<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 2/28/2002 9:58:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, caminomanaATTBI.COM writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I would never travel without a sleeping bag. It sure felt good on top of<BR>
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I traveled from SJPP to Santiago with a lightweight 3 lb. Northface sleeping bag. Most nights I was so warm inside the bag I had to climb out of it to sleep on top of it. Again, I would advise against taking one in the warmer months. A hostel-type sleepsack should suffice. Blankets are available in many refugios. Where they are not, use your clothes as a cover or sleep in them. <BR>
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Sleeping mats are totally unneccesary in my opinion. If you are forced to sleep on a tile floor somewhere, you can always borrow one or two from pilgrims who have beds. This happened in Sarria when the refugio was full and my friend Michel was stuck sleeping on the floor. Howard Mendes, NYC</FONT></HTML>