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  1. elajenki

    Sleeping Bag?

    I’m starting the Camino Frances from SJPDP on April 3, ‘24. I’m on the fence whether to bring an ultralight sleeping bag since it could be near freezing this time of year. My thinking now is less is more. I do have a silk liner and some warm layers I could wear to bed. I’ll appreciate any...
  2. KariannNor

    Perfect solution (I hope..) sleeping system

    Thanks so much to someone in here for this tips, can't find the thread. My sleeping bag (which I love) worked well last time, but a bit warm and too heavy. To reduce weight I have now done something (I hope!) will be a sucsess. Opened it all the way (also in the bottom) and layed it down. Then...
  3. santhi

    Do I Really Need a sleeping bag on the Camino?

    Hey Guys! I am reading Brierley's book and he mentions that it is essential to bring along a sleeping bag. I am wondering if it is really necessary to bring along a sleeping bag. If i am going to be staying in hostels all the way, why the need for one? Brierley mentions that our baggage should...
  4. F

    My sleeping bag is too tight

    Hi folks. My wife and I are walking the Camino Francis in late May till early July. We tried the summer sleeping bag tonight. Hers fits her but, mine is way too tight. She zipped me up in it and I was about to bust out of it. Once we stopped laughing we decided we needed to find another...
  5. OK20090

    Do I need a sleeping bag or liner?

    Hello - my first Camino is the Frances in April of 2024. We are getting excited. We plan to overnight in a private room in most auberges when we can. My question is: Do we need to have a sleeping bag or are private rooms equipped with linens and towels? Im trying to keep my packing weight down...
  6. M

    Shorter walk. Sleeping bag?

    My husband and I are planning to do this walk in April/May 2024. It has been suggested that we need a sleeping sheet but not a sleeping bag. Any thoughts? We want to walk about 450 kms and want to finish in St Jean Pied de Port. We’d welcome suggestions on where to start our walk,
  7. R

    Do I need to bring a sleeping bag? Camino Portuguese

    I have a silk sleeping bag liner that I will bring but not sure if I need to bring my sleeping bag. It’s relatively small and can compact down however will still take up space and weight in my bag. I plan on walking from Lisbon starting Oct. 13 to whenever I finish. Probably sometime 1st or 2nd...
  8. hellie36

    Sleeping bag v liner

    Hi, I start my Camino Frances on 14th September 2023 , so excited, and am unsure whether to bring a sleeping bag and liner or just a liner. I've seen a thread on here but they're for the summer months. I'm carrying minimum clothes but my pack is still over 8kg. Any advice would be appreciated...
  9. Sharonih

    Bed liner vs sleeping bag

    Last CF I did (mid March-April) there were days I needed my small lightweight Woods Sleeping bag but am hoping to do another (CF or Le Puy) this coming Spring and I am considering bringing a sleeping bag liner and a lightweight small polar fleece blanket. Has anyone done similar and has thoughts...
  10. AineM2013

    Do I need to take sleeping bag for albergues?

    Hi 👋 I’m walking Sarria to SDC first week of October. Planning on staying in albergues and or hostels along the route. Do I need to take a sleeping bag for this? Or is there blankets etc available? Also, as I’m in the planning stage just wondering how easy is it to arrange a bag transfer...
  11. PFloyd

    Sleeping bag.

    Hi guys...looking for lightest possible sleeping bag.Up to £150.Any suggestions? Thank you.
  12. Cleenjones

    Light sleeping bag or silk liner?

    I’m almost packed and ready to start on the Le Puy (Le Puy to Pamplona), but am struggling on whether to pack a light sleeping bag or a liner! In 2022 on my Sept Fancais Camino, I brought both, and it was overkill. If you were walking the Le Puy and staying primarily in gites, what would...
  13. Tinkelbel

    Lightweight down blanket

    Hi there, On the 14th I am going to start walking my first camino. I bought a lightweight downblanket, based on someones advised however I regret buying it, as I do not know if it will be hygienic to sleep on matresses without fitted sheet. It was rather expensive so I do not like to leave...
  14. M

    Have albergues stopped providing blankets since 2019?

    I did my first Camino in June 2019 and pretty much all private, municipal and donotivo albergues we stayed at had blankets. Except one night, where I wore my full thermals, long pants, all my top layers, gloves and warm hat. While I was cool, it was okay in my silk liner. I heard somewhere that...
  15. G

    Sleeping bags or liners.

    I am walking from middle of August to October. I may stay at Albergues or hotels depending on what's available. Currently, I have a silk liner as recommended by some of you for bed bug prevention. I am also bringing at down jacket. Is that enough to keep me warm during the time that I will...
  16. J Willhaus

    Please bring a sleeping bag of some kind

    I can't tell tou how many pilgrims with big packs have asked me for a blanket the past few weeks. Please bring a sleep sack of some kind in your big pack, if you plan to sleep in albergues. While some albergues may provide them, not all do and you should not take this for granted. Blankets are...
  17. HoosierOldLady

    I think I solved my sleeping bag/liner dilemma

    I'm starting my Camino next week(!!!!!) in Logroño, but I'm only walking the Frances to León; then I will walk the San Salvador and Primitivo to Santiago. I've gone back and forth about whether to take a sleeping bag liner and a sleeping bag. I sleep cold, and it's been a chilly spring, and the...
  18. EveE

    Should I bring a sleeping bag

    Hi everyone, please can you advise if it would be best to bring a sleeping bag with me for my Camino? I’m not camping, but do all albergues provide/offer blankets? I’m just thinking about the weight of my backpack. Thanks!
  19. C clearly

    Poll Sleep system: Sleeping bag, liner, etc?

    For fun, let's conduct a poll. We have this question come up so often, that it might be convenient to point to poll results that illustrate the range of responses. Because the forum software offers very limited polling choices, we'll need to make some generalizations and assumptions, to make...
  20. chignome

    French Way - Sleeping bag or Liner?

    I'll be starting my Camino 4/25 - I'm trying to decide on my sleeping bag sit. I plan on 85% Hostel sleeps and wonder if a Thermolite Reactor Extreme LINER (+15degrees to normal sleeping bag) is adequate for this time of year? Some have said a silk liner is adequate, but I'm not sure they were...

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