Do I really need a sleep sheet for hostels in Europe?

Hi,

I am heading of on Sunday for a month, I will be staying in hostels for the entire duration and was wondering if I will really need to buy a sleep sheet. I bought a light weight 2 season sleeping bag but on reading an article on hostels.com I have discovered that a lot of hostels won't even let me use this on their beds.

Could someone please give me a bit of advice on this and if I do need to buy one, where in Northern Ireland would I be able to purchase such a strange item.

Thanks (again) in advance

Hi,

I'm backpacking too on agoust and I have the same intention, but I go to the Eastern Europe. I've heard this too, so I will bring with me a sleeping back and sleep sheet. If you don't have one, one easy solution is to sew a normal sheet as a bag. It is the cheapest solution

Bruno from Spain

aren't you guys talking about what we used to call a 'sleeping bag liner'? Maybe I'm getting old, but they used to be sold at all camping shops, for next to nothing.

Over 15 years ago, when I was living in the Netherlands, I made three sleep sacks in about an hour by folding three old sheets in half and sewing them up along the bottom and sides (not all the way up, as it's easier to get in and out if you only sew them halfway up). I sewed them by hand using really big stitches, as I assumed they only had to last for 2 weeks. Actually, they lasted for years, and I'm still using one.

Germany, depends on the hostel, but usually extra.

Yes, or as many have suggested, make one from a flat double size sheet.

Or just fold an ordinary sheet in half and sew across the short side and about 2/3 of the way up the long side.

I haven't found a hostel in the last few years that didn't provide sheets as part of the bed price or for an extra fee.

Don't make a sleep sack from sheets because it will be bulky and heavy.

I bought a super lightweight silk sleepsack from an outdoor shop and it's about the size of a pair of socks when it's stuffed into it's carrying bag.

It's great as a sleepsack or a sleeping bag liner. If you're going to tropical climates then the silk will be nice and cool and it's all you'll need.

Have a great trip.

Just use a duvet cover. Or you can try this link;
http://www.ellis-brigham.co.uk

BC

Me too. It packs up tiny.

BC

If you stay in backpackers, as opposed to IYHA places, sheets are nearly always provided and often included in the price. I know they are at Bournemouth Backpackers, Portsmouth Backpackers and the Globe in Exeter in England