anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments
Posted 14 years ago
Hey, Me and four others are going interrailing in the summer for the first time ever for one month. Were going to be travelling in Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Germany and Holland.....roughly. Were not taking tents so were planning on sleeping on some night trains, hostels in big cities and then in the wild in the countryisde. Were not sure whether to take sleeping bags or liners and whether a plastic bivvy bag would be a good idea, for sleeping in fileds and stuff. We want to pack reaalllly light, talking school bag size. Any advice? Thanks
anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments
Hey guys i really need a reply soon for this question so if you've got any answers or suggestions can you get back to me as soon as possible, thanks
SiDUDe
Traveller
752 comments
if your sleeping outdoors some kind of sleeping bag will probably be needed. For hostels etc a liner will be fine
Robert_Antonio
Traveller
53 comments
Your bags will be perfect for sleeping in hostels, but surely for sleeping outdoor I hardly recommend a tent. In central and eastern Europe the nights can be annoyingly cold, even in summer. And do not assume, that it will not rain :)
ratexla
Traveller
7 comments
For sleeping on trains and in stations, I actually used a knee-length winter jacket/coat* with synthetic filling (warm, light, & tough). In the mornings, I stuffed it in a compression bag for sleeping bags - they come in different sizes, check an outdoorsy shop. Very handy. Not that I went to any super-cold areas.
I don't think all hostels allow sleeping bags? (Not sure why...)
* These coats were fashionable among girls ca 1998 and luckily I still had mine... I don't know how available they are these days, but I'd look in second-hand shops. (Which is also greener and cheaper!)
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
That's actually a smart idea! :)
Hostels usually do not allow to bring your own sleeping bags due to hygiene reasons.