sleeping bag

[elizabethcook]

do I need to bring a sleeping Bag? I really don't want to unless necessary. Thanks

 

[KiwiNomad06]

do I need to bring a sleeping Bag? I really don't want to unless necessary. Thanks

Not all of the albergues in Spain are heated and there will be some cooler nights in some places now autumn has arrived. And not all albergues have blankets. So you risk having a few cold nights without one.
Margaret

 

[skilsaw]

Margaret is correct.
But Elizabeth, you don't tell us the time of year that you are planning your Camino.

Between June and September, some pilgrims get by with just a hostel sheet.
This is a regular cotton or silk sheet folded over and sewn across the bottom and up one side.
Just crawl in when the weather is hot for a light cover. If you need a blanket and there are none, sleep in your clothes in the hostel sheet.

Me personally, I use a sleeping bag in April / May Caminos and am very happy to carry it.

David, Victoria, Canada.

 

[KiwiNomad06]

David, In another posting Elizabeth talked about going within the next ten days, which is why I suggested she take a sleeping bag. But I know that in the summertime, a sleeping sheet was pretty much all I needed, especially if it was a crowded dorm with lots of people in it :shock:
Margaret

 

[anniethenurse]

Elizabeth!
Sleeping bag or not - that´s the question!

Well if I was walking the camino in the Northern Spain in between September and May I would bring a light weight down sleeping bag. It takes very little space in the backpack and the weight is minimal (400grams). It is SO comfortable to rest in your own clean sleeping bag.

But many other pilgrims prefer to bring their hostel sheets or sleeping bags in other materials. Washing the down sleeping bag on the camino would be a problem - needs thumble drier (there are some in the laundry rooms)to get it dry again.
annie

 

[kikki]

Hi Elisabeth!
Just came back from my camino yesterday!!! Had a wonderful time and met lot's of nice people!!
I left my sleeping at home because i was afraid off the weight issue having back problems.
In Ponferrada the hospitalera did not want to give me a blanket at first, because he said the blankets would get filthy if we sweat at night. Till now I had no problems getting a blanket in all the albergues and his attitude really maid me sad. I explained that i have a sheet so the blanket will not be touching my body and he agreed to give me one, but i decided that i want to buy a sleeping bag cause the nights were getting colder and i didn't want to be in the same helpless situation anymore. I found a sports shop not to far from the albergue and bought a down sleeping bag, 600gr for 95 euro. Not too bad i think.
The nights in Galicia were quite cold the last two weeks and i never regretted buying my sleeping bag. So my advice too you is to take one with you!!

Buen Camino!!!

liz