- Time of past OR future Camino
- Sept/Oct 2023
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Quilt keeps you warm, liner protects you from mattress/mattress from you?Why do you need both?
Just curious. Those liners strangle me. I've never stayed in an albergue that didn't at least offer paper sheets.Quilt keeps you warm, liner protects you from mattress/mattress from you?
I wouldn't use Velcro on delicate fabrics. Snaps, ties, or buttons work well.Small pieces of Velcro in the right places could work
Hi, the papersheets are on the matres. The liner is between you and the blanket/ sleepingbag and the papersheet. I use als a liner for hygiëne !Just curious. Those liners strangle me. I've never stayed in an albergue that didn't at least offer paper sheets.
Yeah. The paper sheets are clean each use so I don't feel it's necessary but to each his/her own.Hi, the papersheets are on the matres. The liner is between you and the blanket/ sleepingbag and the papersheet. I use als a liner for hygiëne !
I have OFTEN stayed in Albergues that didn't offer paper sheets. In fact I'd say the majority of them didn't! I used safety pins to attach my quilt to my liner. I have a wide, rectangular liner, so no strangling occurs.Just curious. Those liners strangle me. I've never stayed in an albergue that didn't at least offer paper sheets.
Really? So you've stayed in albergues that just offered a bare mattress?I have OFTEN stayed in Albergues that didn't offer paper sheets. In fact I'd say the majority of them didn't! I used safety pins to attach my quilt to my liner. I have a wide, rectangular liner, so no strangling occurs.
Real sheets, yes. I don't trust those, either.Really? So you've stayed in albergues that just offered a bare mattress?
I've never seen that.
Every albergue I've slept in has either had real sheets or, lately, paper sheets.
Interesting.
yEP. thats kinda what I had in mind, I dont understand about the straps, though. Can you please explain?Snaps - I purchased a beautiful silk liner and a lightweight down blanket from a member on this forum who makes them. I’m not sure if she still does. The liner has snaps on the upper inside and upper outer. So I can snap the quilt in place if I need it on chilly nights. The liner also has straps to secure it to the corners of the mattress. Pillow case included. I love it.
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Hi CC - I'm going in April. I last walked Oct 2023. Cant stay away!As @Anniesantiago asked, why do you have both a sleeping bag and a liner? One answer might be that sometimes you want the warmer one and sometimes just the liner, so you would just use one. If you need even more warmth, then put one bag inside the other bag (whichever works better, given the slipperiness, etc.) If you put ribbon ties at the top corners of each, tie them together so one will not slip down inside.
Some of us put a small quilt inside the liner, to make a minimalist sleeping bag. The quilt is only one layer, the same size as the liner when laid flat, so it doesn't provide a lot of cosy wraparound, but it is usually enough during the warmish seasons. You can attach the corners of the quilt to the inside corners of the liner, using snaps or even little ribbon ties, to hold the quilt in place. Then when you crawl in, you crawl under the quilt layer so the quilt is on top of you for warmth. However, if you have a larger "quilt", it won't go inside the liner like this. (Is this confusing? Maybe we need diagrams!)
Since you are going in October, you might want the warmer sleeping bag. Maybe you don't need the liner at all.
Dick Bird - I dont understand why one would put the quilt inside the liner. It IS a liner. CC said this too. I dont get it.I had that problem. My quilt was one sided so even more of a problem. I sewed a bit of tape to each corner of the silk liner. I tied the tape to the drawstring at each corner of the quilt. If your quilt hasn´t got drawstrings, you will have to sew tape to that as well. For extra warmth, I turned everything inside out so that the quit was inside the liner. When it was hot, I just used the liner without the quilt.
This is more or less what C Clearly does so it probably works.
I thought about safety pins but they cou;d easily rip the fabric or open during the night.I have OFTEN stayed in Albergues that didn't offer paper sheets. In fact I'd say the majority of them didn't! I used safety pins to attach my quilt to my liner. I have a wide, rectangular liner, so no strangling occurs.
Here’s a photo. The straps go underneath the twin sized mattress corner to corner at the bottom then same at the head of the mattress. Keeps the liner from sliding around.yEP. thats kinda what I had in mind, I dont understand about the straps, though. Can you please explain?
I can snap mine on the inside too. I guess for when it’s really cold and you don’t want it sliding off. I prefer mine on the outside so I can easily adjust if I get too warm.Dick Bird - I dont understand why one would put the quilt inside the liner. It IS a liner. CC said this too. I dont get it.
FourSeasons - Yes! now I understand. So you slip the straps under the mattress. Ingenious!Here’s a photo. The straps go underneath the twin sized mattress corner to corner at the bottom then same at the head of the mattress. Keeps the liner from sliding around.can you see by the photo?
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Hmmm - its an idea but a risky oneSmall pieces of Velcro in the right places could work
Because the small quilt seems to drape a little better around the body, and you can adjust it more easily inside. It isn't going anywhere! But since you have a full size sleeping bag, you have lots of warm coverage. Maybe the ties will do the job well.I dont understand why one would put the quilt inside the liner.
You don't need both liner and bag in order to accomplish #3 and #4 - .Reason for using a liner and bag:
1. Option to use either one alone, or together to add warmth.
2. Hygiene
3. Mattress only, no paper sheets offered in 3 of the albergues I stayed in fall 2023.
4. I dont like sleeping directly on the paper sheets, hate the way they feel.
Out of curiosity, which albergues were those and did they offer real sheets or a bare mattress?Reason for using a liner and bag:
1. Option to use either one alone, or together to add warmth.
2. Hygiene
3. Mattress only, no paper sheets offered in 3 of the albergues I stayed in fall 2023.
4. I dont like sleeping directly on the paper sheets, hate the way they feel.
The idea is to have something that is effectively a liner on one side and a quilt on the other. That way, when it is hot you put it on the bed quilt side down (or take out the quilt) and when it is cool you put it on the bed quilt side up. Having it inside the liner attached at the corners keeps it nicely in place, whereas if you just laid it on top it could easily just slide off. The combo item is a little bulkier/heavier than a liner, but not so much as a sleeping bag. If the concern is hygiene, both are washable.Dick Bird - I dont understand why one would put the quilt inside the liner. It IS a liner. CC said this too. I dont get it.
For what it is worth, when I slept at the often recommended albergue in Grañon, there were no sheets offered of any kind to go on the mats. But then again, they didn't have pillows either.Out of curiosity, which albergues were those and did they offer real sheets or a bare mattress?
She does, on a limited basis.. I’m not sure if she still does.
Yes, on the mats. I'm curious about mattresses. But ok, thanksFor what it is worth, when I slept at the often recommended albergue in Grañon, there were no sheets offered of any kind to go on the mats. But then again, they didn't have pillows either.
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