[Gocamino] sleeping bag?

[deb berman]

Thanks to everyone for the info and advice about bedbugs. I had read somewhere about carrying a permethrin treated sheet to place on the cot, underneath a sleeping bag, but--good idea-- why carry the extra weight if the bag itself can be treated. The east to west accumulation makes sense....as well as the probable vectors (the French, ha ha--just kidding also). I have never used permethrin but will do some research on this. It's probably a mixed bag insofar as its potential for causing harm to humans, but the idea of dealing with tiny creepy-crawlies is unnerving..We peeked into some of the refugios two years ago and saw that some looked cleaner and more sanitary than others, so will definitely keep in mind the option of simply continuing on to the next stop.I guess it all depends upon whose head slept on that bed the previous evening, something completely out of my control. All the more reason to walk a lot and sleep only when absolutely necessary!Thanks again, and Buen Camino,Deb

Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:32:37 -0800
From: patrush1 at verizon.net
Subject: Re: [Gocamino] sleeping bag?
To: highbell at sbcglobal.net; gocamino at oakapple.net; dberman101 at hotmail.com


Deb--I've never had a problem with the chinches (so far), but they are a reason for carrying a lightweight sleeping bag.  I have heard they begin to accumulate from east to west as the summer progresses; maybe it's the French who bring them across the Pyrenees (just kidding).  You can even treat the outside of a bag with permethrin spray to repel and even kill them, not to be used directly on skin, however.  
 
Patricia, upper NY state, land of snow and ice
--- On Mon, 3/2/09, deb berman <dberman101 at hotmail.com> wrote:

From: deb berman <dberman101 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Gocamino] sleeping bag?
To: patrush1 at verizon.net, highbell at sbcglobal.net, gocamino at oakapple.net
Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 1:05 PM

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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