hurr111

I was asked today if I was brining a sleep sheet with me...I know what it is now after doing some research on it...If I am staying in Hostels do I need to bring this?

simply_angelic

where are you going? I didnt use it at most places in western europe but sometimes it just made me feel better if it was a bit of a dirty hostel....in the end I ditched it though as I used the friggen thickest sheet ever to make it & it was taking up too much space in my pack.

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hurr111

Mostly Western Europe...The most East I am going is Budapest and maybe Ukraine.

Elizabeth

I brought a sleep sheet type thing but I never used it for sleeping. Once I had literally every piece of laundry in the machine except for one shirt so I used my SS as a skirt. Also if I was cold on the train/bus/whatever I used it to cover up.

Most places in Western and Eastern Europe provided sheets for you or they had a non optional linen charge. One hostel (I'm looking at you Mitte's Backpacker Hostel in Berlin) made renting linen optional and I guess they figure most people don't have their own linen so thats a way to make 2.50 euro per guest. I opted to rent the linen because I wanted a blanket to keep me warm though.

marc873

For where you are going, I wouldn't take a sleep sheet either! I do always lift up the sheets and check the seems of the mattress for bedbugs. Always a good habit to get into. You are basically just looking for small brown stains close to the side seems. If you see the stains, ask for a different bed. Also, if your bed is agaisnt a wall with wallpaper, check the seems in the wallpaper as well.

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hurr111

Thanks guys...That will be a good space saver. And thanks for the tip Marc

davidd

yeah great tip, cheers

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omisan

Keep in mind that sleep sheets, like sleeping bags, are not allowed at many hostels. Largely because they're afraid you might *bring* bed bugs with you.

Not that this is enforced very much, but it's something to keep in mind before you spend bank on some super-light, compressable sleep sheet.

If you don't want to spend a lot, you can get a queen size sheet, fold it in half, and sew two sides (in an L shape) shut, with enough room on the long end to be able to open and close like the flap on a flat sleeping bag.

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