't consider an emergency to be getting cold in an albergue because I chose to save 150 extra grams in my pack; that's a failure to plan.Well, thats why they call it emergency ...
If you don't have one, buy the lightest bag you can justify purchasing.
A down (or synthetic) blanket or "top quilt" is ideal since you'll be sleeping on mattresses which provide all the insulation you need. I prefer one with a foot box, but that's personal.
550gram is still light, but a very nice price indeedNot lighter, but half the price http://www.amazon.de/dp/B003S6JLRQ/
Buen Camino, SY
I agree, these things should be banned from albergues as they keep everyone up. You will not be making friends!The shiny emergency blanket may keep you warm, but it will really heat up your surrounding sleepers as they start a slow burning smolder because of the constant crinkle of your emergency blanket .
If there is one peice of equipment you will need after shoes and socks it's your sleeping bag. Not sleeping well night after night will take its toll on you, much more than carrying an extra half pound. If anything under 20C feels cold to you you would be miserable without a decent sleeping bag.My addition to this discussion - has anyone walked in winter (late Jan - early Feb) without a sleeping bag? How did you go?
I want to travel as light as possible but also don't want to be too cold at night if no blankets are provided in the few albergues that will be open. I'm from the sub-tropics so am not acclimated to cold weather (anything under 20'C is cold for me).
You might want to check the Spanish Weather Agency site - http://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=9263D&k=nav is the link for the normal (ie average) climate conditions for Pamplona. If that doesn't convince you, try http://www.aemet.es/es/servicioscli...0&k=nav&l=9263D&datos=det&x=9263D&m=2&v=todos the extremes.My addition to this discussion - has anyone walked in winter (late Jan - early Feb) without a sleeping bag? How did you go?
I want to travel as light as possible but also don't want to be too cold at night if no blankets are provided in the few albergues that will be open. I'm from the sub-tropics so am not acclimated to cold weather (anything under 20'C is cold for me).
I walked Jan 22 - Feb 23 and carried a -7c down-filled sleeping bag that weighs in around 3.5lbs (1.6kg) and can say that I definitely needed some nights. Because it is winter there are fewer Albergues open and some other them either didn't have heating systems or perhaps since it was very few of us around, they kept them turned off. Either way, when it was hovering around freezing inside the Albergue at night I was grateful for that bag. To be fair on the other side, I could probably count on one hand the number of times it was like that, most nights were plenty warm and found me unzipping the bag and just using like a blanket. For the slight weight of carrying the bag I know I wouldn't hesitate to do the same again when we leave in November for our next winter camino. Buen Camino!My addition to this discussion - has anyone walked in winter (late Jan - early Feb) without a sleeping bag? How did you go?
I want to travel as light as possible but also don't want to be too cold at night if no blankets are provided in the few albergues that will be open. I'm from the sub-tropics so am not acclimated to cold weather (anything under 20'C is cold for me).
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?