On our first Frances, we took lightweight sleeping bags. They were too much! It can get so hot in an albergue with so many pilgrims in a room. We mostly slept outside our our sleeping bags and they started to stink by the time we got to...
I like the flexibility of a silk liner and a lightweight down blanket. In the UK Alpkit have their Cloud Cover. This is a down blanket that can become a sleeping bag. This time last year I went from very hot, sleeping on top of my silk liner to...
Never regretted taking a 2 season sleeping bag that packs down small and quickly. They're not expensive, last one I bought was a cheapy brand on amazon uk
That is if the albergue supplies blankets. I normally carry a tiny down blanket that I can tuck inside my silk sleep sack on cold nights, but this year I decided to save the weight and leave it behind. I stayed in two albergues that didn't...
It's all about the personal preference and willingness to sleep under just the albergue-provided blanket. The weather can change quickly and I don't count on having heat available everywhere. I know others will say it's extra weight you can do...
I always carry a lightweight down sleeping bag if I’m sleeping in Albergue. You’ll be walking, and sleeping, at elevations up to near 1400 metres. It can get cold at night.
If you’re sleeping in Hostales and hotels then even the liner is...
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