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Almost all albergues provide pillows. The frequently recommended albergue in Grañon does not. Then again, it doesn't provide a sello, either.Bring a lightweight sleeping bag each.
All albergues have pillows. I bring a pillow case or wrap in a sarong.
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They don't throw them out for the summer, so ask for one (it will be in storage).but we're not sure if they do in the middle bit.
I'm guessing you still use degrees Fahrenheit in the US?I did CF last Sept/Oct and took a 45 degree down bag. No regrets. In fact, when my fiancée & I do it next fall I will carry the same and get one for her.
I did the CI this May/June and was never cold but tend to sleep warm anyways. Having said that are you having your bags transported? If so you don't have to worry about bulk/weight so take what you will - you can always unzip! But do, as @donalomahony says, bring pillow cases.Hi All,
My wife & I are preparing & planning to do the Camino Frances next May/June 2019. We've given ourselves 7weeks to complete our Pilgrimage which will include rest days, (we're old people!!) The great Sleeping Bag debate has surfaced in our house. Do we take a bulky 2/3 season sleeping bag, or opt for the lighter side and take sheet sleeping bags. We know that the weather cannot be guaranteed and we understand that hostels in the higher regions supply blankets, but we're not sure if they do in the middle bit.
Also, my wife, has neck problems and would like to know if the hostels provide pillows.
Many thanks in advance for your help.
Kind Regards,
Tom & Val
Or, for those not as advanced in their ways as the Canadians, just rememberSnugpak jungle bag, in old money, is 45F comfort and 35.6F low (for you colonists)
1000 ideas and more experiences. Very few public albergues have cooking gear or blankets. There are many light weight options(worth the expense) sleep is important. Having just been a Hospitalero in Galicia I’m including a photo of a pilgrim that bought a sleeping bag in route.Hi All,
My wife & I are preparing & planning to do the Camino Frances next May/June 2019. We've given ourselves 7weeks to complete our Pilgrimage which will include rest days, (we're old people!!) The great Sleeping Bag debate has surfaced in our house. Do we take a bulky 2/3 season sleeping bag, or opt for the lighter side and take sheet sleeping bags. We know that the weather cannot be guaranteed and we understand that hostels in the higher regions supply blankets, but we're not sure if they do in the middle bit.
Also, my wife, has neck problems and would like to know if the hostels provide pillows.
Many thanks in advance for your help.
Kind Regards,
Tom & Val
I like the intricate knotting he's used to lash it to his pack - no way is he going to lose that puppy along the way!1000 ideas and more experiences. Very few public albergues have cooking gear or blankets. There are many light weight options(worth the expense) sleep is important. Having just been a Hospitalero in Galicia I’m including a photo of a pilgrim that bought a sleeping bag in route.View attachment 47653
See you both hopefully along the way as i will be also walking late April to early June. I have after much deliberation decided on taking a ultra light but warm sleeping bag with a silk liner as i need my sleep. I would rather be warm than be cold thats for sure!Hi All,
My wife & I are preparing & planning to do the Camino Frances next May/June 2019. We've given ourselves 7weeks to complete our Pilgrimage which will include rest days, (we're old people!!) The great Sleeping Bag debate has surfaced in our house. Do we take a bulky 2/3 season sleeping bag, or opt for the lighter side and take sheet sleeping bags. We know that the weather cannot be guaranteed and we understand that hostels in the higher regions supply blankets, but we're not sure if they do in the middle bit.
Also, my wife, has neck problems and would like to know if the hostels provide pillows.
Many thanks in advance for your help.
Kind Regards,
Tom & Val
Hi, just wondering how you got on with the Snugpac Junble Bag and if you used it. I am hoping (being VERY optimistic) to do the Camino in Sept/Oct 2021.Hi, thank you to everyone who replied to our question. We’ve opted for the Snugpac jungle bag with mosquito net over the face. It only weighs 900 grms (ish) and under £35.00. As we’re carrying our own kit and had always intended to, we’ve got our kit down to just under 20lbs. Our flights are booked and we’re looking at accommodation for the first few days, albeit a bit early to book yet. We’ll wing it as we grow and as we begin to understand how it all works.
I gotta confess, we are both very excited. It’s like winning the Willy Wonker Golden Ticket
Hi, about sleeping bags. The bags we opted for were ideal for our needs. They were light, plenty warm enough, bearing in mind we stayed in an Albergue every night so none of your out door camping stuff!!Hi, just wondering how you got on with the Snugpac Junble Bag and if you used it. I am hoping (being VERY optimistic) to do the Camino in Sept/Oct 2021.
Had a look at your link and one thing popped out quickly. This mummy bag is rated for 15 - 25C and has a hood... This seems pretty odd to me. If the weather is actually 15 - 25C I'm not sure anyone would enjoy also having their head covered and feet confined. Seems this would become a portable sweat lodge! Just a suggestion but for that temperature range, it may be worthwhile to search for one that is rectangular and can fully unzip to create just a quilt over you when the temps are that high. It can still be zipped up if one were chilly but usually at 25C people are trying to find ways to cool off, not heat upI haven’t brought a sleeping bag on my three previous caminos but I probably will for next month’s CP because of the albergue bedding situation due to the virus. I am thinking about getting this one from Decathlon. It weighs 680g (1.5 pounds) with a 4.5-litre capacity.
Had a look at your link and one thing popped out quickly. This mummy bag is rated for 15 - 25C and has a hood... This seems pretty odd to me. If the weather is actually 15 - 25C I'm not sure anyone would enjoy also having their head covered and feet confined. Seems this would become a portable sweat lodge! Just a suggestion but for that temperature range, it may be worthwhile to search for one that is rectangular and can fully unzip to create just a quilt over you when the temps are that high. It can still be zipped up if one were chilly but usually at 25C people are trying to find ways to cool off, not heat up. I've seen members herein use light down quilts from Costco. Not sure if they exist where you do but maybe something comparable like THIS, also from Costco which would likely weight less than 1 lbs or 0.45 kg. Good luck!.
It was just a quick look but I saw rectangular bags on the same Decathalon website for £10 that would probably do fine. Can’t remember for certain but believe rated to 16C? If the temp was lower just wear a shirt and leggings to bed and shouldn’t imagine you’d be cold during this months. Warmer nights undo the full-length zipper and you’ve got a simple quilt that will vent heat out and free the feet!Thanks for these insights. I have some of the same concerns, especially over the mummy style (as I prefer sleeping with my legs apart). Re: temperatures, I don't expect 25 degrees C at night, as the overnight lows in Lisbon over the next 10 days are between 16-18 degrees and by the time I get to northern Portugal / Galicia it will be late September / early October and presumably a fair bit cooler than that. I'm not thrilled to have to carry a sleeping bag in the first place, so I just want something that compresses into as small a package as possible and is not made with down or silk. That's why I was thinking of this one, as it was the lightest/smallest of the range. But I'm open to other options that can ship to Portugal within 2.5 weeks!
Edit: the Ultralight Lixada Sleeping Bag could be a good choice.
Will check it out. Thank you.I haven’t brought a sleeping bag on my three previous caminos but I probably will for next month’s CP because of the albergue bedding situation due to the virus. I am thinking about getting this one from Decathlon. It weighs 680g (1.5 pounds) with a 4.5-litre capacity.
Nothing like a "welcome" to make you feel good. Thank you and thank you so much for your opinion. Everything helps. I have plenty of time to toy everything over. Ciao@Kat Aus welcome to the forum! I hope that we Australians can travel by then, and that enough albergues will be open so that it is not necessary to look elsewhere. Who knows what the next 12 months will bring?
My preference is a silk sleeping bag liner, inside of which I put a very lightweight down throw - bought from Costco for about $35. If it is cold I pull the down throw around me, if hot I push it aside, so that effectively I am only inside a silk liner.
Thank you very much for replying.Welcome to the forum, @Kat Aus . You are replying to a thread from 2018. Many things have changed since then. I have walked various camino routes in the autumn, Oct/Nov., four times. There will be things that you need to consider for a fall camino in 2021. There is unlikely to be any bedding available in the albergues, except for disposable paper sheets, and possibly also paper pillow cases, in some places. What you bring for bedding will need to depend on the temperatures you expect. It may be quite chilly in October, and heating is often turned on quite late in the fall in the albergues. I would suggest taking a light-weight sleeping bag, paired with some warm clothes that you can wear on chilly evenings, and to bed, if needed. Keep the idea of layering in your mind when choosing clothing and gear. 2021 is a Holy Year, so may have many more pilgrims than usual. I am hoping that all the pandemic precautions may no longer be necessary by then, but there is no knowing at present, and albergue dormitories are now under many special hygiene restrictions. I can't give a specific brand recommendation for a sleeping bag. But remember that the camino is not a backcountry hike. You may pick up a warm shirt or socks to supplement your sleeping bag at many towns along the way.
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