[Gocamino] sleeping bag

[Amy Beckford]

Sorry, my previous one had a couple of weird typos...

I had a sleeping bag and found it to be handy, although my friend was 
absolutely delighted with her liner.  My sleeping bag weighed 2.5 pounds, 
stuffed down to about a foot in length, cost roughly $100 from LLBean, and 
has been used in previous backpacking trips for everything but winter.  Her 
liner weighed a couple of ounces, and thus her pack was significantly 
lighter than mine.  Regarding albergues, many pilgrims point out that you 
are already inside a building, which is warmer, and you can sleep in warmer 
clothing if necessary.  Personally, I think the trick is to spend a few more 
euros on a private albergue.  In the municipal one in Ponferrada, we were 
all given pillows but no blankets.  In a private one in Leon, we were given 
a fitted sheet and could ask for blankets.  Other than those two places, we 
really were given a pillow, blanket, and often a fitted sheet.  Granted, 
this is no guarantee, but I think we improved our odds by spending 5-10 
euros per night on cozier albergues, rather than subjecting ourselves to the 
particularly large establishments that are donation based.  I hope that 
helps!

Amy

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