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Sleeping Bag
Thu, 05/07/2009 - 09:44
New Member
Hey guys,
I will be spending about 3+ weeks in europe. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to take a sleeping bag. I will be staying mostly in hostels. I know they generally provide linens. I will be taking a 5500cu backpack so I should have enough room for one. I may be doing some overnight camping in Lauterbrunnen. That would probably be the only place I would actually need to have a sleeping bag. Did any of you take one or would it just be a big hassle?
I am leaving from knoxville, tn and traveling for 25 days
Paris, Nice, Rome, Venice, Salzburg, Interlaken, Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Mürren, Griesalp, Kandersteg, Munich, Paris
Paris, Nice, Rome, Venice, Salzburg, Interlaken, Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Mürren, Griesalp, Kandersteg, Munich, Paris
Some hostels don’t allow sleeping bags. Bed bugs supposedly like to travel from one hostel to another in the the fluffy comfort of a sleeping bag.
Some hostels will rent you sheets, others require you to use a sleep sack of your own.
A sleep sack is basically just a bed sheet folded in half lengthwise and sewn up along the side (i.e. basically a sleeping bag made from a sheet).
If you don’t feel like making your own sleep sack, you can buy a silk or cotton sleeping bag liner at any outdoor equipment store for between $50 (silk) and cotton ($20)…I have a silk one which really does keep you extra warm when used inside a sleeping bag.“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list”