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For those who travel on the cheap and use a sleeping bag to cut down on your exposure to ticks/fleas/lice and other tiny critters; do you have a preference between silk or cotton?
I've heard that cotton doesn't do a good job of being bug-proof and is heavy, but the silk most companies use is the cheapest grade liner-type pseudo-silk. It's hard on your skin, useless for warmth, and just generally a bad deal.
I'd take the lowgrade silk over cotton. Just my opinion.
And having said that, I've never used a sleep sack. I've stayed at several hostels in recent years, and they seemed just as sanitary (if not more so) as any hotel. But I understand that it might be nicer to create your own mini-sleep environment.
I love the low grade silk and it dries very quickly. They're also going to add some warmth if it's cold.
I like the big pillow area for hotels/guest houses that may not be the cleanest.
I give them to my friends who deploy to Iraq when they leave.
Might I recommend a nice shammy towel that folds as small as a t-shirt as well? Micronet Microfiber Travel Towel (http://www.travelessentials.com/browseproducts/Micronet-Microfiber-Travel-Towel.HTML - broken link)
I have the largest towel and use it for everything, diving, bathing and as a sarong or beach towel. Perfect.
I just purchased two silk sleep sacks for our trip to Europe. I chose silk due to size/weight and speed of drying if I need to rinse it out. Each one is only 3oz. Found a great deal on campsaver.com for 100% silk sleep sack that was comparable to the "DreamSack" found on amazon but lots cheaper!
silk is good for quick drying but way too hot for me, just bought an allersac, made of very high quality cotton, feels like expensive sheets, a bit heavy but very comfy. i don't stay in hostels very often mostly hotels. best part of the allersac is pillow pocket and zipper, i'm a bit paranoid about critters.
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