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- October, 2014
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Loved the compact, lightweight Sea to Summit Traveller Tr I.
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Thanks for the advice!I walked for 27 days this year, beginning on 21st September. Quite a few albergues had no blankets. While I found most dorms were far too hot and stuffy overnight a few were definitely chilly even in a 3-season sleeping bag. At home I sleep in an unheated bedroom all year round. Even so I was glad to have both a silk liner and a sleeping bag with me so I could sleep fairly comfortably in the wide range of overnight temperatures.
Can you provide a name and/or a link that I can investigate? This seems to be ideal for me as I do not need a lot to stay warm.I walked from late August through September this year and did need something warmer than just my silk liner for several nights. I brought and can recommend this very lightweight (7 ounce/197 gm) down throw blanket. It was the perfect size to tuck inside the silk liner and give me the extra warmth that I needed. On hot nights it was nice to have under me between the silk liner and the rubber coated mattresses.
Trecile, I would love to know about the throw blanket as well as I probably will only take silk sack also. Thanks.I walked from late August through September this year and did need something warmer than just my silk liner for several nights. I brought and can recommend this very lightweight (7 ounce/197 gm) down throw blanket. It was the perfect size to tuck inside the silk liner and give me the extra warmth that I needed. On hot nights it was nice to have under me between the silk liner and the rubber coated mattresses.
Should just move into my 'frig and see how I sleep.Anyone can be uncomfortable on the camino. Some would even suggest that suffering is a necessary part of a pilgrimage. So no, you don't need a sleeping bag; you won't die if you don't have one.
As a practical test ... find a room with temperature about 40 F or 5 C and sleep there using whatever you plan to bring. Don't eat supper prior to going to bed.
Sorry about that. I meant to put the link in my post. I have edited it now, but this is the blanket from Montbell.Can you provide a name and/or a link that I can investigate? This seems to be ideal for me as I do not need a lot to stay warm.
Great! I do love my little blanket.Thanks Trecile, it doesn't ship to Australia but I am getting my friend to collect me one as she lives in Annapolis and is meeting me in Leon.Happy camper now lol.
That's me Tina-Marie - and one of the main reasons I used my sleeping bag as a blanket rather than getting in it - so I could do the leg in/leg out menopause dance through the nightWhat about any women who walked Sept/Oct who were menopausal? Was a silk liner adequate for you? I know that I tend to run hotter than most at the moment, so trying to determine if a silk liner is enough?
Haha MargLav, loving your descriptions of the night time routine - my husband always says it's like I am doing the hokey pokey all night (you put your left leg in - you put your left leg out....) haha. Yes I have decided on the silk liner and have organised a friend who will meet me in Leon to bring the above mentioned puff blanket which amazingly only weighs 197g - super stoked about that oneThat's me Tina-Marie - and one of the main reasons I used my sleeping bag as a blanket rather than getting in it - so I could do the leg in/leg out menopause dance through the night. It was actually a bit slippery which is why I think a silk liner and a throw blanket might do the trick.
Anniesantiago, I have allocated emergency money in my budget for such contingencies - if I find that I am just too cold, I will post my silk sack and blanket back home and just purchase a sleeping bagEvery year is different. In late September it could be cold. I wouldn't go without a sleeping bag, myself.
Many albergues no longer give out blankets.
I'd keep the girlie stuff. You will definitely need sunscreen, but can replenish that in Spain. I ended up also purchasing some moisturizer, and one day bought a small bottle of nail polish and painted my toes.Haha MargLav, loving your descriptions of the night time routine - my husband always says it's like I am doing the hokey pokey all night (you put your left leg in - you put your left leg out....) haha. Yes I have decided on the silk liner and have organised a friend who will meet me in Leon to bring the above mentioned puff blanket which amazingly only weighs 197g - super stoked about that oneI have managed to get my pack down now to 5.5kgs which I am happy about but if I am totally honest removing some of my beauty/hygenic products will lessen the load more just hard to not want to take lots of sunscreen, moisturiser and nice smelly stuff when you know that they give you a bit of a mental boost when you are tired, hurting and just plain old missing home lol.
About to issue a long post Tina-MarieHaha MargLav, loving your descriptions of the night time routine - my husband always says it's like I am doing the hokey pokey all night (you put your left leg in - you put your left leg out....) haha. Yes I have decided on the silk liner and have organised a friend who will meet me in Leon to bring the above mentioned puff blanket which amazingly only weighs 197g - super stoked about that oneI have managed to get my pack down now to 5.5kgs which I am happy about but if I am totally honest removing some of my beauty/hygenic products will lessen the load more just hard to not want to take lots of sunscreen, moisturiser and nice smelly stuff when you know that they give you a bit of a mental boost when you are tired, hurting and just plain old missing home lol.
Couldn't agree more Trecile! You still like to feel human - I have a favourite trusted sunscreen so took enough to last - really missed my ability to be generous with moisturiser - would take more next time!I'd keep the girlie stuff. You will definitely need sunscreen, but can replenish that in Spain. I ended up also purchasing some moisturizer, and one day bought a small bottle of nail polish and painted my toes.
What about any women who walked Sept/Oct who were menopausal? Was a silk liner adequate for you? I know that I tend to run hotter than most at the moment, so trying to determine if a silk liner is enough?
Last Spring I used a Mountain Hardwear sleeping bag that was "dual temp", and very lightweight and packable.Sorry about that. I meant to put the link in my post. I have edited it now, but this is the blanket from Montbell.
I am going to try something a little different for my next Camino. I have purchased one of the the lightweight down throws from Costco, which are quite a bit larger than my little blanket. I am going to cut one down to about the width of a twin bed, then sew silk onto the other side, with a zipper down one side. That way I can sleep with the silk on top on hot nights and the down on top on cold nights.
Here is a comparison of the ones suggested, under 1kg:
------- Model --------- Weight ---- Style ---- Comfort --Fill -------- Size ------------ Price usd$$
1. Down blanket ----- 196g ------ quilt ------- 13c?? --- 650 ---- 60 x 40in --$ 72, Discont'd
2. Magic 125 zip ----- 285g ------ bag/quilt --- 13c --- 850 ------ std --------$175, Cumulus
3. Yeti passion ------- 320g ------ bag/quilt --- 15c ---- 850 ------ std -------$350, outdoorfair
4. Zpacks 900 ------- 323g ------- bag/quilt ---- 5c ---- 900 ------ std ------$350, zpacks
5. Multi blanket ----- 340g ------ quilt ------- 13c?? --- 800 ---- 78 x 45in --$189, Monbell
6. Spark spl ---------- 348g ------- bag --------- 12c ---- 850 -------std ------$299, submithut
7. Traveller TR1 ----- 389g ------- bag/quilt -- 14c ---- 750 ------- std ------- $220, Lacordee
8. Western everlite -- 400g ------- bag -------- 7c ----- xxx --------std ------- $295, Backcountry
9. Shenandoah ------ 430g ------- quilt -------- 7c ----- 800 -------std ------- $180, jacksrbetter
10. Down Hugger ----- 461g ------- bag --------- 8c -----900 ------- std ------- $420, montbell
11. Atlus superlight -- 600g ------- bag -------- 14c ---- synthetic -- std ------ $ 60, ferrovicmar
12. Baikal 750 -------- 613g -------- bag -------- 9c ---- synthetic ---std ------ $ xx, millet
13.Flicker nano quilt - 624g ------- quilt ------ 4.5c ---- 850 ------- std ------ $229 fetheredfriends
14. Traveller 50 ------- 650g ------- bag ------- 11c ---- synthetic ---std ------ $50, Mt warehouse
15. Quechua ---------- 700g ------- bag -------- 15c --- synthetic ---std ------$ 80, decathelon
16. EMS Boreal 40 --- 805g ------- bag -------- 4.5c --- synthetic ---std ------$160, ems
17. Cooper-7 ---------- 950g ------- Rectangle -- 7c ---- synthetic ---std ----- $ 70, hotcore
The OP is starting September 27 (great day, some people were born on it) so that really means walking in October into November. A great time of year, but it can get cold, especially at the end of October. The Way was filmed about that time, and they nearly always had on their jackets and it wasn't for show. I'd be taking something more than a silk liner and anyway I dislike the coffin feeling of liners and sleeping bags. My current joy is a JacksrBetter Shenandoah quilt, which is a good compromise between warmth, price and weight. Here it is.
Thanks for the advice. I'll try several options and decide on one. Hopefully I will not run into an early arctic winterI walked in September and October of 2015. I brought the North Face Lynx sleeping bag and was glad that I did. Sleeping in a new place every night, it was nice to climb into a familiar friend of a sleeping bag every night. Even when the alburgue had blankets, I used my sleeping bag. I've tried the silk liners and have found them too easy to get tangled up in. I never got overheated in my sleeping bag.
Thank you.Hello & buen camino
I rode the camino frances this past sept from SJPDP to Santiago.
I didn't need a sleeping bag but could see where a sink linker would be both light in weight and a good item to pack
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happy festivus
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