[Gocamino] sleeping bag?

[tinuviel]

hi

i walked mid autumn (left sept 10 ish from sjpp). i had a light weight 
down sleeping bag but would have liked something warmer. there were 
times i was wearing all my clothes inside sleeping bag and still 
chilly. leaving Leon, there was frost on the ground. i bought yarn and 
needles somewhere in the meseta and knit myself mittens for the 
mountains.

i tend to get very cold when i sleep no matter what the season (i 
attribute it to very low blood pressure) and use down comforters at 
home in july & august when the weather is quite warm. much will depend 
on knowing yourself and what you need.

and pat -- i can relate to your snow & cold as we have it here in s. 
maine, too. woke up to a foot of it this morning!

tinuviel

On Mar 2, 2009, at 1:05 PM, deb berman wrote:

>
> Ok, I have a couple of questions--the first with regard to the 
> "dreaded chinches".....On our first Camino 2 years ago, my daughter 
> didn't want to stay in any albergues, so we stayed in hostels and 
> never ran into this, but we heard from other pilgrims about bedbug 
> problems. This fall, I plan to stay in the pilgrim albergues and 
> refugios. Does anyone have more information about the prevalence of 
> lice or bedbugs? I heard they are worse later in the season---I guess 
> autumn qualifies as late in the season, and that's when I am going, so 
> am a bit worried. Are any refugios in particular to be avoided?
> Also, for mid to late fall travelers, could anyone recommend how heavy 
> of a sleeping bag is needed? I haven't checked on this, but doubt the 
> albergues are heated. Or are they cold enough to keep the bedbugs at 
> bay---just kidding!Thanks and Buen Camino,Deb
>
>> From: PatRush1 at verizon.net
>> To: highbell at sbcglobal.net; gocamino at oakapple.net
>> Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 10:41:56 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [Gocamino] sleeping bag?
>>
>> Bridget:  A silk liner is OK for summer, although in the high 
>> mountains in
>> early June it might be cold.  However, most refugios have blankets, 
>> although
>> sometimes you have to ask for them. Manta is an important word to 
>> know in
>> Spanish.   I have walked with a silk liner, and also a very 
>> lightweight
>> sleeping bag, and was glad I had the latter on the VdlP in early 
>> spring.  I
>> also found that I felt more protected against the dreaded chinches if 
>> I was
>> cocooned inside my sleeping bag.
>>
>> Buen camino, from Patricia, who lives in increasingly snowy and cold 
>> upper
>> New York state
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bridget Highfill" <highbell at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: <gocamino at oakapple.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 6:06 PM
>> Subject: [Gocamino] sleeping bag?
>>
>>
>> I am hiking the Camino Frances this summer from early June to early 
>> August.
>> Will a silk liner do for sleep wear? It will add 10 degrees F. of 
>> insulation
>> between me and the air. Or do I need a 40 degree weight sleeping bag? 
>> It
>> seems a lot to carry with me when a silk sheet is so small.
>> Thanks for the advice,
>> Bridget
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