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How light a bag would be adequate for albergues in April and May. I am not strong, looking for the lightest possible. Any specific recommendations?
How light a bag would be adequate for albergues in April and May. I am not strong, looking for the lightest possible. Any specific recommendations?
Is a sleeping bag really necessary? I was thinking of just using a liner. We will be on the Frances end of April through May.How light a bag would be adequate for albergues in April and May. I am not strong, looking for the lightest possible. Any specific recommendations?
Is a sleeping bag really necessary? I was thinking of just using a liner. We will be on the Frances end of April through May.
Mary
Is a sleeping bag really necessary? I was thinking of just using a liner. We will be on the Frances end of April through May.
Mary
Hi there!How light a bag would be adequate for albergues in April and May. I am not strong, looking for the lightest possible. Any specific recommendations?
Go with the lightest you can justify purchasing. I prefer down as it is lightest and packs smaller than synthetics. That said, I once spent the most miserable night in a soggy wet snowstorm in the Sierras—in a down bag. A synthetic bag would have been better suited for that night. Shouldn't be a problem for the normal pilgrim anytime of year. Also, consider a mummy shaped bag as they weigh less, having less material in their construction. I have a down mummy bag that weighs just one-half kilo and is rated for zero degC. It wasn't cheap, but I've used it on mountain treks, Sahara camping and on the Camino. And it has many more adventures left in it.
I am also going in April/May with my daughter. She is experienced in hiking, camping and the like. She suggested looking at the Revelation model on the Enlightened Equipment website. These bags are quite versatile, especially if layered over a sleep sack/liner. They are custom made in Minnesota and the prices compare to other similar bags. I am thinking about the 40 degree bag.
That depends on whether you want the flexibility to stay in places that have no blankets or are unheated. By the end of Apr on the CF, I was using my bag as a blanket, and just using the liner or the sheets supplied in the Xunta albergues in Galicia. Earlier in the month, there were places were having a sleeping bag was the difference between being comfortable at Granon or Epinosa and having an uncomfortable night's sleep or having to move on.Is a sleeping bag really necessary? I was thinking of just using a liner. We will be on the Frances end of April through May.
Mary
How light a bag would be adequate for albergues in April and May. I am not strong, looking for the lightest possible. Any specific recommendations?
It seems to me the only people promoting the idea that bed bugs are repelled by silk are unscrupulous traders in silk products. I have yet to find anyone who claims to have established this with objective evidence.I did use a silk liner which I used over the of the mattresses and it had a pillow fold which I put the pillow in (I am a bit paranoid about bedbugs) and apparently bed bugs don't like silk.
We used a down sleeping quilt on the Norte in May, wonderful. Weighs 15 oz . Expensive, although on sale at present - http://www.jacksrbetter.com/shop/shenandoah-standard-rectangular-quilts/
Hi Anemone,Just got back from Costco where I bought a Double Black Diamond Packable Down Throw for 29.99 C$. It weighs under a pound, comes with its own stuff sack (and could compress further). It's 700 fill power and measures 60x70 inches. Deal of the day! Amazon.com sells them for 42US$. It may be a bit short not to have feet escape, especially for those taller than me, (5'4"), but worth a test drive. Push comes to shove I could by a second one and have a bit added to the first to make it longer, and it would still fit in its stuff sack. Also good to have as an emergency blanket in a car for winter.
I used to use a liner, but the froze in May of 2013 and will no longer rely on one. My sleeping bag I really like, but at 750 grams, and it's bulky, I am looking for alternatives. If I brought a liner plus this new quilt it would be just as heavy as the sleeping bag. If I was walking in July then I would only bring the liner but I like to walk in Spring and Fall, on lTely on the Northern routes. But thanks for the tip.Hi Anemone,
It would be worth also getting a silk liner. On cooler nights you can use the liner inside the sleeping bag which works well. On warmer nights you might just need the liner without the bag.
Buen Camino,
Mike
I have the Sea to Summit TR1. It is rated 10 degrees which I hope will be okay for indoors in April (with clothes on). It is ultra dry down and weighs 389 grams. I paid A$175 online. Might be worth looking at?? It has a side zip which allows it to open out to a blanket and has a drawstring foot which can be pulled tight or left open.
Good luck choosing